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DRY CLEANING 2105.1.1.1 Type II, III-A, III-B and IV systems. In be installed in dry cleaning rooms and in drying rooms, Type II, III-A, III-B and IV dry cleaning systems, The ventilation system shall operate automatically when machines shall be operated in accordance with the the dry cleaning equipment is in operation and shall have operating instructions furnished by the machinery man- manual controls at an approved location. ufacturer.Employees shall be instructed as to the haz- 2105.3 Type IV and V systems.Type W and V dry cleanin ,yards involved in their departments and in the work they systems shall be provided with an automatically activated °perform. exhaust ventilation system to maintain a minimum of 100 feet 2105.1.1.2 Type V systems.Operating instructions for per minute (0.51 m/s) air velocity through the loading door customer use of Type V dry cleaning systems shall be when the door is opened. Such systems for dry cleaning conspicuously posted in a location near the dry clean- equipment shall comply with the International Mechanical ing unit. A telephone number shall be provided for Code. emergency assistance. Exception: Dry cleaning units are not required to be pro- 2105.1.2 Equipment identification. The manufacturer vided with exhaust ventilation where an exhaust hood is shall provide nameplates on dry cleaning machines indi- installed immediately outside of and above the loading cating the class of solvent for which each machine is door which operates at an airflow rate as follows: designed. Q=100 x A,D (Equation 21-1) 2105.1.3 Open systems prohibited. Dry cleaning by immersion and agitation in open vessels shall be prohib- ited. Q = flow rate exhausted through the hood,cubic feet per 2105.1.4 Prohibited use of solvent.The use of solvents minute(m'/s). with a flash point below that for which a machine is ALD= area of the loading door,square feet(M). designed or listed shall be prohibited. 2105.1.5 Equipment maintenance and housekeeping. SECTION 2106 Proper maintenance and operating practices shall be SPOTTING AND PRETREATING observed in order to prevent the leakage of solvent or the accumulation of lint.The handling of waste material gen- 2106.1 General. Spotting and pretreating operations and erated by dry cleaning operations and the maintenance of equipment shall comply with the provisions of Sections facilities shall comply with the provisions of this section. 2106.2 through 2106.5. 2105.1.5.1 Floors. Class I and H liquids shall not be 2106.2 Class I solvents. The maximum quantity of Class I used for cleaning floors. solvents permitted at any work station shall be 1 gallon(4 Q. 2105.1.5.2 Filters. Filter residue and other residues Spotting or prespotting shall be permitted to be conducted containing solvent shall r r handled and disposed of in with Class I solvents where they are stored in and dispensed covered metal containers. from approved safety cans or in sealed DOT-approved metal shipping containers of not more than 1-gallon(4 L)capacity. 2105.1.5.3 Lint.Lint and refuse shall be removed from 2106.2.1 Spotting and prespotting. Spotting and pre- traps daily,deposited in approved waste cans,removed spotting shall be permitted to be conducted with Class I from the premises,and disposed of safely.At all other solvents where dispensed from plastic containers of not times,traps shall be held securely in place. more than 1 pint(0.5 L)capacity. 2105.1.5.4 Customer areas. In Type V dry cleaning 2106.3 Class II and III solvents. Scouring, brushing, and systems,customer areas shall be kept clean. spotting and pretreating shall be permitted to be conducted 2105.2 Type II systems.Special operating requirements for with Class II or III solvents. The maximum quantity of Class Type II dry cleaning systems shall comply with the provi- II or III solvents permitted at any work station shall be 1 gal- sions of Sections 2105.2.1 through 2105.2.3. lon(4 L). In other than Group H-2 occupancy,the aggregate 2105.2.1 Inspection of materials. Materials to be dry quantities of solvents shall not exceed the maximum allow- cleaned shall be searched thoroughly and foreign materi- able quantity per control area for use-open system. als, including matches and metallic substances, shall be 2106.3.1 Spotting tables. Scouring, brushing or spotting removed. tables on which articles are soaked in solvent shall have a 2105.2.2 Material transfer. In removing materials from liquid-tight top with a curb on all sides not less than 1 inch the washer, provisions shall be made for minimizing the (25 mm) high. The top of the table shall be pitched to dripping of solvent on the floor.Where materials are trans- ensure thorough draining to a 1 nected to an approved container. 1'12-inch(38 mm)drain con- ferred from a washer to a drain tub, a nonferrous metal drip apron shall be placed so that the apron rests on the 2106.3.2 Special handling.When approved, articles that drain tub and the cylinder of the washer. cannot be washed in the usual washing machines are 2105.2.3 Ventilation. A mechanical ventilation system allowed to be cleaned in scrubbing tubs. Scrubbing tubs which is designed to exhaust 1 cubic foot of air per minute shall comply with the following: for each square foot of floor area[0.0058 m3/(s•m2)]shall 1. Only Class H or III liquids shall be used. a 202 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE®