Section NR 422.02 - DefinitionsExcept when another definition is specifically made applicable, the definitions contained in chs. NR 400, 419, and 421 apply to the terms used in this chapter. In addition, except when another definition is specifically made applicable, in this chapter:
(1d) "Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene welding" or "ABS welding" means any process to weld acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene pipe.(1h) "Adhesion primer" means a coating that is applied to a polyolefin part to promote the adhesion of a subsequent coating and that is clearly identified as an adhesion primer or adhesion promoter on its accompanying material safety data sheet.(1m) "Adhesion promoter" means a coating designed to facilitate the bonding of a primer or topcoat on surfaces such as trim moldings, door locks and door sills, where sanding is impractical, and on plastic parts and the edges of sanded areas.(2) "Adhesive" means any substance that is used to bond one surface to another surface by attachment.(3) "Adhesive primer" means a coating that is applied directly to a substrate in order to seal the substrate and to provide a bonding surface for an adhesive prior to the application of the adhesive.(3g) "Aerosol adhesive" means an adhesive or adhesive primer packaged as an aerosol product in which the spray mechanism is permanently housed in a non-refillable can designed for handheld application without the need for ancillary hoses or spray equipment.(3r) "Air assisted airless spray" means a spray coating method that combines compressed air with hydraulic pressure to atomize the coating material into finer droplets than is achieved with pure airless spray. Lower hydraulic pressure is used than with airless spray.(4) "Air dried coating" means coatings which are dried by the use of air or forced warm air. Forced warm air includes processes whereby the coated object is heated above ambient temperature up to a maximum of 90°C (194°F) to decrease drying time.(4g) "Airless spray" means a spray coating method in which the coating is atomized by forcing it through a small opening at high pressure and in which the coating liquid is not mixed with air before exiting from the nozzle.(4r) "Antifoulant coating" means any coating applied to the underwater portion of a pleasure craft to prevent or reduce the attachment of biological organisms and that is registered with EPA as a pesticide under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.(5) "Anti-glare safety coating" means a low gloss coating formulated to eliminate glare for safety purposes on interior surfaces of a vehicle, as specified under the U.S. department of transportation standard for reflecting surfaces in 49 CFR 571.107, as in effect on October 1, 1994.(6) "Application area" means the area where a coating is applied by spraying, dipping or flow coating techniques.(7) "Asphalt" means a dark-brown to black cementitious material (solid, semisolid or liquid in consistency) in which the predominating constituents are bitumens which occur in nature as such or which are obtained as residue in refining petroleum.(7c) "Automatic blanket and roller wash" means any cleaning solution used by the automatic blanket and roller wash cleaning systems associated with lithographic printing presses.(7e) "Automobile refinishing coating component" means any portion of a coating, such as a reducer or thinner, hardener, additive, etc., recommended, by its manufacturer or importer, to distributors or end-users for automobile refinishing. The raw materials used to produce the components that are mixed by the end-user to prepare a coating for application are not considered automobile refinishing coating components.(7m) "Automobile refinishing coating importer", "coating component importer" or "importer" means any company, group or individual that brings automobile refinishing coatings or coating components from a location outside the United States into the United States for sale or distribution in the United States.(7s) "Automobile refinishing coating component manufacturer" or "manufacturer" means any company, group or individual that produces or packages automobile refinishing coatings or coating components for sale or distribution in the United States, including an entity which produces or packages such coating or coating components under a private label for another party.(7v) "Automotive/transportation plastic parts" means the interior and exterior plastic components of automobiles, trucks, tractors, lawnmowers and mobile equipment intended for primary use on land.(7y) "Baked coating" means any coating which is cured or dried in an oven where the temperature of the coated object exceeds 90 oC (194 oF), or any other coating which is not an air dried coating.(8) "Basecoat" means one of the following:(a) For the purpose of wood furniture coating, a coat of colored material, usually opaque, that is applied before other inks, coatings or opaque finishing materials and which usually has a topcoat subsequently applied for protection.(b) For the purpose of plastic parts coating, a coating applied after the prime coat and prior to any other coatings.(9) "Basecoat-clear coat system" means a topcoat system composed of a pigmented coating followed by a clear coat.(10) "Baseline transfer efficiency" means the typical transfer efficiency, as defined by the department, for a specific operation in an industry.(10m) "Black coating" means a coating that meets all of the following criteria: (a) Maximum lightness: 23 units.(b) Saturation: less than 2.8, where saturation equals the square root of A 2 + B 2. Note: The criteria under this subsection are based on Cielab color space, 0/45 geometry. For spherical geometry, specular included, maximum lightness is 33 units.
