AS 2209-1994

1 - AS 2209-1997 TIMBER - POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 APPLICATION
7 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
8 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.4.1 Batch
8 - 1.4.2 Charge lot
8 - 1.4.3 Check, barrel
8 - 1.4.4 Critical zone
8 - 1.4.5 Dry side
8 - 1.4.6 Fabrication
8 - 1.4.7 Knot, sound
8 - 1.4.8 Nominal ground line
8 - 1.4.9 Pole, overhead line
8 - 1.4.10 Pole, seasoned
8 - 1.4.11 Refractory
8 - 1.4.12 Sapwood
8 - 1.4.13 Zone, penetrated
9 - 1.5 SIZE AND FORM OF POLE
9 - 1.5.1 General
9 - 1.5.2 Size tolerances
9 - 1.5.3 Ovality
9 - 1.5.4 Straightness
9 - 1.6 PREPARATION OF POLE
9 - 1.7 MEASUREMENT OF KNOTS
9 - 1.8 NUMERICAL RATINGS FOR END SPLITS AND BARREL CHECKS
10 - 1.9 SPECIES BRANDING
10 - 1.10 DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE
13 - SECTION 2 POLES INTENDED FOR USE WITHOUT FULL-LENGTH PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT
13 - 2.1 TIMBER SPECIES
13 - 2.2 GRADE DESCRIPTION
13 - 2.2.1 Unseasoned poles
14 - 2.2.2 Seasoned poles
14 - 2.3 CONFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE
15 - SECTION 3 HARDWOOD POLES INTENDED FOR USE AFTER FULL-LENGTH PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT
15 - 3.1 TIMBER SPECIES
15 - 3.2 GRADE DESCRIPTION
15 - 3.2.1 Unseasoned poles
16 - 3.2.2 Seasoned poles
17 - SECTION 4 SOFTWOOD POLES INTENDED FOR USE AFTER FULL-LENGTH PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT
17 - 4.1 TIMBER SPECIES
17 - 4.2 GRADE DESCRIPTION
17 - 4.2.1 Unseasoned poles
18 - 4.2.2 Seasoned poles
19 - SECTION 5 REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-LENGTH PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT
19 - 5.1 POLES FOR PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT
19 - 5.2 PRESERVATIVES
19 - 5.2.1 Creosote
19 - 5.2.2 Waterborne multisalt (CCA)
19 - 5.2.3 Others
19 - 5.3 PRESERVATIVE PENETRATION
20 - 5.4 PRESERVATIVE RETENTION
20 - 5.5 DETERMINATION OF TREATMENT RESULTS
20 - 5.5.1 In individual poles
21 - 5.5.2 For process quality monitoring
21 - 5.5.3 For purchaser treatment quality checks
21 - 5.6 SURFACE CONDITION
21 - 5.7 CONFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE
22 - 5.8 IDENTIFICATION
22 - 5.8.1 Essential information
22 - 5.8.2 Additional information
22 - 5.8.3 Disc composition
23 - 5.9 TREATMENT RECORDS
25 - APPENDIX A - PURCHASING GUIDELINES
26 - APPENDIX B - TIMBER SPECIES DURABILITY CLASSIFICATIONS AND IDENTIFICATION BRANDS
28 - APPENDIX C - MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD
28 - C1 SCOPE
28 - C2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING
28 - C3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
28 - C4 SUPPLIER’S QUALITY SYSTEM
29 - C5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
30 - APPENDIX D - PRE-TREATMENT CHEMICAL TEST FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN SAPWOOD AND HEARTWOOD IN SOFTWOOD POLE TIMBERS (PANDA TE
30 - D1 GENERAL
30 - D2 PRINCIPLE
30 - D3 PREPARATION OF SAMPLE
30 - D4 REAGENTS
30 - D4.1 Ammonia solution
30 - D4.2 Panda reagent
30 - D4.3 Sodium nitrite solution
30 - D4.4 Mixture
30 - D5 PROCEDURE
30 - D6 REPORT
31 - APPENDIX E - EXAMPLE SYSTEMS FOR POLE TREATER PROCESS QUALITY MONITORING AND PURCHASER TREATMENT QUALITY CHECKS
31 - E1 SAMPLING RATE
31 - E2 CORE SAMPLE PROCEDURES
31 - E3 PROCEDURES REQUIRED ON THE BASIS OF TEST RESULTS
31 - E3.1 Treater quality monitoring
33 - E3.2 Purchaser treatment quality checks

Specifies poles suitable for electricity transmission and telecommunications purposes with or without full-length preservative treatment and, where required, gives preservative types and retentions required. The Standard also sets out requirements for pole identification as well as means for demonstrating compliance. Appendices include a test for differentiating sapwood and heartwood in softwoods; and example systems for process quality monitoring and purchaser treatment quality checks.

This Standard sets out requirements for timber poles intended primarily for use in overhead lines for electrical distribution and telecommunications purposes with or without full-length preservative treatment.This Standard does not cover requirements for strength and dimensions and these should be separately specified.

First published as Int 364-1952.
Revised and redesignated AS O117-1970.
Revised and redesignated AS 2209-1979.
Second edition 1994.