The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991

Section 6.5 Coating Processes and Printing

PART A

(a)

The application or removal of a coating material containing one or more tributyltin compounds or triphenyltin compounds, if carried out at a shipyard or boatyard where vessels of a length of 25 metres or more can be built or maintained or repaired.

(b)

The treatment of textiles if the process may result in the release into water of any substance described in Schedule 5.

(c)

The application to a substrate of, or the drying or curing after such application of, printing ink or paint or any other coating as, or in the course of, a manufacturing process where the carrying on of the process by the person concerned at the location in question is likely to produce 1000 tonnes or more of special waste in any 12 month period.

PART B

(a)

Any process described in paragraph (c) of Part A (other than the respraying of vehicles) where—

(i)

the process does not fall within that paragraph by reason of the qualification relating to special waste;

(ii)

the process may result in the release into the air of particulate matter or of any volatile organic compound; and

(iii)

the carrying on of the process by the person concerned at the location in question is likely to involve the use in any 12 month period of—

(aa)

20 tonnes or more of any printing ink, paint or other coating material which is applied in solid form; or

(bb)

20 tonnes or more of any metal coatings which are sprayed on in molten form; or

(cc)

5 tonnes or more of organic solvents.

(b)

Any process for the respraying of road vehicles not falling within paragraph (c) of Part A above if the process may result in the release into the air of particulate matter or of any volatile organic compound and the carrying on of the process by the person concerned at the location in question is likely to involve the use of 2 tonnes or more of organic solvents in any 12 month period.

In this Section—

• “coating material” includes paint, varnish, lacquer, dye, any metal oxide coating, any adhesive coating, any elastomer coating and any metal or plastic coating; and

in calculating for the purposes of Part B the amount of organic solvents used in a process, account shall be taken both of solvents contained in coatings and solvents used for cleaning or other purposes.