Guidance and Informative Standards
Below are guidance and informative standards, such as codes of practice or tabulated values, relating directly or indirectly to wood based panels and their end uses. The list is not an exhaustive list.
BS EN 335-2:2006 - Durability of wood and wood-based products. Definition of use classes. Application to solid wood
BS EN 335-3:1996 - Hazard classes of wood and wood-based products against biological attack. Application to wood-based panels
DD CEN/TS 1099:2007 Plywood. Biological durability. Guidance for the assessment of plywood for use in different use classes
BS 5534:2003+A1:2010 - Code of practice for slating and tiling (including shingles)
BS 8103-3:2009 - Structural design of low-rise buildings. Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing
BS 8201:1987 - Code of practice for flooring of timber, timber products and wood based panel products
BS 8203:2001+A1:2009 - Code of practice for installation of resilient floor coverings
BS EN 12369-1:2001 - Wood-based panels. Characteristic values for structural design. OSB, particleboards and fireboards
BS 8203:2001+A1:2009 - Code of practice for installation of resilient floor coverings
BS EN 12369-1:2001 - Wood-based panels. Characteristic values for structural design. OSB, particleboards and fireboards
BS EN 12369-2:2011 - Wood-based panels. Characteristic values for structural design. Plywood
BS EN 12524:2000 - Building materials and products. Hygrothermal properties. Tabulated design values
DD CEN/TS 12872:2007 - Wood-based panels. Guidance on the use of load-bearing boards in floors, walls and roofs
BS EN 13501-1:2007+A1:2009 - Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using test data from reaction to fire tests
BS 4163:2007 - Health and safety for design and technology in schools and similar establishments. Code of practice
BS 4163:2007 - Health and safety for design and technology in schools and similar establishments. Code of practice
