ACA Developing 'Area Source' Compliance Manual

摘要

A compliance manual to assist members in complying with the Paint and Allied Products and Chemical Manufacturing Area Source rules is being developed by ACA. In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two area source rules that may impact coatings, ink, adhesive, resin, and chemical manufacturing operations by requiring add-on pollution controls and work-practice standards to reduce hazardous air pollutants (HAP). "Area Sources," also known as "minor sources," are those facilities with the potential to emit less than 10 tons per year of any HAP or less than 25 tons per year of aggregate HAPs. This includes facilities permitted as "synthetic minor sources." It is important to note that these rules would only be applicable if the facilities utilized raw materials containing the representative "HAPs of concern" as specified in each of the rules above the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) thresholds of 0.1% for carcinogens or 1.0% for noncarcinogens. Specific details on each rulemaking are provided below.