timber & Playgrounds
Treated timber
The use of CCA treated timber has become a contentious issue over recent years and therefore has been of importance to the playground industry and providers of playgrounds. There has been a National Review completed recently and governments around the country are currently determining their position on the recommendations of this review. This material will be posted on this website for members when it becomes available.
More information
Please download the files listed below from the members area. The links underneath will take you to the members log in page or alternatively if you are already logged in straight to the link. For most of the files you will need to have Acrobat Reader installed which is free to download from adobe.
What is CCA? The health and safety considerations, current reviews of CCA, what are the alternatives to CCA, as well as working with CCA treated timber are discussed. |
Is it safe to use that green-treated CCA-wood in children’s playgrounds? The answer to this question is considered. |
Compiled from the US and Europe, data by Dr H Greaves. Risk of being struck by lightening 1 in 10,000… Risk of death from injury on playgrounds… |
This report considers in-depth arsenic timber treatment products, (CCA) & arsenic trioxide. |
Your health & Copper Chrome Arsenate (CCA) treated timber. Various questions answered. Such as ‘Should existing structures built with CCA timber be removed?’ |