Pursuant to RSA 149-M:7, V, the following individuals shall be exempt from this chapter:

1. (a) Individuals who are employed by a solid waste facility under the work release program established in RSA 651:19 and Cor 411, or who volunteer at a solid waste facility pursuant to RSA 651:68, provided the facility owner provides training and safety equipment for each task to be performed that are adequate to ensure that the purpose of these rules, as stated in Env-Sw 1601.01, is met;

2. (b) Individuals who volunteer at a solid waste facility, provided:

   1. (1) The volunteers engage only in activities that are essentially non-hazardous, such as providing information to facility users and directing facility users to proper solid waste receptacles;
   2. (2) The volunteers work under the supervision of a certified operator; and
   3. (3) The facility owner provides training and safety equipment for each task to be performed that is adequate to ensure that the purpose of these rules, as stated in Env-Sw 1601.01, is met;
3. (c) Individuals whose only responsibility is to pick up litter at a facility; and
4. (d) Individuals who are employed by or who volunteer at an exempt facility as defined in Env-Sw 1603.04.

Source. #6619-B, eff 10-29-97; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 1600); ss by #8459, eff 10-28-05 (formerly Env-Wm 3302.02); ss by #10600, eff 7-1-14; ss by #13623, eff 5-1-23