| Railway sleepers have been popular for years
now and many of our customers have found clever uses for them. The
sleepers that we can import for our customers are from the Baltic
states. The specification is as follows:-
Hardwood 'A' Grade creosoted
Dimensions approx 2.6metre long 130-150mm x 250mm
(MINIMUM ORDER FOR DELIVERY 10 SLEEPERS, SUBJECT TO LOCATION)
**** From the end of June 2003 a new EU directive becomes effective
regarding creosoted products. Our understanding is that the Department
of Trade & Industry rules state that creosote-treated wood must
not be used "in parks, gardens and outdoor recreational leisure
facilities where there is a risk of frequent skin contact" or in "containers
intended for growing purposes".
Frequent could be defined as “happening or occurring
often or at short intervals”. In the context of the creosote
directive, frequent skin contact could be considered as repeated
(habitual) contact of the skin with, for example, creosote-treated
railway sleepers.
Habitual practices such as constant sitting, leaning against,
laying on, walking on creosote-treated wood could be considered
as frequent skin contact if there is no barrier between the skin
and the treated wood.
A person constantly handling creosote treated wood, especially
without gloves, as part of their job (daily routine) could be said
to be making frequent skin contact with creosote.
We have provided this information to make our potential customers
aware of the rules relating to creosoted sleepers. More on this
subject can be found on the DTI website http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/facts/creosote.htm
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