Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

ASTM

ASTM means ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials. (ASTM)

ASTM D6007

ASTM D6007 means the standard ASTM D6007, entitled Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air from Wood Products Using a Small-Scale Chamber. (ASTM D6007)

ASTM E1333

ASTM E1333 means the standard ASTM E1333, entitled Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air and Emission Rates from Wood Products Using a Large Chamber. (ASTM E1333)

component part

component part means a product into which a composite wood panel or a laminated product is incorporated and that is a finished good or is to be contained in one. (composant)

composite wood panel

composite wood panel means any of the following products:

• (a) hardwood plywood;

• (b) particleboard;

• (c) medium-density fibreboard;

• (d) thin medium-density fibreboard. (panneau de bois composite)

composite wood product

composite wood product means a composite wood panel, a laminated product, a component part or a finished good. (produit de bois composite)

Directive

Directive means the Directive concerning testing for formaldehyde emissions, dated June 2021 and published by the Government of Canada on its website. (directive)

finished good

finished good means any product into which a composite wood panel or a laminated product is incorporated and that is to be sold to an end-user but does not include site-built buildings or site-built building improvements. (produit fini)

hardboard

hardboard means a panel composed of cellulosic fibres, consolidated under heat and pressure in a hot press by one of the following processes:

• (a) a wet process;

• (b) a dry process that uses phenolic resin or a resin in which there is no formaldehyde as part of the resin cross-linking structure; or

• (c) a wet-formed and dry-pressed process. (panneau dur)

hardwood plywood

hardwood plywood means a decorative panel that is manufactured for non-structural applications and that is made from plies of veneer that are glued to a core of composite or veneer or a combination of composite and veneer. (contreplaqué de feuillus)

laminated product

laminated product means a product that is

• (a) composed of a veneer that is glued to a core or platform consisting of a composite wood panel or veneers; and

• (b) made by a manufacturer of component parts or finished goods for incorporation into the component parts or finished goods. (produit lamellé)

medium-density fibreboard

medium-density fibreboard means a panel that is greater than 8 mm in thickness and that is composed of cellulosic fibres made by dry forming and dry pressing a resinated fibre mat but does not include hardboard. (panneau de fibres à densité moyenne)

particleboard

particleboard means a panel composed of discrete particles of cellulosic material consolidated under pressure with resin but does not include a panel composed of cellulosic material made from fibres, flakes or strands. (panneau de particules)

production line

production line means a set of operations and equipment used to make composite wood panels or laminated products in one facility. (chaîne de production)

product type

product type means a type of composite wood panel or laminated product, made by the same manufacturer with the same type of resin, that differs from another product type based on its composition and formaldehyde emissions. (type de produit)

thin medium-density fibreboard

thin medium-density fibreboard means a panel that has a maximum thickness of 8 mm and that is composed of cellulosic fibres made by dry forming and dry pressing a resinated fibre mat but does not include hardboard. (panneau de fibres à densité moyenne mince)

TSCA Title VI

TSCA Title VI means Part 770, subchapter R (Toxic Substances Control Act), chapter I, Title 40 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, entitled Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products, as amended from time to time. (titre VI de la TSCA)

veneer

veneer means a sheet of wood or woody grass with a maximum thickness of 6.4 mm that is rotary cut, sliced or sawed from a log. (placage)