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FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
GECA
28-2005 Standard (PDF) |
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Briggs Veneers Pty Ltd
Range of AFS and FSC timber veneers for
any interior purpose. |
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Product Marketing Name:
Briggs Veneers Use and Application: Timber
veneers
Date of Certification: 10
May 2007
1.
Description of the
Technology.
Briggs Veneers is one of Australia's
major suppliers of decorative veneer (in leaf and joined lay on
form), reconstituted veneers, premium rotary veneers, glue thread
and paper tape for veneers. Briggs Veneers is committed to the
responsible use of the world's timber resources.
The Briggs' group of companies commenced
timber production in 1908, and the production of veneer in 1934.
2. The Products
Briggs Veneers regularly
supplies veneer to panel layers/distributors throughout
Australia and New Zealand. All of the natural timber
veneers are hand selected at their source and again
before leaving the warehouse. Today, Briggs Veneers'
local and export customers are serviced from the Sydney
Head Office, where Briggs Veneers hold large stocks of
locally produced and imported veneers in many highly
sought after varieties.
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Italian Poplar plantation
veneers
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Forest Stewardship Council
Certified Timber Veneers (COC Requirements)
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Australian Forestry
Standard Certified Timber Veneers (COC Requirements)
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PEFC certified timber
veneers (COC Requirements)
Core Environmental Criteria Tested:
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Environmental Requirements |
Core Environmental Performance Characteristics |
Fiber source Timber and Other Natural
Materials:
Wood and other natural materials from sources that are not
certified under a recognised certification scheme (e.g. FSC or
AFS) as being sustainably managed. |
The capacity of the product line to meet the
requirements of this criteria was the predominant determination
that the product complied to the requirements of the Good
Environmental Choice Label. This was achieved through
certification to various forestry standards and evidence of
plantation origin for the Italian Poplar veneers. |
Timber treatment
Wood and natural materials used in furniture and fittings
products may not be treated with fungicides and insecticides
that are classified due to their hazardous nature by the World
Health Organisation as type 1a and Type 1b for storage and/or
transportation |
The timber supplied to Briggs Veneers is not
treated with any insecticide or fungicide. |
Air emissions
Products made from plywood that contain formaldehyde based
additives, shall be subject to a 1 mg/l emission limit. |
The manufacturing process for leaf veneers does
not include any formaldehyde resin treatment. Two samples were
assessed for overall formaldehyde emissions to Australian
Standards and results have demonstrated compliance below the
required levels. |
Overall Loads
The following substances shall not be added to eco-labeled furniture
during the reproduction process: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium,
Copper, Lead, Mercury, Fluorine, Chlorine, Pentachlorophenol
(PCP), Tar oils and (benzo(a)pyrene). |
The manufacturing process was assessed during the
site inspection revealing no additives that contain these
ingredients. |
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Chemical Additives Furniture or fittings
shall not contain carcinogenic substances in categories 1, 2A as
classed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. |
An inspection of MSDS for production ingredients
found no carcinogenic substances, (except formaldehyde resins
which are exempt from this criteria) are used as additives in
the production of the product line under verification. |
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Prohibited Substances Halogenated organic
binding agents, poly brominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame
retardants ,analine based amines, phalates, aziridine or
polyaziridines as well as pigments and additives that contain
lead, tin, cadmium VI, or mercury. |
The manufacturing process was assessed during the
site inspection; revealing that no additives contain these
ingredients. |
Separability
The eco-labeled product shall be easily disassembled making possible the
recovery and recycling of materials used. |
The Briggs Veneers Pty Ltd product range is not
considered a separable material from the substrate board
therefore this criterion is not applicable. |
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Product Custodianship The applicant shall
accept their product without additional cost (not including
transportation costs) for further recycling. |
The Briggs Veneers Pty Ltd product range is not
considered a separable material from the substrate board
therefore this criterion is not applicable. |
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Briggs EPD
3. Environmental and Social Regulatory Obligations:
GECA also found the range to
be fully compliant with their obligations under Labour,
Anti-Discrimination, and Safety Regulations. The company
has not been the subject of prosecution in relation to
compliance with labour, anti- discrimination, safety
regulations and environmental regulations.
Additional Information
Good Environmental Choice Australia
recommends these products to green purchasing officers,
specifiers, and every day Australians seeking to
purchase products and services on the basis of
functional and overall environmental and human health
performance.
For more information contact Briggs
Veneers
directly:
Briggs Veneers Pty Ltd
Address: 409 Victoria Street, Weatherill Park, NSW 1851
Ph: 02 973 27888
Fax: 02 97327800
Web:
http://www.briggs.com.au
You can go to the company's web site here:
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