Welcome to 2019! I can’t believe we’re already done another year. I’m prepping this index in advance, so I don’t know right now exactly what has happened, but I have confidence that in just a week, this one is already looking as crazy as the one we just finished, with the industry facing new challenge and steep learning curves. But before we go forward, we’ll look backwards a bit.
This is an index of past blogs, sorted by topic. I don’t know about you guys, but I personally find this useful if I’m trying to find something specific.
First, as always, Formaldehyde represents a large percentage of the posts. 2018 brought us TSCA and the federal formaldehyde regulations and I’m sure there will be more posts on that soon. (Remember March 22nd is the next key date!) I’ve added to this section other chemicals issues like Prop65 and all general chemophobia posts. Enjoy!
Formaldehyde, Indoor Air Quality, Prop65, Chemophobia and more…
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- CARB Labels on Flooring (5/16/17)
- Greatest Hits 1 – Formaldehyde (5/23/17)
- Greatest Hits 2 – Chemophobia (5/30/17)
- Formaldehyde Fun Begins Again (8/22/17)
- Canada & Formaldehyde – Update (8/29/17)
- CARB Does NOT Equal TSCA (9/5/17)
- TSCA Timing (9/12/17)
- Grass joins TSCA (9/26/17)
- Greatest Hits 7 – Indoor Air Quality (11/7/17)
- Increased TSCA Uncertainty (12/12/17)
- Formaldehyde Experts, pt 1 (2/12/18)
- Formaldehyde Experts, pt 2 (2/19/18)
- Ready or Not, TSCA is Coming (2/27/18)
- Terminology Time: The Acronyms of FER (4/3/18)
- Upcoming ALL STAR Panel on TSCA at the NWFA Convention (3/13/18)
- Whereas TSCA Timing is Finalized (3/20/18)
- Name, Rank and Date: TSCA Labels for Flooring (3/27/18)
- Just FER Fun – This is the Week to Have All Your Questions Answered! (4/9/18)
- CARB Compared to TSCA (4/24/18)
- The End of the White Box (4/30/18)
- How to Order FER Production Going Forward (5/8/18)
- NWFA Formaldehyde Presentations (5/15/18)
- Mini-Index: FER Collection (7/24/18)
- Validate Your Certificates (8/7/18)
- Opportunity to Listen in on Rule Making (6/26/18)
- Prop! 65! Label! Exclamations! (7/17/18)
- Why do we fear what we fear? (8/21/18)
- What is the Next Chemical? (8/28/18)
As before, I will follow that collection immediately with my series of definitions. Please let me know other topics you want to see covered in this section.
Terminology Time
- Terminology Time – CARB (4/18/17)
- Terminology Time – TSCA (4/25/17)
- Terminology Time – CAN/CSA‑0160 (5/2/17)
- Terminology Time – CA 01350 or “Thirteen Fifty” (5/19/17)
- Terminology Time – TVOC (10/31/17)
- Terminology Time – The Acronyms of FER (4/3/18)
- Terminology Time – HTS (10/2/18)
Next, one of the big topics will always be Lacey and Legality. I’ve included some posts here which could also be considered under other topics like Forestry Resources or Compliance Tools, but these tools and resources are directly related to Lacey and Risk Assessments so we’ll stick them here.
Lacey and other Legality Laws and Issues
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- Greatest Hits 3 – US Forests (6/13/17)
- Considering US Timber Theft – Nina Cornett Interview, pt 1
- Considering US Timber Theft – Nina Cornett Interview, pt 2
- Considering US Timber Theft – Nina Cornett Interview, pt 3
- Considering US Timber Theft – Nina Cornett Interview, pt 4
- Update on US Timber Laws: Kentucky Edition!
- Update on US Timber Laws: Virginia Edition!
- Update on US Timber Laws: Virginia Edition, pt2: Getting Personal
- Update on US Timber Laws: Virginia Edition, pt3: Crunching Numbers
- Update on US Timber Laws: Georgia Edition!
- Update on US Timber Law: Indiana Edition (6/20/17)
- US Forests: More Theft in the News (6/27/17)
- The Washington Forest Legality Week (9/19/17)
- A Key Difference Between the EUTR and Lacey (11/14/17)
- Compliance Work in China (11/21/17)
- Another Member of the Legal Wood Club (12/19/17)
- IWPA Due Care Training (1/23/18)
- US Government Supports Due Care Training (1/30/18)
- Greatest Hits 9 – Corrupted Statistics (3/6/18)
- NWFA Lacey Presentation (5/29/18)
- Minding your PPQs – APHIS Advice (10/9/18)
- Minding your PPQs – Some Quick Basic Biology (10/16/18)
- Minding your PPQs – and your SPPs… (10/23/18)
- Time Frames (11/13/18)
- Five Reports to Help International Buyers (11/20/18)
- Greatest Hits 3 – US Forests (6/13/17)
The logical next grouping would be posts regarding forests, forestry and specific species around the world.
