Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXXIII - Bulletin 1674 - Safety Manual for Career and Technical Education Programs
Chapter 17 - Environmental Protection Worksheet
Subchapter B - Hazard Identification
Section CXXXIII-1707 - Air Pollution Control

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1. Are air pollution permits on file for the equipment or operations permitted under state regulations?

Y N N/A

2. Is a procedure in place to ensure air pollution control permits and certificates are applied for and received before the installation and operation of new equipment?

Y N N/A

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1. Is the removal of any emission control device from a gasoline-powered engine prohibited except during repairs or replacement activities?

Y N N/A

2. When catalytic converters are replaced on automobiles, are they only replaced by the same type of converter as the original (i.e., oxidation, three-way, or three-way plus oxidation), and are they the same type of converter specified by the vehicle catalog?

Y N N/A

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1. Are all tanks that contain VOC equipped with a lid to prevent evaporation or escape of vapors when the tank is not in use? (e.g., auto body shops, metalworking shops, etc.)

Y N N/A

2. Do all unheated open-top surface cleaners with openings between 6 and 25 square feet (auto body shops):

a. have a high liquid mark to prevent overfilling;

b. have a wand that produces mist or droplets or delivers spray below 15 pounds per square inch (psi);

c. have a freeboard ratio of 0.5 or greater ?

Y N N/A

3. Do all unheated open-top surface cleaners with openings [GREATER THAN]25 square feet have either:

a. a freeboard ratio of 0.75 or greater; or

b. a freeboard ratio of 0.5 or greater and separation from windows, exhaust systems, and other sources of drafts?

Y N N/A

4. Do all heated open-top and surface cleaners have the following:

a. a thermostat that automatically maintains temperature below the boiling point of the liquid;

b. a cover that is kept closed except when processing parts;

c. no agitating system that can cause splashing; and

d. a freeboard ratio [GREATER THAN]0.75?

Y N N/A

5. In addition to meeting the above conditions, do all conveyorized surface cleaners have:

a. a condenser with heat removal capacity greater than the input into the bath;

b. a freeboard chiller or a vapor control system;

c. covers protecting the conveyor inlet;

d. outlet ports for reduction of losses when the cleaner is not in use; and

e. hanging flaps when the unit is in use?

Y N N/A

6. Do written standard operating procedures govern the proper use, inspection, and maintenance of all surface cleaners?

Y N N/A

7. Have all persons using this equipment been trained in these standard operating procedures?

Y N N/A

8. Are copies of the standard operating procedures located at the cleaner?

Y N N/A

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1. Are all surface-coating operations done with controls to prevent emissions of VOCs? (paint spray booths, graphic arts shops) [RACT Reference 2, RACT Reference 3]

Y N N/A

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1. Are petroleum-using dry cleaning operations with a manufacturer's total dryer capacity equal to or greater than 84 pounds equipped with a cartridge filter?

Y N N/A

2. Are all solvent filtration systems operated so that cartridge filters are allowed to drain for eight hours before removal?

Y N N/A

3. Are all leaking washers, dryers, filters, etc., that could result in VOC emissions corrected immediately?

Y N N/A

4. Is information about leak inspection and repair procedures clearly posted?

Y N N/A

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1. Are all dry cleaning machines connected to a properly operated and maintained air pollution control device?

Y N N/A

2. Are all transfer dry cleaning units operated in a room or enclosure that vents all solvent vapors to an air pollution control device?

Y N N/A

3. Are policies in place to prevent the venting or release of perchloroethylene vapors at any time?

Y N N/A

4. Is a complete check for leaks performed weekly?

Y N N/A

5. Are condenser control devices operated at less than 45°F?

Y N N/A

6. Are the exhaust emissions from carbon absorbers checked weekly?

Y N N/A

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1. Do all cold-cleaning machines using toxic substances have a 1-inch layer of water on the solvent surface, or a freeboard ratio of 0.75 or more?

Y N N/A

2. Are all waste solvents stored in closed containers with pressure relief systems?

Y N N/A

3. Are all spills cleaned up immediately, and are the wipe rags stored in covered containers?

Y N N/A

4. Do all heated-vapor machines have a device to shut off the sump heater if the solvent levels drop to the heater coils?

Y N N/A

5. Are all heated-vapor machines provided with a pollution control device designed to keep emissions below 0.045 lbs/hour?

Y N N/A

6. Are standard operating procedures written for all open-top surface cleaners that contain toxic substances?

Y N N/A

7. Do all persons using this equipment receive training in and adhere to the standard operating procedures?

Y N N/A