321114 Wood Preservation

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) treating wood sawed, planed, or shaped in other establishments with creosote or other preservatives, such as alkaline copper quat, copper azole, and sodium borates, to prevent decay and to protect against fire and insects and/or (2) sawing round wood poles, pilings, and posts and treating them with preservatives.

Cross-References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood products (except round wood poles, pilings, and posts) and treating them with preservatives are classified elsewhere in Subsector 321, Wood Product Manufacturing, based on the related production process.

Index Entries

Bridge and trestle parts, wood, treating
Creosoting of wood
Crossties, treating
Flooring, wood block, treating
Millwork, treating
Mine props, treating
Mine ties, wood, treated, manufacturing
Pilings, foundation and marine construction, treating
Pilings, round wood, cutting and treating
Pilings, wood, treating
Poles, round wood, cutting and treating
Poles, wood, treating
Posts, round wood, cutting and treating
Posts, wood, treating
Preserving purchased wood and wood products
Pressure treated lumber made from purchased lumber
Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, cross, switch) treating
Structural lumber and timber, treating
Ties, wood railroad bridge, cross, and switch, treating
Timber, structural, treating
Treating purchased wood and wood products
Treating wood products with creosote or other preservatives
Trestle parts, wood, treating
Wood fence (i.e., pickets, poling, rails), treating
Wood products, creosoting purchased wood products