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C The Timber Preservers Association of Australia IT'S TIMBER - TREAT IT WELL !!
MARCH ISSUE 2017
Correspondence: 3, Wright Street BRIGHTON VIC 3186 Telephone: (03) 9596 8166 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.tpaa.com.au Plant Register Web: www.tpaa.com.au/treatment-plants
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President: Gerry Gardiner (07) 3204 0444
Technical: Harry Greaves (0419) 585 193
Secretary: Jack Norton (0418) 989 398
Editor: Doug Howick (03) 9596 8166
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… … from TPAA President … …
At the time of putting this
Newsletter together, President
Gerry is travelling overseas.
However, he will be back
doing what Presidents do
when he presides over the
next TPAA Council
meeting, which is scheduled
to be held in Melbourne on
Thursday March 23 starting at
10:00 am.
Please let Secretary Jack know if there are any
topics you want raised as he will be sending
agenda details closer to the meeting.
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… and from TPAA Secretary …
Jack’s rant … … If we
are going to represent you
guys adequately (you should
read this as help you sell
more treated wood) then we
need you here up the front of
the bus. If you are concerned
about the time involved, we
can do things electronically.
As always, please don’t
hesitate to contact me if you
have any comments or questions.
Some of the initiatives we have been working
on include this list:
* Reviewing TPAA’s Constitution. Now this has
NOT been a barrel of laughs but it has to be done
as it sets the ground rules for our organization. The
current Constitution is badly out of date.
* We have developed a new Technical Guide that
sets out a protocol for sampling LOSP treated LVL
that is in place in a building. As this Guide is
different in nature from the Technical Notes, it will
appear under the Quality Program tab of our web
site.
* We have made a submission to the Federal
Government’s Inquiry into Non-Conforming
Products.
* I have organised to make a presentation to the
Queensland branch of Engineers Australia as a part
of their professional development program.
* I am talking to the ABC for an interview for their
Saturday morning segment on renovations and
household problems.
* The web site is being regularly updated.
* A number of us attended the Launch of the
National Centre for Timber Durability and Design
Life. The Centre is to be run out of Sunshine Coast
University.
* We have been responding to queries from the
building industry and the public. These queries
range from CCA in chicken coops to treated wood
in boats to treated wood in biomass energy
production etc. etc.
Jack Norton
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C NTACT
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… and from TPAA Technical
Committee Chairman …
At the time of putting this
Newsletter together, Harry
Greaves is also travelling
overseas.
However, in these modern
times, modern ships such as
the Queen Mary, (on which
he is currently sailing), have all
the communication facilities available, so your
Editor can still get replies to emails that Harry is
still conscientious enough to bother to read –
instead of relaxing completely as he should.
AS/NZS 1604 series: All editorial adjustments
to the draft texts have been finalised, but SA
policy for joint AS/NZS documents requires
NZS to approve any amendments or
/revisions/text editorials, etc. of joint standards
before SA can proceed to publication. This
approval has now been given, so the amended
AS/NZS 1604 series documents will go the
printers.
If you want a complete document into which
the amendments have been stitched you will
have to purchase all parts anew!
STOP PRESS! The AS/NZS 1604 series
amendment 1 will be published and
available on SAI Global from 9 March.
AS/NZS 1605 series: I have completed all the
editorial requests on the drafts we prepared
some time ago (thank you Steve for all your
help here). Note that FWPA funding support
was important to us during the re-drafting
stage. A minor hold-up has been the
conformance/compliance part shown in Part 1
at Appendix B. SA has new requirements for
this aspect in standards, and so they will either
revise Appendix B or delete it (I’m not clear
on which action is to taken). After that the 4-
part standard will proceed to public review
when you may have your say on the various
analytical and/or spot test procedures.
Harry Greaves
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Timber preservative testing lab set up
Independent Verification Services Australia Pty Ltd
has just announced the availability of an additional
Treated Timber Analysis Laboratory in Melbourne,
complementing its existing lab in Brisbane. The new
laboratory is the result of a partnership between IVS
and Australian Forest Research Company (AFRC).
