BS 7066-1:1990

National foreword
Brief history
0. Introduction
1. Object
2. Field of application
    Figure 1 - Designation of different types of
    preparations for preventing blue stain in service
3. Working principle
4. Materials
5. Sample of wood preservative
6. Wood specimens
7. Test method
8. Reporting the results
9. Test report
Annex A - Detailed information on chemicals
Annex B - Preparation of a spore suspension of the
          test fungi
Annex C - Information regarding sterilization procedures
Annex D - Figure 2 - Culture vessel
          Figure 3 - Diagram of the mounting of the wood
                     specimens in the weathering racks
          Figure 4 - Schematic diagram of the production
                     of wood specimens
          Figure 5 - Preparation of wood specimens for
                     insertion of nails
          Figure 6 - Wood specimen for the fungal test
Annex E - Instructions on the test procedure
Annex F - Example of a test report
National appendix A
Cooperating organizations

Timber treated by brush applied wood preservative and control specimens, exposed and unexposed to natural weathering, are infected in the laboratory with blue stain spores and the development of infection observed. A system of evaluation is given.