Section 130.602. Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Adhesive—A chemical substance that is applied for the purposes of bonding two surfaces together other than by mechanical means.

Aerosol coating product—A pressurized coating product containing pigments or resins that dispenses product ingredients by means of a propellant and is packaged in a disposable can for hand-held application or for use in specialized equipment for ground traffic marking applications.

Antenna coating—A coating labeled and formulated exclusively for application to equipment and associated structural appurtenances that are used to receive or transmit electromagnetic signals.

Antifouling coating—A coating labeled and formulated for application to submerged stationary structures and their appurtenances to prevent or reduce the attachment of marine or freshwater biological organisms. To qualify as an antifouling coating, the coating shall be registered with the EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C.A. § § 136—136y).

Appurtenance—An accessory to a stationary structure coated at the site of installation, whether installed or detached. The term includes:

(i) Bathroom and kitchen fixtures.

(ii) Cabinets.

(iii) Concrete forms.

(iv) Doors.

(v) Elevators.

(vi) Fences.

(vii) Hand railings.

(viii) Heating equipment, air conditioning equipment, and other fixed mechanical equipment or stationary tools.

(ix) Lampposts.

(x) Partitions.

(xi) Pipes and piping systems.

(xii) Rain gutters and downspouts.

(xiii) Stairways.

(xiv) Fixed ladders.

(xv) Catwalks and fire escapes.

(xvi) Window screens.

Architectural coating—A coating to be applied to stationary structures or their appurtenances at the site of installation, to portable buildings at the site of installation, to pavements or to curbs. Coatings applied in shop applications or to nonstationary structures such as airplanes, ships, boats, railcars and automobiles, and adhesives are not considered architectural coatings for the purposes of this subchapter.

Bitumens—Black or brown materials including asphalt, tar, pitch and asphaltite that are soluble in carbon disulfide, consist mainly of hydrocarbons, and are obtained from natural deposits or as residues from the distillation of crude petroleum or coal.

Bituminous roof coating—A coating that incorporates bitumens that is labeled and formulated exclusively for roofing.

Bituminous roof primer—A primer that incorporates bitumens that is labeled and formulated exclusively for roofing.

Bond breaker—A coating labeled and formulated for application between layers of concrete to prevent a freshly poured top layer of concrete from bonding to the layer over which it is poured.

Calcimine recoater—A flat solvent-borne coating formulated and recommended specifically for recoating calcimine-painted ceilings and other calcimine-painted substrates.

Clear brushing lacquers—

(i) Clear wood coatings formulated with nitrocellulose or synthetic resins to dry by solvent evaporation without chemical reaction and to provide a solid protective film, which are intended exclusively for application by brush and which are labeled as required in § 130.604(a)(5) (relating to container labeling requirements).

(ii) The term excludes clear lacquer sanding sealers.

Clear wood coatings—Clear and semitransparent coatings applied to wood substrates to provide a transparent or translucent film, including clear brushing lacquers, clear lacquer sanding sealers, sanding sealers other than clear lacquer sanding sealers and varnishes.

Coating—An architectural or industrial maintenance coating or a material applied onto or impregnated into a substrate for protective, decorative or functional purposes. The materials include paints, varnishes, sealers and stains.

Colorant—A concentrated pigment dispersion in water, solvent or binder that is added to an architectural coating after packaging in sales units to produce the desired color.

Concrete curing compound—A coating labeled and formulated for application to freshly poured concrete to retard the evaporation of water.

Concrete surface retarder—A mixture of retarding ingredients such as extender pigments, primary pigments, resin and solvent that interact chemically with cement to prevent hardening on the surface where the retarder is applied, allowing the retarded mix of cement and sand at the surface to be washed away to create an exposed aggregate finish.