(11) "Blade coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of drawing the substrate beneath a straight-edged blade that spreads the coating evenly over the full width of the substrate.(12) "Blanket or roller wash" means any cleaning solvent or solution used to remove excess inks, oils and debris from lithographic or letterpress printing press equipment, including rollers, plates, and cylinders. Cleaning solvent or solution used as a rubber rejuvenator or to remove excess inks, oils and debris from the outside of the press or areas immediately around the press is also considered to be blanket or roller wash.(12m) "Business machine plastic parts" means the plastic housings and other exterior plastic components of electronic office equipment and of medical and musical equipment, including computers, monitors, printers and keyboards, facsimile machines, copiers, microfiche readers, cellular and standard phones, and pencil sharpeners. This definition excludes internal electrical components of business machines.(12o) "Camouflage coating" means a coating used, principally by the military, to conceal equipment from detection.(12q) "Ceramic tile installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation of ceramic tiles.(12s) Class I hardboard panel" means a panel that meets the specifications of ANSI A135.4-2004, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.11(4) (a).(13) "Class II hardboard paneling finish" means a finish that meets the specifications of ANSI A135.5-2004, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.11(4) (b).(14) "Cleaning operation" means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, any activity in which organic solvent is used to remove accumulated coating residue from equipment used in a finishing operation.(14m) "Cleaning solution" means a liquid solvent or solution used to clean the operating surfaces of a printing press and its parts. "Cleaning solution" includes a blanket wash, a roller wash, a metering roller cleaner, a plate cleaner, an impression cylinder wash, a rubber rejuvenator, and any other cleaner used for cleaning a press or press parts, or to remove spilled ink or coating from areas around the press. "Cleaning solution" does not include janitorial supplies or any cleaner used on electronic components of a press; a pre-press cleaning operation, such as platemaking; a post-press cleaning operation, such as a binding, finishing, or mailroom activity; or cleaning performed in a parts washer or cold cleaner.(15) "Clear coat" means a coating which lacks color and opacity or is transparent and uses the undercoat as a reflectant base or undertone color.(15m) "Coating" means a material applied onto or impregnated into a substrate for protective, decorative, or functional purposes, including paints, varnishes, sealants, adhesives, inks, maskants, and temporary protective coatings.(16) "Coating applicator" means a device or devices used at a single location in a coating line to apply a surface coating of a particular material.(17) "Coating line" means one or more apparatus or operations, which may include a coating applicator, flashoff area and oven, wherein a surface coating is applied, dried or cured.(18) "Coil coating" means the coating of any flat metal sheet or strip that comes in rolls or coils.(19) "Conductive ink" means an ink used in screen printing which contains material that permits electric current to flow through printed lines or patterns.(19f)(a) "Contact adhesive" means an adhesive that is all of the following: 1. Designed for application to bond 2 surfaces together.2. Allowed to dry before the 2 surfaces are placed in contact with each other.3. Forms an immediate bond that is impossible, or difficult, to reposition after both adhesive-coated surfaces are placed in contact with each other.4. Does not need sustained pressure or clamping of surfaces after the adhesive-coated surfaces have been brought together using sufficient momentary pressure to establish full contact between both surfaces.(b) "Contact adhesive" does not include any of the following: 1. Rubber cements that are primarily intended for use on paper substrates.2. Vulcanizing fluids that are designed and labeled for tire repair only.(19m) "Container" means the individual receptacle that holds a coating or coating component for storage and distribution.(19s) "Conventional air spray" means a spray coating method in which the coating is atomized by mixing it with compressed air and applied at an air pressure greater than 10 psig at the point of atomization. Note: Airless and air assisted airless spray technologies are not conventional air spray because the coating is not atomized by mixing it with compressed air. Electrostatic spray technology is also not considered conventional air spray because an electrostatic charge is employed to attract the coating to the work piece.
(19v) "Cove base" means a flooring trim unit, generally made of vinyl or rubber, that has a concave radius on one edge and a convex radius on the opposite edge that is used in forming a junction between the bottom wall course and the floor or to form an inside corner.(19x) "Cove base installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to be used for the installation of cove base or wall base on a wall or vertical surface at floor level.(20) "Cutback asphalt" means any asphalt which has been liquefied by blending with petroleum solvents (diluents) other than residual oils. Upon exposure to atmospheric conditions the diluents evaporate, leaving the asphalt to perform its function. Asphalt which contains less than 5% by weight petroleum solvents, disregarding any residual oils added, is not included in this definition.(20m) "Cut-in clearcoat" or "jambing clearcoat" means a fast-drying, ready-to-spray clearcoat applied to surfaces such as door jambs and trunk and hood edges to allow for quick closure.(20q) "Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means any adhesive with a cyanoacrylate content of at least 95 percent by weight.(20u) "Dip coating" means a method of applying coatings in which the part to be coated is submerged in a tank filled with the coating.(20y) "Drum" means any cylindrical metal shipping container larger than 12 gallons capacity but no larger than 110 gallons capacity.(21) "Elastomeric coating" means a coating that is specifically formulated for application over flexible parts such as filler panels and elastomeric bumpers.(21d) "Electric dissipating coating" means a coating that rapidly dissipates a high voltage electric charge.(21g) "Electric-insulating and thermal-conducting coating" means a coating that displays an electrical insulation of at least 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.(21j) "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.(21m) "Electromagnetic interference/radio frequency interference (EMI/RFI) shielding coating" means a coating used on business machine plastic housings to attenuate electromagnetic and radio frequency interference signals that would otherwise pass through the plastic housing.(22) "Electrostatic application" means a coating method in which an electrical charge is applied to the object coated and the airborne particles of coating are attracted to the object due to the electrostatic potential created.(22m) "Electrostatic prep coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part solely to provide conductivity in order to use electrostatic application methods for coatings. Note: An electrostatic prep coating usually is clearly identified as an electrostatic prep coating on its accompanying material safety data sheet.
