BS·PART5 — British Standards (BS) Review (5): Construction Safety, Lifting Equipment and Environmental Engineering (BS 5643 to BS 6391)

🚧 BS·PART5 is the fifth instalment of the British Standard (BS) review, bringing together 150 single-document standards numbered from BS 5643 to BS 6391. This batch focuses on construction safety, lifting and hoisting equipment, earthmoving machinery, environmental engineering, renewable energy, and fire-protection and cable fire-resistance — a key basis for UK construction safety and environmental management.

1. Series Overview 📌

This part covers a continuous range of single-document British Standards by number, spanning foundational materials, industrial equipment, building construction, construction safety and environmental protection. The number range is given in the title; retrieve by standard number or subject. The standards listed are independent documents with only one part under each main number; even where topics are related, they are published separately.

2. Composition and Technical Points 🔧

The standards in this batch can be grouped by subject as follows:

• Construction safety (BS 5973 scaffolding, BS 5974 construction hoists, BS 5975 temporary works, BS 6164 tunnel construction safety, BS 6187 demolition); lifting and hoisting (BS 5744 crane safe use, BS 5777 pallet trucks, BS 5965 domestic hoists, BS 6210 wire rope slings); earthmoving machinery (BS 5968 ground speed, BS 6074 scraper capacity, BS 6113 dump truck capacity, BS 6114 scraper capacity, BS 6211 crawler loader controls); environmental engineering (BS 5837 trees in relation to design/construction, BS 5930 site investigation, BS 6031 earthworks, BS 5906 construction waste); renewables (BS 5918 solar water heating, BS 5920 solar collectors); fire and cable fire-resistance (BS 6387 cable fire test, BS 6391 fire hoses).

