BS 2830:1994

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
Section 1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 References
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Information and requirements to be agreed and to
      be documented
1.5 Design criteria
1.6 Safe working loads
1.7 Wind loads
1.8 Dynamic or impact loads
1.9 Materials
1.10 Corrosion protection
1.11 Manufacture
1.12 Suspension and stability
1.13 Electrical equipment
1.14 Performance
1.15 Manufacturer's certification
1.16 Instruction manual
1.17 Marking and information
1.18 The platform and its edge protection
Section 2. Chairs and seats
2.1 Chairs
2.2 Seats
Section 3. Work cages
3.1 General
3.2 Dimensions
3.3 Suspension and stability
3.4 Safety devices
3.5 Performance
Section 4. Painter's cradles
4.1 General
4.2 Painter's cradles on wire ropes
4.3 Dimensions
4.4 Stirrups
4.5 Additional instructions for assembly and use of
      equipment
Section 5. Individual suspended platforms without hinges
5.1 General
5.2 Manufacture
5.3 Demountable units
5.4 Stirrups
5.5 Storage of wire rope
5.6 Safe working load and marking
5.7 Safety devices
5.8 Performance
5.9 Additional instructions for assembly and use of
      equipment
Section 6. Hinged continuous platforms
6.1 General
6.2 Demountable units
6.3 Stirrups
6.4 Additional instructions for assembly and use of
      equipment
6.5 Safe working load and marking
6.6 Safety devices
6.7 Performance
Section 7. Multi-deck rigid platforms
7.1 General
7.2 Additional protection
7.3 The end frames and the suspension
7.4 Loads
7.5 Safe working loads and marking
7.6 Performance
7.7 Additional instructions for assembly and use of
      equipment
Section 8. Multi-deck wire suspended extendible
           platforms
8.1 General
8.2 Access between the decks
Section 9. Permanent cradles which will only be used on
           the permanent installations for which they
           are designed
9.1 General
9.2 Stirrups
9.3 Safety devices
9.4 Electrical equipment fitted to the platform
9.5 Additional instructions for assembly and use of
      equipment
Annexes
A (informative) Recommendations with regard to
      winches
B (informative) The use of temporary platforms with
      permanent installed roof mounted equipment
C (normative) Type test to verify fail safe design
D (informative) Recommendations with regard to
      platform restraint and guidance on wind speeds
E (informative) Electrical installations on the
      platforms
F (informative) Certificate of proof load for each
      unit supplied
G (informative) Certificate of design proofing tests
H (informative) Recommended method of rigging a
      steeplejack's seat
J (informative) Recommendations for selection and
      use of fibre ropes and wire ropes
Table
D.1 Basic wind speed for some cities and towns (taken
      from CP 3 : Chapter V : Part 2 : 1972)
Figures
1 Types of chair
2 Typical steeplejack's seat
3 Typical work cages
4 Painter's cradle
5 Typical platform modules
6 Hinged continuous platform
7 Multi-deck rigid platform
8 Multi-deck platform with adjustable levels
9 Typical permanent cradle
H.1 Rigging a steeplejack's seat
List of references