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 BoxElder, Cache, Davis, SaltLake, 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 countiesmanufactured on or after September 1, 2014.

R307-342-3. Exemptions. (1) The requirements ofR307-342 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 oranalytical laboratory; (b) Adhesives and sealants that contain less than 20 grams of

## voe per liter ofadhesive 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 cementwelding adhesives and contact adhesives; (e) Contactadhesives that are sold or suppliedbythe manufacturer or supplier in containers with a netvolume ofone 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 reinforcedplastic composite manufacturingfacilities. (2) The requirements ofR307-342 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 ofthe adhesive states "fortire repair only;" (b) In the production, rework, repair, ormaintenance of aerospace vehicles and components, and undersea-based weapon systems; ( c) Inthe manufacture ofmedical equipment; (d) Operations that are exclusively covered by Department ofDefense military technical data and performed

on site at installations owned and/or operated by the United States ArmedForces. (e) Plaque laminating operations in which adhesives

are used to bond clear, polyester acetate laminate to wood with lamination equipmentinstalledpriorto July 1, 1992. (3) The requirements ofR307-342 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 calendaryear. (4) Adhesive products and sealantproducts shipped, supplied or sold exclusively outside ofthe areas specified in R307-342-2 are exemptfrom therequirements ofthis 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 ofthe applicable counties and that the manufacturer or distributor has taken reasonable prudent precautions to assure that the product is not distributedto 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 sufficientto demonstrate compliance.

R307-342-4. Definitions. The following additional definitions apply to R307- 342: "Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended bythe manufacturer to weld acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene pipe, which is made by reacting monomers ofacrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene. "Adhesive" means any chemical substance that is applied for the purpose ofbonding two surfaces together other than bymechanical means. "Adhesive primer" means any product intended by the manufacturer for application to a substrate, prior to the application ofan adhesive, to provide abonding surface. "Aerospace component" means a fabricated part, assembled part, or completed unit, including passenger safety equipment, ofany 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 ofceramictiles. "Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic (CPVC) plastic" means a polymer ofthe vinyl chloride monomer that contains 67% chlorine and is typically identified with a CPVC marking."Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) welding adhesive" means an adhesive labeled for welding ofchlorinated 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 equipmentused in applying amaterial. "Computer diskette jacket manufacturing adhesive"

means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to glue the fold-overflaps to the body ofavinyl computerdiskettejacket. "Contactbond adhesive" means an adhesive that: (I) is designed for application to both surfaces to be bondedtogether; (2) is allowed to dry before the two surfaces are placed in contactwith each other; (3) forms an immediate bond that is impossible, or difficult, to reposition after both adhesive-coated surfaces are placed in contactwith 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 contactbetween 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 ofvinyl 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 orto 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 atfloor level. "Cyanoacrylate adhesive" means any adhesive with a cyanoacrylate contentofatleast95%byweight. "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 befabricated orconstructed. "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 forrecirculation. "Flexible vinyl" means non-rigid polyvinyl chloride plastic with at least 5%by weightplasticizer content. "Fiberglass" means amaterial consisting ofextremely 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 excludedfrom this category. "Laminate" means a product made by bonding togethertwo ormore layers ofmaterial. "Marine deck sealant" or "marine deck sealant primer" means any sealant or sealant primer labeled for applicationto 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 paperhandling 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), ceilingtile and acoustical tile. "Nonmembrane roof installation/repair adhesive"

means any adhesive intendedbythe manufacturerfor use in the installation or repair of nonmembrane roofs and that is not intended for the installation ofprefabricated single-ply flexible roofing membrane, including, but not limited to, plastic or asphalt roofcement, asphalt roofcoating and cold application
cement. "Outdoor floor covering installation adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation offloor coveringthatis notin an enclosure and that is exposedto ambient weatherconditions 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 thatpurpose. "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 onlyto a strip ofup to four inches wide aroundtheperimeterof the sheetflooring. "Plastic cement welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer for use to dissolve the surface ofplasticto form abondbetweenmating surfaces. "Plastic cement welding adhesive primer" means any primer intended by the manufacturer for use to prepare plastic substrates priorto bonding orwelding. "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 determinedbyASTM MethodE-260-96. "Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic" means a polymer ofthe chlorinated vinyl monomerthatcontains 57%chlorine. "Polyvinyl chloride welding adhesive" or "PVC welding adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturerfor use in the welding ofPVC plastic pipe."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 corrugatedpaperboard. "Roadway sealant" means any sealant intended by the manufacturer for applicationto 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 ofa sealant, to enhancethebonding surface. "Sealant" means any material with adhesive properties, including sealant primers and caulks, that is formulated primarily to fill, seal, waterproof or weatherproof gaps orjointsbetweentwo surfaces. "Sheet-applied rubber installation" means the process ofapplying sheet rubber liners by hand to metal or plastic substrates to protect the underlying substrate from corrosion or abrasion. These operations also include laminating sheetrubberto fabric byhand. "Single-ply roof membrane" means a prefabricated single sheet of rubber, normally ethylene-propylenediene terpolymer, that is field applied to a building roofusing one layerofmembrane material. "Single-ply roof membrane installation and repair adhesive" means any adhesive labeled for use in the installation

