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Examples of British Standards

  • BS 0 A standard for standards specifies Development, Structure and Drafting of British Standards themselves.
  • BS 9 - for bullhead steel rail sections in various weights.
  • BS 11 - for flat-bottom steel rail sections in various weights
  • BS 31 for steel conduit and fittings for electrical wiring
  • BS 88 a specification for cartridge fuses for voltages up to and including 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c.
  • BS 196 for protected-type non-reversible plugs, socket-outlets cable-couplers and appliance-couplers with earthing contacts for single phase a.c. circuits up to 250 volts
  • BS 308 a now deleted standard for engineering drawing conventions, having been absorbed into BS 8888.
  • BS 336 for fire hose couplings and ancillary equipment
  • BS 381 for colours used in identification, coding and other special purposes
  • BS 476 for fire resistance of building materials / elements
  • BS 499-1 welding terms and symbols. Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting
  • BS 546 for mains power plugs and sockets (older standard)
  • BS 857 for safety glass for land transport
  • BS 987C: 1942 Camouflage Colours
  • BS 1088 for marine plywood
  • BS 1192 for Construction Drawing Practice. Part 5 (BS1192-5:1998) concerns Guide for structuring and exchange of CAD data.
  • BS 1361 for cartridge fuses for a.c. circuits in domestic and similar premises
  • BS 1363 for mains power plugs and sockets
  • BS 1377-9:1990 The standard penetration test (SPT) is an in-situ dynamic penetration test designed to provide information on the geotechnical engineering properties of soil.
  • BS 1572: 1949 Colours for Flat Finishes for Wall Decoration
  • BS 1881:201 Methods of Testing Concrete Part 201: Guide to the Use of Non-Destructive Methods of Test for Hardened Concrete
  • BS 1881:204 Testing concrete. Recommendations on the use of electromagnetic covermeters.
  • BS 1852 resistor and capacitor value coding
  • BS 2660 for colours for building and decorative paints
  • BS 3506 for unplasticized PVC pipe for industrial uses
  • BS 3621 for thief resistant lock assembly. Key egress.
  • BS 3943 for plastic waste traps
  • BS 4293 for residual current-operated circuit-breakers
  • BS 4343 for industrial electrical power connectors
  • BS 4573 a specification for 2-pin reversible plugs and shaver socket-outlets
  • BS 4800 for paint colours used in building construction
  • BS 4900 for vitreous enamel colours used in building construction
  • BS 4901 for plastic colours used in building construction
  • BS 4902 for sheet / tile floor covering colours used in building construction
  • BS 4960 for weighing instruments for domestic cookery
  • BS 4962 for plastics pipes and fittings for use as subsoil field drains
  • BS 5252 for colour-coordination in building construction
  • BS 5400 for steel, concrete and composite bridges.
  • BS 5499 for graphical symbols and signs in building construction; including shape, colour and layout
  • BS 5544 for anti-bandit glazing (glazing resistant to manual attack)
  • BS 5750 for quality management, the source for ISO 9000
  • BS 5759 Specification for webbing load restraint assemblies for use in surface transport
  • BS 5837 for protection of trees during construction work
  • BS 5930 for site investigations
  • BS 5950 for structural steel
  • BS 6312 for telephone plugs and sockets
  • BS 6651 code of practice for protection of structures against lightning
  • BS 6701 installation, operation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling
  • BS 6879 for British geocodes, a superset of ISO 3166-2:GB
  • BS 7430 code of practice for earthing
  • BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations, The IEE Wiring Regulations, produced by the IET.
  • BS 7799 for information security, the source for ISO/IEC 27001, 27002 (former 17799), and 27005
  • BS 7901 for recovery vehicles and vehicle recovery equipment
  • BS 7925-1 vocabulary of terms in software testing
  • BS 7925-2 software component testing
  • BS 7971 Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training
  • BS 8110 for structural concrete
  • BS 8485 for the characterization and remediation from ground gas in affected developments
  • BS 8494 for detecting and measuring carbon dioxide in ambient air or extraction systems
  • BS 8888 for engineering drawing and technical product specification
  • BS 15000 for IT Service Management, (ITIL), now ISO/IEC 20000
  • BS 3G 101 for general requirements for mechanical and electromechanical aircraft indicators
  • BSEN12195-2-2001 Load restraint assemblies on road vehicles. Safety. Web lashing made from man-made fibres
  • BS EN 60204-1:2009 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines

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