Dry wood after treatment application

This standard covers the skills and knowledge required to dry wood at the end of the treatment application process. To do this you will need to make sure the equipment is safe and the treatment cycle completed, move the wood to a drying area, and correctly identify when the wood is dry enough for dispatch or storage. This applies to anyone involved with wood treatment and preservation.

1. comply with health and safety requirements and procedures at all

   times

   2. obtain specifications and requirements of the items to be

   produced following standard operating procedures

   3. obtain equipment and materials required following standard

   operating procedures

   4. check equipment is set up correctly and in good working order

   following standard operating procedures and any manufacturer's

   instructions

   5. check all materials required meet specifications and are free from

   faults following standard operating procedures

   6. check treatment cycles have been completed and it is safe to

   unload wood from the treatment machinery and equipment

   following standard operating procedures

   7. unload wood from treatment application equipment following

   standard operating procedures

   8. move freshly treated wood to an appropriate post-treatment drying

   area following standard operating procedures

   9. dry chemically treated wood complying with relevant legislation

   and industry standards

   10. check ventilation levels meet relevant requirements

   11. use appropriate personal protective equipment following standard

   operating procedures

   12. identify when wood is ready to be moved from post-treatment

   drying area for dispatch or storage following standard operating

   procedures

   13. identify any problems and rectify within the limits of your

   responsibility

   14. report any problems outside the limits of your responsibility to

   appropriate people following standard operating procedures

1. relevant health and safety responsibilities

   2. meaning of terms used in specifications

   3. how to check equipment is set up and is in good working order

   4. how to check materials and the common faults that can occur

   5. differences between softwood and hardwood and impact this has

   on wood products you are involved with

   6. ways to improve wood's durability performance

   7. how wood treatment can improve wood's ability to resist fungal

   decay, insect attack or fire

   8. performance and natural durability classes of different woods

   9. permeability and suitability for treatment of different species

   10. how to protect wood from uptake of moisture, staining, distortion,

   deterioration or other degrade

   11. types of treatment available relevant to your work, levels of

   protection they provide and when it is appropriate to use them

   12. application processes for different types of wood treatment

   13. effects of wood treatments and exterior coatings on wood

   structure, properties, durability and appearance

   14. treatment equipment and ancillary equipment associated with

   treating wood and how to unload them correctly

   15. how to identify when machinery has reached the end of its

   treatment cycle and is ready for unloading

   16. how to identify appropriate areas to dry treated wood

   17. how to identify when the wood treatment is sufficiently dry for

   storage or dispatch

   18. where to get up to date information on regulations, industry

   standards and company policies related to wood treatment

   19. personal protective equipment and local exhaust ventilation used

   20. limits of your responsibility in relation to rectifying problems or

   faults

   21. who to report problems outside the limits of your responsibility to

   and appropriate ways to do so