FLAME SAFE WORKS PROPERTIES OF FLAME SAFE …

1 FLAME SAFE WORKS . Flam e Safe's fire retardant actually interferes with the chem istry of the fire process. Flam e Safe's com pounds autom atically react in the presence of heat or flam e to convert com bustible gases and tars to non-com bustible carbon char, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. The substantial increase in carbon char helps to keep the fire from regeneration. Nitrogen produced as a by-product displaces oxygen, sm othering the fire. The chem ical reaction also separates the fuel from the source of ignition. W ith this double protection, Flam e Safe's fire retardant dram atically outperform s others. Flam e Safe treated wood will not burn and it retards the propagation of the fire (flam e spread). Significantly, sm oke developm ent is reduced by 50% or m ore, and that's im portant . considering that sm oke inhalation causes m ore deaths than fire.

2 PROPERTIES OF FLAME SAFE TREATED WOOD. Permanence Flam e Safe treated wood is a perm anent guard against the spread of fire. Strength Flam e Safe's aqueous based resin treatm ent and kiln-drying process strengthens the wood Hygroscopicity Flam e Safe treated wood is no m ore hygroscopic than untreated wood of any given species. Corrosion Flam e Safe treated wood does not dem onstrate any greater corrosion rate than untreated wood on m etal fasteners or hardware. Decorating and Finishing Flam e Safe treated wood surfaces can be stained or painted with ordinary preparation, however avoid using lacquer based stains or varnishes. Field Cuts Flam e Safe treated wood allows the user to re-surface, m ill, or rip lum ber or plywood provided the exposed surfaces are coated with Flam e Safe's fire retardant coating (Fire Poly). Versatility Flam e Safe treated wood is com patible with m ost waterborne preservative treatm ents for lum ber, plywood and tim ber for exterior and in ground use.

3 ADVANTAGES OF FLAM E SAFE VACUUM -PRESSURE TREATED W OOD. * Reduces flam espread to less than 25 * Reduces sm oke generation * W ater-based wood preservative * Requires no special cutting tools * Odorless * W ill not harm plants or anim als * Environm entally friendly * Resistant to insects and rodents * Fungus and m old inhibitor * Term ite resistant Flam e Safe's treated wood is a low cost, effective building m aterial for hom es, apartm ents, m anufactured housing, hotels, restaurants, decks, docks, com m ercial, industrial, and institutional buildings, for interior and exterior use, and it won't burn . THE BEST FIRE INSURANCE IS PREVENTION. VACUUM- PRESSURE IMPREGNATION. Lum ber, plywood or tim ber is loaded into a treatm ent cylinder. The door is sealed and a vacuum is applied. During this stage, m ost of the m oisture and air is rem oved from the wood cells.

4 The vacuum in the cylinder causes the cylinder to fill with Flam e Safe's proprietary fire retardant. Pressure is raised in the cylinder forcing the fire retardant solution into the wood. The pressure and tim e varies depending on the species of the wood, the com m odity being treated, the cross- sectional area, and the am ount of the fire retardant solution to be im pregnated into the wood. The pressure in the cylinder forces the rem aining fire retardant solution to flow back into a holding tank. Another vacuum is applied, rem oving the excess fire retardant solution from the wood. The lum ber, plywood or tim ber is loaded onto tram s that service a gas fired forced air kiln. KILN-DRYING. Heated air is used to extract moisture from wood. A gas fired forced air convection system rem oves m ost of the m oisture from the wood after treatm ent.

5 The m oisture laden air is dehum idified. The drying rate is m onitored to prevent cracking in the lum ber. Lum ber is kiln dried to a m oisture content not to exceed 19%. Plywood is kiln dried to a m oisture content not to exceed 15%. Finished m oldings and trim is kiln dried to a m axim um m oisture content of 6 to 12% depending on the species and specific use. Pitch in the wood is crystallized perm itting interior and exterior finishes to be easily applied. W hen kiln dried, Flam e Safe treated wood becom es lighter and stronger, m axim izing it's structural uses. SPECIFICATIONS. All Flam e Safe's treated lum ber, plywood and tim ber shall be vacuum -pressure im pregnated to com ply with the ASTM E-84 standard (UL723 and the NFPA 255). and shall have a flam e spread rating of 25 or less. All Flam e Safe's licensed m anufacturers are m onitored with Fire Prevention Technologies' Follow-Up Service (FPT-FUS).

6 FPT-FUS requires com pliance to the ASTM E-84 standard or ASTM D-3806 equivalency for Class A Type 1. (Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials). Each piece of treated lum ber, plywood, tim ber or architectural m illwork shall bear a Flam e Safe tradenam e and/or it's Firebuster tradem ark. FLAME SAFE WOOD PRODUCTS MEET THE TESTS. Flamespread less than 25 Conforms to in accordance with AWPA STANDARDS. ASTM E-84 - NFPA 255 - UL723 C-20 for lumber and C-27 for plywood Flam e Safe products have m et the standard of the m ajor testing laboratories in the United Sates and som e foreign countries, such as Underwriters Laboratories, United States Testing, Southwest Research Institute, M axim Technologies- Southwestern Laboratories, United States Forestry Departm ent, Forestry Com m ission of New South W ales, Australia, Ontario Research of Canada, and the European Institute for Fire Research of Budapest, Hungary.

