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R307. Environmental Quality, Air Quality. 

R307-342. Adhesives and Sealants. 

R307-342-1. Purpose. 

The purpose of this rule is to limit emissions of 

volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from adhesives, sealants, 

primers and cleaning solvents. 

R307-342-2. Applicability. 

Beginning September 1, 2014, R307-342 applies to 

any person who manufactures any adhesive, sealant, adhesive 

primer or sealant primer in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, 

Utah or Weber counties and to any person who sells, supplies, 

or applies any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant 

primer in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah or 

Weber counties manufactured on or after September 1, 2014. 

R307-342-3. Exemptions. 

(1) The requirements of R307-342 do not apply to 

the following: 

(a) Adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or sealant 

primers being tested or evaluated in any research and 

development, quality assurance or analytical laboratory; 

(b) Adhesives and sealants that contain less than 20 

grams of voe per liter of adhesive or sealant, less water and 

exempt solvents, as applied; 

( c) Cyanoacrylate adhesives; 

( d) Adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or sealant 

primers that are sold or supplied by the manufacturer or 

supplier in containers with a net volume of 16 fluid ounces or 

less or that have a net weight of one pound or less, except 

plastic cement welding adhesives and contact adhesives; 

(e) Contact adhesives that are sold or supplied by the 

manufacturer or supplier in containers with a net volume of one 

gallon or less; 

(f) Aerosol adhesives and primers dispensed from 

aerosol spray cans; or 

(g) Polyester bonding putties to assemble fiberglass 

parts at fiberglass boat manufacturing facilities and at other 

reinforced plastic composite manufacturing facilities. 

(2) The requirements of R307-342 do not apply to 

the use of adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers, sealant 

primers, surface preparation and cleanup solvents in the 

following operations: 

(a) Tire repair operations, provided the label of the 

adhesive states "for tire repair only;" 

(b) In the production, rework, repair, or maintenance 

of aerospace vehicles and components, and undersea-based 

weapon systems; 

( c) In the manufacture of medical equipment; 

( d) Operations that are exclusively covered by 

Department of Defense military technical data and performed 

on site at installations owned and/or operated by the United 

States Armed Forces. 

( e) Plaque laminating operations in which adhesives 

are used to bond clear, polyester acetate laminate to wood with 

lamination equipment installed prior to July 1, 1992. 

(3) The requirements of R307-342 do not apply to 

commercial and industrial operations if the total voe 

emissions from all adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers and 

sealant primers used at the source are less than 200 pounds per 

calendar year. 

(4) Adhesive products and sealant products shipped, 

supplied or sold exclusively outside of the areas specified in 

R307-342-2 are exempt from the requirements of this rule. 

(5) R307-342 shall not apply to any adhesive, 

sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer products 

manufactured for shipment and use outside of the counties 

specified R307-342-2 as long as the manufacturer or 

distributor can demonstrate both that the product is intended 

for shipment and use outside of the applicable counties and 

that the manufacturer or distributor has taken reasonable 

prudent precautions to assure that the product is not 

distributed to the applicable counties. 

(6) R307-342 shall not apply to the use of any 

adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers, sealant primers, 

cleanup solvents and surface preparation solvents, provided 

the total volume of noncomplying adhesives, sealants, 

primers, cleanup and surface preparation solvents applied 

facility-wide does not exceed 55 gallons per rolling 12-month 

period. 

(7) Commercial and industrial operations claiming 

exemption pursuant to R307-342-3 shall record and maintain 

operational records sufficient to demonstrate compliance. 

R307-342-4. Definitions. 

The following additional definitions apply to R307-

342: 

"Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) welding 

adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to 

weld acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene pipe, which is made by 

reacting monomers of acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene. 

"Adhesive" means any chemical substance that is 

applied for the purpose of bonding two surfaces together other 

than by mechanical means. 

"Adhesive primer" means any product intended by 

the manufacturer for application to a substrate, prior to the 

application of an adhesive, to provide a bonding surface. 

"Aerospace component" means a fabricated part, 

assembled part, or completed unit, including passenger safety 

equipment, of any aircraft, helicopter, missile or space vehicle. 

