New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter III - AIR RESOURCES › Subchapter A - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIR CONTAMINATION AND AIR POLLUTION › Part 228 - SURFACE COATING PROCESSES, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES, SEALANTS AND PRIMERS › Subpart 228-2 - COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES, SEALANTS AND PRIMERS › Section 228-2.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) To the extent
					 that they are not inconsistent with the specific definitions in subdivision (b)
					 of this section, the general definitions of Part 200 of this Title
					 apply.
(b) For the purposes of this
					 Subpart, the following specific definitions apply:
(1) Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene or ABS
					 welding adhesive. Any adhesive labeled to weld acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
					 pipe, which is made by reacting monomers of acrylonitrile, butadiene and
					 styrene.
(2) Adhesive. Any chemical
					 substance that is applied for the purpose of bonding two surfaces together
					 other than by mechanical means.
(3)
					 Adhesive primer. Any product labeled for application to a substrate, prior to
					 the application of an adhesive, to provide a bonding surface.
(4) Aerosol adhesive. An adhesive packaged as
					 an aerosol product in which the spray mechanism is permanently housed in a
					 non-refillable can designed for hand-held application without the need for
					 ancillary hoses or spray equipment.
(5) Architectural. Architectural shall
					 pertain 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.
(6) Automotive glass adhesive sealer. Any
					 adhesive primer that improves adhesion to the pinch weld and blocks ultraviolet
					 light and that is designed for application to automotive glass prior to
					 installation with an adhesive/sealant.
(7) Ceramic tile installation adhesive. Any
					 adhesive labeled for use in the installation of ceramic tiles.
(8) Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic or
					 CPVC plastic. A polymer of the vinyl chloride monomer that contains 67 percent
					 chlorine.
(9) Chlorinated polyvinyl
					 chloride welding adhesive or CPVC welding adhesive. Any adhesive designed for
					 welding of polyvinyl chloride plastic.
(10) Cleanup solvent. A solvent used to
					 remove excess adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer from a
					 substrate.
(11) Commercial
					 adhesive. An adhesive product that is sold or supplied by the manufacturer or
					 supplier in containers with a net volume greater than 16 fluid ounces, or a net
					 weight greater than one pound, and is not subject to Part 235 of this Title.
					 Commercial adhesives do not include products that are incorporated into or used
					 exclusively in the manufacture or construction of the goods or commodities that
					 are produced by the establishment.
(12) Computer diskette jacket manufacturing
					 adhesive. Any adhesive designed to glue the fold-over flaps to the body of a
					 vinyl computer diskette jacket.
(13) Contact bond adhesive. Any adhesive that
					 forms an instantaneous, non-repositionable bond when substrates, on which the
					 adhesive was applied and allowed to dry, are brought together using momentary
					 pressure.
(14) Cove base. 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
					 corner.
(15) Cove base installation
					 adhesive. Any adhesive labeled for the installation of cove base or wall base
					 on a wall or vertical surface at floor level.
(16) Cyanoacrylate adhesive. Any adhesive
					 with a cyanoacrylate content of at least 95 percent by weight.
(17) Dry wall installation. The installation
					 of gypsum dry wall to studs of solid surfaces using an adhesive labeled for
					 that use.
(18) Flexible vinyl.
					 Non-rigid polyvinyl chloride plastic with at least five percent by weight
					 plasticizer content.
(19)
					 Fiberglass. A material consisting of extremely fine glass fibers.
(20) Indoor floor covering installation
					 adhesive. Any adhesive labeled 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 are not indoor floor covering installation
					 adhesives.
(21) Industrial
					 adhesive. A product category which includes adhesives (including adhesive
					 primers used in conjunction with certain types of adhesives) used at industrial
					 manufacturing and repair facilities for a wide variety of products and
					 equipment that operate adhesives application processes.
(22) Industrial adhesive application
					 processes. Industrial adhesive application processes shall include the
					 application of the adhesives, sealants, adhesive primers or sealant primers
					 listed in table 1 of this Subpart and shall also include the application of
					 other materials used for the same purposes contained in the definitions of each
					 adhesive, sealant, adhesive primer and sealant primer in this
					 section.
(23) Laminate. A material
					 made by bonding two or more sheets or layers.
(24) Low-solids adhesive, sealant or primer.
					 Any product that contains 120 grams or less of solids per liter of
					 material.
(25) Marine deck sealant
					 or marine deck sealant primer. Any sealant or sealant primer labeled for
					 application to wooden marine decks.
(26) Metal to urethane/rubber molding or
					 casting adhesive. Any adhesive labeled 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.
(27)
					 Multipurpose construction adhesive. Any adhesive labeled 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.
(28) Non-membrane roof installation/repair
					 adhesive. Any adhesive labeled for use in the installation or repair of
					 non-membrane 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.
