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Superseded

BS 5607 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SAFE USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

10-31-2017

Language(s)

English

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Section 1 - Preliminary processes
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Preliminary procedures
5 Role of the client
6 Risk assessment and site survey
7 Method statement
8 Supervision and responsibility
9 Safety and security of explosives during
acquisition, transport and storage on site
10 Safety when using explosives
Section 2 - Blasting operations
11 Tunnelling and shaft sinking
12 Demolition
13 Underwater blasting
14 Land excavation
15 Other forms of blasting
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Competence for blasting operations
Annex B (informative) - Construction (Design and Management)
(CDM)
Annex C (informative) - Explosives engineering training
Annex D (informative) - General properties of explosives
Bibliography

BS 5607.

Committee	B/513
DocumentType	Draft
Pages	84
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded

BS 4078-1:1987	Powder actuated fixing systems Code of practice for safe use
BS 6187:2011	Code of practice for full and partial demolition
BS EN 15895 : 2011	CARTRIDGE OPERATED HAND-HELD TOOLS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS - FIXING AND HARD MARKING TOOLS
BS 7385-2:1993	Evaluation and measurement for vibration in buildings Guide to damage levels from groundborne vibration
BS EN 13763-26:2004	Explosives for civil uses. Detonators and relays Definitions, methods and requirements for devices and accessories for reliable and safe functioning of detonators and relays
BS 7385-1:1990	Evaluation and measurement for vibration in buildings Guide for measurement of vibrations and evaluation of their effects on buildings