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    BARRIERS IN AND ABOUT BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2011

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Materials, components and methods of design
       and construction
    5 Preliminary considerations
    6 Design criteria
    7 Concrete
    8 Glass
    9 Masonry
    10 Metals
    11 Plastics
    12 Timber
    13 Composites
    14 Installation
    Annexes
    Annex A (normative) - Vehicle impact on barriers
    Annex B (normative) - Bolt fixing of glass in barriers
    Bibliography

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    Provides recommendations and guidance for the design and construction of temporary and permanent barriers to be provided in and about buildings and places of assembly, such barriers being positioned and designed to protect persons from various hazards and to restrict or control the movement of persons or vehicles.

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    Committee B/208/1
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6180(1999) and 10/30212801 DC. (03/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    I.S. EN 1991-1-1:2002 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL ACTIONS - DENSITIES, SELF-WEIGHT, IMPOSED LOADS FOR BUILDINGS (INCLUDING IRISH NATIONAL ANNEX:2013)
    BS 9991:2011 FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 9991(2015) : 2015 FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    12/30263952 DC : 0 BS EN 61048:2006+A1 - AUXILIARIES FOR LAMPS - CAPACITORS FOR USE IN TUBULAR FLUORESCENT AND OTHER DISCHARGE LAMP CIRCUITS - GENERAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
    15/30301829 DC : 0 BS 9991 - FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 9266(2013) : 2013 DESIGN OF ACCESSIBLE AND ADAPTABLE GENERAL NEEDS HOUSING - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8300-1(2018) : 2018 DESIGN OF AN ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE BUILT ENVIRONMENT - PART 1: EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 9999:2017 FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 1722-14(2017) : 2017 FENCES - PART 14: SPECIFICATION FOR OPEN MESH STEEL PANEL
    17/30335800 DC : 0 BS 8300-1 - DESIGN OF AN ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE BUILT ENVIRONMENT - PART 1: EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT - CODE OF PRACTICE
    11/30203947 DC : 0 BS 9991 - FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    11/30238431 DC : 0 BS 4592-0:2006:2006+A1:2012 - INDUSTRIAL TYPE FLOORING AND STAIR TREADS - PART 0: COMMON DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTALLATION
    13/30262060 DC : 0 BS 5502-22+A1 - BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES FOR AGRICULTURE - PART 22: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND LOADING
    BS 8213-4(2016) : 2016 WINDOWS AND DOORS - PART 4: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SURVEY AND INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS AND EXTERNAL DOORSETS
    16/30314117 DC : 0 BS 9999 - FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BIP 2228 : 2013 INCLUSIVE URBAN DESIGN: A GUIDE TO CREATING ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC SPACES
    17/30350485 DC : 0 BS 6262-4 - GLAZING FOR BUILDINGS - PART 4: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SAFETY RELATED TO HUMAN IMPACT
    12/30268021 DC : 0 BS 4592-0:2006 - INDUSTRIAL TYPE FLOORING AND STAIR TREADS - PART 0: COMMON DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTALLATION
    BS 585-2(1985) : 1985 WOOD STAIRS - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR DOMESTIC STAIRS CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD-BASED MATERIALS
    12/30218393 DC : 0 BS 644 - TIMBER WINDOWS AND DOORSETS - FULLY FINISHED FACTORY-ASSEMBLED WINDOWS AND DOORSETS OF VARIOUS TYPES - SPECIFICATION
    BS 8297(2017) : 2017 DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND INSTALLATION OF ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST CONCRETE - CODE OF PRACTICE
    17/30335834 DC : 0 BS 8300-2 - DESIGN OF AN ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE BUILT ENVIRONMENT - PART 2: BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 585-1(1989) : 1989 WOOD STAIRS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR STAIRS WITH CLOSED RISERS FOR DOMESTIC USE, INCLUDING STRAIGHT AND WINDER FLIGHTS AND QUARTER OR HALF LANDINGS
    BS 5502-22(2003) : 2003 BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES FOR AGRICULTURE - PART 22: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND LOADING
    BS 644(2012) : 2012 TIMBER WINDOWS AND DOORSETS - FULLY FINISHED FACTORY-ASSEMBLED WINDOWS AND DOORSETS OF VARIOUS TYPES - SPECIFICATION
    15/30318003 DC : 0 BS 8213-4 - WINDOWS, DOORS AND ROOFLIGHTS - PART 4: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SURVEY AND INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS AND EXTERNAL DOORSETS
    17/30341308 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2017 BS 1722-14 - FENCES - PART 14: SPECIFICATION FOR OPEN MESH STEEL PANEL
    I.S. EN 1991-1-1 NATIONAL ANNEX:2005 IRISH NATIONAL ANNEX TO EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL ACTIONS - DENSITIES, SELF-WEIGHT, IMPOSED LOADS FOR BUILDINGS
    ISO 21542:2011 Building construction Accessibility and usability of the built environment
    UNE-ISO 21542:2012 Building construction. Accessibility and usability of the built environment.
