Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 45 - CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS › Part II - Emission Standards › Article 6 - Emission Standards for Adhesives and Sealants › Section 9VAC5-45-640 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. For the purpose
					 of applying this article in the context of the Regulations for the Control and
					 Abatement of Air Pollution and related uses, the words or terms shall have the
					 meanings given them in subsection C of this section.
B. As used in this article, all terms not
					 defined herein shall have the meanings given them in 9VAC5-10 (General
					 Definitions), unless otherwise required by context.
C. Terms Defined.
"Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene or 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.
"Aerosol adhesive" means an adhesive packaged as an
						aerosol product in which the spray mechanism is permanently housed in a
						nonrefillable can designed for handheld application without the need for
						ancillary hoses or spray equipment.
"Aerospace component" means for the purposes of this
						article, the fabricated part, assembly of parts or completed unit of any
						aircraft, helicopter, missile, or space vehicle, including passenger safety
						equipment.
"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.
"ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and
						Materials.
"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/sealant. This primer improves the
						adhesion to pinch weld and blocks ultraviolet light.
"CARB" means the California Air Resources Board.
"Ceramic tile installation adhesive" means any adhesive
						intended by the manufacturer for use in the installation of ceramic
						tiles.
"Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride plastic" or "CPVC
						plastic" means a polymer of the vinyl chloride monomer that contains 67%
						chlorine and is normally identified with a CPVC marking.
"Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride welding adhesive" or
						"CPVC welding adhesive" means an adhesive labeled for welding of chlorinated
						polyvinyl chloride plastic.
"Cleanup solvent" means a VOC-containing material used to
						remove a loosely held uncured (i.e., not dry to the touch) adhesive or sealant
						from a substrate, or 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,
(ii) is allowed to dry before the two
					 surfaces are placed in contact with each other,
(iii) forms an immediate bond that is
					 impossible, or difficult, to reposition after both adhesive-coated surfaces are
					 placed in contact with each other, and
(iv) 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 bond adhesive does not include rubber cements that are
					 primarily intended for use on paper substrates. Contact bond adhesive also does
					 not include 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 corner.
"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.
"Dry wall installation" means the installation of gypsum
						dry wall to studs or solid surfaces using an adhesive formulated for that
						purpose.
"Fiberglass" means a material consisting of extremely
						fine glass fibers.
"Flexible vinyl" means nonrigid polyvinyl chloride
						plastic with at least 5.0% by weight plasticizer content.
"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 nonporous substrate,
						such as flexible vinyl, are excluded from this category.
"Laminate" means a product made by bonding together two
						or more layers of material.
"Low-solids adhesive, sealant or primer" means any
						product that contains 120 grams or less of solids per liter 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.
"Ozone season" means the period beginning May 1 of a
						calendar year and ending on September 30 of the same year, inclusive.
"Panel installation" means the installation of plywood,
						predecorated hardboard (or tileboard), fiberglass reinforced plastic, and
						similar predecorated or nondecorated 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.
"Plastic foam" means foam constructed of plastics.
"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.
"Plastics" means synthetic materials chemically formed by
						the polymerization of organic (carbon-based) substances. Plastics are usually
						compounded with modifiers, extenders, and/or reinforcers and are capable of
						being molded, extruded, cast into various shapes and films or drawn into
						filaments.
"Polyvinyl chloride plastic" or "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.
"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.
"Propellant" means a fluid under pressure that expels the
						contents of a container when a valve is opened.
"Reactive diluent" means a liquid that is a reactive
						organic compound during application and one in that, through chemical and/or
						physical reactions, such as polymerization, 20% or more of the reactive organic
						compound becomes an integral part of a finished material.
"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 but not limited to, styrene-butadiene rubber, polychloroprene
						(neoprene), butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, chlorosulfonated polyethylene and
						ethylene propylene diene terpolymer.
"SCAQMD" means the South Coast Air Quality Management
						District, a part of the California Air Resources Board, which is responsible
						for the regulation of air quality in the state of California.
"Sealant" means 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.
"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.
"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 propylene diene 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. 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.
"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.
"Solvent" means organic compounds that are used as
						diluents, thinners, dissolvers, viscosity reducers, cleaning agents or other
						related uses.
"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.
"Tire tread adhesive" means any adhesive intended by the
						manufacturer 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.
"Traffic marking tape" means preformed reflective film
						intended by the manufacturer for application to public streets, highways and
						other surfaces, including but not limited to 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.
"Volatile organic compound" or "VOC" means volatile
						organic compound as defined in
						9VAC5-10-20.
"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.