New Legislation Will Continue to Impact UK Bodyshops Warns PPG
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PPG Industries is pleased to take a closer look at some of the most recent legislation updates and the implications on this for the industry as whole. There are a number of legislations that will impact the paint & refinish market.
Paint Products Directive
A new European Directive published in April 2004 affects the emissions of solvents used in the repair of all motor vehicles. The UK developed authorities are currently consulting on how too implement this into existing UK legislation governing solvent emissions. It is anticipated that the UK position will be finalised before the end of October 2005, and will extend the requirements to use compliant coatings.
PPG Industries have been at the forefront of these compliant developments and products such as Envirobase for PPG, Aquabase for Nexa Autocolor and AquaMax for MaxMeyer have been available for a number of years in advance of these new legislations.
The EU Directive specifies the use of compliant products for all repairers i.e. there is no threshold limit. Paint manufacturers and importers to the EU are not allowed to sell non-compliant product manufactured from 1/1/07 to repairers. The VOC limits for the compliant products are broadly the same as those in PG6/34(04) so bodyshops already using products compliant with existing UK legislation will not face much change. Bodyshops using " non compliant" products will need to transit to compliant products. The exact details of the timing of this will depend on how the UK implements the legislation and will become clearer over the next few months.
PPG Industries advise Bodyshops to change to Waterborne early.
New European legislation will stop the supply of traditional solvent borne materials for vehicle refinishing across the UK from the 1st January 2007. This means that only materials that comply with current EPA regulations - waterborne basecoats and high solids clear coats - will be available for refinishing from this date. There are no exceptions to this rule - even the smallest body shop will have to change over to waterborne refinishing.
It is anticipated that distributors will start to reduce their stocks for solvent borne refinishing materials before the deadline approaches. Although some stocks of solvent borne materials may be available after January 2007, reliable supplies of such materials cannot be guaranteed. All refinishing materials manufactured by PPG industries, across all brands will comply fully with the new law.
Jim Highcock, PPG Refinish Product Regulatory Manager advises, "Body shops not yet using the waterborne basecoat should start making their changeover plans now. We have less than 20 months to the deadline, and with hundreds of businesses needing to change, they need to make concrete plans right away - no matter what the size of the business".
Other regulations affecting electrical zoning and equipment used in bodyshops have been updated to meet another European Directive, all of which will have impact on the refinish market. The UK regulations (DSEAR) require all existing premises to comply with the requirements by July 2006.
Product Labeling
Manufacturers will also need to label products defined in the legislation and sold to the refinish market to show they are compliant. This will also effect any distributor mix/own brand products that can be sold.
The agreed CEPE proposal to meet the legislation is to put onto the product label, the well-known pictogram of the Technical Data Sheet in combination with a code showing the product information required. For example, for a ready mixed solid colour gloss topcoat, the code would be: -
2004/42/ IIB (d) (420) 410 This indicates that the relevant legislation, 2004/42/, subcategory of product, IIB (d), the allowed VOC limit of this category in g/L (420) and the maximum VOC content of the product when mixed RFU, 410.
Work is in progress to change the PPG Industries labels so that they comply with the legislation in readiness for the 2007 Paint and Products Directive.
The New OEL Framework - Update of MSDS Sheets
To comply with an update to the COSHH regulations (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health), there will be a new way of presenting Occupational Exposure Limit data on Material Safety Data Sheets.
For those familiar with Material Safety Data Sheets, Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) will be fairly well known industry terminology. The current system of seeing OELs as Maximum Exposure Limits (MELs) and Occupational Exposure Standards (OESs) has been discontinued, in favour of a single type OEL known as the Workplace Exposure Limit or WEL. MELs and OESs were introduced in 1989, when the first COSHH came into force. These changes came into effect on 6th April 2005.
PPG Industries MSDS information will reflect these changes.
New Legislation from DEFRA on hazardous waste
It is expected that new regulations will come into force on the 16 July 2005 and will affect premises where hazardous waste is produced. The legislation requires the producers of the waste to notify the Environment Agency before the waste is removed from the premises, treated or disposed of. The producer may also ask a third party (e.g. a waste management company) to notify the Agency on their behalf.
The regulations would make it an offence to remove hazardous waste from premises that have not notified the Agency, or remove waste from an exempt site. The new regulations will replace the Special Waste Regulations 1996, with the objective of streamlining the procedures for managing and tracking this type of waste.