(23) "Emergency response vehicle" means any motor vehicle specifically designed to carry equipment and personnel involved in providing emergency medical or rescue services.(25) "End sealing compound" means a synthetic rubber compound which is coated onto can ends and which functions as a gasket when the end is assembled on the can.(25g) "EPDM roof membrane" means a prefabricated single sheet of elastomeric material composed of ethylene propylene diene monomer and that is field applied to a building roof using one layer or membrane material.(25r) "Etching filler" means a coating that contains less than 23 percent solids by weight and at least 0.5 percent acid by weight and is used instead of applying a pretreatment coating followed by a primer.(26) "Exterior base coating" means a coating applied to the exterior of a can to provide exterior protection to the metal and to provide background for the lithographic or printing operation.(26m) "Extreme high-gloss coating" means a coating that, when tested using ASTM D523-89, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10(9), shows a reflectance of 75 or more on a 60-degree glossmeter.(27) "Extreme performance coatings" means coatings designed for harsh exposure or exposure to one or more of the following: the weather all of the time, temperatures consistently above 95°C, detergents, abrasive and scouring agents, solvents, corrosive atmospheres or similar environmental conditions.(28) "Fabric coating" means applying a coating, including a saturation coating, or printing on to a textile substrate with a blade, roll, rotogravure or dip coater, or other coating applicator, to impart properties that are not initially present, such as strength, stability, water or acid repellency, or appearance.(29) "Field-reacted traffic marking material" means a liquid traffic marking material, such as epoxy or polyester, which consists of resin, pigments and a hardening agent, and which is mixed at the time of application and designed to harden quickly.(30) "Final touch-up and repair" means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, the localized application of finishing materials after the finishing operation to cover minor imperfections.(31) "Finishing material" means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, coatings used to finish wood furniture, including, but not limited to, basecoats, stains, washcoats, sealers and topcoats. The term "finishing material" does not include industrial adhesives.(32) "Finishing operation" means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, the application of finishing material to a substrate that is subsequently air dried, cured by radiation, or cured in an oven and the use of organic solvent in associated cleaning and washoff operations.(32m) "Finish primer surfacer" means a coating applied with a wet film thickness of less than 10 mils 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.(33) "Fire truck" means any motor vehicle specifically designed to be used in fighting fires and to carry equipment and personnel involved in fighting fires.(34) "Flashoff area" means the space between the application area and the oven.(34d) "Flexible coating" means a coating that is required to comply with engineering specifications for impact resistance, mandrel bend, or elongation, as those terms are defined by the original equipment manufacturer.(34g) "Flexible packaging press" means a printing press that performs either flexible packaging flexographic printing or flexible packaging rotogravure printing.(34r) "Flexible packaging printing" means printing on any package or part of a package the shape of which can be readily changed such as bags, pouches, liners, and wraps utilizing paper, plastic, aluminum foil, metalized or coated paper or film, or any combination of these materials using a flexible packaging press.(34v) "Flexible vinyl" means non-rigid polyvinyl chloride plastic with a 5 percent by weight plasticizer content.(35) "Flexographic printing" means the application of words, designs or pictures to a substrate by means of a roll printing technique in which the pattern to be applied is raised above the printing roll and the image carrier is made of rubber or other elastomeric materials.(36) "Flow coating" means a coating method in which an object is coated by causing a stream of coating to flow over the object and draining off any excess coating.(36m) "Fog coat" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part for the purpose of color matching without masking a molded-in texture and that is not applied at a thickness of more than 0.5 mils of coating solids.(37) "Fountain solution" means a mixture of water, volatile and nonvolatile chemicals and other additives which is applied to the image plate to maintain the hydrophilic properties of the nonimage areas of the printing plate surface.(37m) "Fountain solution reservoir" means the collection tank that accepts fountain solution recirculated from printing units.(38) "Furniture metal coating" means the surface coating of any furniture made of metal or any metal part which will be assembled with other metal, wood, fabric, plastic or glass parts to form a furniture piece.(38m) "Gloss reducer" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part solely to reduce the shine of the part and that is not applied at a thickness of more than 0.5 mils of coating solids.(39) "Hardboard" means a panel manufactured primarily from interfelted ligno-cellulosic fibers which are consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot press.(39m) "Hardener" means a coating component specifically designed to promote a faster cure of an enamel finish.(40) "Hardwood plywood" means a plywood whose surface layer is a veneer of hardwood.(40m) "Heat-resistant coating" means a coating that must withstand a temperature of at least 400°F during normal use.(41) "Heatset" means a lithographic web printing process where solvents from the printing ink are evaporated by heat from a dryer.(41e) "High bake" means a coating that is designed to cure only at temperatures of more than 194°F.(41m) "High build primer surfacer" means a coating applied with a wet film thickness of 10 mils or more prior to the application of a topcoat for any of the following purposes: (a) Providing corrosion resistance.(b) Providing adhesion of subsequent coatings.(c) Providing a moisture barrier.(d) Promoting a uniform surface necessary for filling in surface imperfections.(41s) "High gloss coating" means a coating that achieves at least 85 percent reflectance on a 60° glossmeter when tested by ASTM D523-89, incorporated by reference under s. NR 484.10(9).(42) "High performance architectural coatings" means a coating which meets the requirements specified in American architectural manufacturers association publication number AAMA 2604-98, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.11(1).(42d) "High temperature coating" means a coating that is certified to withstand a temperature of 1000°F for 24 hours.(42h) "High-volume, low-pressure spray" means equipment used to apply coatings by means of a spray gun that operates between 0.1 and 10 psig air pressure. Note: High-volume, low-pressure is also referred to as HVLP.