Reference	Title
BS 05643	BS 5643:1984 Glossary of Refrigeration, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning terms UDC 001.4:[621.56 + 697] Confirmed February 2011 BS 5643:1984 This British Standard, having been prepared under
BS 05651	制冷与空调设备规范
BS 05653	BS 5653:1978 IEC 500:1974 Specification for Hydrophones for calibration purposes UDC 681.883.43:53.089.6 BS 5653:1978 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Electronic
BS 05669	BS 5669-1: 1989 Incorporating Amendment Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 Particleboard Part 1: Methods of sampling, conditioning and test BS 5669-1:1989 This British Standard, having been prepared under the directio
BS 05682	BS 5682:2015 Dimensions of probes and terminal units for medical gas supply systems Requirements Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when
BS 05688	BS 5688-0: 1986 Methods of test for Orthoboric acid (boric acid), diboron trioxide (boric oxide), disodium tetraborates, sodium perborates and crude sodium borates for industrial use Part 0: General i
BS 05700	BS 5700:2015 Guide to the selection of charting methods and capability assessment for use in statistical process control Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this
BS 05707	|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| BS 5707 : 1997 ICS 71.100.50 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT
BS 05708	BS 5708:1979 Specification for Pruner shears (secateurs) UDC 631.342.1 BS 5708:1979 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee, w
BS 05709	*DSV JDWHV DQG VWLOHV 6SHFLILFDWLRQ ,&6 12 &23<,1* :,7+287 %6, 3(50,66,21 (;&(37 $6 3(50,77(‘ %< &23<5,*+7 /$: %5,7,6+ 67$1’$5’ Confirmed December 2011 3XEOLVKLQJ DQG FRSULJKW LQIRUPDWLRQ 7KH %6,
BS 05720	BS 5720:1979 Code of practice for Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning in buildings (formerly CP 352) UDC 697.9 BS 5720:1979 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of t
BS 05722	供暖与空调系统通用规范
BS 05726	BS 5726:2005 Microbiological safety cabinets Information to be supplied by the purchaser to the vendor and to the installer, and siting and use of cabinets Recommendations and guidance ICS 11.140 Conf
BS 05730	实验室设备与器具规范
BS 05732	BS 5732:1985 Specification for Glass disposable Pasteur pipettes UDC 615.473:666.11/.28 462 Confirmed November 2011 BS 5732:1985 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the
BS 05733	General requirements for electrical accessories Specification BS 5733:2010+A1:2014 BS 5733:2010+A1:2014 Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicat
BS 05742	电气附件与开关装置规范
BS 05744	BS 5744:1979 Code of practice for Safe use of cranes (overhead/underhung travelling and goliath cranes, high pedestal and portal jib dockside cranes, manually-operated and light cranes, container hand
BS 05754	BS 5754:1987 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Specification for Electrical analogue and state signals for use in coal mines UDC 622.489:621.398:621.3.037.3 Confirmed January 2011 BS 5754:1987 This Britis
BS 05756	BS 5756:2007 Visual grading of hardwood Specification ICS 79.040 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW Licensed Copy: Miss Anne Carty, British Standards Institution, 2
BS 05761	BS 5761-1: 1989 EN 73:1988 Wood preservatives Accelerated ageing of treated wood prior to biological testing Part 1: Evaporative ageing procedure This European Standard EN 73 has the status of a Briti
BS 05763	BS 5763-0:1996 ISO 7218:1996 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Methods for Microbiological examination of food and animal feeding stuffs Part 0: General laboratory practices ICS 07.100.30; 65.120; 67.040
BS 05768	BS 5768:1979 ISO 6011:1978 Specification for Operating instrumentation for earth-moving machinery [ISO title: Earth-moving machinery Operating instrumentation] UDC 621.878:624.132.3:629.1.05 BS 5768:1
BS 05769	B R I T I S H S T AN D AR D B S 5 7 6 9 – 1 : 1 9 7 9 I S O 4 3 4 1 : 1 9 7 8 S p e c i f i c a t i o n f o r M a g n e t i c t a p e c a s s e t t e a n d c a r t r i d g e l a b e l l i n g a n d f
BS 05777	BS 5777:1979 ISO 5766:1978 Methods of test for Verification of stability of pallet stackers and high lift platform trucks [ISO title: Pallet stackers and high lift platform trucks Stability tests] UDC
BS 05779	BS 5779:1979 Specification for Spray mixing taps UDC 621.646.72:621.647.3 CONFIRMED DECEMBER 2007 BS 5779:1979 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Building Services
BS 05781	BSI Handbook 22: 1983 BS5781 Measurement and calibration systems BS5781 : Parti Specification for system requirements Foreword The establishment of a reputation for quality products and services depen
BS 05790	测量与计量管理规范
BS 05808	电工产品电气安全规范
BS 05811	BS5811 :1986 UDC677.074. [677.017.826+677.019.1] British Standards Institution. No part of this publication may be photocopied or otherwise reproduced without the prior permission in writing of BSI Br
BS 05813	BS 5813:1979 IEC 624:1978 Guide for Expression of the performance of pulse generators [IEC title: Expression of the performance of pulse generators] UDC 621.373.004.15 BS 5813:1979 This British Standa
BS 05821	BS 5821-3: 1984 ISO 717/3-1982 Methods for Rating the sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Part 3: Method for rating the airborne sound insulation of fa ade elements and fa ades [ISO
BS 05829	建筑门窗与幕墙性能规范