Further guidance on this matter can be obtained from the DEFRA website www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/special/index.htm
Paint Products Directive
A new European Directive published in April 2004 affects the emissions of solvents used in the repair of all motor vehicles. The UK developed authorities are currently consulting on how too implement this into existing UK legislation governing solvent emissions. It is anticipated that the UK position will be finalised before the end of October 2005, and will extend the requirements to use compliant coatings.
PPG Industries have been at the forefront of these compliant developments and products such as Envirobase for PPG, Aquabase for Nexa Autocolor and AquaMax for MaxMeyer have been available for a number of years in advance of these new legislations.
The EU Directive specifies the use of compliant products for all repairers i.e. there is no threshold limit. Paint manufacturers and importers to the EU are not allowed to sell non-compliant product manufactured from 1/1/07 to repairers. The VOC limits for the compliant products are broadly the same as those in PG6/34(04) so bodyshops already using products compliant with existing UK legislation will not face much change. Bodyshops using " non compliant" products will need to transit to compliant products. The exact details of the timing of this will depend on how the UK implements the legislation and will become clearer over the next few months.
PPG Industries advise Bodyshops to change to Waterborne early.
New European legislation will stop the supply of traditional solvent borne materials for vehicle refinishing across the UK from the 1st January 2007. This means that only materials that comply with current EPA regulations - waterborne basecoats and high solids clear coats - will be available for refinishing from this date. There are no exceptions to this rule - even the smallest body shop will have to change over to waterborne refinishing.
It is anticipated that distributors will start to reduce their stocks for solvent borne refinishing materials before the deadline approaches. Although some stocks of solvent borne materials may be available after January 2007, reliable supplies of such materials cannot be guaranteed. All refinishing materials manufactured by PPG industries, across all brands will comply fully with the new law.
Jim Highcock, PPG Refinish Product Regulatory Manager advises, "Body shops not yet using the waterborne basecoat should start making their changeover plans now. We have less than 20 months to the deadline, and with hundreds of businesses needing to change, they need to make concrete plans right away - no matter what the size of the business".
Other regulations affecting electrical zoning and equipment used in bodyshops have been updated to meet another European Directive, all of which will have impact on the refinish market. The UK regulations (DSEAR) require all existing premises to comply with the requirements by July 2006.
Product Labeling
Manufacturers will also need to label products defined in the legislation and sold to the refinish market to show they are compliant. This will also effect any distributor mix/own brand products that can be sold.
The agreed CEPE proposal to meet the legislation is to put onto the product label, the well-known pictogram of the Technical Data Sheet in combination with a code showing the product information required. For example, for a ready mixed solid colour gloss topcoat, the code would be: -
2004/42/ IIB (d) (420) 410 This indicates that the relevant legislation, 2004/42/, subcategory of product, IIB (d), the allowed VOC limit of this category in g/L (420) and the maximum VOC content of the product when mixed RFU, 410.
Work is in progress to change the PPG Industries labels so that they comply with the legislation in readiness for the 2007 Paint and Products Directive.
The New OEL Framework - Update of MSDS Sheets
To comply with an update to the COSHH regulations (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health), there will be a new way of presenting Occupational Exposure Limit data on Material Safety Data Sheets.
For those familiar with Material Safety Data Sheets, Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) will be fairly well known industry terminology. The current system of seeing OELs as Maximum Exposure Limits (MELs) and Occupational Exposure Standards (OESs) has been discontinued, in favour of a single type OEL known as the Workplace Exposure Limit or WEL. MELs and OESs were introduced in 1989, when the first COSHH came into force. These changes came into effect on 6th April 2005.
PPG Industries MSDS information will reflect these changes.
New Legislation from DEFRA on hazardous waste
It is expected that new regulations will come into force on the 16 July 2005 and will affect premises where hazardous waste is produced. The legislation requires the producers of the waste to notify the Environment Agency before the waste is removed from the premises, treated or disposed of. The producer may also ask a third party (e.g. a waste management company) to notify the Agency on their behalf.
The regulations would make it an offence to remove hazardous waste from premises that have not notified the Agency, or remove waste from an exempt site. The new regulations will replace the Special Waste Regulations 1996, with the objective of streamlining the procedures for managing and tracking this type of waste.
Further guidance on this matter can be obtained from the DEFRA website www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/special/index.htm
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