Conversion varnish—A clear acid-curing coating with an alkyd or other resin blended with amino resins and supplied as a single component or two-component product. Conversion varnishes produce a hard, durable, clear finish designed for professional application to wood flooring. Conversion varnish film formation is the result of an acid-catalyzed condensation reaction, effecting a transetherification at the reactive ethers of the amino resins.

Dry fog coating—A coating labeled and formulated only for spray application such that overspray droplets dry before subsequent contact with incidental surfaces in the vicinity of the surface coating activity.

Exempt compound—A compound identified as exempt under the definition of VOC in this section. Exempt compounds content of a coating shall be determined by EPA Reference Method 24 or South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Method 303-91, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(10) (relating to compliance provisions and test methods).

Faux finishing coating—A coating labeled and formulated as a stain or glaze to create artistic effects including dirt, old age, smoke damage and simulated marble and wood grain.

Fire-resistive coating—An opaque coating labeled and formulated to protect structural integrity by increasing the fire endurance of interior or exterior steel and other structural materials, that has been fire tested and rated by a testing agency and approved by building code officials for use in bringing building and construction materials into compliance with Federal, State and local building code requirements. The fire-resistive testing agency must be approved by building code officials and test the coating in accordance with ASTM E 119-98, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(2).

Fire-retardant coating—A coating labeled and formulated to retard ignition and flame spread, that has been fire tested and rated by a testing agency approved by building code officials for use in bringing building and construction materials into compliance with Federal, State and local building code requirements.

(i) The fire-retardant coating and the testing agency shall be approved by building code officials.

(ii) The fire-retardant coating shall be tested in accordance with ASTM E 84-99, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(1).

Flat coating—A coating that is not defined under any other definition in this subchapter and that registers gloss less than 15 on an 85° meter or less than 5 on a 60° meter according to ASTM D 523-89, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(3).

Floor coating—An opaque coating that is labeled and formulated for application to flooring, including decks, porches, steps and other horizontal surfaces, which may be subjected to foot traffic.

Flow coating—A coating labeled and formulated exclusively for use by electric power companies or their subcontractors to maintain the protective coating systems present on utility transformer units.

Form-release compound—A coating labeled and formulated for application to a concrete form to prevent freshly poured concrete from bonding to the form. The form may consist of wood, metal or material other than concrete.

Graphic arts coating or sign paint—A coating labeled and formulated for hand application by artists using brush or roller techniques to indoor and outdoor signs (excluding structural components) and murals, including letter enamels, poster colors, copy blockers and bulletin enamels.

High-temperature coating—A high performance coating labeled and formulated for application to substrates exposed continuously or intermittently to temperatures above 204°C (400°F).

Impacted immersion coating—A high performance maintenance coating formulated and recommended for application to steel structures subject to immersion in turbulent, debris-laden water. These coatings are specifically resistant to high-energy impact damage caused by floating ice or debris.

Industrial maintenance coating—A high performance architectural coating, including primers, sealers, undercoaters, intermediate coats and topcoats, formulated for application to substrates exposed to one or more of the following extreme environmental conditions and labeled as specified in § 130.604(a)(4):

(i) Immersion in water, wastewater or chemical solutions (aqueous and nonaqueous solutions), or chronic exposure of interior surfaces to moisture condensation.

(ii) Acute or chronic exposure to corrosive, caustic or acidic agents, or to chemicals, chemical fumes, or chemical mixtures or solutions.

(iii) Repeated exposure to temperatures above 121°C (250°F).

(iv) Repeated (frequent) heavy abrasion, including mechanical wear and repeated scrubbing with industrial solvents, cleansers or scouring agents.

(v) Exterior exposure of metal structures and structural components.

Lacquer—A clear or opaque wood coating, including clear lacquer sanding sealers, formulated with cellulosic or synthetic resins to dry by solvent evaporation without chemical reaction and to provide a solid, protective film.

Low-solids coating—A coating containing 0.12 kilogram or less of solids per liter (1 pound or less of solids per gallon) of coating material.