BS 05832	BS 5832:1980 Specification for Compacted waste containers for lift-off vehicles UDC 628.4:66.083:621.869.88 BS 5832:1980 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Building
BS 05833	环卫与废物收集设备规范
BS 05835	Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 15 January 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI British Standard A single copy of this British Standard is licensed to Akin Koksal 15 January 2005 This is an uncon
BS 05837	BS 5837:2012 Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction Recommendations Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the docume
BS 05838	BS 5838-1: 1980 Specification for Dry packaged cementitious mixes Part 1: Prepacked concrete mixes UDC [691.54:621.798]:691.32 Confirmed December 2009 BS 5838-1:1980 This British Standard, having been
BS 05842	Licensed Copy: Puan Ms. Norhayati, Petroliam Nasional Berhad, 21 April 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI British Standard A single copy of this British Standard is licensed to Puan Ms. Norhayati 21 Apr
BS 05849	BS 5849:1980 IEC 528:1975 Method of Expression of performance of air quality infra-red analysers [IEC title: Expression of performance of air quality infra-red analyzers] UDC 551.510.41:543.422.4:621.
BS 05852	BS 5852:2006 Methods of test for assessment of the ignitability of upholstered seating by smouldering and flaming ignition sources ICS 13.220.40; 97.140 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PER
BS 05860	B R I T I S H S T AN D AR D BS 5 8 60 :19 8 0 I E C 6 0 7: 19 78 Method f or Measuring the ef f iciency of hydraulic turbines, storage pumps and pump-turbines (thermodynamic method) [ IE C t it l e :
BS 05864	Installation and maintenance of gas-fired ducted air heaters of rated heat input not exceeding 70 kW net (2nd and 3rd family gases) Specification BS 5864:2010 BS 5864:2010 Publishing and copyright inf
BS 05873	|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| BS 5873 : Part 4 : 1998 ICS 97.140 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION E
BS 05879	运动与休闲器材安全规范
BS 05883	|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| BS 5883 : 1996 ICS 97.220.40 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT
BS 05895	BS 5895:1980 ISO 4803:1978 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Specification for Borosilicate glass tubing for laboratory apparatus [ISO title: Laboratory glassware-Borosilicate glass tubing] UDC 542.231.7:
BS 05896	BS 5896:2012 High tensile steel wire and strand for the prestressing of concrete Specification Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when t
BS 05898	BS 5898:1980 ISO 384:1978 Specification for Principles of design and construction of volumetric glassware for laboratory use [ISO title: Laboratory glassware Principles of design and construction of v
BS 05900	BS 5900:2012 Powered homelifts with partially enclosed carriers and no liftway enclosures Specification Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicat
BS 05904	B R I T I S H S T AN D AR D B S 5 9 0 4 : 1 9 8 0 I n c o r p o r a t i n g A m e n d m e n t N o s . 1 a n d 2 S p e c i f i c a t i o n f o r C o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m i n g l a n g u a g e R
BS 05905	B R I T I S H S T AN D AR D B S 5 9 0 5 : 1 9 8 0 I n c o rp o ra t i n g A m e n d m e n t N o . 1 S p e c i f i c a t i o n f o r C o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m i n g l a n g u a g e C O R A L 6 6
BS 05906	7,6+ 67$1’$5′ %6 :DVWH PDQDJHPHQW LQ EXLOGLQJV &RGH RI SUDFWLFH ,&6 Confirmed February 2012 %6 7KLV %ULWLVK 6WDQGDUG ZDV SXEOLVKHG XQGHU WKH DXWKRULW RI WKH 6WDQGDUGV 3ROLF DQG 6WUDWHJ &RPPLWWHH
BS 05915	BS 5915:1980 IEC 600:1979 Specification for Equipment for minehead assay and sorting radioactive ores in containers UDC 621.039 791.2:622.349.5:[622.725:539.16] + 669.9 BS 5915:1980 This British Stand
BS 05918	BS 5918:2015 Solar heating systems for domestic hot water Code of practice for design and installation Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicate
BS 05920	太阳能集热器与系统规范
BS 05922	BS 5922:1980 ISO 4799:1978 Specification for Glass condensers for laboratory use [ISO title: Laboratory glassware Condensers] UDC 542.231:542.482.8:666.172.7 BS 5922:1980 This British Standard, having
BS 05925	BS 5925:1991 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Code of practice for Ventilation principles and designing for natural ventilation BS 5925:1991 This British Standard, having been prepared under the directio
BS 05930	BS 5930:2015 Code of practice for ground investigations Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. The Britis
BS 05931	BS 5931:1980 Code of practice for Machine laid in situ edge details for paved areas UDC 625.888 Confirmed January 2009 BS 5931:1980 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of t
BS 05965	BS 5965:1980 Specification for Manually driven balanced personal homelifts UDC 69.026.6:621.876.114-871 Confirmed January 2012 BS 5965:1980 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direct
BS 05970	BS 5970:2012 Thermal insulation of pipework, ductwork, associated equipment and other industrial installations in the temperature range of 100 C to +870 C Code of practice Publishing and copyright inf
BS 05972	BS 5972:1980 Incorporating Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Specification for Photoelectric control units for road lighting UDC 628.971.6:628.9.041.6 523:621.316.5:621.383.4 BS 5972:1980 This British Standard,
