Standards

Section 223.310  Standards a)         VOM Content Limits: Except as provided in subsection (c), no person shall manufacture, blend, or repackage for sale within Illinois, supply, sell, or offer for sale within Illinois, or solicit for application or apply within Illinois, any architectural coating manufactured on or after July 1, 2009 that contains a VOM content in excess of the corresponding limit specified below: VOM Content Limit Grams/Liter (Pounds/Gallon) Coating Category 1) Flat Coatings 100 (0.8) 2) Non-Flat Coatings 150 (1.3) 3) Non-Flat High-Gloss Coatings 250 (2.1) Specialty Coatings 4) Antenna Coatings 530 (4.4) 5) Antifouling Coatings 400 (3.3) 6) Bituminous Roof Coatings 300 (2.5) 7) Bituminous Roof Primers 350 (2.9) 8) Bond Breakers 350 (2.9) 9) Calcamine Recoaters 475 (4.0) 10) Clear Wood Coatings A) Clear Brushing Lacquers 680 (5.7) B) Lacquers (including lacquer sanding sealers) 550 (4.6) C) Sanding Sealers (other than lacquer sanding sealers) 350 (2.9) D) Varnishes 350 (2.9) 11) Concrete Curing Compounds 350 (2.9) Concrete Surface Retarder 780 (6.5) 12) Conversion Varnish 725 (6.0) 13) Dry Fog Coatings 400 (3.3) 14) Faux Finishing Coatings 350 (2.9) 15) Fire-Resistive Coatings 350 (2.9) 16) Fire-Retardant Coatings A) Clear 650 (5.4) B) Opaque 350 (2.9) 17) Floor Coatings 250 (2.1) 18) Flow Coatings 420 (3.5) 19) Form-Release Compounds 250 (2.1) 20) Graphic Arts Coatings (Sign Paints) 500 (4.2) 21) High-Temperature Coatings 420 (3.5) 22) Impacted Immersion Coating 780 (6.5) 23) Industrial Maintenance Coatings 340 (2.8) 24) Low-Solids Coatings 120 (1.0) 25) Magnesite Cement Coatings 450 (3.8) 26) Mastic Texture Coatings 300 (2.5) 27) Metallic Pigmented Coatings 500 (4.2) 28) Multi-Color Coatings 250 (2.1) 29) Nuclear Coating 450 (3.8) 30) Pre-Treatment Wash Primers 420 (3.5) 31) Primers, Sealers, and Undercoaters 200 (1.7) 32) Quick-Dry Enamels 250 (2.1) 33) Quick-Dry Primers, Sealers and Undercoaters 200 (1.7) 34) Recycled Coatings 250 (2.1) 35) Roof Coatings 250 (2.1) 36) Rust Preventive Coatings 400 (3.3) 37) Shellacs A) Clear 730 (6.1) B) Opaque 550 (4.6) 38) Specialty Primers, Sealers, and Undercoaters 350 (2.9) 39) Stains 250 (2.1) 40) Stone Consolidants 450 (3.8) 41) Swimming Pool Coatings 340 (2.8) 42) Swimming Pool Repair and Maintenance Coatings 340 (2.8) 43) Temperature-Indicator Safety Coatings 550 (4.6) 44) Thermoplastic Rubber Coatings and Mastics 550 (4.6) 45) Traffic Marking Coatings 150 (1.3) 46) Waterproofing Concrete/Masonry Sealers 400 (3.3) 47) Waterproofing Sealers 250 (2.1) 48) Wood Preservatives 350 (2.9) BOARD NOTE:  Conversion factor: one pound VOM per gallon (U.S.) = 119.95 grams per liter. b)         Limits are expressed in grams of VOM per liter of coating thinned to the manufacturer's maximum recommendation, excluding the volume of any water, exempt compounds, or colorant added to tint bases.  "Manufacturers maximum recommendation" means the maximum recommendation for thinning that is indicated on the label or lid of the coating container. c)         Most Restrictive VOM Limit.  If anywhere on the container of any architectural coating, or any label or sticker affixed to the container, or in any sales, advertising, or technical literature supplied by a manufacturer or anyone acting on the manufacturer's behalf, any representation is made that indicates that the coating meets the definition of or is recommended for use for more than one of the coating categories listed in subsection (a), then the most restrictive VOM content limit shall apply.  This provision does not apply to the coating categories specified in subsections (c)(1) through (c)(21): 1)         Lacquer coatings (including lacquer sanding sealers); 2)         Metallic pigmented coatings; 3)         Shellacs; 4)         Fire-retardant coatings; 5)         Pretreatment wash primers; 6)         Industrial maintenance coatings; 7)         Low-solids coatings; 8)         Wood preservatives; 9)         High-temperature coatings; 10)         Temperature-indicator safety coatings; 11)         Antenna coatings; 12)         Antifouling coatings; 13)         Flow coatings; 14)         Bituminous roof primers; 15)         Specialty primers, sealers, and undercoaters; 16)         Conversion varnish; 17)         Calcimine recoaters; 18)         Impacted immersion coatings; 19)         Nuclear coatings; 20)         Thermoplastic rubber coating and mastics; 21)         Concrete surface retarder. d)         Painting Practices.  All architectural coating containers used to apply their contents to a surface directly from the container by pouring, siphoning, brushing, rolling, padding, ragging, or other means shall be closed when not in use.  These architectural coatings containers include, but are not limited to, drums, buckets, cans, pails, trays, or other application containers.  Containers of any VOM-containing materials used for thinning and cleanup shall also be closed when not in use. e)         Thinning.  No person who applies or solicits the application of any architectural coating shall apply a coating that is thinned to exceed the applicable VOM limit specified in subsection (a). f)         Rust Preventive Coatings.  No person shall apply or solicit the application of any rust preventive coating for industrial use unless the rust preventive coating complies with the industrial maintenance coating VOM limit specified in subsection (a).  If the coating is also regulated under another Part, the more restrictive limit shall apply. g)         Coatings Not Listed in Subsection (a).  For any coating that does not meet any of the definitions for the specialty coatings categories listed in subsection (a), the VOM content limit shall be determined by classifying the coating as a flat coating, a non-flat coating, or a non-flat high-gloss coating, based on its gloss, as defined in Section 223.307, and the corresponding flat or non-flat coating limit shall apply.