NR 423.037(2)(b)(b) Subsection (3) does not apply to any of the following activities or facilities: NR 423.037(2)(b)1.1. Cleaning conducted in conjunction with performance laboratory tests on coatings, adhesives or inks; research and development programs; and laboratory tests in quality assurance laboratories. NR 423.037(2)(b)3.3. Medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities using less than a total of 1.5 gallons per day of VOC-containing solvents and solvent solutions for industrial cleaning operations. NR 423.037(2)(c)(c) Subsections (3) and (7) do not apply to cleaning with aerosol products if 160 fluid ounces or less of VOC-containing aerosol products are used per day for industrial cleaning operations, per facility. NR 423.037(2)(d)(d) Subsection (7) does not apply to cleaning with solvents or solvent solutions in spray bottles or containers described in sub. (4) (b). NR 423.037(2)(e)(e) Subsection (7) does not apply to the cleaning of the nozzle tips of automated spray equipment systems, except for robotic systems that are programmed to spray into a closed container. NR 423.037(2)(f)(f) Subsection (7) does not apply to automatically applied blanket or roller wash. NR 423.037(3)(3) Solvent and solvent solution requirements. Except as provided under sub. (6), no owner or operator of a facility may cause, allow or permit the use of a solvent or solvent solution for industrial cleaning operations on and after May 1, 2010 unless the VOC content of the solvent or solvent solution is less than or equal to the applicable VOC content listed in Table 1 for the respective cleaning operation. NR 423.037(4)(4) Cleaning devices and methods requirements. Except as provided under sub. (6), by November 1, 2009, the owner or operator of a facility shall comply with the following requirements associated with the identified cleaning devices or methods when using solvents or solvent solutions: NR 423.037(4)(a)(a) Physically rub a surface with a porous applicator such as a rag, paper, sponge, or a cotton swab moistened with solvent or solvent solution. NR 423.037(4)(b)(b) Closed containers or hand held spray bottles from which solvents or solvent solutions are applied without a propellant-induced force. NR 423.037(4)(c)(c) Cleaning equipment which has a solvent or solvent solution container that is closed during cleaning operations, except when depositing and removing objects to be cleaned, and is closed during non-operation with the exception of maintenance and repair to the cleaning equipment itself.
