Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R307 - Air Quality
Rule R307-343 - Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations
Section R307-343-7 - Work Practices
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 307-343-7
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Control techniques and work practices for coatings shall be implemented at all times to reduce VOC emissions. Control techniques and work practices shall include:
(a) Storing all VOC-containing coatings,
thinners, and coating-related waste materials in closed containers;
(b) Ensuring that mixing and storage
containers used for VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related
waste material are kept closed at all times except when depositing or removing
these materials;
(c) Minimizing
spills of VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related waste
materials; and
(d) Conveying
VOC-containing coatings, thinners, and coating-related waste materials from one
location to another in closed containers or pipes.
(2) The work practices for cleaning materials shall be implemented at all times to reduce VOC emissions. The work practices shall include:
(a) Storing all VOC-containing
cleaning materials and used shop towels in closed containers;
(b) Ensuring that storage containers used for
VOC-containing cleaning materials are kept closed at all times except when
depositing or removing these materials;
(c) Minimizing spills of VOC-containing
cleaning materials;
(d) Conveying
VOC-containing cleaning materials from one location to another in closed
containers or pipes; and
(e)
Minimizing VOC emissions from cleaning of application, storage, mixing, and
conveying equipment by ensuring that equipment cleaning is performed without
atomizing the cleaning solvent and all spent solvent is captured in closed
containers.
(3) Solvent cleaning operations shall be performed using cleaning materials having a VOC composite vapor pressure no greater than 1 mm Hg or less at 20 degrees Celsius, unless an add-on control device is used as specified in R307-343-6.
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