7D Option 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1
WOOD PRESERVATIVES &
PESTICIDE REGULATIONS
Why Regulate wood preservatives
Federal Regulation of Wood Preservative Compounds
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide & Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Restricted & general use pesticides
Certified applicators
Federal EPA penalties
Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975 & Board of Pesticides
Control Statute, as amended
Summary of BPC Certification & Licensing Regulations
Commercial applicators
Certification procedures for wood preservative applicators
Commercial licensing requirements
Record and report requirements
Section 2
PESTS THAT DAMAGE WOOD
Wood-inhabiting fungi
Wood destroying fungi
Chemical stains
Insects: termites, ants, beetles and Marine borers
Section 3
CONTROL OF PESTS THAT
DAMAGE WOOD
Moisture control
Seasoning or drying
Storing & handling
Use of naturally resistant wood
Chemical control
Type of preservatives
Section 4
APPLICATION OF WOOD
PRESERVATIVES
Preparation of wood for
treatment
Peeling, drying, conditioning, incising, cutting & framing
Methods of Applying Wood Preservatives Pressure Processes:
Full cell and empty cell
Treating pressures & preservative temperatures
Preservative penetration & retention
Non-pressure processes: brushing, spraying & pouring
treatments, dipping, cold soaking,
steeping, hot & cold bath
(thermal process), double diffusion, & vacuum process
Preservative pads or bandages (treatment on site)
Sapstain (blue stain) prevention
Factors influencing the effectiveness of wood preservatives
Penetration
Retention of preservatives
Selection & conditioning of wood
Handling after treatment
Section 5
PROTECTING HUMAN HEALTH
End use
Hazards to applicators: end use
First aid - Protecting the Applicator
General
Acceptable glove materials
Acceptable material for other protective equipment
Acceptable respirators & special precautions
Material Data Safety Sheet (MSDS)
Creosote
Pentachlorophenol
Arsenicals
Limitations on use
Voluntary Consumer Awareness Program
Inorganic arsenical pressure-treated wood
Creosote pressure-treated wood
Section 6
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Waste disposal
Storage & Disposal of Containers
Spills
Environmental Exposure
Penta
Arsenicals
Creosote
