TS EN 1001-1

TS EN 1001-1 is a terminology standard focused on the organisation of equivalent terms used in the durability of wood and wood-based products. This part provides a basis for choosing the preferred wording in future European Standards and other technical documents dealing with natural durability or conferred durability.

Why term selection matters

In wood technology, durability describes how a material performs against biological degradation, environmental exposure, and service conditions. The same technical idea may be expressed with different equivalent terms in different documents, which can create ambiguity in specifications, test descriptions, and performance statements. The value of this standard lies in supporting consistent and preferred terminology so that the same concept is named in a uniform way across documents.

What this part covers

• Provides a basis for equivalent terms used in natural durability and conferred durability topics.
• Helps select preferred expressions for future standards and other documents.
• Notes that a new list of terms related to environment, health and safety aspects will be dealt with in a separate European Standard.
• Focuses on terminology alignment for wood and wood-based products, not on performance limits or test results.

In general technical use, standards of this kind do not set durability criteria themselves; they make the language precise. That helps manufacturers, laboratories, designers, and standards writers use the same technical meaning when discussing durability concepts for wood-based materials. TS EN 1001-1 serves as a reference framework for that shared vocabulary.