The EPA’s latest methylene chloride rule significantly impacts the paint and coatings industry, potentially reshaping production, distribution, and safety protocols.

Methylene chloride is one of the 10 chemicals that EPA has evaluated and determined to pose an unreasonable risk to human health for certain conditions of use.

Taken collectively, the EPA’s recent actions serve as a roadmap for the risk management rules the agency will propose for existing chemicals in the future. For paint and coatings in particular, the proposed rules will have significant implications on industry operations due to the many conditions of use and applications of these chemicals that the EPA plans to regulate.