250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-19.5

Current through December 26, 2024

Section 250-RICR-120-05-19.5 - Definitions

A. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this section, the terms used in this regulation shall be defined by reference to Part 0 of this Subchapter (General Definitions). As used in this regulation, the following terms shall, where the context permits, be construed as follows:

1. "Actual emissions" means the quantity of volatile organic compounds emitted from a source during a particular time period.

2. "Adhesion primer" means a coating that is applied to a polyolefin part to promote the adhesion of a subsequent coating. An adhesion prime is clearly identified as an adhesion prime or adhesion promoter on its accompanying material safety data sheet.

3. "Air-dried coating" means a coating that is dried by the use of air or forced warm air at temperatures up to ninety degrees Celsius (90ºC) or one hundred and ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit (194ºF).

4. "Airless spray application" means a coating spray application system using high fluid pressure, without compressed air, to atomize the coating.

5. "Air-assisted airless spray application" means a coating spray application system using fluid pressure to atomize the coating and low-pressure air to adjust the shape of the spray pattern.

6. "Antifouling coating" means a coating applied to the underwater portion of a pleasure craft to prevent or reduce the attachment of biological organisms and registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a pesticide under 7 U.S.C. § 136 (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act).

7. "Antifouling sealer" or "tie coat" means a coating applied over biocidal antifouling coating for the purpose of preventing release of biocides into the environment or to promote adhesion between an antifouling coating and a primer or another antifouling coating.

8. "As-applied" means the composition of coating at the time it is applied to a substrate, including any solvent, catalyst or other substance added to the coating as supplied by the manufacturer calculated using the procedure in §§ 19.13(A) or (B) of this Part.

9. "Baked" means cured at a temperature at or above ninety degrees Celsius (90ºC) or one hundred ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit (194ºF).

10. "Business machine" means a device that uses electronic or mechanical methods to process information, perform calculations, print or copy information or convert sound into electrical impulses for transmission, including devices listed in standard industrial classification numbers 3572, 3573, 3574, 3579, and 3661 and photocopy machines, a subcategory of standard industrial classification number 3861.

11. "Camouflage coating" means a coating used, principally by the military, to conceal equipment from detection.

12. "Capture efficiency" means the ratio of VOC emissions delivered to the control device to the total VOC emissions resulting from the coating and related cleaning, expressed as a percentage.

13. "Class II hardboard paneling finish" means finishes that meet the specifications of Voluntary Product Standard PS- 59-73 as approved by the American National Standards Institute.

14. "Clear coating" means a coating which lacks color and opacity or is transparent and which uses the undercoat as a reflective base or undertone color.

15. "Clear wood finishes" means a clear and semi-transparent topcoat applied to a wood substrate to provide a transparent or translucent film.

16. "Coating" means a material that is deposited in a thin, persistent, uniform layer across the surface of a substrate for aesthetic, protective or functional purposes, including but not limited to, paints, primers, inks and maskants.

a. "Coating" does not include protective oils, acids and bases.

17. "Coating applicator" means a device, mechanism, or apparatus used to apply a coating. Common types of application techniques include knife, roll, spray or dip.

18. "Coating of plastic parts of automobiles and trucks" means the coating of any plastic part that is or shall be assembled with other parts to form an automobile or truck.

19. "Coating of plastic parts of business machines" means the coating of any plastic part that is or shall be assembled with other parts to form a business machine.

20. "Coating unit" means a series of one or more coating applicators and any associated drying area and/or oven wherein a coating is applied, dried, and/or cured. A coating unit ends at the point where the coating is dried or cured, or prior to any subsequent application of a different coating. It is not necessary for a coating unit to have an oven or flash-off area.

21. "Coil coating" means the application of a coating to any continuous metal strip with thickness of 0.006 inch or more that is packaged in a roll or coil.

22. "Dip coating" means a method of applying a coating to a surface by submersion into and removal from a coating bath.

23. "Drum" means any cylindrical metal shipping container of 13- to 110-gallon capacity.

24. "Electric dissipating coating" means a coating that rapidly dissipates a high-voltage electric charge.

25. "Electric-insulating and thermal-conducting coating" means a coating that displays an electrical insulation of at least one thousand (1000) volts DC per mil on a flat test plate and an average thermal conductivity of at least 0.27 BTU per hour-foot-degree-Fahrenheit.

26. "Electric-insulating varnish" means a non-convertible-type coating applied to electric motors, components of electric motors, or power transformers, to provide electrical, mechanical, and environmental protection or resistance.

27. "Electrostatic application" means a method of applying coating particles or coating droplets to a grounded surface by electrically charging such particles or droplets.

