Applying Wood Preservatives

Process Name
Applying Wood Preservatives
Description
Railroad ties, marine pilings, fence posts, and telephone poles may be pressure treated with creosote, pentachlorophenol, and ammoniacal copper arsenate (ACA) or chromated copper arsenate (CCA). [ILO Encyclo: Major Sectors and Processes: Occupational Hazards and Controls] Pentachlorophenol, creosote, and chromated copper arsenate were banned for sale in the United States to consumers as wood preservatives. CCA is still used commercially as a wood preservative. [ILO Encyclo: Woodworking]
Category
Other

Agents Linked to This Process

Agents

Hazardous agents associated with this process: