Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. accredited laboratory means a laboratory that meets the following conditions at the relevant time: (a) it is accredited (i) under the International Organization for Standardization standard ISO/IEC 17025, entitled General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories , by an accrediting body that is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement, or (ii) under the Environment Quality Act , CQLR, c. Q-2; and (b) the scope of its accreditation includes testing to measure formaldehyde emissions from composite wood panels or laminated products. ( laboratoire accrédité ) ASTM means ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials. ( ASTM ) 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 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 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 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 means a composite wood panel, a laminated product, a component part or a finished good. ( produit de bois composite ) Directive means the Directive concerning testing for formaldehyde emissions , dated June 2023 and published by the Government of Canada on its website. ( directive ) 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 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 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 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 ) lot in relation to a product type, means all panels produced during one of the following periods: (a) the period beginning on the day on which production starts and ending on the day on which the first quality control test is conducted; (b) the period beginning on the day on which a quality control test is conducted and ending on the day on which the following quality control test is conducted; or (c) the period beginning on the day on which the final quality control test is conducted and ending on the day on which production ends. ( lot ) 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 means a panel composed of discrete particles of cellulosic material consolidated under pressure with resin but does not include a panel composed o