"Architectural sealant or primer" means any sealant 

or sealant primer intended by the manufacturer to be applied to 

stationary structures, including mobile homes and their 

appurtenances. Appurtenances to an architectural structure 

include, but are not limited to: hand railings, cabinets, 

bathroom and kitchen fixtures, fences, rain gutters and 

downspouts, and windows. 

"Automotive glass adhesive primer" means an 

adhesive primer labeled by the manufacturer to be applied to 

automotive glass prior to installation of the glass using an 

adhesive or sealant. 

"Ceramic tile installation adhesive" means any 

adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the 

installation of ceramic tiles. 

"Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic (CPVC) 

plastic" means a polymer of the vinyl chloride monomer that 

contains 67% chlorine and is typically identified with a CPVC 

marking. 
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"Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) welding 

adhesive" means an adhesive labeled for welding of chlorinated 

polyvinyl chloride plastic. 

"Cleanup solvent" means a VOC-containing material used 

either to remove a loosely held uncured (i.e., not dry to the 

touch) adhesive or sealant from a substrate or to clean 

equipment used in applying a material. 

"Computer diskette jacket manufacturing adhesive" 

means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to glue the 

fold-over flaps to the body of a vinyl computer diskette jacket. 

"Contact bond adhesive" means an adhesive that: 

(I) is designed for application to both surfaces to be 

bonded together; 

(2) is allowed to dry before the two surfaces are 

placed in contact with each other; 

(3) forms an immediate bond that is impossible, or 

difficult, to reposition after both adhesive-coated surfaces are 

placed in contact with each other; and 

(4) does not need sustained pressure or clamping of 

surfaces after the adhesive-coated surfaces have been brought 

together using sufficient momentary pressure to establish full 

contact between both surfaces. 

"Contact adhesive" means an adhesive that feels dry 

to the touch and bonds instantly. Contact adhesives do not 

include rubber cements that are primarily intended for use on 

paper substrates and vulcanizing fluids that are designed and 

labeled for tire repair only. 

"Cove base" means a flooring trim unit, generally 

made of vinyl or rubber, having a concave radius on one edge 

and a convex radius on the opposite edge that is used in 

forming a junction between the bottom wall course and the 

floor or to form an inside comer. 

"Cove base installation adhesive" means any 

adhesive intended by the manufacturer to be used for the 

installation of cove base or wall base on a wall or vertical 

surface at floor level. 

"Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means any adhesive with a 

cyanoacrylate content of at least 95% by weight. 

"Department of Defense military technical data" 

means a specification that specifies design requirements, such 

as materials to be used, how a requirement is to be achieved, or 

how an item is to be fabricated or constructed. 

"Enclosed cleaning system" means a cleaner consisting of a 

closed container with a door or top that can be opened and 

closed and fitted with cleaning connections. A spray gun is 

attached to the enclosed cleaning system by a connection, and 

solvent is pumped through the gun to clean it. The cleaning 

solvent falls back into the cleaning system's solvent reservoir 

for recirculation. 

"Flexible vinyl" means non-rigid polyvinyl chloride 

plastic with at least 5% by weight plasticizer content. 

"Fiberglass" means a material consisting of extremely 

fine glass fibers. 

"Indoor floor covering installation adhesive" means 

any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the 

installation of wood flooring, carpet, resilient tile, vinyl tile, 

vinyl backed carpet, resilient sheet and roll or artificial grass. 

Adhesives used to install ceramic tile and perimeter bonded 

sheet flooring with vinyl backing onto a non-porous substrate, 

such as flexible vinyl, are excluded from this category. 

"Laminate" means a product made by bonding 

together two or more layers of material. 

"Marine deck sealant" or "marine deck sealant 

primer" means any sealant or sealant primer labeled for 

application to wooden marine decks. 

"Medical equipment manufacturing" means the 

manufacture of medical devices, such as, but not limited to, 

catheters, heart valves, blood cardioplegia machines, 

tracheostomy tubes, blood oxygenators, and cardiatory 

reservoirs. 