(42m) "Impact-resistant coating" means a coating designed to resist chipping caused by road debris.(42s)(a) "Indoor floor covering installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation of wood flooring, carpet, resilient tile, vinyl tile, vinyl backed carpet, resilient sheet and roll, or artificial grass.(b) "Indoor floor covering installation adhesive" does not include an adhesive used to install ceramic tile and perimeter bonded sheet flooring with vinyl backing onto a non-porous substrate, such as flexible vinyl.(43) "Ink transfer" means a decal, printed using screen printing onto a special release carrier, that will be transferred from the carrier to a substrate. Final transfer of the decal to the substrate may or may not occur at the screen printing facility.(44) "Interior body spray" means a coating sprayed on the interior of the can body to provide a protective film between the product and the can.(45) "Interior sheet base coating" means a coating applied by roller coater or spray to the interior side of sheets from which cans are formed to provide a protective lining between the can metal and product.(45e) "Janitorial supplies" means cleaners, including detergent-based products, used for floor cleaning and other general cleaning purposes, except for those products used to clean spilled ink.(45m) "Lacquer" means a thermoplastic coating which dries primarily by solvent evaporation and which is resoluble in its original solvent.(45s) "Laminate" means a product made by bonding together 2 or more layers of material.(46) "Large appliances" means doors, cases, lids, panels and interior support parts of residential and commercial washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, dishwashers, trash compactors, air conditioners and other similar products. Not included are products of such weight that they are normally lifted only with powered lifting equipment or products which are intended to be permanently fastened in place.(47) "Leather coating" means the coating of any raw or processed leather material with a roll coater, spray system or other coating applicator to impart or enhance properties such as strength, stability, water or acid repellency, color or appearance.(48) "Lithographic printing" means a planographic printing process where the image and nonimage areas are chemically differentiated; the image area is oil receptive and the nonimage area is typically water receptive.(49) "Lithographic printing press" means a printing production assembly comprised of one or more inking and fountain solution dampening systems and includes any associated cleaning solutions, ovens, dryers, flashoff areas and chillers.(49m) "Low-gloss coating" means a coating which exhibits a gloss reading of less than or equal to 25 on a 60-degree glossmeter, as measured according to ASTM D523-89, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10(9).(50) "Low-pressure spray method" means any coating method in which an object is coated with an air-atomizing spray gun that operates at no more than 69 kPa (10.0 psig) air pressure.(51) "Low solvent coating or ink" means a coating or ink which contains less organic solvent than the conventional coatings used by the particular industry. Low solvent coatings or inks include waterborne, higher solids, electrodeposition and powder coatings or inks.(52) "Magnet wire coating" means the process of applying a coating of electrically insulating varnish or enamel to aluminum or copper wire for use in electrical machinery.(53) "Manufacturing plant" means a facility where parts are manufactured, finished or assembled for eventual inclusion into a finished product ready for sale to retailers. With respect to the manufacture of motor vehicles, customizers, body shops and other repainters are not included in this definition.(53e) "Mask coating" means a strippable coating used as a mask during the coating of a part or surface.(53i) "Metallic coating" means a coating which contains more than 5 grams of metal particles per liter of coating, as applied.(53j) "Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to bond metal to high density or elastomeric urethane or molded rubber materials, in heater molding or casting processes, to fabricate products such as rollers for computer printers or other paper handling equipment.(53k) "Military specification coating" means a coating that has a formulation approved by a United States military agency for use on military equipment.(53m) "Mixing instructions" means the coating or coating component manufacturer's or importer's specification of the volumetric quantities of coating.(53s) "Mobile equipment" means any equipment which may be drawn or is capable of being driven on a roadway, other than motor vehicles, including truck or automobile trailers, farm machinery, construction equipment, street cleaners and golf carts.(54) "Molded wood parts or products" means any composite shape molded, through heat, pressure and time, from a mixture of less than 30% by weight organic thermoset resin, and at least 10% by weight wood filler.(54a) "Mold seal coating" means the initial coating applied to a new mold or a repaired mold to provide a smooth surface that, when coated with a mold release coating, prevents products from sticking to the mold.(54b) "Motor vehicle adhesive" means an adhesive, including glass bonding adhesive, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied for the purpose of bonding 2 vehicle surfaces together without regard to the substrates involved.(54c) "Motor vehicle bedliner" means a multi-component coating, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to a cargo bed after the application of topcoat to provide additional durability and chip resistance.(54d) "Motor vehicle cavity wax" means a coating, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied into the cavities of a vehicle primarily for the purpose of enhancing corrosion protection.(54e) "Motor vehicle deadener" means a coating, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to selected vehicle surfaces primarily for the purpose of reducing the sound of road noise in the passenger compartment.(54f)(a) "Motor vehicle gasket/gasket sealing material" means a fluid, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to coat a gasket or replace and perform the same function as a gasket.(b) "Motor vehicle gasket/gasket sealing material" includes room temperature vulcanization seal material. Note: Room temperature vulcanization is also referred to as RTV.
(54g)(a) "Motor vehicle glass bonding primer" means a primer, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to a windshield or other glass, or to body openings, to prepare the glass or body opening for the application of glass bonding adhesives or the installation of adhesive bonded glass.(b) "Motor vehicle glass bonding primer" includes a glass bonding or cleaning primer that cleans and primes a windshield or other glass, or body openings, prior to the application of adhesive or the installation of adhesive bonded glass.(54h) "Motor vehicle lubricating wax/compound" means a protective lubricating material, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to vehicle hubs and hinges.(54i) "Motor vehicle sealer" means a high viscosity material, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, generally applied in a paint shop after the body has received an electrodeposition primer coating and before the application of subsequent coatings, such as primer-surfacer, that has a primary purpose of filling body joints completely so that there is no intrusion of water, gases, or corrosive materials into the passenger area of the body compartment. Note: Motor vehicle sealers are also referred to as sealants, sealant primers, or caulks.
(54j) "Motor vehicle trunk interior coating" means a coating, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to the trunk interior to provide chip protection.(54k) "Motor vehicle underbody coating" means a coating, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to the undercarriage or firewall to prevent corrosion or provide chip protection, or both. (54l) "Motor vehicle weatherstrip adhesive" means an adhesive, used at a facility that is not an automobile or light-duty truck assembly coating facility, applied to weatherstripping materials for the purpose of bonding the weatherstrip material to the surface of the vehicle.(54o) "Multi-colored coating" means a coating that exhibits more than one color when applied and that is packaged in a single container and applied in a single coat.(54p) "Multi-colored topcoat" means a topcoat that exhibits more than one color, is packaged in a single container, and camouflages surface defects on areas of heavy use, such as cargo beds and other surfaces of trucks and other utility vehicles.(54s) "Multi-component coating" means a coating requiring the addition of a separate reactive resin, commonly known as a catalyst or hardener, before application to form an acceptable dry film.(54y) "Multipurpose construction adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation or repair of various construction materials, including drywall, subfloor, panel, fiberglass reinforced plastic, ceiling tile, and acoustical tile. Note: Fiberglass reinforced plastic is also referred to as FRP.
