§ 11-01 Definitions.
RCNY § 11-01
(a)For the purposes of this chapter only, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Added urea-formaldehyde resins" means any one of a class of substances belonging to the family of organic polymers prepared by heating urea and formaldehyde in the presence of mild alkalies, such as pyridine or ammonia.
(2)"Air freshener" means any product including, but not limited to, sprays, wicks, powders, blocks, gels and crystals, designed for the purpose of masking odor or freshening, cleaning, scenting or deodorizing the air, but such term shall not include any product that is used on the human body or any product that functions primarily as a cleaning or disinfectant product claiming to deodorize by killing germs on surfaces.
(3)"Architectural coatings" means any coating to be applied to stationary structures and their appurtenances at the site of installation, to portable buildings at the site of installation, to pavements, or to curbs. This term shall not include the following: marine-based paints and coatings; coatings or materials to be applied to metal structures, such as bridges; or coatings or materials labeled and formulated for application in roadway maintenance activities.
(4)"Bathroom cleaner" means any product used to clean hard surfaces in a bathroom, such as counters, walls, floors, fixtures, basins, tubs and tiles. This term may include products that are required to be registered under the federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act, such as disinfectants and sanitizers, but shall not include products specifically intended to clean toilet bowls.
(5)"Cadmium plating" means any deposit or coating of metallic cadmium on a metallic surface.
(6)"Carpet" means any fabric used as a floor covering, but such term shall not include artificial turf.
(7)"Carpet adhesive" means any substance used to adhere carpet to a floor by surface attachment, including any latex multi-purpose floor adhesive, pressure-sensitive floor adhesive, vinyl-backed floor adhesive, latex seam adhesive, vinyl-backed seam sealer, cove base adhesive, tackless cushion adhesive and contact adhesive.
(8)"Carpet cushion" means any kind of material placed under carpet to provide softness when it is walked upon.
(9)"Cathode ray tube" means any vacuum tube, typically found in computer monitors, televisions and oscilloscopes, in which a beam of electrons is projected on a phosphorescent screen.
(10)"City's environmental purchasing standards" or "city environmental purchasing standard" means any standard set forth in Chapter 3 of Title 6 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, and any directives, guidelines or rules promulgated by the director of citywide environmental purchasing pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 6 of such Code.
(11)"Clear brushing lacquer" means any clear wood finish, excluding any clear lacquer sanding sealer, formulated with nitrocellulose or synthetic resins to dry by solvent evaporation without chemical reaction and to provide a solid, protective film, that is intended exclusively for application by brush.
(12)"Coating" means any material that is applied to a surface in order to beautify, protect, or provide a barrier to such surface.
(13)"Composite wood or agrifiber product" means any plywood, particleboard, chipboard, medium density fiberboard, standard fiberboard, orient strand board, glulam product, wheatboard or strawboard or any other particleboard made from post-agricultural resources.
(14)"Construction work" means any work or operations necessary or incidental to the erection, demolition, assembling or alteration of any building, but such term shall not include minor repairs.
(15)"Contractor" means any person or entity that enters into a contract with any agency, or any person or entity that enters into an agreement with such person or entity, to perform work or provide labor or services related to such contract.
(16)"CPG" means the Comprehensive Procurement Guideline for Products Containing Recovered Materials, as set forth in part 247 of title 40 of the United States code of federal regulations.
(17)"Degreaser" means any product designed to remove or dissolve grease, grime, oil and other oil-based contaminants from interior or exterior building surfaces.
(18)"Dioxin producing product" means any product that leads to the formation of dioxin or dioxin-like compounds upon combustion.
(19)"Director" means the director of citywide environmental purchasing.
(20)"Disinfectant" means any United States environmental protection agency-registered agent that is used to destroy or irreversibly inactivate infectious fungi, viruses and bacteria, but not necessarily their spores. This term shall include any agent that is required to be registered under the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act.
(21)"EcoLogo" means a Type I eco-label, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization. The EcoLogo Program compares products and/or services with others in the same category, develops rigorous and scientifically relevant criteria that reflect the entire lifecycle of the product, and awards the EcoLogo label to those that are verified by an independent third party as complying with the criteria.
(22)"Emission factor" means the mass of a volatile organic compound emitted from a specific unit area, mass or length, as appropriate, of product surface per unit of time.
(23)"ENERGY STAR labeled" means a designation indicating that a product meets the energy efficiency standards set forth by the United States environmental protection agency and the United States department of energy for compliance with the ENERGY STAR program.
(24)"Flat paint" means any coating that registers a gloss of less than 15 on an 85-degree meter or less than 5 on a 60-degree meter.
(25)"Floor coating" means any opaque coating that is formulated for or applied to flooring, including but not limited to decks, porches, gymnasiums, and bowling alleys, but does not include any industrial maintenance coating.
(26)"Flow rate" means the volume, mass, or weight of water flowing past a given point per unit of time.
(27)"Fragrance" means a substance or complex mixture of aroma chemicals, natural essential oils, and other functional components with a combined vapor pressure not in excess of 2 mm of Hg at 20°C, the sole purpose of which is to impart an odor or scent, or to counteract a malodor.