(29) Outdoor floor covering
					 installation adhesive. Any adhesive labeled 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.
(30) Panel installation. 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.
(31) Perimeter bonded sheet flooring
					 installation. 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.
(32) Plastic cement welding adhesive. Any
					 adhesive labeled for use to dissolve the surface of plastic to form a bond
					 between mating surfaces.
(33)
					 Plastic cement welding primer. Any primer labeled for use to prepare plastic
					 substrates prior to bonding or welding.
(34) Plastic foam. Foam constructed of
					 plastics.
(35) Plasticizer. A
					 material, such as a high boiling point organic solvent, that is added into a
					 hard plastic to provide a desired flexibility or pliability.
(36) Plastics. Any of various organic
					 compounds produced by polymerization, capable of being molded, extruded, cast
					 into various shapes and films or drawn into filaments.
(37) Polyvinyl chloride plastic or PVC
					 plastic. A polymer of the chlorinated vinyl monomer that contains 57 percent
					 chlorine.
(38) Polyvinyl chloride
					 welding adhesive or PVC welding adhesive. Any adhesive labeled for use in the
					 welding of PVC plastic pipe.
(39)
					 Porous material. 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.
(40) Propellant. A fluid under pressure that
					 expels the contents of a container when a valve is opened.
(41) Reactive diluent. A liquid that is a
					 reactive organic compound during application and one in that, through chemical
					 and/or physical reactions, such as polymerization, 20 percent or more of the
					 reactive organic compound becomes an integral part of a finished
					 material.
(42) Retail outlet. Any
					 establishment at which adhesives, sealants and primers are sold, supplied, or
					 offered for sale directly to consumers.
(43) Roadway sealant. Any sealant labeled for
					 application to public streets, highways and other surfaces, including but not
					 limited to curbs, berms, driveways and parking lots. Asphalt-based surface
					 coating is regulated pursuant to Part 241 of this Title.
(44) Rubber. Any natural or manmade rubber
					 substrate, including but not limited to, styrene-butadiene rubber,
					 polychloroprene (neoprene), butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, chlorosulfonated
					 polyethylene and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer.
(45) Sealant primer. Any product labeled for
					 application to a substrate, prior to the application of a sealant, to enhance
					 the bonding surface.
(46) Sealant.
					 Any material with adhesive properties that is formulated primarily to fill,
					 seal, waterproof or weatherproof gaps or joints between two surfaces. Sealants
					 include sealant primers and caulks.
(47) Sheet-applied rubber installation. The
					 process of applying sheet rubber liners by hand to metal or plastic substrates
					 to protect the underlying substrate from corrosion or abrasion, inclusive of
					 the process of laminating sheet rubber to fabric by hand.
(48) Single-ply roof membrane. A
					 prefabricated single sheet of rubber, normally ethylene-propylenediene
					 terpolymer, that is field applied to a building roof using one layer of
					 membrane material.
(49) Single-ply
					 roof membrane installation and repair adhesive. Any adhesive labeled for use in
					 the installation or repair of single-ply roof membrane. 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. Repair includes gluing the edges of torn membrane together, attaching
					 a patch over a hole and reapplying flashings to vents, pipes or ducts installed
					 through the membrane.
(50)
					 Single-ply roof membrane adhesive primer. Any primer labeled for use to clean
					 and promote adhesion of the single-ply roof membrane seams or splices prior to
					 bonding.
(51) Single-ply roof
					 membrane sealant. Any sealant labeled for application to single-ply roof
					 membrane.
(52) Solvent. Organic
					 compounds that are used as diluents, thinners, dissolvers, viscosity reducers,
					 cleaning agents or other related uses.
(53) Structural glazing adhesive. Any
					 adhesive labeled to apply glass, ceramic, metal, stone or composite panels to
					 exterior building frames.
(54)
					 Subfloor installation. The installation of subflooring material over floor
					 joists, including the construction of any load bearing joists.
(55) Surface preparation solvent. A solvent
					 used to remove dirt, oil and other contaminants from a substrate prior to the
					 application of a primer, adhesive or sealant.
(56) Thin metal laminating adhesive. Any
					 adhesive labeled 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(s) is less than 0.25 mils.
(57) Tire repair. 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.
(58) Tire tread adhesive.
					 Any adhesive labeled for application to the back of precure tread rubber and to
					 the casing and cushion rubber. Tire tread adhesive may also be used to seal
					 buffed tire casings to prevent oxidation while the tire is being prepared for a
					 new tread.
(59) Traffic marking
					 tape. Preformed reflective film labeled for application to public streets,
					 highways and other surfaces, including but not limited to curbs, berms,
					 driveways and parking lots.
(60)
					 Traffic marking tape adhesive primer. Any primer labeled for application to
					 surfaces prior to installation of traffic marking tape.
(61) Waterproof resorcinol glue. 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.