06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 151, § 4 - Container labeling requirements
Any architectural coatings subject to this rule sold or distributed for sale in the State of Maine on or after January 1, 2006 shall display the information listed in section 4(A)-(I) on the coating container (or label affixed thereto) in which the coating is sold or distributed.
A. Date code. The date
the coating was manufactured, or a date code representing the date, shall be
indicated on the label, lid or bottom of the container. If the manufacturer
uses a date code for any coating, the manufacturer shall file an explanation of
each code with the Department by January 1, 2006 or within 90 days of making
the product available for sale in Maine.
B. Thinning recommendations. A statement of
the manufacturer's recommendation regarding thinning of the coating shall be
indicated on the label or lid of the container. This requirement does not apply
to the thinning of architectural coatings with water. If thinning of the
coating prior to use is not necessary, the recommendation must specify that the
coating is to be applied without thinning.
C.VOC content. Each container of any coating
subject to this rule shall display either the maximum or the actual VOC content
of the coating, as supplied, including the maximum thinning as recommended by
the manufacturer. VOC content shall be displayed in grams of VOC per liter of
coating. VOC content displayed shall be calculated using product formulation
data, or shall be determined using the test methods in section 6(B). The
equations in section 6(A) shall be used to calculate VOC content.
D. Industrial maintenance coatings. Each
container of any industrial maintenance coating subject to this rule shall
display on the label or the lid of the container in which the coating is sold
or distributed one or more of the descriptions listed below:
(1) "For industrial use only".
(2) "For professional use only".
(3) "Not for residential use" or "Not
intended for residential use".
E. Clear brushing lacquers. The labels of all
clear brushing lacquers shall prominently display the statements "For brush
application only", and "This product must not be thinned or sprayed".
F. Rust preventive coatings. The labels of
all rust preventive coatings shall prominently display the statement "For metal
substrates only".
G.Specialty
primers, sealers and undercoaters. The labels of all specialty primers, sealers
and undercoaters shall prominently display one or more of the descriptions
listed below:
(1) "For blocking
stains".
(2) "For fire-damaged
substrates".
(3) "For smoke-damaged
substrates".
(4) "For water-damaged
substrates".
(5) "For excessively
chalky substrates".
H.
Quick dry enamels. The labels of all quick dry enamels shall prominently
display the words "Quick dry" and the dry hard time.
I. Non-flat high-gloss coatings. The labels
of all non-flat high-gloss coatings shall prominently display the words "High
gloss".
Notes
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