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B/514/26 - Falsework

Sector: Construction

Categories: Structures. Timber | Construction equipment | Construction technology | Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber

Overview: Under the direction of B/514, to prepare and maintain the British Standards relating to falsework and to provide the UK input to CEN/TC 53/WG 6

Committee standards activity

In Progress (1)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS 5975-1 Management procedures for the control of temporary works and BS 5975-2 Code of practice for the design of falsework

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Manufacturing | Wood, sawlogs and sawn timber | Construction | Construction materials and building | Construction industry | Construction technology | Construction equipment

Proposal begins : 2019-09-19
Proposal
Published (5)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN 13377:2002 Prefabricated timber formwork beams. Requirements, classification and assessment

Categories: Structures. Timber | Construction equipment

Published standard begins : 2002-09-05
Published standard
BS EN 12813:2004 Temporary works equipment. Load bearing towers of prefabricated components. Particular methods of structural design

Categories: Construction equipment

Published standard begins : 2004-12-02
Published standard
BS EN 12812:2008 Falsework. Performance requirements and general design

Categories: Construction equipment

Published standard begins : 2011-01-12
Published standard
BS 5975-2:2024 Temporary works. Falsework: Design and implementation. Code of practice

Categories: Construction equipment

Published standard begins : 2024-12-18
Published standard
BS 5975-1:2024 Temporary works. Management procedures for the control of temporary works. Code of practice

Categories: Construction equipment

Published standard begins : 2024-12-17
Published standard
Withdrawn (5)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN 12812:2004 Falsework. Performance requirements and general design

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2011-01-12
Withdrawn
BS 5975:2019 Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2025-01-02
Withdrawn
BS 5975:2008+A1:2011 Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2019-05-30
Withdrawn
BS 5975:2008 Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2009-01-28
Withdrawn
AMD 15090 BS5975 : 1996 Code of practice for falsework

Categories: Construction equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2008-12-22
Withdrawn