(55) "Natural finish hardwood plywood panels" means panels whose original grain pattern is enhanced by essentially transparent finishes which may be supplemented by fillers and toners.(56) "Non-heatset" means a lithographic printing process where the printing inks are set without the application of heat. Ultraviolet-cured and electron beam-cured inks are considered non-heatset.(57) "Office partitions" means partitions fabricated from honeycomb laminate or wood laminate which is placed inside a steel base support frame with a final outside covering of vinyl, cloth or laminate.(57m) "One-component coating" means a coating that is ready for application as it comes out of its container to form an acceptable dry film. A thinner, if added to reduce the viscosity, is not considered a component.(57s) "Optical coating" means a coating applied to an optical lens.(58) "Organisol" means a thick coating containing resin, plasticizers and organic solvent used to coat flexible substances such as paper or fabrics.(58m) "Outdoor floor covering installation adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation of floor covering that is not in an enclosure and that is exposed to ambient weather conditions during normal use.(59) "Oven" means, for the purpose of surface coating, a chamber within which heat is used to bake, cure, polymerize or dry a surface coating.(60) "Overvarnish" means a coating applied directly over ink to reduce the coefficient of friction, to provide gloss and to protect the finish against abrasion and corrosion.(61) "Packaging rotogravure printing" means rotogravure printing upon paper, paper board, metal foil, plastic film or other substrates, which in subsequent operations are formed into packaging products or labels for articles to be sold.(61m) "Pad printing" means, for the purpose of plastic parts coating, a type of printing used on irregularly shaped substrates, in which the image is transferred from a metal or plastic photoengraved or intaglio plate called a cliche, to an intermediate silicon rubber pad and, ultimately, to the substrate. Ink is supplied to the engraved portions of the cliche after each impression.(61s) "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.(62) "Paper coating" means application of the uniform coatings, including saturation coatings, put on paper and pressure sensitive tape in a web process. Related web coating processes on plastic films and on metal foil are included in this definition but processes such as printing where the coating is not uniform across the web are not included.(63) "Penetrating prime coat" means an application of low-viscosity liquid asphalt to an absorbent surface to prepare it for an asphalt surface.(63m) "Perimeter bonded sheet vinyl floor covering installation" means the installation of sheet flooring with vinyl backing onto a nonporous substrate using an adhesive designed to be applied only to a strip of up to 4 inches wide around the perimeter of the sheet flooring.(64) "Pigmented coating" means an opaque coating which contains binders and colored pigments and which is formulated to hide a surface, either as an undercoat or topcoat.(64g) "Plastic" means a synthetic material chemically formed by the polymerization of carbon-based substances that is usually compounded with modifiers, extenders, or reinforcers and is capable of being molded, extruded, cast into various shapes and films, or drawn into filaments.(64m) "Plastic part" means a piece made from a substance that has been formed from resin through application of pressure or heat or both.(64q) "Plastic solvent welding adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use to dissolve the surface of plastic to form a bond between mating surfaces.(64u) "Plastic solvent welding adhesive primer" means a primer intended by the manufacturer for use to prepare plastic substrates prior to bonding or welding.(65) "Plastisol" means a composition of finely divided resin and plasticizer used to coat flexible substances such as paper or fabrics which is applied as a thick gel which solidifies when heated.(65e) "Pleasure craft" is a vessel that is manufactured or operated primarily for recreational purposes, or leased, rented, or chartered to a person or business for recreational purposes.(65m) "Pleasure craft coating" means a marine coating, except unsaturated polyester resin or fiberglass coatings, applied by brush, spray, roller, or other means to a pleasure craft.(65s)(a) "Porous material" means a substance that has tiny openings, often microscopic, in which fluids may be absorbed or discharged, including paper and corrugated paperboard.(b) "Porous material" does not include wood.(66) "Precoat" means any coating which is applied to bare metal primarily to deactivate the metal surface for corrosion resistance to a subsequent water-base prime coat.(66m) "Prefabricated architectural component coating" means a coating applied to metal parts and products that are to be used as part of an architectural structure.(67) "Pretreatment coat" means a coating applied directly to metal substrates and which contains at least 0.50% acid, by weight, and is used to provide surface etching, corrosion resistance and enhanced adhesion of subsequent coatings.(67m) "Pretreatment wash primer" means a primer that is applied directly to metal substrates and which contains at least 0.50% acid by weight, as measured according to ASTM D1613-02, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.10(25m), and is used to provide surface etching, corrosion resistance and enhanced adhesion of subsequent coatings.(68) "Prime coat" means a coating applied directly to a substrate or on top of a pretreatment wash primer or other coating for purposes of filling pores in the substrate, providing corrosion resistance or enhancing adhesion or blister resistance of subsequent coatings.(69) "Prime pigments" means pigments or solids which contribute to the overall coating color. Pigments whose main function is to act as a filler or provide corrosion resistance rather than providing color are not prime pigments.(70) "Primer sealer" means any coating, applied subsequent to the prime coat or primer surfacer, and prior to the application of a topcoat, that improves the adhesion of the topcoat, provides corrosion resistance and prevents solvents from the topcoats from penetrating into the prime coat or primer surfacer coating.(71) "Primer surfacer" means a coating which fills in irregularities, and is intentionally thick enough to permit sanding without cutting through to bare metal.(72) "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.(73) "Publication rotogravure printing" means rotogravure printing upon paper which is subsequently formed into books, magazines, catalogues, brochures, directories, newspaper supplements, and other types of printed materials.(74) "Quench area" means a chamber where the hot metal exiting the oven is cooled by either a spray of water or a blast of air followed by water cooling.(74m) "Red coating" means a coating that meets all of the following criteria:(a) Yellow limit: the hue of hostaperm scarlet.(b) Blue limit: the hue of monastral red-violet.(c) Lightness limit for metallics: 35 percent aluminum flake.(d) Lightness limit for solids: 50 percent titanium dioxide white.(e) Solid reds: hue angle of -11 to 38 degrees and maximum lightness of 23 to 45 units.(f) Metallic reds: hue angle of -16 to 35 degrees and maximum lightness of 28 to 45 units. Note: The criteria under this subsection are based on Cielab color space, 0/45 geometry. For spherical geometry, specular included, the upper limit is 49 units. The maximum lightness varies as the hue moves from violet to orange. This is a natural consequence of the strength of the colorants, and real colors show this effect.
