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B/542/7 - Slate and stone products

Sector: Construction

Categories: Walls. Partitions. Façade | Mineral materials and products | Construction materials | Construction materials. General | Building elements

Overview: Under the direction of B/542, is responsible for the development of National, European and International standards for natural slate and stone products for roofing; To plan, programme and co-ordinate standards in the field of and to organize the work necessary to develop, produce and maintain standards; To provide UK input to, and mirror the work of CEN/TC128/SC8.

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 12326-3 Slate and stone for discontinuous roofing and external cladding. - Part 3: Specifications for schist and schistose stones

Categories: Mineral materials and products

Public comment begins : 2021-05-27
Public comment
BS EN 12326-2 Slate and stone for discontinuous roofing and external cladding. - Part 2: Test methods

Categories: Mineral materials and products

Public comment begins : 2024-02-15
Public comment
Published (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

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

BS EN 12326-2:2011 Slate and stone for discontinuous roofing and external cladding. Methods of test for slate and carbonate slate

Categories: Mineral materials and products

Published standard begins : 2011-07-22
Published standard
BS EN 12326-2:2000 Slate and stone products for discontinuous roofing and cladding. Methods of test

Categories: Mineral materials and products

Published standard begins : 2000-05-23
Published standard
AMD 15166 BSEN12326-2 : 2000 Slate and stone products for discontinuous roofing and cladding . Part 2 Method of test: Amendment 1

Categories: Mineral materials and products

Published standard begins : 2004-07-26
Published standard
Withdrawn (1)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 12326-1:2004 Slate and stone products for discontinuous roofing and cladding. Product specification

Categories: Mineral materials and products

Withdrawn begins : 2014-09-05
Withdrawn