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BS 2482:2009

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Specification for timber scaffold boards
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-06-2009

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Types of timber
5 Dimensions and tolerances
6 Construction
7 Timber quality
8 Factory production control
9 Marking
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Properties of scaffold boards
Annex B (informative) - Support centres
Annex C (informative) - Method of test for determining
        bending strength
Bibliography

Defines requirements for timber scaffold boards with a width of 225 mm and a thickness of either 38 mm or 63 mm.

This British Standard specifies requirements for timber scaffold boards with a width of 225 mm and a thickness of either 38 mm or 63 mm. It covers board sizing, board construction, and timber quality and grading, for which it specifies: two grades for 38 mm thick scaffold boards, as follows: 1.2 m support centre – a grade that is suitable for support at centres up to 1.2 m, which may be selected by visual or machine strength grading; 1.5 m support centre – a grade that is suitable for support at centres up to 1.5 m, which may only be selected by machine strength grading. a single grade for 63 mm thick scaffold boards that is suitable for support at centres up to 2.5 m, which may be selected by visual or machine strength grading. This British Standard does not cover laminated or finger-jointed scaffold boards. NOTE Annex A provides information on performance characteristics. Annex B provides information on support centres.

Committee
B/514
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 2482(1981) & 08/30113948 DC. (06/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
34
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 6100-4:2008 Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Transport
BS EN 13183-1:2002 Moisture content of a piece of sawn timber Determination by oven dry method
BS EN 10143:2006 Continuously hot-dip coated steel sheet and strip. Tolerances on dimensions and shape
BS 1706:1990 Method for specifying electroplated coatings of zinc and cadmium on iron and steel
BS EN 13556:2003 Round and sawn timber. Nomenclature of timbers used in Europe
BS 6338:1982 Specification for chromate conversion coatings on electroplated zinc and cadmium coatings
BS 4978(2007) : 2007 VISUAL STRENGTH GRADING OF SOFTWOOD - SPECIFICATION

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