(75) "Refinishing" means any coating of motor vehicles, their parts and components, including parts or components replaced in body collision repairs, for the purpose of protection or beautification and which is subsequent to the original coating applied at the plant where the equipment was manufactured.(75g) "Reflective argent coating" means a silver-colored coating that will reflect light.(75m) "Reinforced plastic composite" means a composite material consisting of plastic reinforced with fibers.(75r) "Resist coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part before metallic plating to prevent deposits of metal on portions of the plastic part.(76) "Restricted alcohol" means an alcohol which contains only one hydroxyl (-OH) group and less than 5 carbon atoms.(77) "Roll coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of rollers.(78) "Roll printing" means the application of words, designs or pictures to a substrate, usually by means of a series of hard rubber or steel rolls each with only partial coverage.(79) "Rotogravure coating" means the application of a coating material to a substrate by means of a roll coating technique in which the pattern to be applied is etched on the coating roll. The coating material is transferred to the substrate from the recessed areas on the coating roll.(80) "Rotogravure printing" means the application of words, designs or pictures to a substrate by means of a roll printing technique which involves an intaglio or recessed image areas in the form of cells.(80f) "Rubber" means any natural or manmade rubber substrate, including styrene-butadiene rubber, polychloroprene, butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer. Note: Polychloroprene is also referred to as neoprene.
(80m) "Safety-indicating coating" means a coating which changes physical characteristics, such as color, to indicate unsafe conditions.(81) "Saturation coating" means application of a coating which permeates the substrate to which it is applied.(82) "Screen printing" means a process in which ink or coating is passed through a taut screen mesh or fabric, to which a refined form of stencil has been applied, onto a substrate. The stencil openings determine the form and dimensions of the imprint made on the substrate.(83) "Screen printing unit" means a printing application station and its associated flashoff area, ovens or dryers, conveyors or other equipment operating as part of the screen printing process. Industrial cleaning operations, including screen reclamation, are considered to be part of the screen printing process.(85) "Sealer" means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, any coating applied to substrates to prevent subsequent coatings from being absorbed by the substrate, or to prevent harm to subsequent coatings by materials in the substrate.(85m) "Sensitizer coating" means a coating that is applied to a plastic part before metallic plating to promote deposits of metal on portions of the plastic part.(86) "Sheet-fed" means a lithographic printing process where individual sheets of substrate are fed to the press sequentially.(86e)(a) "Sheet rubber lining installation" means the process of applying sheet rubber liners by hand to metal or plastic substrates to protect the underlying substrate from corrosion or abrasion.(b) "Sheet rubber lining installation" includes laminating sheet rubber to fabric by hand.(86m) "Shock-free coating" means a coating applied to electrical components to protect the user from electric shock that has characteristics of being of low capacitance and high resistance and is resistant to breaking down under high voltage.(86s) "Silicone release coating" means a coating that contains silicone resin and is intended to prevent food from sticking to metal surfaces, such as baking pans.(87) "Single coat" means a single film of coating applied directly to a metal substrate, omitting the primer application.(87d)(a) "Single-ply roof membrane" means a prefabricated single sheet of rubber, normally ethylene propylene diene terpolymer, that is field applied to a building roof using one layer of membrane material.(b) "Single-ply roof membrane" does not include a membrane prefabricated from ethylene propylene diene monomer.(87h) "Single-ply roof membrane adhesive primer" means a primer labeled for use to clean and promote adhesion of single-ply roof membrane seams or splices prior to bonding. (87l)(a) "Single-ply roof membrane installation and repair adhesive" means an adhesive labeled for use in the installation or repair of single-ply roof membrane.(b) In this subsection: 1. "Installation" includes, as a minimum, attaching the edge of the membrane to the edge of the roof and applying flashings to vents, pipes, and ducts that protrude through the membrane.2. "Repair" includes gluing the edges of torn membrane together, attaching a patch over a hole, and reapplying flashings to vents, pipes, or ducts installed through the membrane.(87m) "Single-stage coating" means a topcoat consisting of only one coating.(87s) "Soft coating" means any coating that provides a soft tactile feel and appearance similar to surfaces such as leather when applied to plastic parts.(87v) "Solar-absorbent coating" means a coating which has as its prime purpose the absorption of solar radiation.(87x) "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 (PTFE) or other solids that act as a dry lubricant between faying surfaces.(88) "Special purpose screen printing inks and coatings" means inks and coatings used in screen printing which are conductive inks, are used to print ink transfers, or are designed to resist or withstand any of the following: (a) More than 2 years of outdoor exposure.(b) Exposure to chemicals, solvents, acids, detergents, oil products or cosmetics.(c) Temperatures in excess of 170° F.