OCTOPOST CREOSOTE IMPREGNATED

Octowood AB Vackernäset 214
840 64 Kälarne
Sweden
Certificate – ISO 9002 & ISO 14001

Raw product

Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris)

• Fresh wood
• Free from insects and insects damages
• Free from mechanical damages
• Free from rot
• Free from big knots and other growing mishaps that can reduce the strength of the post.

Preservative

Creosote oil (coal tar) classified and approved according regulations in the European union Registration: Creosote oil Reg.nr 3386 CAS nr 8001-58-9.
The creosote oil contains < 50 ppm benso(a)pyren and are according to European directive 94/60EC non cancerogenic

Impregnation

The posts are pressure impregnated. The amount of oil per cubic meter is classified according to the Nordic Wood (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark) council norm, document no 1:1998.
Penetration class: P8 according to Swedish Standard SS-EN 351-1 (full sapwood penetration) Retention demand:

• Post class A (ground contact) = 110 kg oil/m3 of sapwood

The impregnation is controlled by Swedish Technical Research Institute of Sweden (SP) Octowoods production is certified according to ISO 9002 and ISO 14001

Usage area

Class 4 according to European standard i. e ground and water contact The posts are to be used for fencing

Storage

For permanent storage an approval from the city council (environmental department) is required.
The ground below the posts should then be covered with bark, sawdust or other absorbent that collects any possible oilspill.

Waste of the material

Smaller amount of wood can be delivered to local city dump. Always control it with the city authority first.
Creosote impregnated wood can only be incinerated in approved incineration plants.

Enviromental Influence

The post is made of a renewable material with very low energy consumption from raw material to finished impregnated post.
The preservative is an organical compound that contains a very small amount of water-soluble elements (< 0,1%) and the placed post in the ground constitute a small or neglectibal environmental influence.

Personal Protection Measures

Hands

• Wear protective gloves with all work with the posts.
• Wash your hands if you have got creosote on them.

Eyes

• Protective glasses should be used when working with the posts.
• With splashes in the eyes – rinse with open eye for several minutes under flowing water.

Skin irritation

For some individuals creosote can cause skin redness in relation with strong sunshine (UV-radiation). The risk can be diminished by using protective salve (ointment) that lets trough less than 1% UVA-radiation.

Cleaning of equipment

Wash with warm water and soap, solvent can also be used but be aware that it can harm textiles (clothes)

Reference

• EC directive 2001/90/EC
• EC directive 76/769/EEC appendix no 1
• EC directive 2001/91/EC-