List of BS Codes
List of BS Codes
List of BS Codes
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The complex processes involved in the production of European Standards can create lengthy
development times. European Standards in draft form are termed prEN and are released into the
public domain when they are issued for consultation. It has been found necessary, occasionally, to
reference prEN in the Technical Handbooks where no other suitable document yet exists.
Any reference in the Technical Handbooks to a British Standard (BS), British Standard Code of
Practice (CP), European Standard (BS EN or prEN) or International Standard (BS EN ISO) is to a
standard published by the British Standards Institution. Where a revision or a newer standard has
since been produced, this newer version may be used as an alternative, unless otherwise stated in
the handbooks. Any reference in the handbooks to a particular requirement or recommendation of
such a standard should be taken, unless the context otherwise requires, as including reference to any
relevant commentary and defined terminology contained in that standard. Attention is also drawn to
the status accorded to standards and specifications recognised elsewhere in the EEA which provide
an equivalent standard – see the guidance to Regulation 8, Fitness and durability of materials, and
workmanship. Compliance with the standards contained in publications in this category represent
compliance with the appropriate standards referred to elsewhere in the handbooks and is acceptable
until a relevant harmonised standard is introduced.
Harmonised test methods have been agreed collectively by Member States and CEN on the basis of
the implications of health and safety of the product and on the particular nature and production
process for the product itself. Certification, inspection and testing of construction products is carried
out by notified bodies who have been appointed for the purpose by a Member State and whose name
has been notified to the European Commission. The British Board of Agrément (BBA) is a notified
body for certain products. Any reference in the handbooks to a certificate issued by a notified body or
to a BBA Certificate should be construed as reference to a Certificate current as at 1st May 2005.
Where a publication referred to in the handbooks itself refers to another publication, the reference to
such other publication should be considered to be a reference to the latest edition thereof as at
1st May 2005 including any amendments, supplements or addenda thereto current at that date.
Where the standards listed in this Appendix have been amended or replaced since the publication of
the handbooks, it is no longer necessary to await the publication of updated guidance. The verifier
can accept a design to the new standard if it considers the relevant expanded functional standard is
met.
Note 1. The European Economic Area Agreement is given affect in the UK by the European
Economic Area Act 1993 and entered into force on 1 January 1994.
Note 2. A Member State is a state which is a member of the European Union or the European Free
Trade Association and is a contracting party to the European Economic Area Agreement.
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BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 41: 1973 (1988) Specification for cast iron spigot and socket flue or - 3
smoke pipes and fittings
BS 449: Part 2: 1969 Specification for the use of structural steel in building AMD 416 1
- Metric units AMD 523
AMD 661
AMD 1135
AMD 1787
AMD 4576
AMD 5698
AMD 6255
AMD 8859
BS 476: Part 4: Fire tests on building materials and structures - Non- AMD 2483 2
1970(1984) combustibility test for materials AMD 4390
BS 476: Part 7: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - AMD 6249 2
(1993) Method for classification of the surface spread of AMD 7030
flame of products AMD 7612
BS 476: Part 11: 1982 Fire tests on building materials and structures - - 2
(1988) Method for assessing the heat emission from
building materials
BS 476: Part 20: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - AMD 6487 2
Method for determination of the fire resistance of
elements of construction (general principles)
BS 476: Part 21: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - - 2
Methods for determination of the fire resistance of
loadbearing elements of construction
BS 476: Part 22: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - - 2
Methods for determination of the fire resistance of
non-loadbearing elements of construction
BS 476: Part 23: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - - 2
Methods for determination of the contribution of
components to the fire resistance of a structure
BS 476: Part 24: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - - 2
Method for determination of the fire resistance of
ventilation ducts
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BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 476: Part 31: 1983 Fire tests on building materials and structures - AMD 8366 2
Methods for measuring smoke penetration through
doorsets and shutter assemblies – method of
measurement under ambient temperature conditions
(Section 31.1)
BS 585: Part 1: 1989 Wood stairs - Specification for stairs with closed AMD 6510 4
risers for domestic use, including straight and winder
