Ontario Chromium Plating Inc. - Approval to register for a technical standard for air pollution (industry standard)

This proposal is to register Ontario Chromium Plating Inc. under the Technical Standards Registry – Air Pollution (Technical Standards Registry) with regards to the Metal Finishers – Industry Standard. Registration to the Technical Standards Registry is a compliance approach under the Local Air Quality Regulation (O. Reg. 419/05).

Ontario Chromium Plating Inc., is a metal parts finishing facility that undertakes hard chromium electroplating for various commercial applications and is located at 1328 Speers Road, Oakville, Ontario. The facility is part of a class identified by the primary North American Industry Classification System code 332810, Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities.

Ontario Chromium Plating Inc., has applied to register for chromium compounds (hexavalent). Registration is for all metal finishing sources at the facility that emit chromium compounds (hexavalent).

Registration to a technical standard

Registration to a technical standard means that this facility must adhere to all technical and operational requirements in the Metal Finishers - Industry Standard for the contaminants they are registered for.

Technical standards ensure that facilities are managing impacts on an airshed by installing best available technology. These requirements would replace the air standards for the contaminants that are registered for this facility.

Registration to the Technical Standards Registry is a compliance approach under the Local Air Quality Regulation. It requires that the company demonstrate compliance on an ongoing basis through applicable technical standard requirements set out in the Metal Finishers – Industry Standard.

Registration to the Technical Standards Registry does not exempt the facility from the requirements under section 9 of Ontario's Environmental Protection Act, which regulates alterations to plant infrastructure and processes. Therefore, a company required to install equipment under a Metal Finishers – Industry Standard is still required to have approval under Part II.1 of Ontario's Protection Act for that equipment.

The Technical Standards Registry is available on the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks’ website and sets out the names of all facilities registered in the Registry.