Independent Verification Services NZ Ltd has been
operating a timber testing service in NZ for six years
and in Brisbane for the last four years. The new
Melbourne laboratory is managed by Colin Malcolm
who has over 30 years’ experience in analytical testing.
"Our lab results are sent to our compliance section who
independently assess the levels for compliance and issue
the compliance report. The area of compliance is a very
complex and challenging area," said Tim Evans, IVS
Business Development Manager.
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Items provided in this CONTACT Newsletter
are drawn from a number of sources. The
source of the item is quoted, either by
publication or organization in line with the
practice of fair reporting.
TPAA does not necessarily agree with or
endorse the content of articles written by others.
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Newton crate & pallet maker pleads
guilty
Alisa M. Schafer , Wisconsin - Feb. 23, 2017
(Photo: Getty images)
GREEN BAY - The site manager for Timber Creek
Resource in Newton has pleaded guilty in federal
court to falsifying stamps to mark untreated wood,
causing $349,365 in losses for Wisconsin companies.
During the arraignment and plea hearing Feb.6 in Green
Bay before Chief United States District Judge for the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin William Griesbach, Russel Wetenkamp
agreed to plead guilty to two counts of misrepresenting
materials created at the Newton site of Timber Creek
Resource.
Wooden pallets that are sold for use in international
commerce are required to undergo a heat-treatment
process. This process prevents wood from being
infested with insects or microorganisms that could
potentially harm or contaminate other products.
The wood that is treated is then marked by a stamp
issued with authority from the Wisconsin Secretary of
Agriculture.
According to court documents, Wetenkamp used a
stamp issued to the Newton facility to illegally mark
wood that had not been heat-treated between Nov. 30,
2014, and June 16, 2015. The federal charges stem from
the U.S. Plant Protection Act.
The plea agreement states: “Wetenkamp admitted to a
Special Agent from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
that … he had marked and caused the marking of
wooden pallets with the stamp and knew at the time that
the marking falsely indicated that the pallets had been
heat-treated by Timber Creek when, in fact, they had
not been heat-treated.”
As a result of the sales of the wooden pallets falsely
marked with the stamp, the court documents said
Wetenkamp caused losses of no less than $344,000 to
customers of Timber Creek Resources. It lists 10
Wisconsin companies, including Brillion Iron Works in
Brillion and Jagemann Stamping Company and
Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc.
Wetenkamp will appear in court again at 2:30 p.m. May
5 in Green Bay for a sentencing hearing.
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New clear-grain radiata pine decking
launched
Wood manufacturer Kebony has announced the North
American launch of the next generation Kebony Clear, a
complete line of clear-grain decking and cladding
products for both residential, public and commercial
applications.
“Kebony Clear is made from sustainable Pinus Radiata
and was developed expressly for outdoor installations
that require a clear, premium-looking finish,” Kebony
USA Sales Manager Andy Hehl said. “It’s a look that
works very well for sustainable, modern decks, facades
and landscape architecture projects.”
As with all
Kebony
woods,
Kebony
Clear is
treated with
a bio-based
liquid that,
after it is
cured, provides a combination of outstanding durability
and dimensional stability. The patented process results
in wood cell walls that are about 50 percent thicker and
provide a hardness that rivals the best tropical
hardwoods. The company's global headquarters is based
in Oslo, Norway, with its production facility in Skien,
South of Oslo. The Kebony USA team is located in St.
Clair, Michigan. Source: Kebony Products
Friday Offcuts – 24 February 2017
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Parkdale home eaten by termites as
experts call on authorities to act
Emma Watson, Mordialloc Chelsea Leader February 3, 2017
HOMEOWNER Clare Bristow has issued a dire
warning about the dangers of termites after thousands
ate through her three-year-old house.
Late last year she rubbed her hand over what she
thought was a tiny black scratch on woodwork and
dozens of white ants tumbled out. She later found the
white ants had come from an old tree stump buried
beneath her house and had eaten their way up.
