BS EN 351-2:2023 Durability of wood and wood-based products. Preservative-treated solid wood Guidance on sampling for the analysis of preservative-treated wood (British Standard)
This part of the EN 351 series gives guidance for the general procedures to be used in obtaining samples of preservative-treated wood for the determination of penetration and retention of wood preservative. It also gives guidance on the measurement of penetration and retention of a wood preservative in the treated wood.
This part of the EN 351 series is applicable to the production of preservative-treated solid wood, including glued laminated timber, suitable for use in those service conditions defined within the use classes in EN 335.
This part of the EN 351 series is not applicable to preservative-treated wood in service. However, the sampling guidance provided within this part of the EN 351 series can be applied for the subsequent examination of treated wood in service.
Annex A (informative) provides a selection of number of sample units.
Annex B (informative) provides examples of retention measurements.
BS EN 351-2:2023 Referenced Document
EN 1001-2:2005 Durability of wood and wood based products - Terminology - Part 2: Vocabulary*, 2005-08-01 Update
EN 12490 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Preservative-treated solid wood - Determination of the penetration and retention of creosote in treated wood*, 2010-06-01 Update
ISO 2859-1 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection; Technical Corrigendum 1*, 2001-03-01 Update
BS EN 351-2:2023 history
1970BS EN 351-2:2023 Durability of wood and wood-based products. Preservative-treated solid wood Guidance on sampling for the analysis of preservative-treated wood (British Standard)
2008BS EN 351-2:2008 Durability of wood and wood-based products. Preservative-treated solid wood. Guidance on sampling for the analysis of preservative-treated wood
2008BS EN 351-2:2007 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Preservative-treated solid wood - Part 2: Guidance on sampling for the analysis of preservative-treated wood