BS 05973	BS 5973:1993 Code of practice for Access and working scaffolds and special scaffold structures in steel Licensed Copy: Caitriona MacNeill, December 03, 2001, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS 5973:1993 Th
BS 05974	raising standards worldwide NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW Code of practice for the planning, design, setting up and use of temporary suspended access equipment
BS 05975	Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework BS 5975:2008+A1:2011 BS 5975:2008+A1:2011 Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice d
BS 05977	BS 5977-1:1981 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Lintels Part 1: Method for assessment of load UDC 624.072.22.042:692.299 Confirmed January 2010 BS 5977-1:1981 This British Standard, having been prepared
BS 05979	BS 5979:2007 Remote centres receiving signals from fire and security systems Code of practice ICS 13.320 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW Incorporating Corrigendu
BS 05982	BS 5982:1987 ISO 6014:1986 Method for Determination of ground speed of earth-moving machinery [ISO title: Earth-moving machinery Determination of ground speed] UDC 624.132:621.878/.879:629.11.072 Lice
BS 05986	建筑与结构工程钢结构规范
BS 05990	BS 5990:2006 Specification for direct gas-fired forced convection air heaters with rated heat inputs greater than 330 kW but not exceeding 2 MW for industrial and commercial space heating Safety and p
BS 05991	BS 5991:2006 Specification for indirect gas fired forced convection air heaters with rated heat inputs greater than 330 kW but not exceeding 2 MW for industrial and commercial space heating Safety and
BS 05996	BS 5996:1993 Specification for Acceptance levels for internal imperfections in steel plate, strip and wide flats, based on ultrasonic testing UDC 669.14-41:620.179.16 BS 5996:1993 This British Standar
BS 06002	BS 6002-4:2006 ISO 3951-5:2006 Sampling procedures for inspection by variables Part 4: Sequential sampling plans indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for inspection by variables (known standard d
BS 06004	BS 6004:2012 Electric cables PVC insulated and PVC sheathed cables for voltages up to and including 300/500 V, for electric power and lighting Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright no
BS 06007	|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| BS 6007:2000 ICS 29.060.20 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS
BS 06008	Licensed Copy: surmm01370 surmm01370, University of Surrey (M5642) JISC, 12 July 2002, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI British Standard A single copy of this British Standard is licensed to surmm01370 surm
BS 06019	BS 6019:1980 ISO 6240:1980 Recommendations for Performance standards in building: contents and presentation [ISO title: Performance standards in building Contents and presentation] UDC 69.001.3:006.83
BS 06023	B R I T I S H S T AN D AR D B S 6 02 3: 19 81 ISO 6 55 2 :19 8 0 Glossary of technical terms f or Automatic steam traps [ IS O t it l e : Au to m a t ic s t e a m tr a ps D e f in it io n o f t e c h
BS 06031	Code of practice for earthworks BS 6031:2009 Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1 BS 6031:2009 Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the do
BS 06037	BS 6037-2:2004 Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment Part 2: Travelling ladders and gantries ICS 53.020.99 BS 6037-2:2004 This Briti
BS 06047	BS 6047-1: 1981 Flame supervision devices for domestic, commercial and catering gas appliances Part 1: Specification for heat sensitive type UDC 683.955:62-524 Copyright British Standards Institution
BS 06072	CONFIRMED OCTOBER 1986 BS 6072:1981 (Reprinted, incorporating Amendments No. 1 to No. 3 inclusive) Method for Magnetic particle flaw detection UDC 620.179.141:621.317.4 BS 6072:1981 This British Stand
BS 06074	BS 6074:1981 ISO 6485:1980 Method for Determination of the volumetric rating of tractor-scrapers for earth-moving machinery [ISO title: Earth-moving machinery Tractor-scraper volumetric rating] UDC 62
BS 06076	Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 09 December 2002, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI British Standard A single copy of this British Standard is licensed to Akin Koksal 09 December 2002 This is an unc
BS 06086	BS 6086:1981 ISO 5128:1980 Method of Measurement of noise inside motor vehicles [ISO title: Acoustics Measurement of noise inside motor vehicles] UDC 614.872.4:534.61:629.11 BS 6086:1981 This British
BS 06088	CONFIRMED AUGUST 1985 BS 6088:1981 (Reprinted, incorporating Amendments Nos. 1 to 3 inclusive) Specification for Solid glass beads for use with road marking compounds and for other industrial uses UDC
BS 06089	Assessment of in-situ compressive strength in structures and precast concrete components Complementary guidance to that given in BS EN 13791 BS 6089:2010 BS 6089:2010 Publishing and copyright informat
BS 06093	BS 6093:2006 Design of joints and jointing in building construction Guide ICS 91.060.01 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BS 6093:2006+A1:2013 BS 6093:2006+A1:2013
BS 06101	BS 6101-5: 1992 ISO 3408-2: 1991 Machine tool ball screws Part 5: Specification for nominal diameters and nominal leads UDC 62-234 Licensed Copy: Institute of Technology Tallaght, Institute of Technol
BS 06113	BS 6113:1981 ISO 6483:1980 Method for Volumetric rating of dumper bodies used for earth-moving [ISO title: Earth-moving machinery Dumper bodies Volumetric rating] UDC 624.132:621.878/.879:621.868.258.
