Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources › Article III - Air Resources › Chapter 130 - STANDARDS FOR PRODUCTS › Subchapter C - ARCHITECTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE COATINGS › Section 130.604 - Container labeling requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Effective January 1, 2005, each
						manufacturer of architectural or industrial maintenance coatings subject to
						this subchapter shall display the information listed in paragraphs (1)-(9) on
						the coating container (or label) in which the coating is sold or distributed.
(1)
Date code.
The date the
						architectural or industrial maintenance coating was manufactured, or a date
						code representing the date, shall be indicated on the label, lid or bottom of
						the container. If the manufacturer uses a date code for a coating, the
						manufacturer shall file an explanation of each code with the Department by
						November 24, 2003, or the date on which the date code will first be used,
						whichever is later.
(2)
Thinning recommendations.
A statement of the manufacturer's
						recommendation regarding thinning of the architectural or industrial
						maintenance coating shall be indicated on the label or lid of the container.
						This requirement does not apply to the thinning of architectural or industrial
						maintenance coatings with water. If thinning of the coating prior to use is not
						necessary, the recommendation shall specify that the coating is to be applied
						without thinning.
(3)
VOC
						content.
Each container of a coating subject to this subchapter shall
						display either the maximum or the actual VOC content of the coating, as
						supplied, including the maximum thinning as recommended by the manufacturer.
						VOC content shall be displayed in grams of VOC per liter of coating. VOC
						content displayed shall be calculated using product formulation data, or shall
						be determined using the test methods in §
													130.611 (relating to compliance
						provisions and test methods). The equations in §
													130.611(a)(1) and (2)
						 shall be used to calculate VOC
						content.
(4)
Industrial
						maintenance coatings.
Each manufacturer of an industrial maintenance
						coating shall display on the label or the lid of the container in which the
						coating is sold or distributed one or more of the following descriptions:
(i) "For industrial use only."
(ii) "For professional use only."
(iii) "Not for residential use."
(iv) "Not intended for residential
						use."
(5)
Clear
						brushing lacquers.
The labels of clear brushing lacquers shall
						prominently display the statements, "For brush application only," and, "This
						product must not be thinned or sprayed."
(6)
Rust-preventive
						coatings.
The labels of rust-preventive coatings shall prominently
						display the statement, "For Metal Substrates Only."
(7)
Specialty primers, sealers and
						undercoaters.
The labels of specialty primers, sealers and
						undercoaters shall prominently display one or more of the following
						descriptions:
(i) For blocking
						stains.
(ii) For fire-damaged
						substrates.
(iii) For smoke-damaged
						substrates.
(iv) For water-damaged
						substrates.
(v) For excessively
						chalky substrates.
(8)
Quick-dry enamel.
The labels of quick-dry enamels shall
						prominently display the words, "Quick Dry" and the dry-hard time.
(9)
Nonflat high gloss
						coatings.
The labels of nonflat high gloss coatings shall prominently
						display the words, "High Gloss."