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B/513/-/11 - Tunnelling

Sector: Construction

Categories: Tunnel construction | Construction equipment

Overview: Under the direction of B/513 is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of British Standards related to tunnelling machinery and safety and to provide the UK input, via B/513/2, to the work of CEN/TC 151/WG 4

Committee standards activity

In Progress (4)
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 16191 Tunnel boring machines - Safety requirements

Categories: Construction equipment | Tunnel construction

Public comment begins : 2023-02-16 		Public comment
BS EN 12110-2 Tunnel boring machines - Air locks. - Part 2: Safety requirements for the use of non-air breathing mixtures and saturation techniques in personnel locks and for pressurised transfer shuttles

Categories: Construction equipment | Tunnel construction

Public comment begins : 2023-02-09 		Public comment
BS EN 12110-1 Tunnel boring machines - Air locks. - Part 1: requirements for air locks utilising compressed air as the pressurising or breathing medium along with requirements for oxygen breathing systems for decompression purposes

Categories: Construction equipment | Tunnel construction

Public comment begins : 2023-02-09 		Public comment
BS 6164 Health and safety in tunnelling in the construction industry. Code of practice

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-01-29 		Proposal
Published (0)
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
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Reference Standards description
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The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.