BS 06114	BS 6114:1987 ISO 6484:1986 Method for Measurement of volumetric ratings of elevating scrapers used for earth-moving [ISO title: Earth-moving machinery Elevating scrapers Volumetric ratings] UDC 624.13
BS 06130	BS 6130-1: 1993 Hose and hose assemblies for asphalt and bitumen Part 1: Specification for flexible metallic hose and hose assemblies UDC 621.643.3.034:665.637.8 CONFIRMED DECEMBER 2007 BS 6130-1:1993
BS 06132	BS 6132:1983 Code of practice for Safe operation of alkaline secondary cells and batteries UDC 621.355.8:621.354.3 78 Copyright British Standards Institution Provided by IHS under license with BSI Not
BS 06134	BS 6134:1991 Specification for Pressure and vacuum switches BS 6134:1991 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Industrial-process Measurement and Control Standards Pol
BS 06144	BS 6144:1990 Specification for Expansion vessels using an internal diaphragm, for unvented hot water supply systems BS 6144:1990 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the
BS 06150	3DLQWLQJ RI EXLOGLQJV &RGH RI SUDFWLFH ,&6 12 &23<,1* :,7+287 %6, 3(50,66,21 (;&(37 $6 3(50,77(‘ %< &23<5,*+7 /$: %5,7,6+ 67$1’$5’ BS 6150:2006+A1:2014 BS 6150:2006+A1:2014 Publishing and copyright
BS 06164	BS 6164:2011 Code of practice for health and safety in tunnelling in the construction industry Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when t
BS 06172	raising standards worldwide NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW Specification for installation, servicing and maintenance of domestic gas cooking appliances (2nd and
BS 06173	BS 6173:2001 Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1 and Amendment No.1 Specification for Installation of gas-fired catering appliances for use in all types of catering establishments (2nd and 3rd family gase
BS 06174	Licensed Copy: Puan Ms. Norhayati, Petroliam Nasional Berhad 4397000, 25 June 2004, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI British Standard A single copy of this British Standard is licensed to Puan Ms. Norhayati
BS 06180	Barriers in and about buildings Code of practice BS 6180:2011 BS 6180:2011 Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last
BS 06181	BS 6181:1981 ISO 6589-1981 Method of test for Air permeability of joints in building [ISO title: Joints in building Method of test for air permeability of joints] UDC 693.224:539.217.5 BS 6181:1981 Th
BS 06185	建筑门窗与幕墙性能规范
BS 06187	BS 6187:2011 Code of practice for full and partial demolition Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. BSI
BS 06189	建筑结构与构件规范
BS 06195	BS 6195:2006 Electric cables Rubber or silicone rubber insulated flexible cables and cords for coil end leads ICS 29.060.20 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW Licen
BS 06197	BS 6197:1985 ISO 6749:1984 Methods for Preservation and storage of earth-moving machinery [ISO title: Earth-moving machinery Preservation and storage] UDC [624.132:621.878/.879].004.4 BS 6197:1985 Thi
BS 06199	BS 6199-1.2: 1991 ISO 9368-1: 1990 Measurement of Liquid flow in closed conduits using weighing and volumetric methods Part 1: Weighing method Section 1.2 Procedures for checking static weighing syste
BS 06206	7,6+ 67$1’$5′ %6 5HSULQWHG LQFRUSRUDWLQJ $PHQGPHQWV 1RV DQG 6SHFLILFDWLRQ IRU ,PSDFW SHUIRUPDQFH UHTXLUHPHQWV IRU IODW VDIHW JODVV DQG VDIHW SODVWLFV IRU XVH LQ EXLOGLQJV 8’& > @ %6 7KLV %ULWLVK
BS 06210	BS 6210:1983 Code of practice for The safe use of wire rope slings for general lifting purposes UDC 621.86.065.3:614.822 BS 6210:1983 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of
BS 06211	BS 6211:1982 ISO 7095:1982 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Specification for Operator s controls for earth-moving machinery: crawler tractors and crawler loaders UDC 624.132:621.878:629.11.014 BS 6211:1
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BS 06219	7,6+ 67$1’$5′ %6 ,62 ,QFRUSRUDWLQJ $PHQGPHQW 1R 7HVW VLHYHV IRU FHUHDOV ,&6 Confirmed January 2008 %6 7KLV %ULWLVK 6WDQGDUG KDYLQJ EHHQ SUHSDUHG XQGHU WKH GLUHFWLRQ RI WKH &RQVXPHU 3URGXFWV DQG 6HU
BS 06220	BS 6220:1983 Specification for Junction boxes for use in electrical installations with rated voltages not exceeding 250 V UDC 621.315.687.2 BS 6220:1983 This British Standard, having been prepared und
BS 06222	raising standards worldwide NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BSI British Standards Domestic kitchen equipment Part 2: Fitted kitchen units, peninsular units, isla
BS 06229	BS 6229:2003 Flat roofs with continuously supported coverings Code of practice ICS 91.060.20 BS 6229:2003 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy C
BS 06230	BS 6230:2011 Specification for installation and maintenance of gas fired forced convection air heaters for commercial and industrial space heating (2nd and 3rd family gases) Publishing and copyright i
BS 06231	E l e c t r i c c a b l e s S i n g l e c o r e P V C i n s u l a t e d f l e x i b l e c a b l e s o f r a t e d v o l t a g e 6 0 0 / 1 0 0 0 V f o r s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r w
BS 06237	BS 6237:1982 ISO 6386:1981 Method for Grading and visual classification for muscovite mica splittings [ISO title: Muscovite mica splittings Grading and visual classification] UDC 553.677:552.123 Licen
BS 06259	BS 6259:2015 Code of practice for the design, planning, installation, testing and maintenance of sound systems Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document
