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TIMBER PRODUCTS November 2023 HT Newsletter Volume: 11/03/2023
Online Newsletter
Matt McGowan - WPM Program Manager
mmcgowan@tpinspection.com
mmcgowan@tpinspection.com
Office: 770.785.4769
Mobile: 678.480.2451
Mobile: 678.480.2451
For more information on the IPPC program
Please contact:
Matt McGowan
Director of Wood Packaging
Peachtree City GA
Office 770.785.4769
Mobile 678.480.2451
The unauthorized and/or fraudulent use of the TP IPPC mark is illegal and a situation we take seriously. Anyone with information regarding the misuse of IPPC marks should contact TP's WPM Manager immediately. Thank you for helping to protect the integrity of the ISPM 15 program which is vital to our business and economy.
Quotes from Atticus Finch
“Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”
“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.”
“Before I can live with other folks, I’ve got to live with myself.”
"You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.”
“Best way to clear the air is to have it all out in the open.”
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway, and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”
“Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in.”
“Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I’d have the facts.”
“Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me, and I’ve tried to live so I can look squarely back at him.”
As always, we give thanks to God for the many blessings He has given us. Part of these blessings are our clients who allow us to be a part of their business each month. Our offices will be closed on November 23rd and 24th so we can spend time with our families. Our offices will re-open on November 27th. We wish you hope, joy, peace, good health, favor, and love on this Thanksgiving Day!
Dunnage Reminder
It is important to remember that a facility is responsible for knowing how its dunnage (DUN) material is used. In ALSC's Wood Packaging Material Enforcement Regulations dated November 14, 2014, it states in Section 1.5.1:
1.5.1 Dunnage, as defined by ISPM 15 is wood packaging material used to secure or support a commodity, but which does not remain associated with the commodity. As dunnage is a wood packaging product available as an individual piece of lumber it is a product with special considerations. Those considerations are:
- Dunnage is not intended for use in the construction of wood packaging material pallets, crates, boxes, etc.
- The seller shall inform its customers of the requirements of its use.
- When improper use of dunnage is encountered, the agency shall take corrective action with the producer and, if necessary, the customer or owner. If for any reason the improper use is not corrected, the agency under whose supervision the dunnage was produced shall, at a minimum, notify the producer and the customer or owner of their responsibilities should any damages and liability arise from the improper use of dunnage.
What is important to take away from this is that it is the facility's responsibility to advise their customers on the proper use of dunnage material. It cannot be used to build multi-component WPM. It is meant to be used almost exclusively as an individual piece of wood for blocking, bracing or support. There could be liability issues related to the improper use of IPPC dunnage marked material internationally and a facility's customers should be made aware of this when they purchase dunnage material from you. Please let your inspector know if you have further questions related to the proper use of IPPC dunnage marked WPM.
Special Situations: Add-Ons
An add-on is a piece or pieces of wood or a wood assembly that is added to previously IPPC marked WPM. When added to previously IPPC marked material, the add-on(s) must be ISPM 15 conforming material as well, and the facility adding this material must properly place their IPPC mark on the wood material being fastened to the previously IPPC marked WPM. As a result, the facility for the original IPPC packaging product takes responsibility for their WPM and the facility adding additional wood packaging material on takes responsibility for theirs. Failure to follow this protocol will create a non-conforming situation requiring additional stamping, obliteration of all IPPC marks, or complete removal of the add-on material.