- Part Number:1917
- Part Number Title:Marine Terminals
- Subpart:1917 Subpart G
- Subpart Title:Related Terminal Operations and Equipment
- Standard Number:
- Title:Spray painting (See also §1917.2, definition of Hazardous cargo, materials, substance, or atmosphere).
- GPO Source:
Scope. This section covers painting operations connected with maintenance of structures, equipment and gear at the marine terminal and of transient equipment serviced at the terminal. It does not apply to overall painting of terminal structures under construction, major repair or rebuilding of terminal structures, or portable spraying apparatus not used regularly in the same location.
Definitions -
Spraying area means any area where flammable vapors, mists or combustible residues, dusts or deposits may be present due to paint spraying operations.
Spray booth means an enclosure containing a flammable or combustible spraying operation and confining and limiting the escape of paint, vapor and residue by means of a powered exhaust system.
Approved means, for the purpose of this section, that the equipment has been approved for the specified use by a nationally recognized testing laboratory.
Spray painting requirements for indoor and outdoor spraying areas and booths.
Spraying areas shall be kept as free from combustible residue accumulations as practicable.
Smoking shall be prohibited and "No Smoking" signs shall be posted in spraying and paint storage areas.
Additional requirements for spraying areas and spray booths.
Filters shall be noncombustible or of an approved type. The same filter shall not be used when spraying with different coating materials if the combination of materials may spontaneously ignite.
Additional requirements for spray booths.
[48 FR 30909, July 5, 1983; 62 FR 40202, July 25, 1997; 65 FR 40942, June 30, 2000]