Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Wood Information Sheet
Abstract
Overview of flame-retardant treatments that can be applied to wood and wood-based products to upgrade their fire performance to Euroclass B or C, or National class 1 or 2 (and class 0 as per Approved Document B prior to the 2019 edition).
History
BM TRADA timber publications are no longer maintained following the closure of BM TRADA's publishing operation on 31 December 2024. August 2019 edition. Supersedes the March 2017 edition. First published 1996, as 'Flame retardant treatment for timber'; revised 2003, 2013, 2017 and 2019.
Subjects
- Special subject areas
- Fire
- Fire retardant treatment
Publisher History
BM TRADA originates during the 1930s when a forerunner of what later became the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) was set up to promote the use of wood in construction. Their publishing programme delivers an extensive range of timber information - Eurocode 5 guidance, span tables, Wood Information Sheets and technical manuals on timber structures, characteristics, performance aspects such as fire and durability, and common applications.