28. "Electrostatic prep coat" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part solely to provide conductivity for the subsequent application of a prime, a topcoat, or other coating through the use of electrostatic application methods. An electrostatic prep coat is clearly identified as an electrostatic prep coat on its accompanying material safety data sheet.

29. "EMI/RFI shield coating" means a coating that functions to attenuate electromagnetic interference, radio frequency interference signals or static discharge.

30. "Emission baseline" means a level of emissions calculated by multiplying two factors:

a. The lowest of the source's actual or allowable emission rate in emissions per unit of production; and,

b. The source's actual capacity utilization, or units of production, over some representative time period. Generally, the time period is the preceding two-year average unless the source can demonstrate that those years were not representative of historical production.

31. "Etching filler" means a coating that contains less than twenty-three percent (23%) solids by weight and at least 0.5% acid by weight and is used as a substitute for the application of a pretreatment coating followed by a primer.

32. "Extreme high gloss coating" means any coating which achieves greater than ninety percent (90%) reflectance on a sixty degree (60°) meter when tested by ASTM Method D 523-89.

33. "Extreme performance coatings" means coatings intended for exposure to any of the following; outdoor weather conditions all of the time, temperatures frequently above ninety-five degrees Celsius (95ºC) or two-hundred and three degrees Fahrenheit (203ºF), detergents, abrasive and scouring agents, solvents, corrosive atmospheres, or similar environmental conditions.

34. "Fabric coating" means the coating of a textile substrate with a knife, roll or rotogravure coater to impart properties that are not initially present, such as strength, stability, water or acid repellency, or appearance.

35. "Finish primer or surfacer" means a coating applied with a wet film thickness of less than ten (10) millimeters prior to the application of a topcoat for purposes of providing corrosion resistance, adhesion of subsequent coatings, a moisture barrier or promotion of a uniform surface necessary for filling in surface imperfections.

36. "Flatwood paneling coating" means the application of a coating to flat wood panels including: printed interior panels made of hardboard plywood and thin particle board (i.e., less than or equal to 0.25 inches in thickness) natural finish hardboard plywood panels; and hardboard paneling with Class II finishes.

a. Flatwood paneling does not include: Class I hardboard panels, particle board used in furniture or wood products, insulation board, exterior siding, tile board, and soft wood plywood coating lines.

37. "Flexible coating" means any coating that is required to comply with engineering specifications for impact resistance, mandrel bend, or elongation as defined by the original equipment manufacturer.

38. "Flexible primer" means a primer with elastomeric qualities that provides a compatible, flexible substrate over bonded sheet rubber and rubber-type coatings.

39. "Flow coating" means a non-atomized technique of applying coating to a substrate using a fluid nozzle in a fan pattern with no air supplied to the nozzle.

40. "Fog coat" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part at a thickness of no more than 0.5 mils of coating solids for the purpose of color matching without masking a molded-in texture.

41. "Gloss reducer" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part solely to reduce the shine of the part. A gloss reducer shall not be applied at a thickness of more than 0.5 mils of coating solids.

42. "Hardboard" means a panel manufactured primarily from inter-felted ligno-cellulosic fibers that are consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot press.

43. "Hardwood plywood" means plywood whose surface layer is a veneer of hardwood.

44. "Heat-resistant coating" means a coating that is required to withstand a temperature of at least 204.5°C (400°F) during normal use.

45. "High build primer or surfacer" means a coating applied with a wet film thickness of ten (10) millimeters or more prior to the application of a topcoat for purposes of providing corrosion resistance, adhesion of subsequent coatings, a moisture barrier or promotion of a uniform surface necessary for filling in surface imperfections.

46. "High-gloss coating" means a coating that achieves at least eight-five percent (85%) reflectance on a sixty (60) degree meter when tested by ASTM Method D-523.

47. "High-temperature coating" means a coating that during normal use must withstand a temperature of at least four hundred twenty-six degrees Celsius (426°C) of eight-hundred degrees Fahrenheit (800°F).

48. "HVLP spray application" means to apply a coating using a high-volume, low-pressure spray application system that is designed to operate at air pressures between 0.1 and 10 pounds per square inch gauge, measured dynamically at the center of the air cap and the air horns.

49. "Knife coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of drawing the substrate beneath a knife that spreads the coating evenly over the full width of the substrate.

50. "Large appliance coating" means the application of a coating to the surface of component metal parts (including, but not limited to, doors, cases, lids, panels and interior parts) of any residential or commercial washer, dryer, freezer, range, refrigerator, water heater, dishwasher, trash compactor, air conditioner, or other similar products under Standard Industrial Classification Code 363.

a. Large appliance coating does not include the use of quick drying lacquers for repair of scratches and nicks that occur during assembly, provided that the volume of coating does not exceed 0.25 gallons in any one 8-hour period.

