Supplying Timber Issue 9 0 - Autumn 2025 - Flipbook - Page 74
———— WOOD PROTECTION ————
the product description and the
昀椀re classi昀椀cation test report
(e.g. wrong species, pro昀椀le, or
thickness), treatment should not
proceed.
Support and guidance
The WPA – in collaboration with
TDUK – has produced a set of
detailed FR guidance notes
covering:
• Roles and responsibilities of
the Supplier and Treater
• When and how a new DoP
must be issued
•
Legal obligations around
traceability.
Of particular importance
is Guidance Note WPA FR 9,
which outlines responsibilities
throughout the FR treatment
supply chain – including
cladding – and which references
other guidance notes that are
relevant.
You can download WPA FR9
and the full guidance series
from the WPA website.
www.thewpa.org.uk
ACT NOW TO STAY COMPLIANT
Fire performance in construction is under
intense scrutiny, and regulators are placing
more responsibility on suppliers to uphold
safety standards for all the right reasons.
If you're supplying FR treated wood
products, now is the time to ensure your
procedures, documentation, and legal
obligations are watertight.
For more information please contact
Mathew Powell, Chairman of the WPA
Fire Protection Committee mathew@
thewpa.org.uk
TIMBER KNOWLEDGE
WEBINAR HELPS IMPROVE ARCHITECTS’ KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
FLAME RETARDANT TREATED WOOD
Image: © PTG
Treatments.
pitfalls of a speci昀椀cation going expensively wrong.
The webinar was presented by Stephen Cope,
Consultant Auditor for the Wood Protection
Association (WPA) on behalf of Scottish Timber Trade
Association/Timber Development UK and was chaired
by RIAS Head of Practice, Zoe Black.
• Some 164 people registered for the online CPD
event, with around 80 joining it live.
• 93% of participants rated the webinar as ‘very
good’ or ‘excellent’
• 98% said they learnt something new
• 95% said they would apply the knowledge gained
for their job.
The WPA and TDUK are happy to run this webinar
again for any organisation with an interest in building
design, building control, surveying or the insurance
sector. Please contact caroline@thewpa.org.uk.
The Wood Protection Association (WPA) recently
presented a webinar about 昀氀ame retardant treated
wood for the Royal Incorporation of Architects in
Scotland (RIAS).
The hour-long CPD event looked at the qualities
that make wood products perform predictably in a
昀椀re and how treatment with an appropriate 昀氀ame
retardant slows the spread of 昀氀ame, heat, and smoke
generation, providing valuable additional time for the
occupants of a building to escape. The correct way
to specify 昀氀ame retardant treatments for internal
and external applications was explained with several
typical building applications used as examples.
The webinar concluded with a lively Q&A and an
invitation to the architects to access the extensive
WPA website library of free generic guidance notes
about 昀氀ame retardant treated wood to avoid the
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