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What is NYC RCNY § 12-18?

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(a) The facility owner must post the notice required by § 232.18 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York in a conspicuous location in the dry cleaning facility to inform building tenants and/or customers of the substances (perc) used in the dry cleaning system an

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§ 12-18 Posting Notice.

RCNY § 12-18

(a)The facility owner must post the notice required by § 232.18 of Title 6 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York in a conspicuous location in the dry cleaning facility to inform building tenants and/or customers of the substances (perc) used in the dry cleaning system and potential health effects associated with exposure to them.

(b)In addition to the notice required by subdivision (a), the owner of a dry cleaning facility that uses perc in the cleaning process must post in a conspicuous location in the facility a notice, on a form to be provided by the Department and with dimensions of 8 1/2 × 11 inches, that contains the following statements: (i) "Information about the hazardous chemical substance (perc) used at this dry cleaning facility can be found on the Material Safety Data Sheet, which may be read at www.nyc.gov/dep/drycleanermsds." (ii) "This facility is inspected and permitted by the Department of Environmental Protection. The Department of Environmental Protection permit number is ____________. The RTK ID # is ____________." (c) The owner of a dry cleaning facility that uses non-perc in the cleaning process must post in a conspicuous location in the facility a notice, on a form to be provided by the Department and with dimensions of 8 1/2 × 11 inches, that contains the following statements: (i) "The primary non-perc chemical substance used at this dry cleaning facility is ______________." (ii) "Detailed information about the primary non-perc chemical substance can be found on the Material Safety Data Sheet, which may be read at www.nyc.gov/dep/drycleanermsds." (iii) "This facility is inspected and permitted by the Department of Environmental Protection. The Department of Environmental Protection permit number is ____________. The RTK ID # where applicable is __________." (d) The owner of a dry cleaning facility that uses both perc and non-perc in the cleaning process must post the notice required by subdivision (c) of this section, in addition to the notices required by subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section.

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