Section R. 325.17102 - DefinitionsRule 102.
(1) As used in these rules:(a) "Application" means a form and applicable fees submitted to the department by an owner or operator of a type I, II, III, and IV establishment, which provides information about the establishment and requests licensure thereof.(b) "Class I solvents" are liquids having a flashpoint below 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Centigrade).(c) "Class II solvents" are liquids having a flashpoint at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Centigrade) and below 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Centigrade).(d) "Class IIIA solvents" are liquids having a flashpoint at or above 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Centigrade) and below 200 degrees Fahrenheit (93.4 degrees Centigrade).(e) "Class IIIB solvents" are liquids classified as having a flashpoint above 200 degrees Fahrenheit (93.4 degrees Centigrade).(f) "Class IV solvents" are liquids classified as nonflammable.(g) "Department" means the department of environmental quality.(h) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her authorized representative.(i) "Dry cleaning establishment" means machines, equipment, controls, connections, rooms, buildings, or fixtures which are associated with the dry cleaning process utilizing a class I, II, III, or IV solvent and the premises upon which they are located.(j) "Dry cleaning machine" means a device in which wearing apparel, textiles, fabrics and rugs, are immersed in a solution other than water and agitated for the purpose of removal of dirt or soil.(k) "Dry cleaning machine room" means a room in which the dry cleaning operations are conducted, including all additional areas containing solvent or solvent handling equipment in which dry cleaning solvents or vapors may accumulate.(l) "Dry cleaning system" means any equipment such as washers, dryers, filters, stills, vapor recovery units, waste water vaporizers, and storage tanks which contain a cleaning solvent.(m) "Emergency" means that, in the judgment of the director, there is a violation of the public health code or these rules which causes or may cause a condition at a type IV establishment requiring immediate action to prevent endangering the health or safety of a person or persons or a violation of the fire protection code or these rules which causes or may cause a condition at a type I, II, or III establishment requiring immediate action to prevent endangering the health or safety of a person or persons from the risk of a fire or explosion.(n) "Fire prevention code" means section 5i of 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 to 29.34.(o) "Licensee" means the owner of a dry cleaning establishment that has been issued a license or certificate.(p) "Make-up air" means outdoor air that replaces establishment air which is exhausted to the outside by a ventilation system.(q) "Modification" means a conversion, alteration, or change in the design, operation, or location of the equipment or a change in the class of solvent utilized at the dry cleaning establishment, including, but not limited to, dry cleaning equipment, fuel-fired equipment, ventilation equipment, and the building structure, or any of the items listed in R. 335.17203. A modification does not include routine maintenance.(r) "Plans and specifications" means drawings, specifications, data, and a true description or representation of a type I, II, III, and IV installation, or a component thereof, as it exists or is to be constructed, installed, modified, converted, or remodeled.(s) "Public health code" means part 133 of article 12 of 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.13301 to 333.13325, and only applies to type IV dry cleaning establishments.(t) "Public laundry" means a business where the public may launder wearing apparel, textiles, fabrics, and rugs by immersion in water.(u) "Type I establishment" is an establishment utilizing a class I solvent.(v) "Type II establishment" is an establishment utilizing a class II solvent.(w) "Type III establishment" is an establishment utilizing a class IIIA or class IIIB solvent.(x) "Type IV establishment" is an establishment utilizing a class IV solvent.(2) The terms defined in the public health code and the fire prevention code have the same meaning when used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.17102