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First Edition of CAN/ULC-S712.2:2017
February 2, 2017
ULC Standards has announced that they have recently published the First Edition of CAN/ULC-S712.2:2017, Standard for Thermal Insulation – Light Density, Open Cell Spray Applied Semi-Rigid Polyurethane Foam – Installation. This Standard has been approved by the ULC Standards Committee on Thermal Insulation Materials and Systems (S700A) and has been published under the date of January 2017.
This Standard specifies the requirements for the on-site manufacture and installation of light density, open cell spray applied semi-rigid polyurethane foam to produce a material that meets the physical property requirements of CAN/ULC-S712.1, Standard for Thermal Insulation - Light Density, Open Cell Spray Applied Semi-Rigid Polyurethane Foam - Material Specification. The material only has the physical properties listed in CAN/ULC-S712.1 when it is installed on-site in accordance with this Standard.
There are requirements for the supplier, the contractor and the installer provided in this Standard including verification of the material properties of the light density, open cell spray applied semi-rigid polyurethane foam system on-site, the installation process, quality control measures, documentation of the installation, limitations for the installation, site safety and disposal of associated waste.
This Standard is limited to installation in open cavities with framing members on each side of the cavity and where the cavity can be visually inspected before and after the material is installed. Injection into closed cavities was considered for this Standard but is not permitted under the scope of this Standard.
This Standard can be ordered for $160.00 CAN (Hardcopy) or $135.00 CAN (PDF) from the ULC Standards website at http://canada.ul.com/ulcstandards/. Select Sales of ULC Standards Materials for further details.