7D Option 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1
WOOD PRESERVATIVES &
PESTICIDE REGULATIONS
Why regulate wood
preservatives
Federal regulations 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 & 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 & non-pressure processes
Brusing, 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, handling
after treatment & end use
Section 5
PROTECTING HUMAN HEALTH
Hazards to applicators:
toxicity
First aid - protecting the applicator
General
Acceptable glove materials
Acceptable material for other protective equipment
Acceptable respirators & special precautions
Material Data Safety Sheets (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
APPENDIX A
Definitions
APPENDIX B
Sources of information
