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1 Scope............................................................ 2
2 Conflicts and Deviations............................... 2
3 References.................................................... 2
4 General Requirements.................................. 3
5 Conditioning and Treatment......................... 4
6 Testing and Inspection................................. 5
1 Scope
This Specification defines the mandatory requirements for the material, manufacture,
and preservative treatment of wood utility poles.
2.1 If there are any conflicts between this Specification and associated purchasing,
project or engineering documents, this specification shall take precedence.
2.2 Direct all requests to deviate from this Specification in writing to the Company
or Buyer Representative, who shall follow internal company waiver procedure.
3 References
The following is a summary of all the documents which have been mentioned within
this Specification. The specific part(s) of these documents which are applicable have
been identified throughout this Specification.
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Document Responsibility: Electrical Systems Designs and Automation 14-SAMSS-600
Issue Date: 20 October 2008 Material, Manufacture and
Next Planned Update: 20 October 2013 Preservative Treatment of Wood Poles
4 General Requirements
4.1 Wood poles shall be provided in accordance with ANSI 05.1 and AWPA M1 as
supplemented by this specification. The pole class shall be as specified in the
purchaser order.
4.4 All poles shall be neatly sawed at the top with a 15° slant roof and at the butt
along a plane which shall not be out of square with the axis of the pole by more
than 50 mm per 0.3 m of diameter of the sawed surface.
4.5 Anti splitting devices, such as "star-lock" may be used at pole tops.
4.6 Each accepted pole shall be legibly stamped in the top end before preservative
treatment with the Inspection Agency's monogram and Inspector's number and
again in the butt end following preservative treatment with the "after treatment"
Inspection Agency's monogram and Inspector's number.
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Document Responsibility: Electrical Systems Designs and Automation 14-SAMSS-600
Issue Date: 20 October 2008 Material, Manufacture and
Next Planned Update: 20 October 2013 Preservative Treatment of Wood Poles
4.7 Poles shall be burn-branded on the face with all information required by ANSI
05.1. Butts of poles shall be marked with the true circumference-class numeral
and numerals showing the length of the pole by a burn-brand or a non-corrosive
metal tag.
4.8 Poles shall be handled in accordance with AWPA M4 and this specification.
Poles shall be prepared for handling by stacking nose to butt in bundles not
exceeding 5 tons per bundle. Each bundle shall be handled using specialized
pole handling equipment to eliminate damage to the poles during handling and
lifting.
5.1 Poles shall be conditioned prior to preservative treatment in accordance with the
requirements of the AWPA C1 and AWPA M1 except as modified or
supplemented by AWPA C4.
5.2 Where Douglas fir poles are cut more than 90 days prior to conditioning and/or
treatment, the cycle shall include subjection of the poles to temperatures of not
less than 82°C and not exceeding the temperature ranges permitted for the
particular conditioning or treatment cycle for a total time of not less than 20 hours.
5.4 The preservative used in treatment shall be either coal tar creosote in accordance
with AWPA P1 or pentachlorophenol in accordance with AWPA P8.
Table 1
Preservation Retention
Wood Type 3
Type Treatment (lb/ft )
Douglas Fir Creosote 12.00
Douglas Fir Pentachlorophenol 0.60
Southern Pine Creosote 9.00
Southern Pine Pentachlorophenol 0.45
6.1 All material Furnished under this specification shall be subject to inspection
before preservative treatment by a representative of Saudi Aramco. In addition,
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Document Responsibility: Electrical Systems Designs and Automation 14-SAMSS-600
Issue Date: 20 October 2008 Material, Manufacture and
Next Planned Update: 20 October 2013 Preservative Treatment of Wood Poles
all material shall be subject to inspection before, during and after preservative
treatment in accordance with the AWPA M2 by a representative of Saudi
Aramco.
6.3 Wood Poles are subject to Inspection Requirement Form 175-142100, attached
to the Purchase Order.
Revision Summary
20 October 2008 Editorial revision to replace Electrical Systems Designs & Automation Standards
Committee Chairman and Vice Chairman.
Revised "Next Planned Update".
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