"Metal to urethane/rubber molding or casting 

adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to 

bond metal to high density or elastomeric urethane or molded 

rubber materials, in heater molding or casting processes, to 

fabricate products such as rollers for computer printers or other 

paper handling equipment. 

"Multipurpose construction adhesive" means any 

adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the 

installation or repair of various construction materials, 

including but not limited to drywall, subfloor, panel, fiberglass 

reinforced plastic (FRP), ceiling tile and acoustical tile. 

"Nonmembrane roof installation/repair adhesive" 

means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the 

installation or repair of nonmembrane roofs and that is not 

intended for the installation of prefabricated single-ply flexible 

roofing membrane, including, but not limited to, plastic or 

asphalt roof cement, asphalt roof coating and cold application 

cement. 

"Outdoor floor covering installation adhesive" means 

any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the 

installation of floor covering that is not in an enclosure and that 

is exposed to ambient weather conditions during normal use. 

"Panel installation" means the installation of 

plywood, pre-decorated hardboard (or tileboard), fiberglass 

reinforced plastic, and similar pre-decorated or non-decorated 

panels to studs or solid surfaces using an adhesive formulated 

for that purpose. 

"Perimeter bonded sheet flooring installation" means 

the installation of sheet flooring with vinyl backing onto a 

nonporous substrate using an adhesive designed to be applied 

only to a strip of up to four inches wide around the perimeter of 

the sheet flooring. 

"Plastic cement welding adhesive" means any 

adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use to dissolve the 

surface of plastic to form a bond between mating surfaces. 

"Plastic cement welding adhesive primer" means any 

primer intended by the manufacturer for use to prepare plastic 

substrates prior to bonding or welding. 

"Plasticizer" means a material such as a high boiling 

point organic solvent that is incorporated into a vinyl to 

increase its flexibility, workability, or distensibility, as 

determined by ASTM Method E-260-96. 

"Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic" means a polymer 

of the chlorinated vinyl monomer that contains 57% chlorine. 

"Polyvinyl chloride welding adhesive" or "PVC 

welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the 

manufacturer for use in the welding of PVC plastic pipe. 
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"Porous material" means a substance that has tiny 

openings, often microscopic, in which fluids may be absorbed 

or discharged, including, but not limited to, wood, paper and 

corrugated paperboard. 

"Roadway sealant" means any sealant intended by 

the manufacturer for application to public streets, highways and 

other surfaces, including but not limited to curbs, berms, 

driveways and parking lots. 

"Rubber" means any natural or manmade rubber 

substrate, including styrene-butadiene rubber, polychloroprene 

(neoprene), butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, chlorosulfonated 

polyethylene and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer. 

"Sealant primer" means any product intended by the 

manufacturer for application to a substrate, prior to the 

application of a sealant, to enhance the bonding surface. 

"Sealant" means any material with adhesive 

properties, including sealant primers and caulks, that is 

formulated primarily to fill, seal, waterproof or weatherproof 

gaps or joints between two surfaces. "Sheet-applied rubber 

installation" means the process of applying sheet rubber liners 

by hand to metal or plastic substrates to protect the underlying 

substrate from corrosion or abrasion. These operations also 

include laminating sheet rubber to fabric by hand. 

"Single-ply roof membrane" means a prefabricated 

single sheet of rubber, normally ethylene-propylenediene 

terpolymer, that is field applied to a building roof using one 

layer of membrane material. 

"Single-ply roof membrane installation and repair 

adhesive" means any adhesive labeled for use in the installation 

or repair of single-ply roof membrane. 

(1) Installation includes, as a minimum, attaching 

the edge of the membrane to the edge of the roof and applying 

flashings to vents, pipes and ducts that protrude through the 

membrane. ' 

(2) Repair includes gluing the edges of tom 

membrane together, attaching a patch over a hole and 

reapplying flashings to vents, pipes or ducts installed through 

the membrane. 

"Single-ply roof membrane adhesive primer" means 

any primer labeled for use to clean and promote adhesion of the 

single-ply roof membrane seams or splices prior to bonding. 

"Single-ply roof membrane sealant" means any 

sealant labeled for application to single-ply roof membrane. 

"Structural glazing adhesive" means any adhesive 

intended by the manufacturer to apply glass, ceramic, metal, 

stone or composite panels to exterior building frames. 