(89) "Specialty coating" means one of the following:(a) For the purpose of automobile refinishing operations, coatings used only for discrete portions of the vehicle, such as bumpers or spot repairs, which are necessary due to unusual coating performance requirements. Specialty coatings include adhesion promoters, uniform finish blenders, elastomeric coatings, gloss flatteners, bright metal trim repair, jambing (cut-in) clear coats, impact resistant coatings, underbody coatings, weld-through primers and anti-glare safety coatings.(b) For the purpose of plastic parts coating under s. NR 422.083, coatings used for unusual job performance requirements. These products include adhesion primers, soft coatings, reflective argent coatings, electrostatic prep coatings, headlamp lens coatings, pad printing coatings, stencil coatings, vacuum metallizing coatings, anti-glare safety coatings, resist coatings and sensitizer coatings.(90) "Stain" means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, any color coat having a solids content of no more than 8.0%, by weight.(90m) "Stencil coating" means an ink or coating that is applied onto or over a stencil at a thickness of one mil or less of ink or coating solids. Stencil coatings are most frequently letters, numbers or decorative designs.(90r) "Sterilization indicating ink" means an ink that changes color to indicate that sterilization has occurred.(91) "Stripe-kilometer" means one 10-centimeter-wide solid stripe of traffic marking material that is 1.0 kilometer long.(92) "Stripe-mile" means one 4-inch-wide solid stripe of traffic marking material that is 1.0 mile long.(93) "Strippable spray booth coating" means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, a coating that is applied to a spray booth wall as a protective film to receive overspray during finishing operations and that is subsequently peeled off, thereby reducing or eliminating the need to use organic solvents to clean spray booth walls.(93m) "Structural glazing" means a process that includes the application of adhesive to bond glass, ceramic, metal, stone, or composite panels to exterior building frames.(94) "Surface coating" means the application of a coating to a product in a coating line.(95) "Surface preparation products" means products used to remove wax, tar, grease and silicone from the surface to prepare the surface for refinishing.(95m) "Texture coating" means a coating applied to a plastic part that provides an irregular finished surface such as one that is rough or grainy.(95s) "Thin metal laminating adhesive" means an adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in bonding multiple layers of metal to metal or metal to plastic in the production of electronic or magnetic components in which the thickness of the bond line is less than 0.25 millimeters.(96) "Thin particleboard" means a manufactured board 0.64 centimeters ( 1/ 4 inch) or less in thickness made of individual wood particles which have been coated with a binder and formed into flat sheets by pressure.(96m) "Thinner" means any solvent used to reduce the viscosity or solids content of a coating.(97) "Three or 4 stage coating system" means a topcoat system composed of a pigmented coating, one or 2 semi-transparent midcoats, and a clear coat.(98) "Three-piece can side-seam spray" means a coating sprayed on the exterior and interior of a welded, cemented or soldered seam to protect the exposed metal.(99) "Tileboard" means paneling that has a colored waterproof surface coating.(100) "Tinted pigmented coating" means a pigmented coating which contains less than 99.5% by weight white prime pigment as a percentage of all prime pigments.(100m) "Tire repair" means a process that includes expanding a hole, tear, fissure, or blemish in a tire casing by grinding or gouging, applying adhesive, and filling the hole or crevice with rubber.(101) "Topcoat" means a coating or coating system in which one or more coats are applied over a prime coat or basecoat for purposes of appearance, identification or protection of the substrate.(102) "Touch-up and repair coating" means a coating applied to repair minor surface damage and imperfections, after normal coating operations have been completed.(103) "Traffic marking material" means any substance, either solid or liquid at time of application, used to provide lane delineation or other traffic guidance or information on paved surfaces. Markings provided by traffic marking material include, but are not limited to, centerlines, edgelines, lane lines, turn arrows, parking stall markings, crosswalks, curb markings, railroad markings and airport taxi and runway markings.(104) "Transfer efficiency" means the portion of coating solids which adheres to the surface being coated during the application process, expressed as a percentage of the total volume of coating solids delivered to the applicator.(104m) "Translucent coating" means a coating that contains binders and pigment and is formulated to form a colored, but not opaque, film.(105) "Two-piece can exterior end coating" means a coating applied by roller coating or spraying to the exterior end of a can to provide protection to the metal.(105g) "Two-stage topcoat" means a topcoat consisting of a pigmented basecoat and a transparent clearcoat.(105r) "Underbody coating" means a coating designed for protection and sound deadening that is typically applied to the wheel wells and underbody of an automobile.(106) "Uniform finish blender" means a thinner or low solids clear solution which is used to blend overspray from a repaired area into the unrepaired color.(106m) "Vacuum metallizing" means a process whereby metal is vaporized and deposited on a substrate in a vacuum chamber.(106s) "Vacuum metalizing coating" means the undercoat applied to the substrate on which the metal is deposited or the overcoat applied directly to the metal film.