BS 06263	BS 6263-2: 1991 Care and maintenance of floor surfaces Part 2: Code of practice for resilient sheet and tile flooring BS 6263-2:1991 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of
BS 06266	BS 6266:2011 Fire protection for electronic equipment installations Code of practice Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the documen
BS 06270	BS 6270-3: 1991 Code of practice for Cleaning and surface repair of buildings Part 3: Metals (cleaning only) Confirmed October 2008 BS 6270-3:1991 This British Standard, having been prepared under the
BS 06271	建筑表面处理与保护规范
BS 06272	BS 6272:1982 EN 50 042 Specification for Low voltage switchgear and controlgear for industrial use Terminal marking Terminals for external associated electronic circuit components and contacts This Eu
BS 06275	BS 6275-1: 1982 ISO 4572:1981 Hydraulic fluid power filter elements Part 1: Method of evaluating filtration performance (multi-pass method) [ISO title: Hydraulic fluid power Filters Multi-pass method
BS 06279	BS 6279-3: 1990 ISO 6322-3: 1989 Storage of cereals and pulses Part 3: Guide to control of attack by pests BS 6279-3:1990 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Food an
BS 06281	BS 6281-1: 1992 Devices without moving parts for the prevention of contamination of water by backflow Part 1: Specification for type A air gaps BS 6281-1:1992 This British Standard, having been prepar
BS 06282	BS 6282-1: 1982 Devices with moving parts for the prevention of contamination of water by backflow Part 1: Specification for check valves of nominal size up to and including DN 54 UDC 621.646.248 Lice
BS 06283	BS 6283-2: 1991 Safety and control devices for use in hot water systems Part 2: Specification for temperature relief valves for pressures from 1 bar to 10 bar CONFIRMED DECEMBER 2007 BS 6283-2:1991 Th
BS 06285	B R I T I S H S T AN D AR D B S 6 28 5: 19 82 ISO 4 96 8 :19 7 9 Method f or The macrographic examination of steel by sulphur print (Baumann method) [ I SO t i t l e : St e e l M a c r o g r a ph ic e
BS 06297	BS 6297:2007+A1:2008 Code of practice for the design and installation of drainage fields for use in wastewater treatment ICS 13.060.30 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGH
BS 06307	电气设备与装置通用规范
BS 06316	IHS Intra/Spex technology and images copyright (c) IHS 2004 IHS Intra/Spex technology and images copyright (c) IHS 2004 IHS Intra/Spex technology and images copyright (c) IHS 2004 IHS Intra/Spex techn
BS 06332	BS 6332-6: 1990 Thermal performance of domestic gas appliances Part 6: Specification for thermal performance of combined appliances: fanned-circulation ducted-air heater/circulator UDC 697.245.51:644.
BS 06336	|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| BS 6336 : 1998 ICS 13.220.40; 13.220.50 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISS
BS 06338	CONFIRMED SEPTEMBER 1989 BS 6338:1982 ISO 4520:1981 Specification for Chromate conversion coatings on electroplated zinc and cadmium coatings UDC 669.058:[669.585.7 + 669.738.57]:661.875.274.7/.8 Lice
BS 06341	BS 6341:1983 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Specification for Fabrics for camping tents UDC 677.074:685.531 BS 6341:1983 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Textile P
BS 06346	BS 6346:1997 Incorporating Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 Electric cables PVC insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V ICS 29.060.20 Copyright British Standards Institution Re
BS 06353	BS 6353:1983 Specification for Underground loudspeaker communication systems in coal mines UDC 654.939.1:621.395.623.7/.8:622.23 Confirmed January 2011 BS 6353:1983 This British Standard, having been
BS 06356	BS 6356-1: 1997 ISO 5682-1: 1996 Spraying equipment for crop protection Part 1: Method of test for sprayer nozzles ICS 65.060.40 BS 6356-1:1997 This British Standard, having been prepared under the di
BS 06358	BS 6356-14: 1997 ISO 5682-2: 1997 Spraying equipment for crop protection Part 14: Test methods for hydraulic sprayers ICS 65.060.40 BS 6356-14:1997 This British Standard, having been prepared under th
BS 06360	BS 6360:1991 Incorporating Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 Specification for Conductors in insulated cables and cords BS 6360:1991 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the C
BS 06364	BS 6364:1984 Incorporating Amendments Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Specification for Valves for cryogenic service ICS 23.060.01 CONFIRMED DECEMBER 2007 Normen-Download-Beuth-Karlsruher Institut f r Technologie (KI
BS 06365	Specification for precision vernier depth gauges BS 6365:2008 raising standards worldwide NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BSI British Standards BS 6365:2008 Brit
BS 06366	BS 6366:2011 Specification for studs for rugby football boots Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. BSI
BS 06380	BS 6380:2012+A1:2016 Guide to low temperature properties and cold weather use of diesel fuels and gas oils Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indi
BS 06387	BS 6387:2013 Test method for resistance to fire of cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions Publishing and copyright information The BSI copyright notice displayed in this d
BS 06391	Specification for non percolating layflat delivery hoses and hose assemblies for fire fighting purposes BS 6391:2009 raising standards worldwide NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED B

