Wood preservation facilities, inorganic boron (borate): chapter I-8

8. Operational Recommendations

The recommendations made here must be used in conjunction with the basic operational criteria listed in Part I, Chapter A - General Recommendations for All Wood Preservatives, Section 8 and their corresponding tables. All tables of general content from Chapter A, Section 8 must be taken into consideration.

8.1 Operational Standards

The registered pesticide labels are legal documents that must be followed when treating wood with wood preservatives. The labels state the required PPE, the acceptable treatment solution concentrations and the target retention rates within the wood. While not a legal requirement, the CSA O80 Series of Standards specifies a number of additional requirements and recommendations related to wood preservatives, including Boron. Those standards should be followed and applied in respect of applicable laws and regulations. Process controls should be installed, maintained and calibrated in accordance with CSA O80.2 08 Clause 4.1 (referenced to AWPA M3). The calibration can be conducted by facility staff if they have the appropriate training.

Refer to Part I, Chapter A - General Recommendations for All Wood Preservatives, Section 8.1.

8.2 Facility Wide Recommendations

Refer to Part I, Chapter A - General Recommendations for All Wood Preservatives, Section 8.2 and consult Table 17 and Table 18.

8.3 Process Area-specific Recommendations

Refer to Part I, Chapter A - General Recommendations for All Wood Preservatives, Section 8.3 and consult Table 19 to Table 22.

All treated wood must be protected from precipitation (packed) to its final installation.