    EEMUA 105 : 2014 FACTORY STAIRWAYS, LADDERS AND HANDRAILS (INCLUDING ACCESS PLATFORMS AND RAMPS)
    BS 1722-14:2017 FENCES - PART 14: SPECIFICATION FOR OPEN MESH STEEL PANEL
    BS 5502-22(2003) : 2003 BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES FOR AGRICULTURE - PART 22: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND LOADING
    BS 8297:2017 DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND INSTALLATION OF ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST CONCRETE - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 9991:2015 FIRE SAFETY IN THE DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8213-4:2016 WINDOWS AND DOORS - PART 4: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SURVEY AND INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS AND EXTERNAL DOORSETS

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    BS 5493(1977) : 1977 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTIVE COATING OF IRON AND STEEL STRUCTURES AGAINST CORROSION
    ISO 7599:2010 Anodizing of aluminium and its alloys General specifications for anodic oxidation coatings on aluminium
    BS EN 10253-1 : 1999 BUTT-WELDING PIPE FITTINGS - PART 1 - WROUGHT CARBON STEEL FOR GENERAL USE AND WITHOUT SPECIFIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 10219-1:2006 Cold formed welded structural hollow sections of non-alloy and fine grain steels Technical delivery requirements
    BS 6150(2006) : 2006 PAINTING OF BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS EN 12167:2011 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - PROFILES AND BARS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
    BS EN 1090-2 : 2008 EXECUTION OF STEEL STRUCTURES AND ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES - PART 2: TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR STEEL STRUCTURES
    BS EN 10088-3:2014 (published 2014-10) Stainless steels Technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, bars, rods, wire, sections and bright products of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
    BS EN 10143 : 2006 CONTINUOUSLY HOT-DIP METAL COATED STEEL SHEET AND STRIP - TOLERANCES ON DIMENSIONS AND SHAPE
    BS EN ISO 2560:2009 WELDING CONSUMABLES - COVERED ELECTRODES FOR MANUAL METAL ARC WELDING OF NON-ALLOY AND FINE GRAIN STEELS - CLASSIFICATION
    BS 6206(1981) : 1981 SPECIFICATION FOR IMPACT PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLAT SAFETY GLASS AND SAFETY PLASTICS FOR USE IN BUILDINGS
    BS 4729(2005) : 2005 CLAY BRICKS OF SPECIAL SHAPES AND SIZES - RECOMMENDATIONS
    BS 3987(1991) : 1991 SPECIFICATION FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON WROUGHT ALUMINIUM FOR EXTERNAL ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS
    BS 8417(2011) : 2011 PRESERVATION OF WOOD - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 6496(1984) : 1984 SPECIFICATION FOR POWDER ORGANIC COATINGS FOR APPLICATION AND STOVING TO ALUMINIUM ALLOY EXTRUSIONS, SHEET AND PREFORMED SECTIONS FOR EXTERNAL ARCHITECTURAL PURPOSES, AND FOR THE FINISH ON ALUMINIUM ALLOY EXTRUSIONS, SHEET AND PREFORMED SECTIONS COATED WITH POWDER ORGANIC COATINGS
    BS EN 10217-7:2014 (published 2014-10) Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Stainless steel tubes
    BS EN 10216-5:2013 (published 2013-12) Seamless steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Stainless steel tubes
    ISO 1461:2009 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles Specifications and test methods
    BS EN 10088-2:2014 (published 2014-10) Stainless steels Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
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    BS 476-7(1997) : 1997 FIRE TESTS ON BUILDING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES - PART 7: METHOD OF TEST TO DETERMINE THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE SURFACE SPREAD OF FLAME OF PRODUCTS
    BS EN ISO 1461:2009 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles. Specifications and test methods
