9VAC5-40-590. Definitions.
A. For the purpose of these regulations and subsequent amendments or any orders issued by the board, the words or terms shall have the meanings given them in subsection C of this section.
B. As used in this article, all terms not defined here shall have the meanings given them in 9VAC5 Chapter 10 (9VAC5-10-10 et seq.), unless otherwise required by context.
C. Terms defined.
"Bead dipping" means the dipping of an assembled tire bead into a solvent based cement.
"Green tires" means assembled tires before molding and curing have occurred.
"Green tire spraying" means the spraying of green tires, both inside and outside, with release compounds which help remove air from the tire during molding and prevent the tire from sticking to the mold after curing.
"Pneumatic rubber tire manufacture" means the production of passenger car tires, light and medium truck tires, and other tires manufactured on assembly lines using automated equipment.
"Tread end cementing" means the application of a solvent based cement to the tire tread ends.
"Undertread cementing" means the application of a solvent based cement to the underside of a tire tread.
"Water based sprays" means release compounds, sprayed on the inside and outside of green tires, in which solids, water and emulsifiers have been substituted for all organic solvents.
Statutory Authority
§§ 10.1-1307 and 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR120-04-0602, eff. January 1, 1985.