Road vehicle respraying

1. Dusty processes must be contained to minimise emissions.

2. Sanding and grinding must be carried out:

   1. with local ventilation; or
   2. air extraction-fitted equipment;

   which is vented to suitable, fully functional arrestment equipment.

3. All potentially odorous waste materials must be stored in suitable closed containers.

4. Containers used for the storage of liquids containing solvents must be kept closed and lidded and stored within a bund / secondary containment system that must:

   1. hold at least:
      1. for a single container, 110% of its total capacity; or
      2. for two or more containers the greater of:
         1. 110% of the capacity of the largest container, or
         2. 25% of the capacity of all containers together.
   2. catch all spills from the container(s) and related parts;
   3. be leak-proof;
   4. be located and/or protected, to prevent damage as far as reasonably practicable;
   5. be stored away from sources of heat and bright light; and
   6. have any spills and/or rainwater removed as soon as reasonably practicable.

5. All spray coating must be carried out in a fully enclosed booth which is:

   1. under negative pressure; and
   2. equipped with air extraction;

   which is vented to suitable, fully functional arrestment equipment. 

6. All cleaning, testing and spray-out of spray guns must be within an enclosed machine or chamber which is:

   1. designed to minimise fugitive emissions; and
   2. fitted with local ventilation or extraction equipment.

7. Coatings used for the authorised activity must not exceed the volatile organic compound (VOC) limit for the product type and coating in Table 1.

   Table 1. VOC limits for paint

   .	Product Type	Coating	VOC g/l *
   a	Preparatory and cleaning	Preparatory	850
   b	Preparatory and cleaning	Pre-clean	200
   c	Bodyfiller / stopper	All types	250
   d	Primer	Surface / filler and general (metal) primer	540
   e	Primer	Wash primer	780
   f	Topcoat	All types	420
   g	Special finishes	All types	840

   (*) g/l of ready for use product. Except for (a), the water content of the product ready for use should be discounted.

8. Coatings containing isocyanate must not be used.

9. Emissions to air from the authorised activities must only be made from the vehicle respraying process stack(s) and abrasive blasting process stack(s).

10. Any vehicle respraying or abrasive blasting emission point stack height(s) must be:

    1. greater than or equal to 3 metres above the roof ridge height of the building on which it is located; or
    2. greater than or equal to 3 metres above the ground if it is located separate to any building; and
    3. greater than or equal to the height of any part of a building which is located within a distance of 5 times the uncorrected stack height.

11. Emissions of substance(s) to air from the vehicle respraying process stack(s) and abrasive blasting process stack(s) must not exceed the applicable emission limit value specified in Table 2. 

12. Air must not be added to dilute emissions in order to achieve the emission limit values specified in Table 2.

13. The emission of any other substance, not specified in Table 2, from the authorised activities must not cause environmental harm.

    Table 2 Emission limit values from vehicle respraying and abrasive blasting

    Substance	Emission Limit Value (mg/m3)	Emission source
    Dust	10	Spray booth
    Dust	50	Abrasive blasting equipment and any other sources (except spray booths)

14. Monitoring must be undertaken at the vehicle respraying process stack(s) and abrasive blasting process stack(s) at the sample port, frequency and using the monitoring standard as specified in Table 3.

15. Sample points must be installed, maintained and appropriately identified so that representative samples may be safely obtained.

16. Monitoring must be undertaken during normal operation and under stable conditions.

17. The first monitoring of emissions must be undertaken within four months of the start of operations.

    Table 3 Monitoring requirements for vehicle respraying and abrasive blasting

    Substance	Sample port	Monitoring frequency	Monitoring standard
    Dust	Sample port determined in accordance with BS EN 15259	Guarantee from the manufacturer OR At commissioning and annually	BS EN 13284-1
    Dust	Sample port determined in accordance with BS EN 15259	Annual as 15-minute mean for contained sources	BS EN 13284-1

18. All releases to the air from the authorised activities, other than condensed water vapour, during normal operation must be free from visible emissions.

19. Measures must be taken to prevent, or where that is not practicable, minimise:

    1. dust;
    2. odour; and
    3. heat emissions

    from the authorised activities.

20. Dust from the authorised activities, which has a significant impact on the environment, people or property, must not be emitted beyond the boundary of the Authorised Place.

21. Offensive odours from the authorised activities as perceived by a SEPA officer must not be emitted beyond the boundary of the Authorised Place.

22. SEPA must be notified via its pollution hotline contact telephone number as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case within 24 hours of identification of an event, of any of the following:

    1. an event that has caused or could cause adverse impact to the environment or harm to human health;
    2. an event that results, or could result, in an emission to the environment that is not authorised; and
    3. an event that has caused a breach of a condition of this authorisation.

    In this condition, the meaning of ‘event’ is as defined in the Glossary of Terms.

23. All measures that are reasonably practicable must be taken to stop an event and to minimise its effect on the environment.

24. Within 14 days of an event a report must be submitted to SEPA detailing:

    1. the reason(s) for the event;
    2. the action(s) taken to stop the event and minimise the impacts; and
    3. the action(s) taken to prevent the event from reoccurring.

25. All information recorded, kept or submitted to SEPA in accordance with a condition of this authorisation must be:

    1. true and accurate;
    2. kept for a minimum of six years; and
    3. provided to SEPA on request.

26. Records must be kept of all monitoring results and verification of compliance with the emission limit values specified in Table 2.

27. The results of the monitoring of emissions, as described in condition 14, must be submitted to SEPA within eight weeks of the date the monitoring took place via email to registry@sepa.org.uk

You can apply to vary an existing registration for this activity. Please note, this is the same activity form as applying for a new registration or transferring an existing one.

Step 1: Download your activity form

You will need to download and complete the following activity form. The completed form will be submitted as part of your application:

• R-IND-D1: Road vehicle respraying

Step 2: Submit your application for a variation

Make an application to vary an authorisation

You can apply to transfer an existing registration for this activity. Please note, this is the same activity form as applying for a new registration or varying an existing one.

Step 1: Download your activity form

You will need to download and complete the following activity form. The completed form will be submitted as part of your application:

• R-IND-D1: Road vehicle respraying

Step 2: Submit your application

Read Transfer an existing authorisation to find out how to submit your application for a transfer.

To apply to surrender an existing registration that authorises this activity, read Surrender an existing authorisation