51. "Magnet wire coating" means the application of a coating in which an electrically insulating varnish or enamel is applied onto the surface of a wire for use in electrical machinery.

52. "Metal furniture coating" means the application of a coating to any furniture piece made of metal or any metal part that will be assembled with other metal, wood, fabric, plastic, or glass parts to form a furniture piece including, but not limited to, tables, chairs, waste baskets, beds, desk, locker, benches, shelving, file cabinets, and room dividers.

53. "Metallic coating" means a coating that contains more than five (5) grams of metal particle per liter of coating, as-applied;

54. "Military specification coating" means a coating which has a formulation approved by a United States Military Agency for use on military equipment.

55. "Miscellaneous metal and plastic parts coating" means a coating applied to the surface of a varied range of metal and plastic parts and products constructed either entirely or partially from metal or plastic. These miscellaneous metal products and plastic parts include, but are not limited to, metal and plastic components of the following types of products as well as the products themselves:

a. Automotive or transportation equipment;

b. Bicycles and sporting goods;

c. Construction equipment;

d. Electronic equipment;

e. Extruded aluminum structural components;

f. Fabricated metal products (metal covered doors, frames, etc.);

g. Interior or exterior automotive parts;

h. Laboratory and medical equipment;

i. Lawn and garden equipment;

j. Motor vehicle accessories;

k. Recreational vehicles;

l. Pleasure craft or recreational boats;

m. Small and large farm machinery (harvesting, fertilizing and planting machines, tractors, combines, lawn and garden tractors, lawn mowers, rototillers, etc.);

n. Small appliances (fans, mixers, blenders, crock pots, dehumidifiers, vacuum cleaners, etc.);

o. Commercial machinery (business machines. office equipment, computers and auxiliary equipment, typewriters, calculators, vending machines, etc.);

p. Toys;

q. Steel drums; and

r. Metal pipes.

s. Miscellaneous metal or plastic parts or product coating does not include:

(1) Aerospace coating;

(2) Automotive refinishing subject to Part 30 of this Subchapter (Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Automobile Refinishing Operations);

(3) Architectural and industrial maintenance coating subject to Part 33 of this Subchapter (Control of VOC from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings);

(4) Wood furniture coating subject to Part 35 of this Subchapter (Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants from Wood Products Manufacturing Operations);

(5) Industrial adhesives and sealants subject to Part 44 of this Subchapter (Control of VOC from Adhesives and Sealants);

(6) Can, coil, large appliance, magnet wire, and metal furniture coating and cleaning operations subject to specific separate requirements in this Part;

(7) Fiberglass boat manufacturing materials subject to Part 51 of this Subchapter (Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing);

(AA) Specifically, the miscellaneous metal products and plastic parts categories do not include gel coats applied to fiber-reinforced plastic (fiberglass composite) products removed from the mold or used as in-mold coatings in the production of fiberglass parts and body fillers and putties used to repair surface defects in fiberglass composite parts, or putties used to bond fiberglass composite parts together. These putties are part of the composite structure and are not coatings.

(8) Automobiles and light-duty truck assembly coatings;

(9) Shipbuilding and ship repair facilities;

(10) Coating applied to test materials, test panels and coupons in research and development, quality control or performance testing.

56. "Multi-colored coating" means a coating packaged in a single container and applied in a single coat which exhibits more than one color when applied.

57. "Multicomponent coating" means a coating which is packaged in two or more parts, which parts are combined before application, and where a coreactant from one part of the coating chemically reacts, at ambient conditions, with a coreactant from another part of the coating.

58. "Natural finish hardwood plywood panels" means panels whose original grain pattern is enhanced by essentially transparent finishes frequently supplemented by fillers and toners.

59. "One-component coating" means a coating that is ready for application as packaged for sale, except for the addition of a thinner to reduce the viscosity.

60. "Optical coating" means a coating applied to an optical lens.

61. "Oven" means a chamber within which heat is used to bake, cure or polymerize and/or dry a surface coating.

62. "Overvarnish" means a coating applied directly over ink to reduce the coefficient of friction, to provide gloss or to protect the finish against abrasion and corrosion.

63. "Pail" means any cylindrical metal shipping container with a capacity of greater than or equal to one (1) and less than thirteen (13) gallons and constructed of 29-gauge (0.0141 inches) and heavier material.

64. "Pan-backing coating" means a coating applied to the surface of pots, pans, or other cooking implements that are exposed directly to a flame or other heating elements.

