Wood Heat Treatment Certificate

The heat treatment ht and methyl bromide mb fumigation programs were developed in order for the american lumber standard committee alsc to implement a quality control program for the official labeling of heat treated or methyl bromide fumigated wood packaging material with the ispm 15 official mark to signify compliance with the ispm 15 standard.

Wood heat treatment certificate.

Currently there are two options for certified treatment conventional heat treatment ht and methyl bromide fumigation mb. Heat treated to achieve a minimum wood core temperature of 56 degrees celsius for a minimum of 30 minutes. This service is essential for lumber and wood packaging material wpm that is shipped to foreign destinations. Plib s ht program certifies mills wood packaging facilities and other operations with dry kilns or heating chambers to use ht stamps or issue ht certificates on wood that.

Pallet manufacturer or recycler pest control cargo forwarding export brokerage must be certified by an inspection agency. Has been heat treated to recognized standards. Why is ispm 15 required. The treatment could be for each individual piece or the completed packaging and the method of treatment could be either via heat treatment ht or fumigation.

For questions pertaining to treatment and marking of wpm under the heat treatment and. To apply the mark your facility i e. Ht is the code for heat treatment to a minimum of 56 c 133 f for a minimum of 30 minutes. Inclusion of this certification number ensures that the wood packaging material can be traced back to the treatment provider and or the manufacturer.

The heat treatment certificates may only be issued to certify wood specifically destined to the european union. Heat treatment certificates for the european union eu countries. When lumber or used previously assembled repaired or remanufactured wood packaging material is heat treated using dielectric heating the treatment code mark should be dh. Represents the treatment applied to the wood packaging material.

These are produced by deep processing procedures of synthesizing or heating and pressing wood packing materials such as plywood fiberboard and flake board excelsior sawdust wood shaving slender and curved pieces as well as less than 6mm pieces of wood.