Ms Bristow, who will have to have her staircase rebuilt,
discovered her house wasn’t built to protect against
white ants as Kingston hasn’t been declared a termite
prone region. The Parkdale woman said houses across
the municipality could be “sitting ducks” as experts
warned conditions were ripe for a termite infestation.
In Victoria, it’s up to councils to declare they’re a
termite-prone area. If they do, new house builds and
extensions must be protected against termite infestation
but in “undeclared” areas such as Kingston, there are no
compulsory anti-termite standards.
“Kingston has huge population growth, huge
construction,” Ms Bristow said. “I would much rather
pay a little extra for treated timber ... at least you know
your house might survive.”
Termite consultant Dr Don Ewart said the notion
there were some areas in Victoria where the risk didn’t
justify action was ridiculous. “There are termites
everywhere,” he said.
Dr Ewart said some councils would not declare their
regions as termite-prone as they’d argue house prices
could rise and developments could slow down.
“If we can get the (state planning) minister to change it
for all of Victoria, that won’t be a problem,” Dr Ewart
said.
“Really, the minister could solve the problem in a day.”
But Patrick Lane, a spokesman for Planning Minister
Richard Wynne, said two government reviews since
2005 found the economic risk of termite attacks on
houses in Victorian didn’t warrant a statewide
declaration. “Local governments are best placed to
designate areas in its municipality which are at risk of
termites,” Mr Lane said.
Ms Bristow has now thrown her support behind
Kingston councillor Tamsin Bearsley’s push to
implement a termite protection policy in the
municipality. Cr Bearsley will ask council officers to
prepare a report detailing the benefits and costs of
implementing a protection policy and how other
councils manage termite protection.
HOW TO LOOK FOR TERMITES
• weak timber that breaks easily, revealing wafer thin
layers — skirting boards are often the first point of
damage
• changes in corner facades under gutters, as termites are
attracted to damp or moist areas
• mud-like tubes or material around external
footings/brickwork, or internal fittings like service pipes
and electrical plugs
• cracks/holes in timber or plaster with a fine dust
residue.
Don’t be complacent — arrange regular visual
inspections in and around your home. If you suspect
any termite activity, organise a full inspection.-advice
sourced from the Victorian Building Authority
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Accoya Wood of the future
16 February 2017
Accoya Acetylated Wood is one building product we’re
keeping an eye on this year. Named as one of the top 10
green building products for 2017, the product is tipped
to have a significant impact on the market in the coming
years. Source: Architecture And Design
While the product is available in Australia through
Britton Timbers , M&B Building Products and
Matthews Timber, it has not been used to the extent
we’ve seen overseas.
Accoya is an American high-performance natural wood
product made from sustainably grown Radiata Pine
from New Zealand and Chile which has been modified
in a process called acetylation.
Acetylation increases the amount of naturally occurring
acetyl molecules in timber, which improves its
durability, stability, and service life.
It has been thoroughly tested for dimensional stability,
durability, paint retention and inground conditions, and
has been used by architects all over the world for a
variety of applications. It is ideal for exterior
applications such as windows, doors, siding,
decking and outdoor furniture. Inspiration: we have
listed six projects from around the globe have made use
of the Accoya product.
Located within the Naturarena Rotsee rowing
development in Lucerne, the rowing centre designed by
Andreas Fuhrimann Gabrielle Hächler Architekten is a
three-storey prefabricated wood construction carried
above the water level by a concrete platform.
The centre was clad with Accoya to both reflect the
natural woodland surroundings, and to form a façade
able to cope with extreme conditions. Swiss distributers
Herzog-Elmiger AG recommended Accoya for the
project, citing the woods high resistance to water.
For the finished centre, 1700sqm of Accoya, which is
100% non-toxic, was prefabricated to form the
building’s façade and decking.
The wood was applied with a Sikkens coating to
integrate the façade with the overall colour concept.
Glue laminated Accoya was also used for the curved
rear screen and hand finished with a protective merbau-
coloured coating from Wood Guard by Guard Industrie.