flights and quarter or half landings
BS 1449: Part 1: 1991 Steel plate, sheet and strip - Specification for carbon - 3
and carbon-manganese plate, sheet and strip
BS 1566: Part 2: 1984 Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes - AMD 5791 6
(1990) Specification for single feed indirect cylinders AMD 6601
BS 3198: 1981 Specification for copper hot water storage AMD 4372 6
combination units for domestic purposes AMD 6599
BS 4514: 1983 (1998) Specification for unplasticised PVC soil and AMD 4517 2
ventilating pipes, fittings and accessories AMD 5584
BS 4987: Part 1: 2001 Coated macadam for roads and other paved areas - AMD 8122 4
Specification for constituent materials and for AMD 8400
mixtures
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BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 4987: Part 2: 2001 Coated macadam for roads and other paved areas - AMD 8158 4
Specification for transport, laying and compaction AMD 8361
BS 5041: Part 2: 1987 Fire hydrant systems equipment - Specification for AMD 5776 2
landing valves for dry risers
BS 5041: Part 3: 1975 Fire hydrant systems equipment - Specification for AMD 5504 2
(1987) inlet breechings for dry riser inlets
BS 5041: Part 4: 1975 Fire hydrant systems equipment - Specification for AMD 5503 2
(1987) boxes for landing valves for dry risers
BS 5041: Part 5: 1974 Fire hydrant systems equipment - Specification for AMD 5505 2
(1987) boxes for foam inlets and dry riser inlets
BS 5268: Part 2: 2002 Structural use of timber - Code of practice for AMD 9451 1
permissible stress design, materials and
workmanship
BS 5268: Part 4.1: Structural use of timber. Fire resistance of timber AMD 2947 2
1978 structures. Recommendations for calculating fire AMD 6192
resistance of timber members
BS 5268: Part 6.1: Structural use of timber. Code of practice for timber AMD 9256 1
1996 frame walls. Dwellings not exceeding four storeys
(Section 6.1)
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BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 5306: Part 0: 1986 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on AMD 5695 2
premises - Guide for the selection of installed AMD 6653
systems and other fire equipment
BS 5306: Part 1: 1976 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on AMD 4649 2
(1988) premises - Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam AMD 5756
inlets
BS 5306: Part 2: 1990 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on AMD 9809 2
premises - Specification for sprinkler systems AMD 9985
BS 5306: Part 4: 1986 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on AMD 9808 2
premises - Specification for carbon dioxide systems AMD 9945
BS 5390: 1976 (1984) Code of practice for stone masonry AMD 4272 3
BS 5395: Part 2: 1984 Stairs, ladders and walkways - Code of practice for AMD 6076 4
the design of helical and spiral stairs
BS 5395: Part 3: 1985 Stairs, ladders and walkways - Code of practice for AMD 2, 4
the design of industrial type stairs, permanent 14247
ladders and walkways
BS 5410: Part 2: 1978 Code of practice for oil firing - Installations of 44 kW AMD 3638 3
and above output capacity for space heating, hot
water and steam supply purposes
BS 5438: 1989 (1995) Methods of test for flammability of textile fabrics AMD 6509 2
when subjected to a small igniting flame applied to AMD 8308
the face or bottom edge of vertically oriented
specimens
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BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 5440: Part 1: 2000 Installation of flues and ventilation for gas appliances AMD 8819 3
of rated input not exceeding 60 kW (1st, 2nd and
3rd family gases) - Specification for installation of
flues
BS 5440: Part 2: 2000 Installation of flues and ventilation for gas appliances AMD 8128 3
of rated input not exceeding 60 kW (1st, 2nd and
3rd family gases) - Specification for installation of
ventilation for gas appliances
BS 5446: Part 1: 2000 Components of automatic fire alarm systems for AMD 6863 2
residential premises - Specification for self-contained AMD 7648
smoke alarms and point-type smoke detectors AMD 9628
BS 5499: Part 1: 2002 Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including - 2
fire safety signs. Specification for geometric shapes,
colours and layout
BS 5499: Part 4: 2000 Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Code of - 2
practice for escape route signing
BS 5499: Part 5: 2002 Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including - 4
fire safety signs. Signs with specific safety meanings
(Specification for additional signs to those given in
BS 5378: Part 1)
BS 5502: Part 22: 2003 Buildings and structures for agriculture. Code of - 1
practice for design, construction and loading
BS 5502: Part 80: 1990 Buildings and structures for agriculture. Code of - 4
practice for design and construction of workshops,
maintenance and inspection facilities
BS 5534: Part 1: 2003 Code of practice for slating and tiling - Design - 3
BS 5588: Part 4: 1998 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use AMD 10019 2
of buildings - Code of practice for smoke control in
protected escape routes using pressurization
BS 5588: Part 5: 1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use AMD 7196 2
of buildings - Code of practice for fire-fighting stairs
and lifts
BS 5588: Part 6: 1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use AMD 10212 2
