# Minn. R. 7025.0080: VACUUM BLASTING

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0080

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. R. 7025.0080
- **Heading:** VACUUM BLASTING
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Minnesota Administrative Rules / MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY / Chapter 7025 / Part 7025.0080

## Text

Subpart 1. Certain contractors exempt from requirements. A contractor that uses vacuum blasting to remove lead paint from all parts of a structure is exempt for that structure only from the requirements of subpart 2 if: A. the contractor removes all paint by holding the workhead of the vacuum blasting unit at all times against the substrate; B. all parts of the vacuum blasting equipment are in a condition that prevents emissions of particulate matter; and C. no other method of abrasive blasting is used. Subp. 2. Inapplicable requirements. Contractors described in subpart 1 are exempt from the following requirements: A. part 7025.0040 , subparts 1 and 2, to the extent that they require the contractor to notify the owner or administrator and adult residents of neighboring buildings; B. part 7025.0050 , subpart 4; and C. part 7025.0050 , subpart 2, item C. For contractors described in subpart 1, the requirement of part 7025.0050 , subpart 3, item D, of distance of ground cover is reduced to a minimum of 15 feet in all directions of the point of blasting and need not be increased according to the height of the structure.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. R. 7025.0010 APPLICABILITY](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0010.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0020 DEFINITIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0020.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0030 TESTING](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0030.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0040 NOTIFICATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0040.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0050 CONTAINMENT](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0050.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0060 CLEANUP](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0060.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0070 RESTRICTIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0070.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0080 VACUUM BLASTING](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0080.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0200 APPLICABILITY](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0200.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0210 DEFINITIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0210.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0220 COMPLIANCE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0220.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0230 IDENTIFICATION OF LEAD IN PAINT](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0230.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0240 NOTIFICATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0240.md)
- [Minn. R. 7025.0250 CLASSIFICATION OF BRIDGES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7025_0250.md)

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