Or. Admin. Code § 340-232-0190 - Open Top Vapor Degreasers
(1) The
owner or operator of all open top vapor degreasers must comply with the
following equipment specifications:
(a) Be
equipped with a cover that may be readily opened and closed. When a degreaser
is equipped with a lip exhaust, the cover must be located below the lip
exhaust. The cover must move horizontally or slowly so as not to agitate and
spill the solvent vapor. The degreaser must be equipped with at least the
following three safety switches:
(A)
Condenser flow switch and thermostat to shut off sump heat if coolant is either
not circulating or too warm;
(B)
Spray safety switch to shut off spray pump or conveyor if the vapor level drops
excessively, (e.g., greater than 10 cm (4 inches));
(C) Vapor level control thermostat to shut
off sump heat when vapor level rises too high.
(b)
(A) A
closed design such that the cover opens only when the part enters or exits the
degreaser and when the degreaser starts up, forming a vapor layer, the cover
may be opened to release the displaced air, and either;
(B) A freeboard ratio equal to or greater
than 0.75; or
(C) A freeboard,
refrigerated or cold water, chiller.
(c) Post a permanent and conspicuous
pictograph or instructions clearly explaining the following work practices:
(A) Do not degrease porous or absorbent
materials such as cloth, leather, wood or rope;
(B) The cover of the degreaser must be closed
at all times except when processing workloads;
(C) When the cover is open the lip of the
degreaser must not be exposed to steady drafts greater than 15.3 meters per
minute (50 feet/minute);
(D) Rack
parts so as to facilitate solvent drainage from the parts;
(E) Workloads must not occupy more than
one-half of the vapor-air interface area;
(F) When using a powered hoist, the vertical
speed of parts in and out of the vapor zone must be less than 3.35 meters per
minute (11 feet/minute);
(G)
Degrease the workload in the vapor zone until condensation ceases;
(H) Spraying operations must be done within
the vapor layer;
(I) Hold parts in
the degreaser until visually dry;
(J) When equipped with a lip exhaust, the fan
must be turned off when the cover is closed;
(K) The condenser water must be turned on
before the sump heater when starting up a cold vapor degreaser. The sump heater
must be turned off and the solvent vapor layer allowed to collapse before
closing the condenser water when shutting down a hot vapor degreaser;
(L) Water may not be visible in
the solvent stream from the water separator.
(2) A routine inspection and maintenance
program must be implemented for the purpose of preventing and correcting
solvent losses, as for example, from dripping drain taps, cracked gaskets, and
malfunctioning equipment. Leaks must be repaired immediately.
(3) Sump drainage and transfer of hot or warm
solvent must be carried out using threaded or other leakproof couplings.
(4) Still and sump bottoms must be
kept in closed containers.
(5)
Waste solvent must be stored in covered containers and returned to the supplier
or a disposal firm handling solvents for final disposal, such that no greater
than 20 percent of the waste (by weight) can evaporate into the atmosphere.
Handling of the waste must also be done in accordance with DEQ's Solid and
Hazardous Waste Rules, OAR 340 division 100.
(6) Exhaust ventilation may not exceed 20
cubic meters/minute per square meter (65 cubic feet per minute per square foot)
of degreaser open area, unless necessary to meet OSHA requirements. Ventilation
fans may not be used near the degreaser opening.
NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020 & 468A.025
Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025
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