of buildings - Code of practice for places of assembly
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BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 5588: Part 9: 1999 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use 2
of buildings - Code of practice for ventilation and air
conditioning ductwork
BS 5618: 1985 (1996) Code of practice for thermal insulation of cavity walls AMD 6262 3
(with masonry or concrete inner and outer leaves) by AMD 7114
filling with urea-formaldehyde (UF) foam systems
BS 5628: Part 1: 1992 Code of practice for use of masonry - Structural use AMD 7745 1
of unreinforced masonry
BS 5628: Part 2: 2000 Code of practice for use of masonry - Structural use - 1
of reinforced and prestressed masonry
BS 5628: Part 3: 2001 Code of practice for use of masonry - Materials and - 1, 3
components, design and workmanship
BS 5839: Part 1: 2002 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings - - 2
Code of practice for system design, installation
commissioning and maintenance
BS 5839: Part 3: 1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings - AMD 10207 2
Specification for automatic release mechanisms for
certain fire protection equipment
BS 5839: Part 8: 1998 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings - - 2
Code of practice for the design, installation and
servicing of voice alarm systems
BS 5867: Part 2: 1980 Specification for fabrics for curtains and drapes - AMD 4319 2
(1993) Flammability requirements
BS 5871: Part 1: 1991 Specification for the installation of gas fires, convector - 3
heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect
gas appliances. Gas fires, convector heaters and
fire/back boilers (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases)
BS 5871: Part 2: 1991 Specification for the installation of gas fires, convector - 3
heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas
appliances. Inset live fuel effect gas fires of heat input
not exceeding 15kW (2nd and 3rd family gases)
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BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 5871: Part 3: 1991 Specification for the installation of gas fires, AMD 7033 3
convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative
fuel effect gas appliances. Decorative fuel effect gas
appliances of heat input not exceeding 15kW (2nd
and 3rd family gases)
BS 5925: 1991 (1995) Code of practice for ventilation principles and AMD 8930 3
designing for natural ventilation
BS 5950: Part 2: 2001 Structural use of steelwork in building - Specification AMD 7766 1
for materials, fabrication and erection. Rolled and
welded sections.
BS 5979: 1993 Code of practice for remote centres for alarm AMD 9235 2
systems
BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 6283: Part 2: 1991 Safety devices for use in hot water systems - - 4
Specification for temperature relief valves for
pressures from 1 bar to 10 bar
BS 6283 Part 3: 1991 Safety and control devices for use in hot water systems. - 4
Specification for combined temperature and pressure
relief valves for pressures from 1 bar to 10 bar
BS 6297: 1983 Code of practice for design and installation of small AMD 6150 3
sewage treatment works and cesspools
BS 6399: Part 1: 1996 Loading for buildings - Code of practice for dead AMD 13669 1, 4
and imposed loads
BS 6399: Part 2: 1997 Loading for buildings - Code of practice for wind - 1
loads
BS 6399: Part 3: 1988 Loading for buildings - Code of practice for imposed AMD 6033 1
roof loads AMD 9187
AMD 9452
BS 6440: 1999 Powered lifting platforms for use by disabled persons AMD 10960 2
- Code of Practice
BS 6440: 1999 Powered lifting platforms for use by disabled persons AMD 10960 4
- Code of Practice
BS 6461: Part 1: 1984 Installation of chimneys and flues for domestic AMD 5649 3
appliances burning solid fuel (including wood and
peat) - Code of practice for masonry chimneys and
flue pipes
BS 6677: Part 1: 1986 Clay and calcium silicate pavers for flexible - 4
(1997) pavements - Specification for pavers
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BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 7206:1990 Specification for unvented hot water storage units AMD 9343 4
and packages
BS 7346: Part 1: 1990 Components for smoke and heat control systems - AMD 7193 2
Specification for natural smoke and heat exhaust
ventilators
BS 7346: Part 2: 1990 Components for smoke and heat control systems - AMD 7028 2
Specification for powered smoke and heat exhaust
ventilators
BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 7671: 2001 Requirements for electrical installations, IEE Wiring AMD 13628 0, 4
Regulations, Sixteenth edition AMD 14905
BS 8103: Part 1: 1995 Structural design of low rise buildings. Code of AMD 8980 1
practice for stability, site investigation, foundations
and ground floor slabs for housing
BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS 8110: Part 1: 1997 Structural use of concrete - Code of practice for AMD 13468 1
design and construction AMD 9882
BS 8110: Part 2: 1985 Structural use of concrete - Code of practice for AMD 5914 1, 2
special circumstances AMD 12061
BS 8110 Part 3: 1985 Structural use of concrete - Design charts for singly AMD 5918 1
reinforced beams, doubly reinforced beams and
rectangular columns
BS 8118: Part 1: 1991 Structural use of aluminium - Code of practice for AMD 1
