Flame retardant treatments for timber. An overview
Publication Year
2023
Document Status
Current
Abstract
The fundamentals of flame retardant treatment for wood covering terminology and performance ratings, specification, application methods, and characteristics of treated materials.
Document History
Issue 1: January 2023. Produced in collaboration with Timber Development UK. Supersedes WPA Flame retardant specification manual: industrial flame retardant treatment of wood and wood-based panel products, October 2018.
Publisher Information
Wood Protection Association
The Wood Protection Association (WPA) is a not-for-profit timber trade organisation. The WPA champions and provides advice on industrial wood treatment technologies that enhance the performance of softwood products. Covering: preservative treatments, wood modification and factory applied flame retardant treatments.
