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Vol. 2002 No.
02-03
Q.C. Supervisor
Mill manager
Bulletin Board
2002
Winter Edition
Message from the President
The quality control staff and the graders using our grade
stamps are highly complimented on their efforts to keep on grade this
past year.
The Staff of Macdonald Inspection would like to take this opportunity to
welcome our new clients in Ontario and Alberta, and wish all our clients a
very Merry Christmas and much prosperity in the New Year.
Package Tags for Australia
Canadian Lumber Standards Executive Director,
Mr. Nils Larsson, has recently acquired recognition for all Canadian Lumber
grading agencies to use specific package tags for debark and grubhole, heat
treat or kiln dried programs on product destined for Australia.
For more information, please call the offices of
Macdonald Inspection.
Changes is
SPS-2003 Fingerjoint Standard
The new edition of SPS-2003 Standard is
published and is being circulated to MI Fingerjointed facilities. Changes
include some adjustments in test values, qualification sample numbers and a
change in the running average requirement.
For more information, please call the offices of
Macdonald Inspection.
2002 Production
Notices
The ALSC/CLSAB is funded by assessments on mill
lumber production. In Canada, there is a $ .05 per MFBM assessment on North
American Production figures, the assessments are collected by the agencies
and passed on to the Canadian Lumber Standards Accredita-tion Bureau (CLSAB),
which in turn share these funds with the American Lumber Standards
Committee (ALSC). These assessments are determined by the previous years
North American production figures. Notices are sent out to all Macdonald
Inspections Grade Stamp subscribers at the end of the year requesting their
2002 North American Production figures. On the same notice, a request is
made for 2002 All Production figures to calculate the National Lumber Grades
Authority assessment at $0.0115 per MFBM.
For more information on any of these news items, please call our office
at 1-888-331-8200.
Package Tags for Australia....... 1
Changes in SPS-2003
Fingerjoint Standard.................. 1
2002 Production Notices ......... 1
