Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency › Chapter 3745-113 - Architextural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings › Section 3745-113-03 - Standards for architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) On or after
			 
								the
			 effective date specified, any person subject to this chapter in
			 accordance with rule
			 3745-113-02 of the
			 Administrative Code shall ensure that the AIM coatings meet the following
			 limits:
(1) VOC content limits.
Limits are expressed 
										as VOC content, thinned to the manufacturer's
				maximum thinning recommendation, excluding
				
										any colorant added to tint
				bases.
Table: VOC Content Limits for AIM Coatings
Coating Type
Limit (grams/liter)
Limit (pounds/gallon)
Limit
						  (grams/liter)
Limit
						  (pounds/gallon)
Effective January 1, 2009 until
						  December 31, 2023
Effective January 1, 2009 until
						  December 31, 2023
Effective January 1,
						  2024
Effective January 1,
						  2024
Flat coatings
100
0.83
50
0.42
Non-flat coatings
150
1.25
100
0.83
Non-flat-high-gloss coatings
250
2.08
150
1.25
Specialty
						  coatings:
Aluminum
						  roof
N/A
N/A
450
3.75
Antenna coatings
530
4.42
N/A
N/A
Anti-fouling coatings
400
3.33
N/A
N/A
Basement specialty
						  coatings
N/A
N/A
400
3.33
Bituminous roof coatings
300
2.50
270
2.25
Bituminous roof primers
350
2.92
350
2.92
Bond breakers
350
2.92
350
2.92
Calcimine recoaters
475
3.96
475
3.96
Clear wood
						  coatings:
Clear brushing lacquers
680
5.67
N/A
N/A
Lacquers, including clear lacquer sanding
						  sealers
550
4.59
N/A
N/A
Sanding sealers, excluding clear
						  lacquers
350
2.92
N/A
N/A
Varnishes other than conversion
						  varnishes
350
2.92
N/A
N/A
Concrete curing compounds
350
2.92
350
2.92
Concrete/masonry
						  sealer
N/A
N/A
100
0.83
Concrete surface retarders
780
6.50
780
6.50
Conjugated oil
						  varnish
450
3.75
450
3.75
Conversion
						  varnish
725
6.04
725
6.04
Driveway
						  sealers
N/A
N/A
50
0.42
Dry fog coatings
400
3.33
150
1.25
Faux finishing coatings
350
2.92
350
2.92
Fire-resistive coatings
350
2.92
350
2.92
Fire-retardant
						  coatings:
Clear
650
5.42
N/A
N/A
Opaque
350
2.92
N/A
N/A
Floor coatings
250
2.08
100
0.83
Flow coatings
420
3.50
N/A
N/A
Form-release compounds
250
2.08
250
2.08
Graphic arts coatings (sign paints)
500
4.17
500
4.17
High-temperature coatings
420
3.50
420
3.50
Impacted immersion coatings
780
6.50
780
6.50
Industrial maintenance coatings
340
2.83
250
2.08
Low-solids coatings
120
1.00
120
1.00
Magnesite cement coatings
450
3.75
450
3.75
Mastic texture coatings
300
2.50
100
0.83
Metallic pigmented coatings
500
4.17
500
4.17
Multi-color coatings
250
2.08
250
2.08
Nuclear coatings
450
3.75
450
3.75
Pre-treatment wash primers
420
3.50
420
3.50
Primers, sealers, and undercoaters
200
1.67
100
0.83
Quick-dry enamels
250
2.08
N/A
N/A
Quick-dry primers, sealers and
						  undercoaters
200
1.67
N/A
N/A
Reactive penetrating
						  sealer
N/A
N/A
350
2.92
Reactive penetrating carbonate
						  stone sealer
N/A
N/A
500
4.17
Recycled coatings
250
2.08
250
2.08
Roof coatings
250
2.08
250
2.08
Rust preventive coatings
400
3.33
250
2.08
Shellacs:
Clear
730
6.09
730
6.09
Opaque
550
4.59
550
4.59
Specialty primers, sealers and
						  undercoaters
350
2.92
100
0.83
Stains
250
2.08
250
2.08
Stone
						  consolidant
N/A
N/A
450
3.75
Swimming pool coatings
340
2.83
340
2.83
Swimming pool repair & maintenance
						  coatings
340
2.83
N/A
N/A
Temperatureindicator Safety coatings
550
4.59
N/A
N/A
Thermoplastic rubber coatings and
						  mastics
550
