N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 226-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 226-2.3 - Control Requirements

The owner or operator of a facility subject to this Subpart shall not conduct any cleaning, with industrial cleaning solvents containing VOC's, unless the following control measures are used:

(a) Work Practice

(1) use closed, non-leaking containers to store or dispose of cloth or other absorbent cleaning tools impregnated with industrial cleaning solvents when not in use;

(2) minimize air circulation around cleaning operations;

(3) properly dispose of used cleaning solvents and tools;

(4) implement equipment practices that minimize emissions, such as maintaining of cleaning equipment and repair of solvent leaks; and

(a) an industrial cleaning solvent with a maximum VOC content of fifty (50) grams of VOC per liter (0.42 pounds of VOC per gallon) of cleaning material must be used for cleaning the following: large and small manufactured components, parts, equipment, floors, tanks, and vessels; or

(b) as an alternative to the maximum VOC content specified above, an industrial cleaning solvent with a maximum composite vapor pressure of eight (8) millimeters of mercury (mmHg) at 20 degrees Celsius may also be used; or

(c) emissions are controlled by an emission control system with an overall control efficiency of at least 85 percent or equivalent control.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 226-2.3

Adopted New York State Register October 23, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 43, eff. 11/1/2019