(107) "Vinyl coating" means printing on or applying a decorative or protective topcoat, other than vinyl plastisols or organisols, to vinyl or urethane coated fabric or vinyl or urethane sheets.(107m) " VOC composite partial vapor pressure" has the meaning given in s. NR 423.02(11g).(108) "Washcoat" means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, a transparent coating having a solids content, by weight, of 12.0% or less applied over initial stains to protect and control color and prepare the wood for sanding.(109) "Washoff operation" means, for the purpose of wood furniture coating, the process of using an organic solvent to remove coating from a substrate.(109m) "Water hold-out coating" means a coating applied to the interior cavity areas of doors, quarter panels and rocker panels for the purpose of corrosion resistance to prolonged water exposure.(109s) "Waterproof resorcinol glue" means a 2-part resorcinol-resin-based adhesive designed for applications in which the bond line must be resistant to conditions of continuous immersion in fresh or salt water.(110) "Web" means a substrate onto which inks or coatings are applied after the substrate is unwound from a continuous roll and prior to the substrate being rewound or cut.(110m) "Weld-through primer" means a primer that is applied to an area before welding is performed and that provides corrosion resistance to the surface after welding has been performed.(111) "White pigmented coating" means a pigmented coating which contains 99.5% or more by weight white prime pigment as a percentage of all prime pigments.(112) "Wood furniture" means any wood product that is within one of the following standard industrial classification codes, as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987, incorporated by reference in s. NR 484.05(1): (a) 2434-wood kitchen cabinets.(b) 2511-wood household furniture, except upholstered.(c) 2512-wood household furniture, upholstered.(d) 2517-wood television, radio, phonograph and sewing machine cabinets.(e) 2519-household furniture, not elsewhere classified.(f) 2521-wood office furniture.(g) 2531-public building and related furniture.(h) 2541-wood office and store fixtures, partitions, shelving and lockers.(i) 2599-furniture and fixtures, not elsewhere classified.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 422.02
Renum. from NR 154.01, Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; cr. (24m), Register, January, 1987, No. 373, eff. 2-1-87; cr. (21m), Register, July, 1988, No. 391, eff. 8-1-88; cr. (12m), (16m) and (33m), am. (34) and (47), Register, August, 1989, No. 404, eff. 9-1-89; renum. (6) to be NR 400.02(21m), am. (16), (32) (33m) and (50), cr. (28m), (33g) and (41m), (12s) renum. from NR 400.02(36), Register, February, 1990, No. 410, eff. 3-1-90; am. (7), Register, May, 1992, No. 437, eff. 6-1-92; am. (50), Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; cr. (11m), (21s), (41p), (41s), (41v) and (42m), am. (32), Register, June, 1994, No. 462, eff. 7-1-94; cr. (16e), (42q), (42s) and (47m), Register, July, 1994, No. 463, eff. 8-1-94; am. (7) and (34), cr. (12e), (18m), (24s), (27m), (33d), (34m), (46m) and (51), Register, August, 1994, No. 464, eff. 9-1-94; cr. (6), (18s), (21e), (24p), (24q), (28g), (37v), (41y) and (50v), Register, June, 1995, No. 474, eff. 7-1-95; am. (intro.) and (47), renum. (1) to be (1s), cr. (1), (1e), (1m), (1x), (3e), (3m), (7m),(12d), (16g), (16i), (16k), (28j), (33j), (34s), (34v), (37s), (41w), (42n), (42o), (42u), (43m), (44m), (47e), (49m), (50e), (50m) and (52), Register, August, 1995, No. 476, eff. 9-1-95; correction in (22) and (23) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 1, Stats., Register, August, 1995, No. 475; renum. (1e) to (52) to be (2) to (112) and am. (13), (20) and (42), Register, December, 1995, No. 480, eff. 1-1-96; r. (24), am. (89), Register, December, 1996, No. 492, eff. 1-1-97; am. (42), Register, October, 1999, No. 526, eff. 11-1-99; am. (1), (68), (70), (89) and (102), cr. (7e), (7m), (7s), (19m), (20m), (39m), (42m), (45m), (49m), (53m), (54m), (67m), (87m), (96m), (105g), (105r), (109m) and (110m), Register, January, 2001, No. 541, eff. 2-1-01; CR 00-160: cr. (19s); CR 00-174: am. (5), (8), and (89), cr. (7v), (7y), (12m), (21m), (22m), (53e), (53s), (61m), (64m), (75g), (75r), (85m), (87s), (90m), (95m), and (106m), Register August 2001 No. 548, eff. 9-1-01; corrections in (49m) and (67m) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register August 2001 No. 548; CR. 02-146: am. (67m) Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; correction in (13), (49m) and (112), made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register October 2003 No. 574; CR 08-102: am. (12), (13), (77), (90m) and (102), cr. (12s), (21g), (26m), (34g), (34r), (37m), (40m), (53i), (54s), (57m), (80m), (87v), (87x) and (107m) Register July 2009 No. 643, eff. 8-1-09; CR 11-005: am. (12), (34g), (34r), (83), r. (84), cr. (90r) Register January 2012 No. 673, eff. 2-1-12.Amended by, CR 18-067: cr. (7c), (14m), (45e) Register June 2019 No. 762, eff. 7/1/2019Amended by, CR 20-088: am. (intro.), renum. (1) to (1m), cr. (1d), (1h), (3g), (3r), (4g), (4r), (10m), (12o), (12q), (15m), (19f), (19v), (19x), (20q), (20u), (20y), (21d), (21j), (25g), (25r), (32m), (34d), (34v), (36m), (38m), (41e), (41m), (41s), (42d), (42h), (42s), (45s), (53j), (53k), (54a), (54b), (54c), (54d), (54e), (54f), (54g), (54h), (54i), (54j), (54k), (54L), renum. (54m) to (54p), cr. (54o), (54y), (57s), (58m), (61s), (63m), (64g), (64q), (64u), (65e), (65m), (65s), (66m), (74m), (75m), (80f), (86e), (86m), (86s), (87d), (87h), (87L), (93m), (95s), (100m), (104m), (106s), (109s) Register May 2022 No. 797, eff. 6-1-22; correction in (54g) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2022 No. 797, eff. 6/1/2022