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B/514/24 - Access towers

Sector: Construction

Categories: Ladders | Lifting equipment | Construction equipment | Plastics. Reinforced | Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene

Overview: Under the direction of B/514 to prepare and maintain the British Standards regarding mobile access towers and to provide the UK input to CEN/TC 53/WG 4

Committee standards activity

In Progress (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 17964 Mobile working platforms up to 2 m - Materials, dimensions, design loads, safety and performance requirements

Categories: Construction equipment

Public comment begins : 2023-05-18 		Public comment
BS 1139-6 Metal scaffolding. Prefabricated tower scaffolds outside the scope of BS EN 1004, but utilizing components from such systems. Specification

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Materials handling equipment | Lifting equipment | Construction | Construction materials and building | Construction industry | Building elements | Building structures | Structures. Metal | Construction materials. Other | Construction equipment

Proposal begins : 2019-08-07 		Proposal
Published (1)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 1004-2:2021 Mobile access and working towers made of prefabricated elements. Rules and guidelines for the preparation of an instruction manual

Categories: Construction equipment

Published standard begins : 2021-11-30 		Published standard
Withdrawn (6)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 1004:2004 Mobile access and working towers made of prefabricated elements. Materials, dimensions, design loads, safety and performance requirements

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2021-12-14 		Withdrawn
BS EN 1004-1:2020 Mobile access and working towers made of prefabricated elements. Materials, dimensions, design loads, safety and performance requirements

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2020-12-03 		Withdrawn
BS 8620:2016 Low-level work platform with one working platform with side protection for use by one person with a maximum working platform height not greater than 2.5 m. Specification

Categories: Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene | Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2017-06-22 		Withdrawn
BS 1139-6:2022 Metal scaffolding. Prefabricated tower scaffolds outside the scope of BS EN 1004, but utilizing components from such systems. Specification

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2022-07-27 		Withdrawn
BS 1139-6:2014 Metal scaffolding. Prefabricated tower scaffolds outside the scope of BS EN 1004, but utilizing components from such systems. Specification

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2022-01-27 		Withdrawn
BS 1139-6:2005 Metal scaffolding. Specification for prefabricated tower scaffolds outside the scope of BS EN 1004, but utilizing components from such systems

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2014-12-19 		Withdrawn