(28)"General-purpose cleaner" means any product used for routine cleaning of hard surfaces, including impervious flooring, such as concrete or tile. This term shall not include any cleaner intended primarily for the removal of rust, mineral deposits or odors; any product intended primarily to strip, polish, or wax floors; any cleaner intended primarily for cleaning toilet bowls, dishes, laundry, glass, carpets, upholstery, wood or polished surfaces; or any product required to be registered under the federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act, such as those making claims as sterilizers, disinfectants or sanitizers.
(29)"Glass cleaner" means any product used to clean windows, glass and polished surfaces. This term shall not include any product required to be registered under the federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act, such as those making claims as sterilizers, disinfectants or sanitizers.
(30)"Green Seal" means the independent, non-profit organization that sets standards for environmentally responsible products.
(31)"Homogeneous" means of uniform composition throughout, such as plastics, ceramics, glass, metals, alloys, paper, board, resins and coatings.
(32)"Homogeneous material" means a material that cannot be mechanically disjointed into different materials through actions such as unscrewing, cutting, crushing, grinding and abrasive processes.
(33)"Lacquer" means any clear or pigmented wood finish, including clear lacquer sanding sealers, formulated with nitrocellulose or synthetic resins to dry by evaporation without chemical reaction and to provide a solid, protective film.
(34)"Lamp" means any glass envelope with a gas, coating, or filament that produces visible light when electricity is applied, but such term shall not include automotive light bulbs.
(35)"Lamp life" means the rated hours of output for a fluorescent tube lamp measured using instant-start ballasts at 3 hours per start, except for T5 lamps, which shall be measured using program start ballasts.
(36)"LVP-VOC" means a chemical compound or mixture that contains at least one carbon atom and meets one of the following: (i) has a vapor pressure less than 0.1 mm Hg at 20°C, as determined by the California Air Resources Board ("ARB") Method 310; or, (ii) is a chemical compound with more than 12 carbon atoms, or a chemical mixture comprised solely of compounds with more than 12 carbon atoms, as verified by formulation data, and the vapor pressure and boiling point are unknown; or, (iii) is a chemical compound with a boiling point greater than 216°C, as determined by ARB Method 310; or, (iv) is the weight percent of a chemical mixture that boils above 216°C, as determined by ARB Method 310. For the purposes of the definition of LVP-VOC, chemical "compound" means a molecule of definite chemical formula and isomeric structure, and chemical "mixture" means a substance comprised of two or more chemical compounds.
(37)"Maximum mercury" means the total weight of mercury in a lamp.
(38)"Medical device" means any equipment for fertilization testing, laboratory equipment for in-vitro diagnosis, medical analyzer, medical freezer, pulmonary ventilator, cardiology, dialysis, radiotherapy or nuclear medicine equipment and any other appliance for detecting, preventing, monitoring, treating, alleviating illness, injury or disability.
(39)"Minor repairs" means the replacement of any part of a building for which a permit issued by the department of buildings is not required by law, where the purpose and effect of such work or replacement is to correct any deterioration or decay of or damage to such building or any part thereof and to restore same, as nearly as may be practicable, to its condition prior to the occurrence of such deterioration, decay or damage.
(40)"Monitoring and control instrument" means any heating regulator, smoke detector, thermostat, device for measuring, weighing or adjusting any device for use in a household or laboratory and any other monitoring and control instrument used in industrial installations.
(41)"Multi-function device" means any physically integrated device or a combination of functionally integrated components that performs the function of a copier as well as the functions of at least one of the following devices: printer, facsimile machine or scanner.
(42)"Nonflat paint" means any coating that registers a gloss of 5 or greater on a 60 degree meter and a gloss of 15 or greater on an 85 degree meter.
(43)"Paper product" means any commercial/industrial sanitary tissue products, miscellaneous papers, newsprint, paperboard and packaging products, or printing and writing papers as such terms are used in the CPG.
(44)"Primer" means any coating applied to a substrate to provide a firm bond between the substrate and subsequent coats.
(45)"Process-chlorine free" means a paper recycling process in which no chlorine or chlorine derivatives were used.
(46)"Rust preventative/anti-corrosive paint" means any coating formulated exclusively for nonindustrial use to prevent the corrosion of metal surfaces.
(47)"Sanding sealer" means any clear or semi-transparent wood coating formulated for or applied to bare wood to seal the wood and to provide a coat that can be abraded to create a smooth surface for subsequent applications of coatings. A sanding sealer that also meets the definition of a lacquer is not included in this category, but it is included in the lacquer category.
(48)"Sanitizer" means any United States environmental protection agency-registered agent that is used to reduce, but not necessarily eliminate, microorganisms to levels considered safe by public health codes or regulations. This term shall include any agent that is required to be registered under the federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act.
(49)"Selected test method" means the American Society for Testing and Materials test method D 5116 (guide for small-scale environmental chamber determinations of organic emissions from indoor materials/products).
(50)"Varnish" means any clear or semi-transparent wood coating, excluding lacquers and shellacs, formulated to dry by chemical reaction on exposure to air. Varnishes may contain small amounts of pigment to color a surface, or to control the final sheen or gloss of the finish.
(51)"Volatile organic compound" means any compound of carbon, excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, and ammonium carbonate, which participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions, as specified in part 51.100 of chapter 40 of the United States code of federal regulations.
(b)[Reserved.]
