Treater Services
Viance's Technical Services Group is committed to ensuring our customers are kept up to date with current environmental, health and safety, and technical issues that are pertinent to the wood treatment industry.
Viance hopes to make Treater Services the most informative source on pressure-treated wood. We will continue to provide our customers with current information on environmental, health and safety, and technical requirements as they relate to the wood treatment industry.
Send comments and questions to: techservices@viance.net
The environmental and technical section of this site offers key dates for regulatory compliance milestones, Environmental Compliance Manuals access and Technical Product Manuals available from Viance.
Environmental and technical services available include:
- Plant operation optimization (technical service audit)
- Information updates on environmental legislation pertinent to wood treaters
- Introduction of new technology and processes at customer sites
- Education of customers on the technical aspects of wood treating
- Technical, environmental and safety audits
- PEL monitoring
- Audio/noise monitoring
- On-site training
- Gauge calibration
Questions regarding environmental and technical services can be sent to: techservices@viance.net
Viance’s continuing education program provides training and instructional courses for producers, sellers and specifiers of treated wood products. Viance staff members are available to offer on-site training courses related to:
- Application of preservatives, fire retardants and water repellents to forest products
- Treatment plant environmental issues
- Treatment plant operational training
- Treated wood product attributes, applications and specifications
Additional training materials can be requested at techservices@viance.net.
Training courses available through Viance:
DVD versions (English and Spanish)
- Hazard Communication
- Confined Space Entry
- Lockout/Tagout
- Spill Cleanup
- Safe Chemical Handling
DVD versions (English only)
- Hazmat (DOT)
- Chemistry Lesson: Working safely with Hazmat
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Respirators & How to use them
- Forklift Operator Training
- Right-to-Know
VHS Videos: (English Only)
- Forklift Safety
- Confined Space Entry
- Respirator Protection
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Regulating Hazardous Waste at Wood Preservation facilities




