PSI - Issue 11

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Table 1. American Use Categories. Use Category

Service Conditions interior construction above ground dry interior construction above ground damp

Deterioration Agents

UC1

insects only

UC2

decay fungi and insects

UC3A

exterior construction above ground coated & rapid water runoff

decay fungi and insects

UC3B

exterior construction above ground uncoated or poor water runoff

decay fungi and insects

UC4A

ground contact or fresh water non-critical components

decay fungi and insects

UC4B

ground contact or fresh water critical components or difficult replacement

decay fungi and insects with increased potential for biodeterioration decay fungi and insects with extreme potential for biodeterioration

UC4C

ground contact or fresh water critical structural components

UC5A

salt or brackish water and adjacent mud zone which includes Long Island, NY and northward, north of San Francisco

salt water organisms

UC5B

salt or brackish water and adjacent mud zone south of Long Island, NY to the southern border of GA, south of San Francisco salt or brackish water and adjacent mud zone South of GA, Gulf Coast Hawaii and Puerto Rico

salt water organisms including creosote tolerant Limnoria tripunctata

UC5C

salt water organisms including Martesia, Sphaeroma

In Australia, standard AS 1604– Specification for preservative treatment (AS, 2012) defines that any preservative treated product must be branded, indicating, among other characteristics, the Hazard Class this product can be exposed to, likewise the American Use Categories. The Australian Hazard Classes are six totally, as shown in Table 2.