Magnesite cement coating—A coating labeled and formulated for application to magnesite cement decking to protect the magnesite cement substrate from erosion by water.

Mastic texture coating—A coating labeled and formulated to cover holes and minor cracks and to conceal surface irregularities, and applied in a single coat of at least 10 mils (0.010 inch) dry film thickness.

Metallic pigmented coating—A coating containing at least 48 grams of elemental metallic pigment per liter of coating as applied (0.4 pounds per gallon), when tested in accordance with SCAQMD Method 318-95, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(4).

Multicolor coating—A coating that is packaged in a single container and that exhibits more than one color when applied in a single coat.

Nonflat coating—A coating that is not defined under any other definition in this subchapter and that registers a gloss of 15 or greater on an 85° meter and 5 or greater on a 60° meter according to ASTM D 523-89, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(3).

Nonflat high gloss coating—A nonflat coating that registers a gloss of 70 or above on a 60° meter according to ASTM D 523-89, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(3).

Nonindustrial use—The use of architectural coatings except in the construction or maintenance of the following:

(i) Facilities used in the manufacturing of goods or commodities.

(ii) Transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, airports and railroads.

(iii) Facilities used in mining activities, including petroleum extraction.

(iv) Utilities infrastructure, including power generation and distribution, and water treatment and distribution systems.

Nuclear coating—A protective coating formulated and recommended to seal porous surfaces such as steel (or concrete) that otherwise would be subject to intrusions by radioactive materials. These coatings must be resistant to long-term (service life) cumulative radiation exposure as determined by ASTM Method D 4082-89, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(14), relatively easy to decontaminate, and resistant to various chemicals to which the coatings are likely to be exposed as determined by ASTM Method D 3912-80, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(15).

Postconsumer coating—

(i) A finished coating that would have been disposed of in a landfill, having completed its usefulness to a consumer.

(ii) The term does not include manufacturing wastes.

Pretreatment wash primer—A primer that contains a minimum of 0.5% acid, by weight, when tested in accordance with ASTM D 1613-96, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(5), that is labeled and formulated for application directly to bare metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and to promote adhesion of subsequent topcoats.

Primer—A coating labeled and formulated for application to a substrate to provide a firm bond between the substrate and subsequent coats.

Quick-dry enamel—A nonflat coating that is labeled as specified in § 130.604(a)(8) and that is formulated to have the following characteristics:

(i) Is capable of being applied directly from the container under normal conditions with ambient temperatures between 16° and 27°C (60° and 80°F).

(ii) When tested in accordance with ASTM D 1640-95, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(6), sets to touch in 2 hours or less, is tack-free in 4 hours or less, and dries hard in 8 hours or less by the mechanical test method.

(iii) Has a dried film gloss of 70 or above on a 60° meter according to ASTM D 523-89.

Quick-dry primer, sealer and undercoater—A primer, sealer or undercoater that is dry to the touch in 30 minutes and can be recoated in 2 hours when tested in accordance with ASTM D 1640-95, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(6).

Recycled coating—An architectural coating formulated so that at least 50% of the total weight consists of secondary and postconsumer coating, with at least 10% of the total weight consisting of postconsumer coating.

Residence—An area in which people reside or lodge, including a single or multiple family dwelling, condominium, mobile home, apartment complex, motel or hotel.

Roof coating—A nonbituminous coating labeled and formulated exclusively for application to roofs for the primary purpose of preventing penetration of the substrate by water or reflecting heat and ultraviolet radiation. Metallic pigmented roof coatings, which qualify as metallic pigmented coatings, will not be considered in this category, but will be considered to be in the metallic pigmented coatings category.

Rust-preventive coating—A coating formulated exclusively for nonindustrial use to prevent the corrosion of metal surfaces and labeled as specified in § 130.604(a)(6).

Sanding sealer—

(i) A clear wood coating labeled and formulated for application to bare wood to seal the wood and to provide a coat that can be abraded to create a smooth surface for subsequent application of coatings.