orrepair ofsingle-plyroofmembrane. (1) Installation includes, as a minimum, attaching the edge ofthe membrane to the edge ofthe roofand 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 roofmembrane adhesive primer" means any primer labeled for use to clean and promote adhesion ofthe single-plyroofmembrane seams or splicespriorto bonding. "Single-ply roof membrane sealant" means any sealantlabeled for applicationto single-plyroofmembrane. "Structural glazing adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the manufacturer to apply glass, ceramic, metal, stone orcompositepanelsto exteriorbuildingframes. "Subfloor installation" means the installation of subflooring material over floor joists, including the construction ofany load bearingjoists. 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 priorto the application ofaprimer, 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 ofelectronic or magnetic components in which the thickness ofthebond 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 withrubber. "Traffic marking tape" means preformed reflective film intended by the manufacturer for application to public streets, highways and other surfaces, including curbs, berms, driveways andparking lots. "Traffic marking tape adhesive primer" means any primer intended by the manufacturer for application to surfaces priorto installation oftraffic marking tape. "Undersea-based weapons systems components"

means the fabrication ofparts, assembly ofparts 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 saltwater.

R307-342-5. Emission Standards. (1) Beginning September 1, 2014, no person shall manufacturer any adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primerwith a

## voe contentin excess ofthe 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 ofthe 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 ofthe 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 sealantprimerwas manufacturedbefore September 1, 2014. (4) The

## voe content limits in Table 1for adhesives appliedto particular substrates shall apply as follows: (a) Ifa person uses an adhesive or sealant subjectto

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 limitfor suchuse.

TABLE 1

VOC Content Limits for Adhesives, Sea1ants, Adhesive Primers, 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 iter)

400

130
850

250

150CPVC welding

Indoor floor covering installation

Meta1 to urethane/rubber molding or casting Multipurpose construction

Nonmembrane roof insta11 ation/repair

Other plastic cement welding

Outdoor floor covering installation

PVC welding Single-ply roof membrane insta11ation/repair

Structural glazing

Thin metal laminating

Tire retread

Perimeter bonded sheet vinyl flooring installation Waterproof resorcinol glue Sheet-applied rubber installation

Sealants

Architectural

Marine deck

Nonmembrane roof insta11 ation/repair Roadway Single-ply roof membrane

Other

Adhesive Primers

Automotive glass

Plastic cement welding Single-ply roof membrane

Traffic marking tape
Other

Sea1ant Primers Non-porous architectura1

Porous architectura1

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 equipmentto apply adhesives and sealants: (a) Electrostatic application; (b) Flowcoater; (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 ofan adhesive, sealant, adhesiveprimer

or sealant primer from the parts ofspray application equipment shall beperformed as follows: (a) In an enclosed cleaning system; (b) Using a solvent with a VOC content less than or equalto 70 grams ofVOCperliter ofmaterial; or (c) Parts containing dried adhesive maybe soaked in

a solvent if the composite vapor pressure of the solvent, excludingwater and exempt compounds, is less than orequal 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 partsto orremovingparts from the container.

R307-342-7. Administrative Requirements. (1) Each person that manufactures adhesives, sealants, and adhesive primers subject to this rule shall maintainrecords demonstratingcompliance. (2) Commercial and industrial operations that are not exempt under R307-342-3 shall maintain records demonstrating compliancewiththisrule, including: (a) A list ofeach 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 ofcatalysts, reducers or other components used andthe mixratio; (d) The

## voe content or vapor pressure, as applied; and (e) The monthly volume ofeach adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer, sealant primer cleanup solvent and surface preparation solventused. (2) Except as provided inR307-342-6(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 ofthe solvent used is less than 45

mmHgat20 degrees Celsius.

R307-342-8. OptionalAdd-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 ofatleast 85%byweight.(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 oftwo years records of operating and maintenance sufficient to demonstrate that the equipment is being operated and maintained in accordance with themanufacturerrecommendations.

R307-342-9. Container Labeling. Each manufacturer ofan adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer subject to this rule shall display the following information on theproductcontainerorlabel: (1) A statement of the manufacture's recommendation regarding thinning, reducing, ormixing ofthe product. (a) R307-342-9 does not apply to the thinning ofa productwith water. (b) 

### Ifthe thinning ofthe product prior to use is not necessary, the recommendation shall specify thatthe product is to be applied withoutthinning. (2) The maximum or the actual voe content ofthe product in accordance with Table 1, as supplied, displayed in grams ofVOeperliter ofproduct; and (3) The maximum orthe actual voe content ofthe product in accordance with Table 1, which includes the manufacture's maximum recommendation for thinning, as applied, displayed in grams ofVOeperliterofproduct.

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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