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  • BS 1282(1999) : 1999

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    WOOD PRESERVATIVES - GUIDANCE ON CHOICE, USE AND APPLICATION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  31-03-2011

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1999

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Biological hazards
    5 Natural durability
    6 The need for preservation
    7 Types of preservatives and their characteristics
    8 Safe handling of preservatives
    9 Assessing preservative efficacy
    10 The quantity of preservative required
    11 Application of preservatives
    12 Characteristics, handling and disposal of treated
        wood
    Annex A (informative) Registration of wood preservatives
    Bibliography
    Tables
    1 Classes of natural durability of wood to fungal attack
    2 Typical treatment for wood in the different hazard
        classes
    3 Example of high pressure treating schedule for the
        treatment of pine fence posts
    4 Example of a double vacuum low pressure treating
        schedule for the treatment of pine window joinery

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    Gives an overview of wood preservation and the factors for consideration in the selection and application of appropriate wood preservatives and in the use of preservative-treated timber. Also shows how many European and British standards relating to specific aspects of wood preservation interrelate, and indicates which standards have further bearing on the topics raised.

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    Committee B/515/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 1282(1975) and 96/107900 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2008. (11/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    I.S. 436:2007 FARM FENCING - TIMBER POST AND WIRE
    BS 8417(2003) : 2003 PRESERVATION OF TIMBER - RECOMMENDATIONS
    BS 5061(1974) : 1974 SPECIFICATION FOR CYLINDRICAL FORAGE TOWER SILOS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR USE
    BS 5268-5(1989) : 1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT OF STRUCTURAL TIMBER
    BS 4072(1999) : 1999 COPPER/CHROMIUM/ARSENIC PREPARATIONS FOR WOOD PRESERVATION
    BS 5589(1989) : 1989 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PRESERVATION OF TIMBER
    BS 1133-5(1985) : 1985 PACKAGING CODE - PROTECTION AGAINST SPOILAGE OF PACKAGES AND THEIR CONTENTS BY MICRO-ORGANISMS, INSECTS, MITES AND RODENTS
    08/30140202 DC : 0 BS 8103-3 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FLOORS AND ROOFS FOR HOUSING
    I.S. ICP 2:2002 SLATING AND TILING
    I.S. 437:2008 HORSE AND STUD FENCING - TIMBER POST AND RAIL

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 4261(1999) : 1999 WOOD PRESERVATION - VOCABULARY
    BS EN 335-2 : 2006 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - DEFINITION OF USE CLASSES - PART 2: APPLICATION TO SOLID WOOD
    BS EN 335-1 : 2006 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - DEFINITION OF USE CLASSES - PART 1: GENERAL
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