3. Technical Highlights of Representative Standards 🔩

3.1 BS 5974 — Planning, design, setting and use of construction hoists

BS 5974 specifies planning, design, installation, operation and use of construction hoists (tower cranes, mobile cranes, material hoists, etc.) — the core UK specification for safe lifting operations on construction sites.

3.2 BS 6164 — Health and safety in tunnelling in construction

BS 6164 specifies health and safety requirements in tunnel and underground construction, covering ventilation, lighting, ground stability, fire and emergency — an important UK tunnelling safety specification.

3.3 BS 5930 — Code of practice for ground investigations

BS 5930 specifies methods and reporting of site (ground) investigation, covering drilling, sampling, testing and groundwater investigation — the basis for geotechnical investigation and design.

3.4 BS 5918 — Solar heating systems for domestic hot water

BS 5918 specifies design and installation of solar heating systems for domestic hot water, covering collectors, storage tanks, pipework and controls — an early UK solar thermal code.

3.5 BS 6387 — Fire-resistance tests for cables under fire conditions

BS 6387 specifies fire-resistance tests for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions, evaluating supply reliability under flame, water and mechanical shock — the basis for selecting fire and emergency power cables.

4. Engineering Practice 🛠️

• Construction safety management (scaffolding, hoists, tunnelling and demolition operations must follow the relevant BS codes and have a safety plan); geotechnical and earthworks (BS 5930 and BS 6031 give investigation and construction basis); lifting and hoist inspection (inspect wire rope slings, hoists and pallet trucks periodically); environmental and renewables (manage construction waste and solar use to the BS codes).

5. Frequently Asked Questions ❓