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Tel. (Toll Free): 1-866-981-4177
Fax: (604) 985-0342
735 West 15th Street
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
V7M 1T2

CertiWood™ is accredited by International Accreditation Service as conformity to ISO/IEC 17020 - Inspection Agency Type A (Third-Party) Body, ISO 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories and ISO Guide 65 Accredited Certification Body.
   
CertiWood™ is accredited by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture Forests and Fisheries (MoAff) as a Foreign Registered Certification Organization (FRCO) for JAS products. 
   
CertiWood™ is authorized by BM TRADA, a UKAS accredited Notified Body, to certify conformance of wood-based panels to EN 13986
(CE Mark).
   



Scope of Accreditation:

Accredited Laboratory conforming with requirements of ISO/IEC 17025: General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
WOOD PRODUCTS Construction Materials: Panel Products Plywood Prefabricated Components Timbers Wood Products, General
ANSI/AITC A190.1 Structural Glued Laminated Timber
ASTM D1037 Wood Based Fiber and Particle Panel Materials
ASTM D143 Standard Methods of Testing Small Clear Specimens of
Timber
ASTM D1761 Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Fasteners in Wood
ASTM D198 Static Tests of Timbers in Structural Sizes
Except for: Section 36
ASTM D2395 Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Wood & Wood Based Materials
ASTM D2559 Standard Specifications for Adhesives for Structural Laminated Wood Products for Use Under Exterior Exposure Conditions
ASTM D2718 Standard Methods of Testing Plywood in Rolling Shear
ASTM D2719 Standard Methods of Testing Structural Panels in Shear Through Thickness
ASTM D3043 Standard Methods of Testing Plywood in Flexure
ASTM D3044 Standard Test Method for Shear Modulus of Plywood
ASTM D3500 Standard Methods of Testing Plywood in Tension
ASTM D3501 Standard Methods of Testing Plywood in Compression
ASTM D3737 Standard Method for Establishing Stresses for Structural
glued−Laminated timber Manufactuered from Visually
graded Lumber
ASTM D4442 Standard Test Methods for Moisture Content of WoodExcluding Method
C - Distillation
ASTM D4444 Standard Test Methods for Use and Calibration of HandHeld Moisture Meters
ASTM D4761 Mechanical Properties of Lumber and Wood-Based Structural Material
ASTM D5055 Standard Specification for Establishing and Monitoring
Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I−Joists
ASTM D5456 Standard Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products
ASTM E196 Standard Practice for Gravity Load Testing of Floors and Flat Roofs
ASTM E455 Static Load Testing of Framed Floor or Roof Diaphragm Construction for Buildings
ASTM E529 Flexural tests on Beams and Girders for Building Construction
ASTM E564 Standard Method of Static Load Test for Shear Resistance of Framed Walls for Buildings
ASTM E661 Standard Test Method for Performance of Wood and Wood-Based Floor and Roof Sheathing Under Concentrated Static and Impact loads
ASTM E695 Relative Resistance of Wall, Floor, and Roof Construction and Impact Loads
ASTM E72 Standard Methods of Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction
ASTM E73 Standard Practice for Static Load Testing of Truss Assemblies
BS 5268 Part2 Timber and/or Plywood Structures
BS 6566 Plywood
CAN/CSA 0121 Douglas Fir Plywood
CAN/CSA 0122 Structural Glued-Laminated Timber
CAN/CSA 0151 Canadian Softwood Plywood
CAN/CSA 0153 Poplar Plywood
CAN/CSA 052.1 Design Rated OSB: Test Methods
CAN/CSA-0325.1 Test Methods for Construction Sheathing
CAN/CSA-0437.1 Test Methods for Waferboard and Strandboard
COFI Test Procedures Bearing Test
CSA S307 Load Test Procedures for Wood Roof Trusses for Houses and Small Buildings
DIN 4078 Dimensions and Permissible Variations
DIN 52183 Moisture Content
DIN 53255 Bonding Strength
DIN 68705 Plywood
EN 1195 Timber Structures - Test Methods - Performance of structural floor decking
EN 13986 Wood-Based Panels - for use in construction - Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
Only for: clauses 5.14 & 5.15
EN 310 Wood-Based Panels - Determination of modulus of elasticity in bending and bending strength - Determination of characteristic values of mechanical properties and density
EN 314 - 1 & 2 Plywood - Bonding Quality, Part 1: Test methods, Part 2: Requirements
EN 322 Wood−based panels − Determination of moisture content
EN 323 Wood−based panels − Determination of density
EN 324 1-2 Determination of dimensions of boards
EN 594 Timber structures − Test methods − Racking strength
and stiffness of structural wall panels
EN 596 Timber structures − timber framed walls − soft body
impact test of timber framed walls
EN 636-3 Plywood − Specifications − Part 3: Requirements for
plywood for use in exterior conditions
EN 789 Timber Structures - Test Methods - Determination of Mechanical Properties of Wood-Based Panels
Forintek Canada Corporation SP-18R Evaluation Procedures for Synthetic Patching Materials for Repairs to Plywood Panels
ISO 3129 Wood Sampling Methods and General Requirements for Physical and Mechanical Tests
ISO 3130 Wood - Determination of Moisture Content for Physical and Mechanical Tests
ISO 3131 Wood - Determination of Density for Physical and Mechanical Tests
ISO 3805 Plywood - Determination of Density
ISO 3806 Plywood - Determination of Moisture Content
ISO 8375 Solid Timber in Structural Sizes - Determination of Some Physical and Mechanical Properties
ISO DIS8982 Plywood - Determination of Physical and Mechanical Properties for Structural Purposes
ISO DIS9425 Wood-Based Panels - Determination of Moisture Content
ISO DIS9427 Wood-Based Panels - Determination of Density
ISO DIS9429 Wood-Based Panels - Determination of Apparent Modules of Elasticity in Bending and of Bending Strength
JAS Notification No. 106 Laminated Veneer Lumber
JAS Notification No. 1073 Flooring: Single Layer
JAS Notification No. 111 Decorative Glue Laminated Timber
JAS Notification No. 112 Softwood Structural Sawn Lumber
JAS Notification No. 1443 Structural Laminated Veneer Lumber
JAS Notification No. 233 Decorative Glued Laminated Timber
JAS Notification No. 360 Structural Panel
Voluntary Product Standard PS1-95 Construction and Industrial Plywood
Voluntary Product Standard PS2-92 Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural Use Panels
Footnotes:      
BS: British Standard
CAN−P−4E (ISO/IEC 17025): General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration
Laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025−2005)
DIN: Deutsches Institut fur Normung (German Standards Institute)
EN: European Standards Organization
ISO (DIS): International Organization for Standardization (Draft International Standard)
ISTA: International Safe Transit Association