Somali Bureau of Standards · National Standards
The official register of Somali Standards (SOS), comprising standards developed locally by the Somali Bureau of Standards through its Technical Committees, together with East African Standards and ISO, IEC, ARSO, ASTM, EN, Codex and AOAC standards formally adopted as Somali Standards. Each adopted standard retains its original reference for full traceability.
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This East African Standard specifies materials and performance requirements for solid wood poles, cross-arms and blocks for power and telecommunication lines. This standard applies to poles of simple cantilever members subject to transverse loads only
This East African Standard specifies methods that can be used for the preservation of wood by pressure creosoting and other methods of treatment with coal tar creosote.
This East African Standard prescribes procedures for treatment of timber using water borne Copper/Chromium/ Arsenic (CCA) preservative formulations. This standard does not specify details of treatment relating to specific end uses
This East African Standard gives guidance on the general procedures to be followed in the sampling and preparation of preservatives and preservative- treated timber for analysis and is applicable to the provision of appropriate samples for analysis which may be used to check the content of active components in preservative formulations, and to determine the identity, location and concentration of preservatives in treated timber. This standard does not provide detailed procedures to be adopted for control purposes at manufacturing plants where large volumes of preservative are to be sampled. This standard does not define any detailed methodology to be followed in operations in these areas because this can depend upon the nature of the preservative, the method of treatment, and the particular requirements of relevant approval authorities
This East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for type C waterborne preservative containing mixtures of compounds of Copper (II), Chromium (VI) and Arsenic (V). This standard does not apply to type A and type B preservatives.
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