(ii) The term does not include a sanding sealer that meets the definition of a lacquer.

Sealer—A coating labeled and formulated for application to a substrate to prevent subsequent coatings from being absorbed by the substrate, or to prevent harm to subsequent coatings by materials in the substrate.

Secondary coating (rework)—

(i) A fragment of a finished coating or a finished coating from a manufacturing process that has converted resources into a commodity of real economic value.

(ii) The term does not include excess virgin resources of the manufacturing process.

Shellac—A clear or opaque coating formulated solely with the resinous secretions of the Lac Beetle (laciffer lacca), thinned with alcohol, and formulated to dry by evaporation without a chemical reaction.

Shop application—The application of a coating to a product or a component of a product in or on the premises of a factory or shop as part of a manufacturing, production or repairing process, such as original equipment manufacturing coatings.

Solicit—To require for use or to specify, by written or oral contract.

Specialty primer, sealer and undercoater—A coating labeled as specified in § 130.604(a)(7) and that is formulated for application to a substrate to seal fire, smoke or water damage; to condition excessively chalky surfaces; or to block stains or efflorescence. An excessively chalky surface is one that is defined as having a chalk rating of four or less as determined by ASTM D 4214-98, incorporated by reference in § 130.611(e)(7).

Stain—A clear, semitransparent or opaque coating labeled and formulated to change the color of a surface, but not to conceal the grain pattern or texture.

Swimming pool coating—A coating labeled and formulated to coat the interior of a swimming pool and to resist swimming pool chemicals.

Swimming pool repair and maintenance coating—A rubber-based coating labeled and formulated to be used over existing rubber-based coatings for the repair and maintenance of swimming pools.

Temperature-indicator safety coating—A coating labeled and formulated as a color-changing indicator coating for the purpose of monitoring the temperature and safety of the substrate, underlying piping, or underlying equipment, and for application to substrates exposed continuously or intermittently to temperatures above 204°C (400°F).

Thermoplastic rubber coating and mastic—A coating or mastic formulated and recommended for application to roofing or other structural surfaces and that incorporates no less than 40% by weight of thermoplastic rubbers in the total resin solids that may also contain other ingredients including fillers, pigments and modifying resins.

Tint base—An architectural coating to which colorant is added after packaging in sale units to produce a desired color.

Traffic marking coating—A coating labeled and formulated for marking and striping streets, highways or other traffic surfaces including curbs, berms, driveways, parking lots, sidewalks and airport runways.

Undercoater—A coating labeled and formulated to provide a smooth surface for subsequent coatings.

VOC—volatile organic compound—An organic compound which participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions; that is, an organic compound other than those which the Administrator of the EPA designates in 40 CFR 51.100 (relating to definitions) as having negligible photochemical reactivity.

VOC content—The weight of VOC per volume of coating, calculated according to the procedures specified in § 130.611(a).

Varnish—A clear wood coating, excluding lacquers and shellacs, formulated to dry by chemical reaction on exposure to air. Varnish may contain small amounts of pigment to color a surface or to control the final sheen or gloss of the finish.

Waterproofing concrete/masonry sealer—A clear or pigmented film-forming coating that is labeled and formulated for sealing concrete and masonry to provide resistance against water, alkalis, acids, ultraviolet light and staining.

Waterproofing sealer—A coating labeled and formulated for application to a porous substrate for the primary purpose of preventing the penetration of water.

Wood preservative—A coating labeled and formulated to protect exposed wood from decay or insect attack, that is registered with the EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

The provisions of this § 130.602 amended October 10, 2008, effective October 11, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 5598. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (300747) to (300750) and (301989) to (301993).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 130.602 amended under section 5 of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. § 4005).

Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 130.603 (relating to standards); and 25 Pa. Code § 130.611 (relating to compliance provisions and test methods).