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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)
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.
BS EN 16191 Tunnel boring machines - Safety requirements

Categories: Construction equipment | Tunnel construction

Comment resolution begins : 2026-05-26 		Comment resolution
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 pressurized transfer shuttles

Categories: Construction equipment | Tunnel construction

Comment resolution begins : 2026-05-26 		Comment resolution
BS EN 12110-1 Tunnel boring machines - Air locks. - Part 1: Safety requirements for air locks utilizing compressed air as the pressurizing or breathing medium along with requirements for oxygen breathing systems for decompression purposes

Categories: Construction equipment | Tunnel construction

Comment resolution begins : 2026-05-26 		Comment resolution
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)
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.
Withdrawn (0)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

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