65. "Paper, film and foil coating" means the application of a continuous layer of coating across the width or any portion of the width of a paper, film or foil substrate to:

a. Create a functional or protective layer;

b. Saturate a substrate for lamination; or

c. Provide adhesion between two substrates for lamination.

d. Paper film and foil coating does not include:

(1) Coating performed on or in-line with any offset lithographic, screen, letterpress, flexographic, rotogravure, or digital printing press is part of a printing process.

66. "Pleasure craft" means any marine or freshwater vessel manufactured or operated primarily for recreational purposes.

67. "Pleasure craft coating" means any marine coating, except unsaturated polyester resin (fiberglass), applied to a pleasure craft or to parts and components of a pleasure craft.

68. "Pressure sensitive adhesive" means adhesive that forms a bond when pressure is applied, without activation via solvent, water or heat.

69. "Pressure sensitive tape and label coating" means the application of a pressure sensitive adhesive to a paper, film or foil substrate.

70. "Pretreatment coating" means a coating, containing no more than twelve percent (12%) solids by weight and at least one-half percent (0.5%) acid by weight, applied directly to metal surfaces to provide surface etching, adhesion and ease when stripping.

71. "Pretreatment wash primer" means a coating, containing at least 0.1 percent acid by weight and no more than twenty-five percent (25%) solids by weight, that is used to provide surface etching and is applied directly to fiberglass and metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and adhesion of subsequent coatings.

72. "Prime coat" means the first of two or more coatings applied to a surface.

73. "Printed interior panels" means panels whose grain or natural surface is obscured by fillers and basecoats upon which a simulated grain or decorative pattern is printed.

74. "Refinishing" means the repainting of used equipment.

75. "Related cleaning" means the removal of uncured coatings, coating residue, and contaminants from:

a. Miscellaneous metal and plastic parts prior to the application of coatings,

b. Miscellaneous metal and plastic parts between coating applications, or

c. Transfer lines, storage tanks, spray booths, and coating application equipment.

76. "Repair coating" means a coating used to recoat portions of a product that has sustained mechanical damage to the coating following normal painting operations.

77. "Resist coat" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part before metallic plating to prevent deposits of metal on portions of the plastic part.

78. "Roll coating" means a coating method using a machine that applies coating to a substrate by continuously transferring coating through a set of oppositely rotating rollers.

79. "Safety-indicating coating" means a coating that changes in a physical characteristic, such as color, to indicate unsafe conditions.

80. "Shock-free coating" means a coating applied to electrical components to protect the user from electric shock. The coating has characteristics of being of low capacitance and high resistance and having resistance to breaking down under high voltage.

81. "Silicone-release coating" means any coating which contains silicone resin and is intended to prevent food from sticking to metal surfaces such as baking pans.

82. "Solar-absorbent coating" means a coating that has as its prime purpose the absorption of solar radiation.

83. "Solid-film lubricant" means a very thin coating consisting of a binder system containing as its chief pigment material one or more of molybdenum disulfide, graphite, polytetrafluoroethylene or other solids that act as a dry lubricant between faying surfaces.

84. "Stencil coating" means a coating that is applied over a stencil to a plastic part at a thickness of one (1) mil or less of coating solids. Stencil coats are most frequently letters, numbers, or decorative designs.

85. "Texture coat" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part which, in its finished form, consists of discrete raised spots of the coating.

86. "Thin particleboard" means a manufactured board that is 0.25 inch or less in thickness made of individual wood particles that have been coated with a binder and formed into flat sheets by pressure.

87. "Tile board" means paneling that has a colored, waterproof coating.

88. "Topcoat" means the final film or series of films of coating applied to a surface;

89. "Transfer efficiency" means the portion of coating solids that adheres to the pleasure craft surface during the application process, expressed as a percentage of the total volume of coating solids delivered by the applicator.

90. "Translucent coating" means a coating which contains binders and pigment and is formulated to form a colored, but not opaque, film;

91. "Two-component coating" means a coating requiring the addition of a separate reactive resin, commonly known as a catalyst, before application to form an acceptable dry film.

92. "Vacuum-metalizing coating" means the undercoat applied to a substrate on which the metal is deposited prior to a vacuum-metalizing process or the overcoat applied directly to the metal film after a vacuum-metalizing process;

93. "Vacuum metalizing process" means the process of evaporating metals inside a vacuum chamber and depositing them on a substrate to achieve a uniform metalized layer;

94. "Vinyl coating" means the application of a coating or coatings on a vinyl coated paper, vinyl coated fabric, or vinyl substrate or printing on vinyl-coated fabric or vinyl sheets.

95. "Volatile Organic Compound" or "VOC" means Volatile Organic Compound and Halogenated Organic Compound or VOC and HOC.

250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-19.5

Amended effective 8/14/2019