The same finish was factory applied to the cladding.
Accoya was chosen for Studio MK27’s Jungle House
(Casa da Mata) on Guarujá Beach due to its durability to
withstand Brazil’s intense heat and humidity. The
product was used for the home’s decking, facades, and
for some of the interior panelling and room furniture.
Additionally, Accoya was used for the home’s
MUXARABI joineries. This special type of joinery is
used by architects to enhance the aesthetic designs of
projects.
In the instance of Jungle House, the joinery acts as a
light filter, providing varying projections of light as the
sun moves around the house throughout the day. No
colour was applied to the wood, leaving it in its natural
grey state which complements the surroundings of the
project.
The Royal Arena in Copenhagen, which opened this
month, has utilised Accoya for its entire façade.
The wood was selected by architects 3XN for the
arena’s fins due to its elegant aesthetic appearance
which gives the building an eye-catching and
bespoke style.
They were also chosen due to its durability and
worldwide environmental standards.
“Durability and aesthetics were key issues driving the
material selection for the fins on the new Royal Arena
in Copenhagen,” Jan Ammundesen, senior partner at
3XN said.
Accoya was chosen for the exterior cladding because of
its dimensional stability. In addition, its acetylation
properties prevent pests from damaging the surface and
ruining the aesthetics of the structure.
“We were impressed with Accoya’s credentials – the
product is fully carbon neutral, extremely durable in
exterior applications and both reusable and
recyclable,” Todd Geer, Leroy Troyer said. “Accoya
has been recognised for its environmental
standards worldwide so we were very interested in
using Accoya to build the country’s very own Noah’s
Ark.”
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HSE authorises the continued use of
creosote in UK
17 January 2017
The use of creosote in the UK as an industrially-
applied wood preservative has recently been
authorised by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
under The Biocidal Products Regulation.
The HSE’s decision to authorise creosote has recently
been communicated to creosote manufacturers,
confirming that its decision follows Sweden’s move to
authorise the treatment for sleepers and poles.
The HSE’s approval applies until 2021 and covers Use
Class (UC) 3 railway sleepers, UC 3 fence panels, UC
3 surface treatment (e.g. for cut end treatments), UC 4
wood poles for overhead electrical and
telecommunication and UC 4 surface treatment (e.g.
for cut end treatments).
Creosote manufacturers have been told that the HSE
will now look at the case for authorisation of UC 4
agricultural stake/support - when long service life is
required (safety critical) and UC 4 fence posts - (safety
critical e.g. equestrian fencing, animal security fencing,
highway fencing).
HSE has told the Wood Protection Association (WPA)
that it expects to add creosote to the list of authorised
preservatives on its website in the next few weeks. Once
this is done the formal application by creosote
manufacturers for the additional uses will take place.
“We believe there is a strong case to authorise
creosote for fencing and agricultural stakes in the
UK and anticipate a positive outcome,” said WPA
Creosote Group chairman John Lawrenson.
HSE has confirmed that during the assessment of the
additional uses application, UK manufacturers of
creosoted fencing and tree stake products can continue
to supply them under transitional arrangements set out
in the authorisation. Different rules apply to imported
creosote-treated products.
Creosote manufacturers anticipate the HSE will add
treatment of wood for fencing and tree stakes to the
authorisation in late spring/early summer.
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Lonza Wood Protection Website
Launch
As a valued member of the timber treatment network,
TPAA has been introduced to the rebranding of the
business from Arch Wood Protection to Lonza Wood
Protection through the launch of a new website.
The new Website focuses on the organisation’s wood
protection products and services throughout the Asia
Pacific region and is now live. They tell us that there
are information resources for wood users, specifiers and
the greater community to enhance the understanding
and use of treated wood products.
Accordingly, we advise that the new website can be
found at: www.lonzawoodprotection.com/apac/
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Eye have a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea.
It plainly marques for my revue
Mistakes eye cannot sea.
I've run this poem threw it
Eye am sure your pleas too no,
Its letter perfect in its weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.
