PURPOSE: TO CONSTRUCT A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS FOR ENFORCING TP’S HEAT TREATMENT PROGRAM AT THE SECONDARY OR COMPONENT MANUFACTURER.

A secondary manufacturer of heat treated components or lumber, produce products by remanufacturing HT and/or KD/HT materials received from an ALSC qualified primary manufacturer. All incoming and outgoing products must be marked HT or KD/HT to be in subject program.

PROCEDURE

1. TP’s Role

Each TP Representative Shall:

1. Be familiar and execute the provisions of TP’s Quality Auditing Procedures for HT or KD/HT Non-Manufactured Wood Packing. (MWP)

2. Audit each HT or KD/HT remanufacturer a minimum of 12 times per year (Generally once per month.)

3. Address any circumstances or conditions that results in a non-conforming HT or KD/HT product.

4. Issue a report upon each HT or KD/HT audit. Verify that the HT and/or KD/HT remanufacturer has created and is maintaining an accurate and orderly file of all HT and/or KD/HT lots.

5. Verify that each shipment of HT and/or KD/HT material received and shipped are accounted for and filed in an orderly fashion. The files will be divided into "received shipments" and "outgoing shipments" and will be separated by month. At each month’s end two accumulations will be noted by the secondary manufacturer and placed into the file folder:

   1. The month’s accumulations for received HT and KD/HT and the month’s accumulation of outgoing HT and KD/HT products.

   2. The accumulation of the past six months incoming and outgoing HT and KD/HT products.

NOTE: The outgoing shipments should never exceed the incoming shipments of HT products.

6. Verify that HT and/or KD/HT stamps or stencils are used in a legible manner. If product is available, a minimum of two units shall be sampled per month.

7. Verify that all HT and/or KD/HT products are separated in inventory from non-HT or non-KD/HT marked product. HT or KD/HT marked product may not be mixed with non-marked product in the same packs.

8. Monitor the moisture contents on product that is marked KD/HT.

9. Remove or cause to be removed any HT or KD/HT marks placed on non-conforming products.

2. LICENSEE’S ROLE

The Licensee Shall:

1. Meet all requirements of the ALSC/TP MWP Enforcement Regulations.

2. Mark all pieces HT or KD/HT that are to be inspected in TP’s MWP Program.

3. Maintain an orderly filing system that documents the following:

1. The "Receiving" HT and KD/HT file shall include:

1. Date of receipt of incoming material

2. Origin of incoming material

3. Manufacture’s ALSC approved identification number

4. Thickness and widths of pieces received (2X4, 2X6, etc.)

5. Board footage per shipment

2. The "Outgoing" HT and KD/HT file shall include:

1. Date of shipment

2. Size of material shipped (thickness, width and length; 2X4-2’, 1X6-37", etc.)

3. Board footage per shipment

3. At month’s end a report shall be placed in the receiving and outgoing file.

The report shall include:

1. The total monthly receipt of HT and KD/HT product and the total monthly shipments of HT and KD/HT product.

2. The accumulation of monthly board footage received and shipped in the past six summaries.

NOTE: A comparison of materials received and materials shipped is important. HT Materials shipped should never exceed HT product received.

4. Allow TP representatives access to the HT or KD/HT files during audits.

5. Allow TP to review HT or KD/HT material to verify legibility and conformance for HT and/or KD/HT markings.

6. Allow TP access to Licensee's HT or KD/HT records and facility a minimum of once per month.

7. Allow TP Representative to assist in training and selecting a HT Supervisor from producer’s staff.

8. Facilitate and give access to inventory for regular audits at mill or at destination.

3. HT Supervisor’s Role

The HT Supervisor Shall:

1. Be familiar and willing to execute the provisions of TP’s Quality Auditing Procedures for HT and KD/HT MWP.

2. Address any circumstances that may lead to non-conforming HT or KD/HT products.

3. Create and maintain HT files and daily work sheets.

4. Create and maintain monthly production summaries.

5. Keep HT and/or KD/HT product separate from non-HT product.

6. Monitor moisture content on KD/HT material

7. Monitor legibility of HT and KD/HT products.

8. Assist TP Representative during routine audits.