7 For m ore inform ation call Flam e Safe Products, Inc. 1-800-333-9197. TESTING INFORM ATION OVERVIEW. TEST MATERIAL TESTED RESULTS. ASTME E-84--UL 723 - NFPA 255 Class A. S U R FAC E B U R N IN G C H AR AC TE R IS TIC S Douglas Fir F. S. 20 S. FLAME SPREAD ( ) Class B. SMOKE GENERATION ( ) F. S. 35 Smoke - 95. Vacuum Pressure Class A. Yellow Pine 19 - 48. Vacuum Pressure SPF Class A - 19 S. G. 75. Vacuum Pressure Class A. SYP Plywood 19 S. G. 56. ASTM - E 108 BURNING BRAND Class C. Western Red Cedar ASTM -E 108 FLYING BRAND Shake Shingles Class C. ASTM - E 108 INTERMITTENT SYP Taper sawn CCA Class C. FLAME treated Shake Shingles ASTM - E 108 SPREAD OF FLAME Class C. TESTING AGENCIES. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Forestry Commission of New South Wales, Australia Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada Ontario Research of Canada Southwest Research Institute European Institute for Fire Research United States Testing Southwestern Laboratories Maxim-Technologies United States Forestry Department Western Fire Center, Inc.

8 Professional Services Industries, Inc. FLAME SAFE products have also been field tested and recognized for both commercial and residential use by State Fire Marshals and Building Officials in major metropolitan areas throughout the country. The above is a brief summary of the extensive performance testing of FLAME SAFE products. Because of the wide array of products and chemical formulas available, it is impossible to display all testing results here. For more information, please call our toll free information hotline at 1-800-333-9197. TECHNICAL DATA. CLASS A INTERIOR CLASS A INTERIOR CLASS A EXTERIOR CLASS A EXTERIOR CLASS C EXTERIOR. (COATING) (V A C U U M P R E SS U R E ) (COATING) (V A C U U M P R E SS U R E ) (C O A T IN G ). TOTAL SOLIDS 51% 46% 33%. WT PER GALLON LBS LBS LBS LBS LBS. SPECIFIC GRAVITY PH - - FLASH POINT NON-FLAMMABLE NON-FLAMMABLE NON-FLAMMABLE NON-FLAMMABLE NON-FLAMMABLE.

9 COLOR CLEAR @ 78 F CLEAR @ 78 F CLEAR @ 78 F CLEAR @ 78 F CLEAR @ 78 F. VOLATILITY NON-VOLATILE NON-VOLATILE NON-VOLATILE NON-VOLATILE NON-VOLATILE. SOLVENTS WATER WATER WATER WATER WATER. ANTI-FUNGUS EXCELLENT RESISTANCE EXCELLENT RESISTANCE EXCELLENT RESISTANCE EXCELLENT RESISTANCE EXCELLENT RESISTANCE. BACTERIAL MILDLY RESISTANT MILDLY RESISTANT MILDLY RESISTANT MILDLY RESISTANT MILDLY RESISTANT. LINEAR SHRINKAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE. HYGROSCOSIPITY SLIGHT * SLIGHT * SLIGHT * SLIGHT * SLIGHT *. CORROSIVE MILDLY SLIGHT * MILDLY MILDLY MILDLY. TOXIC NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE. PRESERVATIVE FOR YES YES YES YES YES. WOOD. RECOMMENDED WOOD, PLYWOOD WOOD, PLYWOOD W OOD, PLYWOOD, WOOD, SIDING, WOOD SHINGLES, USES WALL COVER THATCHING,SIDING PLYWOOD SIDING,PLYWOOD. *SIMILAR TO UNTREATED WOOD OF ANY GIVEN SPECIES. BUILDING CODE RECOGNITIONS AND REFERENCES.

10 USES OF FLAME SAFE FIRE RETARDANT-TREATED WOOD. NATIONAL BUILDING STANDARD BUILDING CODE UNIFORM BUILDING. CODE (NBC) (SBCC) CODE (UBC). PARTITIONS TYPE I & TYPE II. MULTIFAMILY. TYPE A. SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS. TYPE B. SUBDIVIDING SPACE. TYPE B. PERMANENT PARTITIONS IN TABLE 602 noted ( except type I & II used & NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION as an I-restrained occupancy). FIRE PARTITIONS TABLE 602 (except type I & II used & as an I-restrained occupancy). FIRE SEPARATION NOT CREATING AN EXIT TABLE 602 ( except type I & II used & (If wall with as an I-restrained occupancy) fire retarded wood has the required fire resistance). ONE HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE WALL TABLE 602 SEPARATING DWELLING UNITS. CANOPIES TYPE I, TYPEII, TYPEIII, TYPEIV, TYPE V MARINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATIONS. INTERIOR WOOD FINISH REQUIRING CLASS I TABLE TYPE I, TYPEII, TYPEIII, TYPE TYPE I , TYPE II- , FLAMESPREAD RATING (<25) IV, TYPE V TABLE TYPE II- 1HR.