N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-16.24

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 7:27-16.24 - Industrial cleaning

(a) Except as provided at (b) below, this section applies to industrial cleaning at a facility that purchases for use more than 855 gallons of industrial cleaning solvents, in aggregate, during any period of 12 consecutive months.

(b) This section does not apply to the use or purchase of industrial cleaning solvents at the following source operations:

1. Mobile equipment repair and refinishing;

2. Stationary storage tank;

3. Open top tank and solvent cleaning;

4. Aerospace coating;

5. Auto and light-duty truck assembly;

6. Fiberglass boat manufacturing;

7. Flexible packaging printing;

8. Large appliance coating;

9. Letterpress printing;

10. Lithographic printing;

11. Metal and wood furniture coating;

12. Miscellaneous metal parts coating;

13. Paper coating;

14. Plastic parts coating;

15. Shipbuilding and repair coating;

16. Electrical and electronic component manufacturing;

17. Precision optics manufacturing;

18. Numismatic die manufacturing;

19. Research and development laboratory;

20. Medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing;

21. Quality assurance testing for coatings, inks, and adhesives;

22. Architectural coating;

23. Metal container, closure, and coil coating;

24. Graphic arts printing and coating, except screen printing;

25. Magnet wire coating;

26. Semiconductor wafer fabrication manufacturing;

27. Flexible magnetic data storage disc manufacturing;

28. Rigid magnetic data storage disc manufacturing;

29. Stripping of cured inks, coatings, and adhesives;

30. Flat wood paneling and printed hardwood coating;

31. Coil coating;

32. Polyester resin operations;

33. Miscellaneous industrial adhesives;

34. Wood products coating; and

35. Marine vessel coating.

(c) The owner or operator of an industrial cleaning operation subject to this section, other than at a digital printing operation, or at an adhesive, surface coating formulation, ink, or resin manufacturing facility, shall implement at least one of the following VOC control measures:

1. The use of only industrial cleaning solvents that meet the maximum VOC content listed in Table 24A;

2. The use of only industrial cleaning solvents that have composite vapor pressures equal to or less than eight millimeters of mercury (mmHg) at 20 degrees Celsius; or

3. The installation, operation, and maintenance, in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, of air pollution control equipment that reduces uncontrolled VOC emissions to the atmosphere from industrial cleaning by an overall control efficiency of 85 percent or more.

TABLE 24A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE VOC CONTENT OF INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SOLVENTS

TABLE 24A

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE VOC CONTENT OF INDUSTRIAL

CLEANING SOLVENTS

Type of Industrial Cleaning	Maximum Allowable VOC Content (grams per liter)
Cleaning of equipment used in screen printing	500
All other types of industrial cleaning	50

(d) The owner or operator of a facility that conducts industrial cleaning subject to this section shall implement the following best management practices at such a facility and shall record and maintain on site the documentation of these best management practices, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.22:

1. All VOC-containing cleaning materials and VOC-containing used shop towels shall be kept in closed containers when not in use, which shall prevent the contents from coming in contact with and being exposed to the atmosphere;

2. Each container of VOC-containing cleaning materials shall have a cover that is kept closed, except when material is being added to or removed from the container, which shall prevent the contents from coming in contact with and being exposed to the atmosphere;

3. Any spill of VOC-containing coatings, thinners, or cleaning materials shall be cleaned up immediately; and

4. All VOC-containing cleaning materials shall be conveyed in closed containers or pipes, which shall prevent the contents from coming in contact with and being exposed to the atmosphere.

(e) The owner or operator of a facility that conducts industrial cleaning subject to this section shall maintain, on site, a record of the purchased industrial cleaning solvents, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.22, as follows:

1. The name and address of the person selling the industrial cleaning solvent and the date of the sale. An invoice, bill of sale, or a certificate that corresponds to one or more sales may be used to satisfy this requirement, if it includes the seller's name and address;

2. A list of VOCs and information concerning their concentration in the industrial cleaning solvent;

3. The safety data sheet (SDS) for each industrial cleaning solvent purchased;

4. The product number assigned to the industrial cleaning solvent by the manufacturer; and

5. For each industrial cleaning solvent purchased, either:

i. The vapor pressure of the industrial cleaning solvent measured in millimeters of mercury at 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit); or

ii. The VOC content in grams per liter.

(f) The owner or operator of a source operation that has a thermal oxidizer used to control the emission of VOCs shall maintain records in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.16(g)2.

(g) The owner or operator of a source operation that has a control apparatus using carbon or other adsorptive material used to control the emission of VOCs shall maintain records in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.16(g)3.

(h) The owner or operator of a source operation to which this section applies shall, upon the request of the Department, record any other operating parameter relevant to the prevention or control of air contaminant emissions from the use of industrial cleaning solvents or control apparatus, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.22.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:27-16.24

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 3518(a), effective 11/6/2017