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This Standard provides criteria for defining and identifying fire retardant-treated wood and fire-retardant coatings for building materials.

NFPA 703 has been renamed and revised to ensure that requirements in Chapter 4 (Fire Retardant-Treated Wood) are consistent with comparable requirements in NFPA 5000®: Building Construction and Safety Code®.

Editorial and formatting revisions provide increased clarity and usability. (Approx. 7 pp., 2006)