British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Stagey Committee, is responsible for national standards for round and sawn timber and provides the UK input to ISO/TC218 Timber structures and CEN/TC175 round and sawn timber

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In Progress (9)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/NP TS 17300-1	Wood residue and post-consumer wood — Classification — Part 1: Vocabulary Categories: Information management \| Wood technology \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2023-03-15	Proposal
BS ISO 17300-1	Wood residue and post consumer wood - Classification. Part 1: Basic terms and definitions Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Public comment begins : 2019-03-26	Public comment
BS ISO 13061-7:2014/Amdd 1	BS ISO 13061-7:2014 Amd 1 Physical and mechanical properties of wood - Test methods for small clear wood specimens. Part 7: Determination of ultimate tensile stress perpendicular to grain - Amendmentd 1 Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Comment resolution begins : 2019-01-24	Comment resolution
BS ISO 13061-6:2014/Amdd 1	BS ISO 13061-6:2014/Amdd 1 Physical and mechanical properties of wood - Test methods for small clear wood specimens. Part 6: Determination of ultimate tensile stress parallel to grain - Amendmentd 1 Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Comment resolution begins : 2019-01-24	Comment resolution
BS ISO 13061-5	Physical and mechanical properties of wood -- Test methods for small clear wood specimens. Part 5: Determination of strength in compression perpendicular to grain Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Public comment begins : 2015-08-03	Public comment
BS ISO 13061-16	Physical and mechanical properties of wood — Test methods for small clear wood specimens —. Part 16: Determination of volumetric swelling Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Approval begins : 2024-11-11	Approval
BS ISO 13061-15	Physical and mechanical properties of wood — Test methods for small clear wood specimens —. Part 15: Determination of radial and tangential swelling Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Comment resolution begins : 2025-05-06	Comment resolution
BS EN 16485	Round and sawn timber - Environmental Product Declarations - Product category rules for wood and wood-based products for use in construction Categories: Other aspects \| Structures. Timber Public comment begins : 2023-06-22	Public comment
BS 8605-1 rev	“External timber cladding - Part 1: Method of specifying” Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Wood technology \| Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber \| Semi-manufactures of timber \| Structures. Timber Proposal begins : 2022-11-03	Proposal

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
DD CEN/TS 15717:2008	Parquet flooring. General guideline for installation Categories: Semi-manufactures of timber \| Floor coverings. Non-textile Published standard begins : 2009-02-27	Published standard
DD CEN/TS 15680:2007	Prefabricated timber stairs. Mechanical test methods Categories: Ceilings. Floors. Stairs Published standard begins : 2008-01-07	Published standard
DD CEN/TS 15679:2007	Thermal modified timber. Definitions and characteristics Categories: Wood technology \| Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Published standard begins : 2008-02-06	Published standard
DD CEN/TS 15676:2007	Wood flooring. Slip resistance. Pendulum test Categories: Semi-manufactures of timber \| Floor coverings. Non-textile Published standard begins : 2007-12-21	Published standard
DD CEN/TS 14464:2010	Sawn timber. Method for assessment of case-hardening Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Published standard begins : 2010-08-17	Published standard
DD CEN/TS 13307-2:2009	Laminated and finger jointed timber blanks and semi-finished profiles for non-structural uses. Production control Categories: Semi-manufactures of timber Published standard begins : 2010-03-19	Published standard
DD CEN/TS 12169:2008	Criteria for the assessment of conformity of a lot of sawn timber Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Published standard begins : 2010-06-16	Published standard
BS ISO 8965:2022	Logging industry. Technology. Vocabulary Categories: Wood technology \| Wood technology. Processes Published standard begins : 2022-08-20	Published standard
BS ISO 5323:2019	Wood flooring and parquet. Vocabulary Categories: Wood technology \| Semi-manufactures of timber Published standard begins : 2019-07-26	Published standard
BS ISO 4562:2023	Wood parquet strips. Classification Categories: Semi-manufactures of timber Published standard begins : 2023-07-14	Published standard

Withdrawn (35)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 15912:2012	Durability of reaction to fire performance. Classes of fire-retardant treated wood-based product in interior and exterior end use applications Categories: Wood-protecting chemicals Withdrawn begins : 2018-08-10	Withdrawn
DD ENV 14464:2002	Sawn timber. Method for assessment of case-hardening Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Withdrawn begins : 2010-08-17	Withdrawn
BS ISO 3129:2012	Wood. Sampling methods and general requirements for physical and mechanical testing of small clear wood specimens Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Withdrawn begins : 2019-12-10	Withdrawn
BS EN 975-1:2009	Sawn timber. Appearance grading of hardwoods. Oak and beech Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Withdrawn begins : 2010-11-25	Withdrawn
BS EN 975-1:1996	Sawn timber. Appearance grading of hardwoods. Oak and beech Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Withdrawn begins : 2009-04-07	Withdrawn
BS EN 844-12:2001	Round and sawn timber. Terminology. Additional terms and general Categories: Wood technology \| Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Withdrawn begins : 2019-09-18	Withdrawn
BS EN 1927-2:2008	Qualitative classification of softwood round timber. Pines Categories: Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber Withdrawn begins : 2009-05-27	Withdrawn
BS EN 1910:2013	Wood flooring and wood panelling and cladding. Determination of dimensional stability Categories: Wood-based panels. General \| Semi-manufactures of timber \| Interior finishing \| Floor coverings. Non-textile Withdrawn begins : 2016-05-06	Withdrawn
BS EN 1910:2000	Wood and parquet flooring and wood panelling and cladding. Determination of dimensional stability Categories: Wood-based panels. General \| Semi-manufactures of timber \| Interior finishing \| Floor coverings. Non-textile Withdrawn begins : 2013-03-19	Withdrawn
BS EN 16755:2017	Durability of reaction to fire performance. Classes of fire-retardant treated wood products in interior and exterior end use applications Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Fire-resistance. Building materials and elements \| Wood-protecting chemicals Withdrawn begins : 2018-08-10	Withdrawn

Standards Development

B/543 - Round and sawn timber

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