Meth Lab Program: Information for Contractors
Your quick reference to the meth lab remediation contractor requirements.
Contents:
Contractor Qualification Requirements
How to Be Listed as a Contractor
Contractor Qualification Requirements
MDH does not qualify, license, nor certify companies to conduct cleanup of meth labs. Meth lab sites are
considered to be hazardous waste sites under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120.
Contractors are responsible for knowing and following the requirements set forth by CFR 1910.120.
See CFR 1910.120: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?rgn=div8&node=29:5.1.1.1.8.8.33.14
The list of contractor requirements maintained in the Cleanup Guidance is not an all-inclusive list, and is
intended as an aid for those who may not be familiar with CFR 1910.120. It does provide a general idea of the
required training and programs that a contractor will need in place to be qualified to perform meth lab
remediation:
• Project Manager trained as a Professional Engineer, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety
Planner, or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
• OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training – 40 hours for
managers, 24 hours for other site workers
• Safety and health program and associated employee training
• Personal protective equipment program
• Spill containment program
• Health hazard monitoring procedures and techniques
• Other additional requirements set forth by DFR 1910.120
For more information and to see the rest of the guide to the contractor requirements, see Appendix B of the
MDH Clandestine Drug Lab General Cleanup Guidance:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/meth/lab/guidance0910.pdf.
Minnesota Department of Health
625 Robert St. N.
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
www.health.state.mn.us
July 2014
How to Be Listed as a Contractor
If you meet the requirements and would like to be listed on the Meth Lab Program website, send a letter to
MDH and include information about the following:
The fact that your company meets the requirements of CFR 1920.120 and has the appropriate safety
programs in place.
The name of the certified laboratory which you have contracted with for analysis. Analytic
laboratories include those certified by the Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory,
an equivalent state certification program from another state, or the US Environmental Protection
Agency.
The name of the vendor your company has a contract with for hazardous waste disposal.
Include your company contact information for posting on the contractor list on MDH's website.
Send the letter to:
Minnesota Department of Health
Division of Environmental Health
Meth Lab Program
PO Box 64975
Saint Paul, MN 55164-0975
Contact with questions or for more information:
MDH – Site Assessment and Consultation Unit
Meth Lab Program
Phone: 651-201-4899 or toll-free: 800-657-3908
Email: [email protected] or visit: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/meth/
Minnesota Department of Health
625 Robert St. N.
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
www.health.state.mn.us
July 2014