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BS 8213-1:2004

BS 8213-1:2004

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Windows doors and rooflights Design for safety in use and during cleaning of windows, including door-height windows and roof windows. Code of practice

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Language(s)

English

Published date

01-10-2004

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General principles
5 Design for safety in use
6 Means of escape from fire
7 Security from unauthorized entry
8 Design for safety when cleaning
9 Maintenance
Annex A (informative) Reach capabilities
Annex B (normative) Safety restrictors
Annex C (normative) External and internal glazing at height:
        Design for safe cleaning and maintenance
Annex D (normative) Safe use of ladders
Bibliography

Provides recommendations on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of windows, including door height windows, for safety in use and during cleaning, including safe opening characteristics and the arrangement of window controls, to safeguard occupants and passers-by. The recommendations for safety for windows also apply to roof windows, where relevant. Guidance on safety for rooflights is excluded from this document.

This part of BS8213 gives recommendations on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of windows, including door height windows, for safety in use and during cleaning, including safe opening characteristics and the arrangement of window controls, to safeguard occupants and passers-by. The recommendations for safety for windows also apply to roof windows, where relevant. Guidance on safety for rooflights is excluded from this document.

AnnexA gives examples of reach capabilities. AnnexB gives recommendations on safety restrictors. AnnexC sets out basic guidance on design for safe cleaning and maintenance of external and internal glazing at height. AnnexD sets out recommendations for safe working practices in the use of portable ladders where necessary, after assessment of the use of the other methods of safe temporary access given in AnnexC.

NOTE This code of practice is not intended to offer comprehensive guidance for maintenance and redecoration of windows, where more specific safety measures are required.

Committee
B/538/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 8213-1(1991) and 99/102416 DC. (10/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS EN 355:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Energy absorbers
BS EN 13115:2001 Windows. Classification of mechanical properties. Racking, torsion and operating forces
BS 6262-4:1994 Glazing for buildings Safety related to human impact
BS EN 13049:2003 Windows. Soft and heavy body impact. Test method, safety requirements and classification
BS EN 354:2010 Personal fall protection equipment. Lanyards
DD CEN/TS 13126-5:2004 Building hardware, fittings for windows and door height windows. Requirements and test methods Devices that restrict the opening of windows
DD CEN/TS 13126-1:2004 Building hardware, fittings for windows and door height windows. Requirements and test methods Requirements common to all types of fittings
BS 7883:1997 Code of practice for application and use of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795
BS 8220-1:2000 Guide for security of buildings against crime Dwellings
BS EN 361:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Full body harnesses
BS 6037:1990 Code of practice for permanently installed suspended access equipment
BS EN 360:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Retractable type fall arresters
BS 8213-4:1990 Windows, doors and rooflights Code of practice for the installation of replacement windows and doorsets in dwellings
BS EN 362:2004 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Connectors
BS 5974:1990 Code of practice for temporarily installed suspended scaffolds and access equipment
BS 6100-1.3.6:1991 Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. General and miscellaneous. Parts of construction works Jointing products, builders\' hardware and accessories
BS EN 363:2008 Personal fall protection equipment. Personal fall protection systems
BS 7950:1997 Specification for enhanced security performance of windows for domestic applications
BS EN 1670:2007 Building hardware. Corrosion resistance. Requirements and test methods
BS 6375-2:1987 Performance of windows Specification for operation and strength characteristics
BS EN 795:2012 Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor devices
BS EN 364:1993 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Test methods
BS 8300:2001 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice
BS 6510:1984 Specification for steel windows, sills, window boards and doors
BS EN 358:2000 Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height. Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards
BS 4873:2004 Aluminium alloy windows
BS 6262:1982 Code of practice for glazing for buildings
BS EN 365:2004 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. General requirements for instructions for use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging
BS 6399-1:1996 LOADING FOR BUILDINGS - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DEAD AND IMPOSED LOADS

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