American Coatings Association

As part of its Virtual Learning Conferences (VLC), on March 8, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (EST) ACA will host an interactive webinar surveying the June 2011 Amendments to California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113 for Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings.

The VLC will be led by Heather Farr, air quality specialist for SCAQMD’s Planning, Rule Development & Area Sources division.

Rule 1113 is applicable to any person who supplies, sells, markets, offers for sale, or manufactures any architectural coating in the district that is intended to be field applied to stationary structures or their appurtenances, and to fields and lawns; as well as any person who applies, stores at a worksite, or solicits the application of any architectural coatings within the district.

Amendments to the rule include but are not limited to:

•   VOC limits for colorants;
•   Lower VOC limits for 11 coatings categories;
•   Changes to the small container exemption (one liter, anti-bundling, labeling);
•   General prohibition against certain exempt solvents;
•   VOC labeling changes;
•   Rules changes regarding Sanding Sealers, Metallic Pigmented Coatings and Pigmented Lacquers; and
•   Averaging Provision changes.

The webinar will also cover changes to the SCAQMD Architectural Coatings Website, including advisory notices and tools. ACA will post registration information on the following website in the next few weeks.

Please note that only one fee is charged per location, regardless of the number of participants. All that is needed is a computer with Internet access and a telephone. Participants will listen to the audio portion via telephone and view speaker's slides via the Internet. Full instructions are provided with registration.

For more information, please visit http://www.paint.org/events/virtual-learning-conferences/item/732-scaqmd-rule-1113-architectural-coatings-an-overview-of-june-3-2011-amendments.html.