Process Guidance Note 6/34(11) - Defra

Contents
Revision of the guidance ................................................................................................... i
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1
Legal basis .................................................................................................................. 1
Who is the guidance for? ............................................................................................. 2
Updating the guidance ................................................................................................ 3
Consultation ................................................................................................................ 3
Policy and procedures ................................................................................................. 3
EU Paints Directive (PD), and industrial emissions Directive chapter V ...................... 3
2. Timetable for compliance and reviews .................................................................... 6
Existing processes or activities .................................................................................... 6
Permit reviews ............................................................................................................. 7
3. Activity description ................................................................................................... 8
Regulations ................................................................................................................. 8
4. Emission limits, monitoring and other provisions ............................................... 14
VOC compliant coatings ............................................................................................ 15
Monitoring, investigating and reporting ...................................................................... 16
Information required by the regulator ........................................................................ 16
Visible emissions ....................................................................................................... 17
Abnormal events ....................................................................................................... 17
Calibration and compliance monitoring ..................................................................... 17
Representative sampling ........................................................................................... 18
5. Control techniques .................................................................................................. 19
Summary of best available techniques ...................................................................... 19
Non-VOC releases control techniques ...................................................................... 19
VOC control techniques............................................................................................. 20
General control techniques ........................................................................................ 23
Air quality ................................................................................................................... 23
Management ............................................................................................................. 25
6. Summary of changes .............................................................................................. 27
7. Further information ................................................................................................. 28
Sustainable consumption and production (SCP) ....................................................... 28
Health and safety ...................................................................................................... 28
Further advice on responding to incidents ................................................................. 29
8. Compliant coatings ................................................................................................. 30
Method of measurement of VOC content of coatings ................................................ 30
About compliant coatings .......................................................................................... 32
Appendix 1: Application form ......................................................................................... 33
Appendix 2: Model Permit ............................................................................................... 42
Appendix 3: Individual bodyshop products covered by this permit ........................... 48
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