Q. What date will the transition from CCA to alternative wood preservatives for non-industrial treated wood products occur?
A. The transition will occur over the next few months and will be completed by December 31, 2003

Q. Industrial use products will continue to be treated with CCA. What are considered examples of industrial use products?
A. Marine Timber and Piling
Utility Poles
Structural/Agricultural Timbers & Poles
Shakes and Shingles
Highway Construction
Plywood Roof Decking
Piling
Plywood Flooring
Glue Laminated Beams
Click here for a detailed list of industrial products

Q. After the transition deadline date of December 31, 2003, can a treater or retailer continue to sell existing inventories of CCA treated wood non-industrial products?
A. There are no time limitations required by this action for the sale of existing CCA treated inventories.

Q. After the transition deadline date of December 31, 2003, can a treater continue to treat non-industrial products with existing CCA work solution or concentrate?
A. No. Production of non-industrial products will cease on December 31, 2003.

Q. Is this action an admission by the manufacturers of CCA preservatives used to treat wood that CCA treated wood is somehow unsafe for humans?
A. No. Treaters stand by the safety and efficacy of all properly processed CCA treated wood products.

Q. What are the health risks associated with CCA pressure treated wood products?
A. When used as recommended, CCA treated wood is safe for human health and the environment.

Q. Should the general public be concerned about CCA treated wood in current structures and surrounding soil?
A. No. The EPA has indicated that it does not believe there is any reason to remove or replace CCA treated structures, including decks or playground equipment. The EPA is not recommending that existing structures or surrounding soils be removed or replaced.

Q. How can I obtain additional information regarding CCA?
A. Additional sources of information regarding CCA are available at:

1-800-282-0600 CCA Preserved Wood Safety Hotline
www.ccasafetyinfo.com & www.preservedwood.com

Products that are Retained for CCA Treatment
after December 31, 2003

Lumber and Timber for Salt Water Use Only (AWPA Standard C2)

• Aquaculture timber, in salt water and subject to marine borer attack
• Boat Building material - Lumber, timbers, plywood, in salt water and subject to marine borer attack
  
• Bulkhead Sheathing - In salt water and subject to marine borer attack
  
• Mariculture lumbers and timbers - In brackish or saltwater use and subject to marine borer attack
  
• Marine lumber and timbers - In brackish or saltwater use and subject to marine borer attack
  
• Oyster farming timbers
  
• Highway Material - Structural lumber and timbers in salt water use and subject to marine borer attack

Piles (AWPA Standard C3)

• Highway Material
  • Piles, foundation, land and fresh water use
    
  • Piling in salt water use and subject to marine borer attack
• Piles
  
  • Foundation (round)
    
  • Land and fresh water use (round)
    
  • Marine (round) in salt or brackish and subject to marine borer attack
    
  • Marine, dual treatment (round)

Poles (AWPA Standard C4)

• Agriculture, Wood used on farms - Round poles as round structural members
  
• Highway material - Poles, lighting
  
• Poles, agriculture - Round
  
• Poles, building - Round
  
• Poles, utility – Distribution and Transmission

Plywood (AWPA Standard C9)

• Agriculture, Wood used on farms
  
  • Plywood, not in soil contact
    
  • Plywood, in soil contact
• Boat building material
  
  • Plywood, fresh water
    
  • Lumber, timbers, plywood, in salt water and subject to marine borer attack
• Building construction material
  
• Roof decking, plywood
• Decking, Tongue and Groove
  • Flooring, plywood
    
  • Subflooring, plywood
• Decking
  
• Roof, plywood
• Plywood
  • Sub-floor, damp, above ground
    
  • Exterior, above ground
    
  • Soil contact

Wood for Highway Construction (AWPA Standard C14)

• Beams and timbers, glue laminated before or after treatment for highway construction
  
• Decking - Highway bridge
• Highway material
  
  • Lumber and timber for bridges, structural members, decking, cribbing, and culverts
    
  • Structural lumber and timbers in salt water use and subject to marine borer attack
    
  • Piles, foundation, land and fresh water use
    
  • Piling in salt water use and subject to marine borer attack
    
  • Posts: Round, half-round, quarter round
    
  • Posts: Sawn
    
  • Poles, lighting
• Glue laminated beams
  
• Brine Storage buildings
  
• Posts, guardrail
  • Round
    
  • Sawn
• Posts, sawn four sides
  
  • Highway
    
  • Other

Poles, Piles and Posts Used as Structural Members on Farms, and Plywood Used on Farms (AWPA Standard C16)

• Agriculture, Wood used on farms
  
  • Round poles and posts as round structural members
    
  • Sawn poles and posts
    
  • As structural members
    
  • Plywood, not in soil contact
    
  • Plywood, in soil contact
• Sawn building poles and posts - As structural members
  
• Round building poles and posts - As structural members
  
• Sawn structural timbers (piles)
• Supporting residential and commercial structures
• Poles, agriculture
  
• Round
  
• Sawn

Wood for Marine Construction (AWPA Standard C18)

• Aquaculture timber, in salt water and subject to marine borer attack
  
• Mariculture lumber and timbers - In brackish or saltwater use and subject to marine borer attack
  
• Marine lumber and timbers - In brackish or saltwater use and subject to marine borer attack
  
• Oyster farming timbers
  
• Piles
  
  • Marine (round) in salt or brackish and subject to marine borer attack
    
  • Marine, dual treatment (round)
    
• Round Poles and Posts Used in Building Construction
  
• Round building poles and posts as structural members
  
• Poles, building
  
• Round

Sawn Timber Used to Support Residential and Commercial Structures (AWPA Standard C24)

• Sawn structural timbers (piles)
  
• Supporting residential and commercial structures
• Piles
  
• Sawn timber piles

Sawn Crossarms (AWPA Standard C25)

• Crossarms, sawn

Structural Glued-Laminated Members and Laminations before Gluing (AWPA Standard C28)

• Beams and timbers, glue laminated before or after treatment
  • Damp environment, above ground
    
  • Dry environment, above ground
    
  • Ground contact
• Highway material
  
  • Glue laminated beams

Structural Composite Lumber (AWPA Standard C33)

• Highway material
• Structural composite lumber
• Lumber, structural composite
• Above ground
  
• Soil or fresh water contact
  
• Highway construction

Shakes and Shingles (AWPA Standard C34)

• Shakes and Shingles
  
• Siding, commercial, residential, agricultural
  
• Coated