Reaffirmed 2020

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers preservative treatment of wood panel products and the raw materials, such as stiles, battens, veneers and wood chips (particles) used to manufacture these products against biological damage; that is, sap-stain, wood rotting fungi, termite, insects, marine borers and bacteria in order to obtain satisfactory economic life.

2 References

IS 2 : 1960 Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 303 : 1975 Specification for plywood for general purposes

IS 401 : 1982 Code of practice for preservation of timber

IS 707 : 1976 Glossary of terms applicable to timber technology and utilization

IS 848 : 1974 Specification for synthetic resin adhesive for plywood (phenolic and aminoplastic)

IS 1659 : 1979 Specification for blackboards

IS 2380 : Parts 1 to 21 : 1977 Methods of test for wood particle boards and boards from other lignocellulosic materials (Parts 1 to 21)

IS 2753 Methods for estimation of preservatives in treated timber in treating solutions:

IS Part 1 : 1964 Part 1 Determination of copper, arsenic, chromium, zinc, boron, creosote and fuel oil

IS Part 2 : 1968 Part 2 Determination of copper (in copper naphthenate and pentachlorophenol)