"Subfloor installation" means the installation of 

subflooring material over floor joists, including the 

construction of any load bearing joists. Subflooring is covered 

by a finish surface material. 

"Surface preparation solvent" means a solvent used 

to remove dirt, oil and other contaminants from a substrate 

prior to the application of a primer, adhesive or sealant. 

"Thin metal laminating adhesive" means any 

adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in bonding 

multiple layers of metal to metal or metal to plastic in the 

production of electronic or magnetic components in which the 

thickness of the bond line is less than 0.25 mils. 

"Tire repair" means a process that includes 

expanding a hole, tear, fissure or blemish in a tire casing by 

grinding or gouging, applying adhesive, and filling the hole or 

crevice with rubber. 

"Traffic marking tape" means preformed reflective 

film intended by the manufacturer for application to public 

streets, highways and other surfaces, including curbs, berms, 

driveways and parking lots. 

"Traffic marking tape adhesive primer" means any 

primer intended by the manufacturer for application to surfaces 

prior to installation of traffic marking tape. 

"Undersea-based weapons systems components" 

means the fabrication of parts, assembly of parts or completed 

units of any portion of a missile launching system used on 

undersea ships. 

"Waterproof resorcinol glue" means a two-part 

resorcinol-resin-based adhesive designed for applications 

where the bond line must be resistant to conditions of 

continuous immersion in fresh or salt water. 

R307-342-5. Emission Standards. 

(1) Beginning September 1, 2014, no person shall 

manufacturer any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant 

primer with a voe content in excess of the limits in Table 1. 

(2) Beginning September 1, 2014, no person shall 

sell supply or offer for sale any adhesive, sealant, adhesive 

primer or sealant primer with a voe content in excess of the 

limits in Table 1 and that was manufactured on or after 

September 1, 2014. 

(3) Beginning September 1, 2014, no person shall 

apply any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer 

with a voe content in excess of the limits in Table 1 unless 

that person uses an add-on control device as specified in R307-

342-8 or unless the adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or 

sealant primer was manufactured before September 1, 2014. 

(4) The voe content limits in Table 1 for adhesives 

applied to particular substrates shall apply as follows: 

(a) If a person uses an adhesive or sealant subject to 

a specific voe content limit for such adhesive or sealant in 

Table 1, such specific limit is applicable rather than an 

adhesive-to-substrate limit; and 

(b) If an adhesive is used to bond dissimilar 

substrates together, the applicable substrate category with the 

highest voe content shall be the limit for such use. 

TABLE 1 

VOC Content Li mi ts for Adhesives, Sea 1 ants, Adhesive Prime rs, Sealant Primers and Adhesives Appli-ed to Particular Substrates 

(minus water and exempt compounds (compounds that are not 

defined as VOC), as applied 

Adhesive, Sealant, Adhesive Primer 

Category 

Adhesives 

ABS welding 

Ceramic tile installation 

Computer diskette jacket 

manufacturing 

Contact bond 

Cove base installation 

VOC Content Limit 

(grams VOC/1 i ter) 

400 

130 

850 

250 

150 
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CPVC welding 

Indoor floor covering 

installation 

Meta 1 to urethane/rubber 

molding or casting 

Multipurpose construction 

Nonmembrane roof 

i nsta 11 at ion/repair 

Other plastic cement welding 

Outdoor floor covering 

installation 

PVC welding 

Single-ply roof membrane 

i nsta 11 ati on/repair 

Structural glazing 

Thin metal laminating 

Tire retread 

Perimeter bonded sheet vinyl 

flooring installation 

Waterproof resorci nol glue 

Sheet-applied rubber 

installation 

Sealants 

Architectural 

Marine deck 

Nonmembrane roof 

i nsta 11 ati on/repair 

Roadway 

Single-ply roof membrane 

Other 

Adhesive Primers 

Automotive glass 

Plastic cement welding 

Single-ply roof membrane 

Traffic marking tape 

Other 

Sea 1 ant Prime rs 

Non-porous archi tectura 1 

Porous architectura 1 

Marine deck 

Other 

Adhesives Applied to the Listed Substrate 

Flexible vinyl 

Fiberglass 

Metal 

Porous material 

Rubber 

Other substrates 

R307-342-6. Application Equipment. 

