As a body shop owner in Texas, you are about to be impacted by additional environmental regulations which will change a number of operational, training and reporting requirements in order for you to remain in compliance. Please note these are IN ADDITION to any current state authorizations you may have and were promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – not your state, county or local air permitting authority. The new rule – known as Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) HHHHHH, or 6H for short, has new requirements to reduce air pollution of metals such as chrome, lead, cadmium, manganese and nickel compounds, and also to reduce methylene chloride fumes, from auto body refinishing work.  These compounds pose health risks to anyone who breathes the air when these fumes are present. Many paints used in auto body refinishing work contain these compounds.  The new regulations require auto body shops and refinishing businesses to do several things to prevent these metals from getting into the air during spray painting. 

Please check out the EPA's webpage containing a short video featuring NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and business owners discuss the various aspects of the new 6H regulations.