Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations

Marginal note:Primary testing

• 7 (1) A manufacturer of composite wood panels or laminated products must, for each product type,

  • (a) have a specimen of its composite wood panels or laminated products selected by a third-party certifier in accordance with the requirements set out in subsections 12(1) and (2);

  • (b) have an accredited laboratory test the specimen in accordance with the requirements set out in ASTM E1333 or, if equivalence is established under subsection (3), ASTM D6007; and

  • (c) have a third-party certifier verify the test.

• Marginal note:Frequency

  (2) The selection, testing and verification must be performed four times annually, during the following periods:

  • (a) once during the period that begins on January 1 and ends on March 31;

  • (b) once during the period that begins on April 1 and ends on June 30;

  • (c) once during the period that begins on July 1 and ends on September 30; and

  • (d) once during the period that begins on October 1 and ends on December 31.

• Marginal note:Equivalence of test methods

  (3) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b), a manufacturer that decides to test the specimen in accordance with the requirements set out in ASTM D6007 must have an accredited laboratory establish the equivalence of ASTM D6007 to ASTM E1333 in the manner set out in Section 2 of the Directive and have the equivalence verified by a third-party certifier. The manufacturer must have the equivalence re-established and verified annually for the first three consecutive years after the day on which equivalence is established and every two years after that as well as

  • (a) if a change is made to equipment, procedure or testing personnel that might affect test results; and

  • (b) if there is reason to believe that the equivalence previously established between ASTM D6007 and ASTM E1333 is no longer valid.

• Marginal note:Exemption — laminated products

  (4) A manufacturer of laminated products is not required to have the selection, testing and verification referred to in subsection (1) performed for a product type if

  • (a) in the case of a product type whose core or platform is a composite wood panel, formaldehyde emissions from the core or platform, prior to incorporation into the laminated product, do not exceed the applicable limit set out in subsection 6(1) or the correlated limit referred to in subsection 6(2); and

  • (b) the veneer is glued to the core or platform using a phenol-formaldehyde resin or a no-added-formaldehyde resin.