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alsc american lumber standard committee inc skip to content menu menu who is alsc summary mission vision and values history organizational chart alsc bylaws ngrc bylaws bor bylaws doc procedures accredited agencies lumber lumber program accredited agency list grade rules organizations enforcement regulations foreign lumber policy glued lumber policy machine graded policy recommended spans for decking survey methodology contract additional documents ps 20 fpl gtr 189 wood packaging material wood packaging material program accredited agency lists wpm policy wpm enforcement regs survey methodology contract aphis program information treated wood treated wood program accredited agency list tw policy tw enforcement regulations survey methodology contract twac contacts contacts links lumber agencies treated wood agencies wpm agencies alsc related who is alsc the american lumber standard committee incorporated alsc is a non profit organization incorporated in the state of maryland the alsc comprised of manufacturers distributors users and consumers of lumber serves as the standing committee for the american softwood lumber standard voluntary product standard 20 and in accordance with ps 20 administers an accreditation program for the grademarking of lumber produced under the system that system the american lumber standard als system is an integral part of the lumber industry s economy and is the basis for the sale and purchase of virtually all softwood lumber traded in north america the als system also provides the basis for acceptance of lumber and design values for lumber by the building codes throughout the united states as noted above a function of the alsc is to maintain the american softwood lumber standard the alsc in accordance with the procedures for the development of voluntary product standards of the u s department of commerce and through a consensus process establishes sizes green dry relationships inspection provisions grade marking requirements and the policies and enforcement regulations for the accreditation program the als system as a whole is set up to give manufacturers distributors users and consumers a mechanism to formulate and implement the standard under which softwood lumber is produced and specified participation of each segment of the industry is an integral part of the program and provides the industry with a direct voice in the standardization and accreditation program as it evolves into the twenty first century the activities above are carried out through the alsc or through framework established by the alsc and ps 20 by the national grading rule committee ngrc the ngrc is an autonomous body functioning under bylaws approved by the alsc and has specific functions with regards to maintaining the national grading rule for dimension lumber another important function of the alsc is the election of the board of review bor the bor acting under bylaws established by the alsc and consistent with ps 20 is an independently elected autonomous body responsible for serving as the certification and accreditation board for the alsc in addition to the lumber accreditation program the alsc also administers accreditation programs for the quality marking of treated lumber produced under standards written and maintained by the american wood protection association awpa and for the labeling of wood packaging material produced under the international plant protection convention ippc guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade search search recent posts alsc has one job opening alsc calendar for 2026 27 2026 alsc american lumber standard committee inc built with generatepress