490 

150 

850 

200 

300 

510 

250 

510 

250 

100 

780 

100 

660 

170 

850 

250 

760 

300 

250 

450 

420 

700 

650 

250 

150 

250 

250 

775 

760 

750 

250 

200 

30 

120 

250 

250 

(1) An operator shall only use the following 

equipment to apply adhesives and sealants: 

(a) Electrostatic application; 

(b) Flow coater; 

( c) Roll coater; 

( d) Dip coater; 

( e) Hand application method; 

( f) Airless spray and air-assisted airless spray; 

(g) High volume, low pressure spray equipment 

operated in accordance with the manufacturers specifications; 

or 

(h) Other methods having a minimum 65% transfer 

efficiency. 

(2) Removal of an adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer 

or sealant primer from the parts of spray application equipment 

shall be performed as follows: 

(a) In an enclosed cleaning system; 

(b) Using a solvent with a VOC content less than or 

equal to 70 grams ofVOC per liter of material; or 

( c) Parts containing dried adhesive may be soaked in 

a solvent if the composite vapor pressure of the solvent, 

excluding water and exempt compounds, is less than or equal to 

9.5 mm Hg at 20 degrees Celsius and the parts and solvent are 

in a closed container that remains closed except when adding 

parts to or removing parts from the container. 

R307-342-7. Administrative Requirements. 

(1) Each person that manufactures adhesives, 

sealants, and adhesive primers subject to this rule shall 

maintain records demonstrating compliance. 

(2) Commercial and industrial operations that are 

not exempt under R307-342-3 shall maintain records 

demonstrating compliance with this rule, including: 

(a) A list of each adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, 

sealant primer cleanup solvent and surface preparation solvent 

in use and in storage; 

(b) A material data sheet for each adhesive, sealant, 

adhesive primer, sealant primer, cleanup solvent and surface 

preparation solvent; 

( c) A list of catalysts, reducers or other components 

used and the mix ratio; 

(d) The voe content or vapor pressure, as applied; 

and 

(e) The monthly volume of each adhesive, sealant, 

adhesive primer, sealant primer cleanup solvent and surface 

preparation solvent used. 

(2) Except as provided in R307-342-6(2), no person 

shall use materials containing VOCs for the removal of 

adhesives, sealants, or adhesive or sealant primers from 

surfaces, other than spray application equipment, unless the 

composite vapor pressure of the solvent used is less than 45 

mm Hg at 20 degrees Celsius. 

R307-342-8. Optional Add-On Controls. 

(1) voe emissions from the manufacturer or use of 

all adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or sealant primers 

subject to this rule shall be reduced by an overall capture and 

control efficiency of at least 85% by weight. 
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(2) The owner or operator of an emission control 

system shall provide documentation that the emissions control 

system will attain the requirements ofR307-342-8. 

(3) The owner or operator of an emission control 

system shall maintain for a minimum of two years records of 

operating and maintenance sufficient to demonstrate that the 

equipment is being operated and maintained in accordance with 

the manufacturer recommendations. 

R307-342-9. Container Labeling. 

Each manufacturer of an adhesive, sealant, adhesive 

primer or sealant primer subject to this rule shall display the 

following information on the product container or label: 

(1) A statement of the manufacture's 

recommendation regarding thinning, reducing, or mixing of the 

product. 

(a) R307-342-9 does not apply to the thinning of a 

product with water. 

(b) If the thinning of the product prior to use is not 

necessary, the recommendation shall specify that the product is 

to be applied without thinning. 

(2) The maximum or the actual voe content of the 

product in accordance with Table 1, as supplied, displayed in 

grams ofVOe per liter of product; and 

(3) The maximum or the actual voe content of the 

product in accordance with Table 1, which includes the 

manufacture's maximum recommendation for thinning, as 

applied, displayed in grams ofVOe per liter of product. 

KEY: air pollution, adhesives, sealants, primers 

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: 

August 1, 2013 

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-2-

104(1 )(a) 

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