ABE STEARS. MANAGING DIRECTOR: SATAS (South African Technical Auditing Services) QUALIFICATIONS:

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1 ABE STEARS MANAGING DIRECTOR: SATAS (South African Technical Auditing Services) QUALIFICATIONS: National Diploma in Forestry - PE Technicon Botany, Forest Law, Land Survey & Forest Utilization. WORK HISTORY: Department of Forestry SABS (South African Bureau for Standards) Subject Timber Specialist SANAS - Consultant South African Technical Auditing Services Pty Ltd (SATAS) International product audits.

2 SOUTH AFRICAN TECHNICAL AUDITING SERVICES PTY LTD INTERGRITY RELIABILITY EXPERIENCE NOTHING LESS

3 INTRODUCTION SATAS Registered Company Registered certification mark ISO Accredited Certification Body

4 ACCREDITATION OF PRODUCT CERTIFICATION BODIES Accreditation of a product certification body means third-party attestation related to product certification bodies conveying formal demonstration of their competence to carry out specific product conformity assessment and surveillance tasks at the Manufacturing facility.

5 ACCREDITATION/CERTIFICATION AF IAF AB SANAS CB.. SATAS ISO SABS CH A B SANS C D

6 ACCREDITATION in SA Dates back to the 70 s 1980 it was formalized NCS later NLA SANAS 1996 Section 21 company SANAS authority for the accreditation. In 2006 SANAS public entity

7 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION Certification of a product is a means of providing assurance that it complies with specified standards and other normative documents. Product certification includes initial testing and assessment of its suppliers' quality systems, followed by surveillance that takes into account the factory quality system and the testing of samples from the factory and the open market.

8 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION IN SA Traditionally only SABS without accreditation SABS obtained accreditation late 1990,s 2003 SATAS obtained Accreditation Other bodies

9 ACCREDITATION/CERTIFICATION AF IAF AB SANAS CB.. SATAS ISO SABS CH A B SANS C D

10 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS DEPARTMENT TRADE INDUSTRY SANAS NRCS SABS STANDARDS SA (SANS) TC CERT BODIES INDUSTRY END USERS

11 COMPULSORY STANDARDS

12 LEGISLATION Structural Timber SANS national Building regulations SANS 1783 Product standard softwoods SANS 1707 Product Standards Hardwoods Preservative Treated Timber NRCS SANS SANS 1288 Pine coastal areas Euc species countrywide

13 DEMAND Structural pine cycle. 25 to 30 years Currently in some areas. 18 to 20 years a) Govt policy permits for new afforestation reverse plantation areas to fynbos Land claims b) Fires

14 RAW MATERIAL Planted area (DTI Sawmilling Development Strategy)

15 OPTIMIZING Utilize raw material Sawing patterns to minimize waste for best recovery Finger jointing Laminating Not utilized to full capacity Only a few certified Laminating plants

16 FJ History S.A. FJ in structural units from 1960 s 60 mm fingers Until recently SA only country to use FJ in single ply tension mode structural application International Single ply compression mode only Laminated beams S.A Production Large FJ in compression Laminates scattered FJ +- 75% of total structural production in tension mode From 1 -?? Joints per 6.6m board. No restriction 1,5 Million joints per day 10, 15, 20 mm fingers

17 FJ PRODUCTION Raw Material Timber Adhesive Equipment Profile cutters Applicator Control Dry profile measurements Adhesive coverage/spread Strength Lab testing production testing Press Process Moisture content control Temperature Profiling Adhesive application Jointing end press Curing to manufacturer specification SATAS

18 FJ CONTROLS MANUFACTURER SATAS as Certification Body Production Control Coverage strength Visual profile Unannounced visits Visual Records Profiles temperature Laboratory testing SANS Dry Boil Cold water SATAS

19 FJ CONTROLS Final product control test Requirement Samples 10X25 mm Dry Boil 6 hours Cold water soak hours Wood failure % Failing Load N, min Tensile test SATAS

20 FJ FAILURES Most common failures Failure close or in association with finger joint Transport, loading, offloading Handling during erection, drag over wall Failure of FJ Stresses at profile root because of variation in density Profile Adhesive related Starvation Open time, shelf life, pot life, curing time, Exposure class. Temperature Adhesive or Timber Application Coverage, Spread rate SATAS End pressure

21 PROFILE REQUREMENTS ACTUAL REQUIREMENT Finger Length 16mm 7, 5 mm min Slot base width 0,4mm 0,41mm max Pitch 3, 74 mm 5,3mm max Finger tip thickness 1,4mm 0, ,48mm Weakening ratio - 0, 11 0, 16 max

22 Markings on structural Timber STRUCTURAL: Manufacturer.. Merensky S S: Stress graded 5: Relevant grade Dots: = Proofgraded : = Machanical graded = Visual grade BRANDERING: Manufacturer.. YORK J S: Stress graded Dots: = Proof graded : = Visual grade LAMINATED : S: I: SANS 1460 G: P: 7: H2: Treatment

23 IMPORTS SANS 1783 part 1 Protocol History Certified manufacturers Zimbabwe/ Malawi 2 New Zealand 4 Southern America. 10 Europe 3

24 SOUTH AFRICAN TECHNICAL AUDITING SERVICES PTY LTD THANK YOU v INTERGRITY RELIABILITY v v NOTHING LESS EXPERIENCE