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You can’t actually see Harry & Sandra Greaves
waving from the poop deck of the Queen Mary, but
I’m sure they’re there – SMILING!
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Former Osmose complex headed for
partial demolition
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus bought the
former Osmose Holdings complex at 980 Elliott St. last
year. It has sought approval to demolish a portion of
the property.
By Karen Robinson - Feb 23, 2017
Part of the vast former Osmose Holdings complex at
the north end of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is
eyed for demolition. The Buffalo Preservation Board
on Thursday afternoon will consider a request by the
property owner for city approval to raze a portion of the
complex at 980 Ellicott St.
BNMC, a nonprofit which coordinates campus
operations, bought the complex bordered by Ellicott and
Best streets in November from Osmose Holdings for
$3.75 million. At the time, it indicated the property
would be home to a new innovation center, although
recently Matthew K. Enstice, president and CEO of the
medical campus, said the group still is exploring its
options for the site where he said environmental cleanup
also has to be addressed.
Some of the former complex also provides short-term
parking for about 200 cars.
The proposal is to demolish roughly a third of the parcel
near the center of the site, according to photographs
included in the demolition application.
"We're trying to figure out what we want to do with all
our space," Enstice said in a January interview.
Enstice could not be reached to comment Wednesday
about the demolition request. The request is filed by
Ontario Specialty Contracting of Buffalo, which does
environmental remediation, demolition and Brownfield
redevelopment.
The former Osmose site has a 150,000-square-foot
complex of three or four connected buildings situated at
the northern boundary of the campus bordered by Best,
Ellicott, Dodge and Main streets.
There had been talk by campus officials last summer of
the possibility that companies would move into the site
early this year. For many years, the Medical Campus
has looked for a suitable site for a second Innovation
Center since the original innovation hub at 640 Ellicott
is nearly full with startup companies and entrepreneurs.
Enstice previously said the Osmose Holdings property
makes sense because little renovation work would be
needed since it offers both office and laboratory space
and is near the Niagara Frontier Transportation
Authority's Summer-Best station.
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BEAUMONT - A personal injury suit against Entergy
Texas that was slated for trial next month has been
continued till April. Plaintiffs Adam and Ashley Mason
filed suit against Entergy Texas in Jefferson County
District Court, alleging the company’s negligence
caused Adam to be shocked while working on a utility
pole.
Court records show Entergy filed a motion for
continuance on Dec. 22, stating that some discovery still
remains outstanding. Following a Jan. 9 hearing, Judge
Kent Walston, 58th District Court, pushed the trial from
February to April 17.
Court records further show Entergy had hired Osmose
to inspect and restore various utility poles. Adam was
part of Osmose’s crew. While inspecting a pole, a live
electrical wire broke loose and made contact with him.
On Oct. 21, 2015, Entergy filed a motion for leave to
designate responsible third party, contending it is not
liable for the injury and that Osmose “clearly had a duty
to ensure that its employees” were properly equipped
and qualified. A month later, Judge Walston granted
the motion, court records show.
Pursuant to a contract between the companies, Osmose
was responsible for the inspection of each utility poll it
was working on and was specifically responsible to
ensure that there were no loose objects on the utility poll
that could fall and cause injury.
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TPAA - TIMBER PRESERVERS ASSOCIATION
OF AUSTRALIA The Timber Preservers’ Association of Australia (TPAA) represents the nation's wood preservation industry. It is made up of timber treaters, preservative suppliers, research organisations, and individuals and bodies having an interest in the production and use of preservative-treated timber.
The TPAA promotes a knowledge of the principles and methods of timber preservation within the industry, helps with establishing and adhering to Standards for the treatment of timber, and promotes best practice in the production of treated wood.
The TPAA encourages its members to comply with national Standards and applicable legislation, to use sound and responsible environmental procedures, and to produce fit-for-purpose treated timber products.
TPAA members produce a range of treated timber products to suit all uses, from heavy industrial applications to treated products for the house and garden.