Forest Resources
- Pain in the Ash (10/17/17)
- Greatest Hits 3 – US Forests (6/13/17)
- Greatest Hits 6: Species Specific (10/24/17)
- Plantations Pros and Cons, pt1, the Cons
- Plantations Pros and Cons, pt2, the Pros
- Confucius or Confusion? What Acacia is this?
- Cork
- Trees are a Hot Topic—But I Bet Not in the Way You’re Thinking…
- FSC on US Forests (7/3/18)
- AHEC: A Heck of a Lot of Good Info! (6/12/18)
- What is a Tropical Forest? (12/18/18)
And speaking of resources, here are posts on compliance resources. There were also some posts on APHIS and Lacey issues, which I stuck up in the Lacey section, but could also be considered compliance resources, so check there too, if you’re seeking tools of the compliance trade:
Compliance and Tools of the Trade
- Compliance is Like a Good Roof (6/6/17)
- Are you Making the Most of Technology? (7/25/17)
- Third Party Tech Support, pt. 1 (8/1/17)
- Third Party Tech Support, pt. 2 (8/8/17)
- Customs and Officially Securing Your Supply Chain (10/3/17)
- Tariff Time (9/25/18)
- Saving Time and Saving for All Time (12/4/18)
- Binding Rulings (12/11/18)
- Mini Index: FER Collection (7/24/18)
As a separate section on resources, these are posts on technical topics—like finishing or hardness or DNA.
Getting Technical
- Greatest Hit: The Green Nature of Factory Finishing (7/11/17)
- Future of Finishing (7/18/17)
- Greatest Hits 4: Getting Technical (8/15/17)
- Getting Technical: Stable isotope analysis, pt1
- Getting Technical: Stable isotope analysis, pt2
- Getting Technical: Your Wood’s DNA, pt 1
- Getting Technical: Your Wood’s DNA, pt 2
- Getting Technical: Wood Identification, pt 1: Getting Started
- Getting Technical: Wood Identification, pt 2: The Cells Themselves
- Getting Technical: Wood Identification, pt 3: Tropicals
- Greatest Hits 8 – Going Under and Into the Floor (12/5/17)
- Greatest Hits 10 – Wood Hardness (6/5/18)
And we’ll wrap it up with “everything else,” those posts that don’t fit anywhere else. These include my usual philosophical ramblings and political commentary, plus those fun trade show posts!
Miscellaneous Topics and Philosophical Rants
- Back to Blogging (4/4/17)
- Importance of Associations (4/11/17)
- Happy Fourth of July (7/4/17)
- Greatest Hits 5 – Building Green (10/10/17)
- Thankful for Globalization (11/28/17)
- Happy Holidays! (12/26/17)
- Happy New Year! Industry Resolutions (1/2/18)
- Congrats on a Successful Convention (4/17/18)
- More NWFA Pics (5/22/18)
- See You at Surfaces (and Other Conventions?) (1/16/18)
- Surfaces Visuals (2/6/18)
- See you in Atlanta (8/14/18)
- Return to my old stomping grounds… (7/10/18)
- Speak Up! (7/31/18)
- I Voted, Will You? (10/30/18)
- Election Day (11/6/18)
- Greatest Hits 11 – Philosophical Ponderings (9/4/18)
- The Rule of Law (9/11/18)
- Taking the Call (9/18/18)
As always, thanks for reading! Here’s hoping everyone has a happy, safe, prosperous and positive 2019…we can always hope, right?
Elizabeth Baldwin is Environmental Compliance Officer for Metropolitan Hardwood Floors. In her 25 plus year career in the wood industry has visited over 70 countries and hundreds of facilities of all sizes and types. She describes herself as a “jack of all wood trades.” Familiar with jungles of all sorts–having camped out along the Amazon and walked the halls of Congress–she blogs for the NWFA on both environmental and regulatory issues for educational and informational purposes only. Her blog is not intended and should not be construed as legal advice. Persons seeking legal advice on compliance with CARB, TSCA, the U.S. Lacey Act or any other law, regulation, or compliance requirement/claim should consult with the regulatory agency directly and/or a qualified legal professional.