4.59
550
4.59
Traffic marking coatings
150
1.25
100
0.83
Tub and tile
						  refinish
N/A
N/A
420
3.50
Waterproofing
						  membranes
N/A
N/A
250
2.08
Waterproofing sealers
250
2.08
N/A
N/A
Waterproofing concrete/masonry sealers
400
3.33
N/A
N/A
Wood
						  coatings
N/A
N/A
275
2.29
Wood preservatives
350
2.92
350
2.92
Zinc-rich
						  primer
N/A
N/A
340
2.83
Conversion factor: one pound VOC per gallon (US) =
				119.95 grams per liter.
(2) Most restrictive VOC limit.
If a coating is recommended for use in more than one of
				the specialty coating categories listed in the table in paragraph (A) of this
				rule, the most restrictive (or lowest) VOC content limit applies. This
				requirement applies to: usage recommendations that appear anywhere on the
				coating container, anywhere on any label or sticker affixed to the container,
				or in any sales, advertising, or technical literature supplied by a
				manufacturer or anyone acting on their behalf.
(a)
										Effective for
			 products manufactured before January 1, 2024, this provision does not apply to
			 the following coating categories:
(i) Lacquer coatings
			 (including lacquer sanding sealers).
(ii) Metallic pigmented
			 coatings.
(iii)
			 Shellacs.
(iv) Fire-retardant
			 coatings.
(v) Pretreatment wash
			 primers.
(vi) Industrial
			 maintenance coatings.
(vii) Low-solids
			 coatings.
(viii) Wood preservatives.
(ix) High-temperature
			 coatings.
(x)
			 Temperature-indicator safety coatings.
(xi) Antenna
			 coatings.
(xii) Antifouling
			 coatings.
(xiii) Flow
			 coatings.
(xiv) Bituminous roof
			 primers.
(xv) Specialty primers,
			 sealers, and undercoaters.
(xvi) Thermoplastic
			 rubber coatings and mastics.
(xvii) Calcimine
			 recoaters.
(xviii) Impacted
			 immersion coatings.
(xix) Nuclear
			 coatings.
(b)
										Effective for products manufactured on or after January
			 1, 2024, this provision does not apply to the following coating
			 categories:
(i)
											Aluminum roof coatings.
(ii)
											Bituminous roof
			 primers.
(iii)
											High temperature coatings.
(iv)
											Industrial
			 maintenance coatings.
(v)
											Low-solids coatings.
(vi)
											Metallic
			 pigmented coatings.
(vii)
											Pretreatment wash primers.
(viii)
											Shellacs.
(ix)
											Specialty
			 primers, sealers, and undercoaters.
(x)
											Wood
			 coatings.
(xi)
											Wood preservatives.
(xii)
											Zinc-rich
			 primers.
(xiii)
											Calcimine recoaters.
(xiv)
											Impacted
			 immersion coatings.
(xv)
											Nuclear coatings.
(xvi)
											Thermoplastic
			 rubber coatings and mastic.
(xvii)
											Concrete
			 surface retarders.
(3) Sell-through of coatings.
A coating manufactured prior to 
										the
				effective date specified for that coating in the table in paragraph (A) of this
				rule, and that complied with the standards in effect at the time the coating
				was manufactured, may be sold, supplied, or offered for sale
				
										for up to three years after the specified effective
				date. In addition, a coating manufactured before
				
										the
				effective date specified for that coating in the table in paragraph (A) of this
				rule may be applied at any time, both before and after
				
										the
				specified effective date, so long as the coating complied with the
				standards in effect at the time the coating was manufactured. This paragraph
				does not apply to any coating that does not display the date or date code
				required by  rule
				3745-113-04 of the
				Administrative Code.