    BS EN 1991-1-1:2002 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures General actions - Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings
    BS EN 1090-1 : 2009 EXECUTION OF STEEL STRUCTURES AND ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
    BS 3416(1991) : 1991 SPECIFICATION FOR BITUMEN-BASED COATINGS FOR COLD APPLICATION, SUITABLE FOR USE IN CONTACT WITH POTABLE WATER
    BS EN ISO 7599:2010 ANODIZING OF ALUMINIUM AND ITS ALLOYS - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ANODIC OXIDATION COATINGS ON ALUMINIUM
    BS EN 10029 : 2010 HOT-ROLLED STEEL PLATES 3 MM THICK OR ABOVE - TOLERANCES ON DIMENSIONS AND SHAPE
    BS EN 15644 : 2008 TRADITIONALLY DESIGNED PREFABRICATED STAIRS MADE OF SOLID WOOD - SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 1991-1-4 : 2005 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-4: GENERAL ACTIONS - WIND ACTIONS
    BS EN 12600:2002 (published 2010-04) Glass in building. Pendulum test. Impact test method and classification for flat glass
    DD CEN/TS 15680 : DRAFT 2007 PREFABRICATED TIMBER STAIRS - MECHANICAL TEST METHODS
    BS 6270-3(1991) : 1991 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CLEANING AND SURFACE REPAIR OF BUILDINGS - METALS (CLEANING ONLY)
    BS EN 1982:2017 (published 2017-10) Copper and copper alloys. Ingots and castings
    BS EN 1011-2:2001 (published 2004-02) Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials Arc welding of ferritic steels
    BS EN 10219-2:2006 COLD FORMED WELDED STRUCTURAL HOLLOW SECTIONS OF NON-ALLOY AND FINE GRAIN STEELS - PART 2: TOLERANCES, DIMENSIONS AND SECTIONAL PROPERTIES
    BS EN 1930 : 2011 CHILD USE AND CARE ARTICLES - SAFETY BARRIERS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS 4842(1984) : 1984 SPECIFICATION FOR LIQUID ORGANIC COATINGS FOR APPLICATION TO ALUMINIUM ALLOY EXTRUSIONS, SHEET AND PREFORMED SECTIONS FOR EXTERNAL ARCHITECTURAL PURPOSES, AND FOR THE FINISH ON ALUMINIUM ALLOY EXTRUSIONS, SHEET AND PREFORMED SECTIONS COATED WITH LIQUID ORGANIC COATINGS
    BS EN ISO 6158:2011 METALLIC AND OTHER INORGANIC COATINGS - ELECTRODEPOSITED COATINGS OF CHROMIUM FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES
    BS EN 12206-1:2004 PAINTS AND VARNISHES - COATING OF ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM ALLOYS FOR ARCHITECTURAL PURPOSES - PART 1: COATINGS PREPARED FROM COATING POWDER
    BS 5642-2(1983) : 1983 SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR COPINGS AND CAPPINGS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE
    BS EN 572-6 : 2012 GLASS IN BUILDING - BASIC SODA LIME SILICATE GLASS PRODUCTS - PART 6: WIRED PATTERNED GLASS
    BS 4921(1988) : 1988 SPECIFICATION FOR SHERARDIZED COATINGS ON IRON OR STEEL
    BS PD6484(1979) : 1979 COMMENTARY ON CORROSION AT BIMETALLIC CONTACTS AND ITS ALLEVIATION
    BS 6446(1997) : 1997 SPECIFICATION FOR MANUFACTURE OF GLUED STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF TIMBER AND WOOD BASED PANELS
    BS 952-1(1995) : 1995 GLASS FOR GLAZING - CLASSIFICATION
    BS 4592-0(2006) : 2006 FLOORING, STAIR TREADS AND HANDRAILS FOR INDUSTRIAL USE - PART 0: COMMON DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTALLATION
    BS 7668(2004) : 2004 WELDABLE STRUCTURAL STEELS - HOT FINISHED STRUCTURAL HOLLOW SECTIONS IN WEATHER RESISTANT STEELS - SPECIFICATION
    BS EN 12163:2011 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - ROD FOR GENERAL PURPOSES
    BS EN ISO 2063 : 2005 THERMAL SPRAYING - METALLIC AND OTHER INORGANIC COATINGS - ZINC, ALUMINIUM AND THEIR ALLOYS
    BS EN 12164:2011 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - ROD FOR FREE MACHINING PURPOSES
    BS EN ISO 3882:2003 Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Review of methods of measurement of thickness
    BS EN 1011-1:2009 (published 2009-03) Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials General guidance for arc welding
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