Automotive “NESHAP” Paint Tech Training at Lents Body Shop
PRESS RELEASE
JANUARY 15, 2010
AUTOMOTIVE “NESHAP” PAINT TECH TRAINING
HELD AT LENTS BODY SHOP INC.
Twenty-three Portland Oregon area professional automotive painters convened at Lents Body Shop Inc. on January 12, 2010 and received new training required to meet the new EPA air quality standard requirements under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Rule (40 Code of Federal Regulations 63.11169-63.11180), also known as “Surface Coating NESHAP).
Instructor John Edwards stated that those in attendance would receive training certification documentation that must be kept for five years. All employees that will be painting must complete training and certification no later than 180 days after hiring, or no later than January 10, 2011, which ever is later. After initial certification, employees must be re-certified every five years. The rule specifies that hands-on and classroom instruction address (1) Spray gun selection, set up and operation. (2) Paint techniques designed to improve transfer efficiency. (3) Booth and filter maintenance (4) Environmental compliance with the rule.
All collision facilities that paint vehicles are subject to the rule, which is designed to reduce emissions of HAP metals (chromium, lead, manganese, nickel and cadmium) from spray paint operations, and reduce use of methylene chloride paint strippers.
Shops may submit a “Petition of Exemption” to the EPA if they are able to demonstrate their coatings are HAP free. Exceptions must be able to prove they use coatings that do not contain metal HAP’s, or that their paint guns use cups of 3 ounces or less. However, state DEQ regulations must still be met.
The initial notification to the EPA was due January 11, 2010. This provides basic information about the facility. A second “Compliance Certification” is due by March 11, 2011, which states your facility is in compliance with the rule. Lastly, an Annual Notification of Changes Report is due by March 1, as appropriate, which documents any changes that may have occurred during the prior year.
The event was co-sponsored by Lents Body Shop Inc., Industrial Finishes, and by SATA Spray Gun Equipment Company.
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