Automotive / Industrial Shelter

The Environmental Protection Area has established national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP} for area sources engaged in paint stripping, surface coating of motor vehicles and mobile equipment, and miscellaneous surface coating operations. Beginning January 10, 2011, all new mobile auto body workers and established business you need to comply with The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). Below you will find two documents from the EPA regarding NESHAP. The first is the full 32 page ruling. The second is a summary that they have published.

• EPA NESHAP Regulations FULL Document
• EPA NESHAP Regulations SUMMARY

FAST Shelter can help you comply with two very important aspects of EPA's NESHAP ruling: work area enclosure and filtered vent system.

Requirement for Walls and a Roof

The ruling requires either "a roof and four full walls for those performing complete auto body refinishing" or "a roof and three walls for those performing refinishing on miscellaneous auto body parts."

Requirement for a Filter System

The second requirement is a filter system which "achieves at least 98% capture efficiency."

FAST Shelter offers a filter system which uses a filter media which is 99%+ efficient in removing solids. It also provides sufficient air flow to provide a minimum of six air changes per hour within the shelter. It is not designed to ventilate a full auto body refinishing by itself but rather to provide filtration for panel and touch up type refinishing.

We meet the EPA standards with the shelter and the filter system but what is often forgotten is that there are other governmental regulations which must be met. For instance the NFPA fire code requires that the shelter be constructed of flame retardant materials. Our shelter is and is labeled as such. Additionally, OSHA requires at least six air changes per hour and, when fitted with the filter system, FAST Shelter has considerably more. All of these details are set forth in our new manual so when the technician is approached by a DEP, Health or Fire inspector they can produce an organized response.

Remember too, that perception of compliance is important. Working without the shelter only begs for a closer look. If a tech is working inside of a shelter the appearance is of professionalism and adherence to regulation. Your customers will appreciate that point. And speaking of customers, the cost of non-compliance is high. The technician may be fined as well as the dealership. So dealer protection is another valuable incentive to use your techs over a non-compliant vendor. FAST Shelter is constantly making improvements to its products and will continue to monitor and stay abreast of the changing governmental landscape.

FAST Shelter offers both solutions. Our models 650, 850 and 950 cover the entire vehicle. Our models 450 and 500 cover less than the full vehicle.

Fast Shelter

Fast-Shelter Vent System

Fast-Shelter Release