design 10485
BS 8208: Part 1: 1985 Guide to assessment of suitability of external cavity AMD 4996 3
walls for filling with thermal insulants - Existing
traditional cavity construction
BS 8213: Part 1: 1991 Windows, doors and rooflights - Code of practice for - 4
safety in use and during cleaning of windows and
doors (including guidance on cleaning materials and
methods)
BS 8214: 1990 Code of practice for fire door assemblies with non- AMD 7438 2
metallic leaves (Sections 1 and 2)
BRITISH STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
CP 3 : Chapter V: Wind loads. Code of basic data for the design of AMD 4952 1
Part 2: 1972 buildings - Loading AMD 5152
AMD 5343
AMD 6028
AMD 7908
CP 102: 1973 Code of practice for protection of buildings against AMD 1511 3
water from the ground AMD 2196
AMD 2470
CP 143: Part 5: 1964 Code of practice for sheet roof and wall coverings - 3
Zinc
CP 143: Part 10: 1973 Code of practice for sheet roof and wall coverings - 3
(1988) Galvanised corrugated steel: Metric units
CP 143: Part 12: 1970 Code of practice for sheet roof and wall coverings - AMD 863 3
(1988) Copper: Metric units AMD 5193
CP 143: Part 15: 1973 Code of practice for sheet roof and wall coverings - AMD 4473 3
(1986) Aluminium: Metric units
EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS EN 858-1: 2002 Separator systems for light liquids (e.g. oil and - 3
petrol). Principles of product design, performance
and testing, marking and quality control
EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
BS EN 1634-1: 2000 Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies - 2
- Fire doors and shutters
BS EN 1634-3: 2001 Fire resistance tests for door and shutter assemblies - 2
- Smoke control doors
EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Number Title Amended Section
prEN 858-1: 2002 Separator systems for light liquids (e.g. oil and - 3
petrol). Principles of product design, performance
and testing, marking and quality control
Note:
Copies of British Standards and British Standards Codes of Practice, European Standards, Drafts for
Development and International Standards may be purchased from the British Standards Institution.
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LEGISLATION
Title Section
LEGISLATION
Title Section
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title Reference Publisher Section
Section 0 - General
Section 1 - Structure
Proposed revision of the simplified roof snow BRE Client report Building Research 1
load map for Scotland (2003) number 211-878 Establishment
Small Buildings Guide, second edition (1994) ISBN 0 11 495246 9 The Stationary 1
Office
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title Reference Publisher Section
Section 2 - Fire
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title Reference Publisher Section
Vehicle finishing units fire and explosion PM25 Health and Safety 2
hazards, Guidance Note (1981) Executive
Section 3 - Environment
Advice on Flues for Modern Open Flued Oil Technical Oil Firing Technical 3
Fired Boilers (2001) Information Sheet Association
TI/129
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title Reference Publisher Section
Fire Protection of Oil Storage Tanks (2001) Technical Oil Firing Technical 3
Information Sheet Association
TI/136
Garage installations (1999) Technical Oil Firing Technical 3
Information Sheet Association
TI/127
Oil fired appliances and extract fans (1996) Technical Oil Firing Technical 3
Information Sheet Association
TI/112
Oil Firing Equipment Standard – Flues for Standard OFS Oil Firing Technical 3
use with Oil Fired Boilers with Outputs not E106 Association
above 50 kW (2001)
Oil Firing Equipment Standard – Steel Oil Technical Standard Oil Firing Technical 3
Storage Tanks and Tank Bunds for use with OFS T200 Association
Distillate Fuels, Lubrication Oils and Waste
Oils (2002)
Oil firing industry technical advice on fire Technical Oil Firing Technical 3
valves Information Sheet Association
TI/138.
Oil-fired appliance standard/ heating boilers Applied Standards Oil Firing Technical 3
with atomising burners, output up to 70kW A100 Association
and maximum operating pressures of 3Bar
(1998)
Oil-fired appliance standard. oil-fired cookers Applied Standard Oil Firing Technical 3
with atomising and vaporising burners with or OFS A101 Association
without boilers, heat output up to 45Kw
(1998)
Polyethylene oil tanks and bunds for distillate Technical Standard Oil Firing Technical 3
fuel (1999) OFS T100 Association
Room heaters with atomising or vapourising Applied Standard Oil Firing Technical 3
burners with or without boilers, heat output A102 Association
up to 25kW
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title Reference Publisher Section
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title Reference Publisher Section
Reed beds, BRE Good Building Guide 42, GBG 42 Building Research 3
Parts 1 and 2 (2000) Establishment
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title Reference Publisher Section
Section 4 - Safety
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title Reference Publisher Section
Section 6 - Energy
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Title Reference Publisher Section
U-values for light steel frame construction, BRE Digest 465 Building Research 6
Establishment