Finnforest UK

There is no major difference in health and safety aspects of ThermoWood^® compared to normal softwood species.  There are still two detectable differences: the smell of the material and the dust produced when processing ThermoWood^®.

ThermoWood^® has a smoke-like smell, which arises from chemical compounds called furfurals. The volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from ThermoWood^® are only a fraction of those from normal pine.

There are no toxic or harmful components in ThermoWood^® but it wood splinters penetrate the skin they should be removed as soon as possible.

ThermoWood^® dust has smaller particle size than normal softwoods.  It is comparable to MDF (although lower density) or hardwood dust.  Dust can cause problems for people suffering from asthma.  Because of the reasons mentioned above one has to pay special attention to the dust removal system.  If dust extraction systems are not available, dust masks should be used.