British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 351 for standards relating to regulated dangerous substances relating to construction products

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In Progress (9)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR XXX	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Specific quality assurance measures Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-10-24	Drafting
CEN/TC 351 N 984,	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances Pros and cons of methods for communication the potential release of dangerous substances into soil, groundwater or surface water and indoor air Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental impact assessment \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry Proposal begins : 2021-06-22	Proposal
CEN/TC 351 N 948	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances – Guidance for a broader application of the CEN/TC 351 reference room Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental impact assessment \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction materials Proposal begins : 2021-01-14	Proposal
CEN/TC 351 N 940	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances – Specific quality assurance measures Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Measurement and Science \| Testing \| Testing. Environmental \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry \| Construction materials Proposal begins : 2020-11-26	Proposal
CEN/TC 351 N 931,	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances – Terminology Categories: Information management \| Terminology. Principles and coordination \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental impact assessment \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry \| Construction materials Proposal begins : 2020-10-21	Proposal
CEN/TC 351 N 912, Conversion of CEN/TS 17332	'Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Analysis of organic substances in eluates' Categories: Information management \| Vocabularies \| Construction materials and building \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental protection. Other \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction materials Proposal begins : 2020-07-10	Proposal
CEN/TC 351 N 911, Conversion of CEN/TS 17331	'Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Content of organic substances - Methods for extraction and analysis' Categories: Information management \| Vocabularies \| Construction materials and building \| Standardization. General rules \| Business \| Quality \| Certification. Conformity assessment \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction materials Proposal begins : 2020-07-10	Proposal
CEN/TC 351 N 884,	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Sampling and qualitative determination of asbestos in construction products Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental impact assessment \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Construction industry \| Building elements \| Building protection \| Building protection. Other Proposal begins : 2020-04-02	Proposal
BS EN 17216	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 activity using gamma-ray spectrometry Categories: Construction materials. General Public comment begins : 2023-06-19	Public comment

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 18020:2024	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Sampling and quantitative determination of asbestos in construction products Categories: Protection against dangerous goods \| Construction materials. General Published standard begins : 2024-03-22	Published standard
PD CEN/TS 17985:2023	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Methods for the determination of N-nitrosamines in air samples derived by EN 16516 Categories: Ambient atmospheres \| Construction materials. General Published standard begins : 2023-12-08	Published standard
PD CEN/TS 17459:2022	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Determination of ecotoxicity of construction product eluates Categories: Environmental protection. Other \| Construction materials. General \| Testing. Environmental \| Construction materials Published standard begins : 2022-12-20	Published standard
PD CEN/TS 17216:2018	Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Determination of activity concentrations of radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 in construction products using semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry Categories: Construction materials. General Published standard begins : 2018-10-25	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 18043:2024	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Pros and cons of methods for communicating the potential release of dangerous substances into soil, groundwater or surface water and indoor air Categories: Environmental protection. Other \| Ambient atmospheres \| Water. Examination. General \| Testing. Environmental \| Construction materials. General Published standard begins : 2024-02-16	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17965:2023	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Guidance for a broader application of the CEN/TC 351 reference room Categories: Ambient atmospheres \| Construction materials. General Published standard begins : 2023-06-19	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17304:2018	Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Determination of emissions into indoor air of ammonia from cellulose insulation at 90 % RH Categories: Thermal and sound insulating materials Published standard begins : 2018-11-21	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17113:2017	Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Radiation from construction products. Dose assessment of emitted gamma radiation Categories: Construction materials. General Published standard begins : 2017-11-08	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16797-2:2015	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Guidance on the statistical assessment of declared values. Technical and statistical background Categories: Certification. Conformity assessment \| Construction materials. General Published standard begins : 2015-09-01	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16797-1:2015	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Guidance on the statistical assessment of declared values. Principles and rules of application Categories: Certification. Conformity assessment \| Construction materials. General Published standard begins : 2015-09-01	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 17332:2019	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Analysis of organic substances in eluates Categories: Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-27	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 17331:2019	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Content of organic substances. Methods for extraction and analysis Categories: Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-27	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 17201:2018	Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Content of inorganic substances. Methods for analysis of aqua regia digests Categories: Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-01-23	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 17200:2018	Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Analysis of inorganic substances in digests and eluates. Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma. Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) Categories: Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-01-23	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 17197:2018	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Analysis of inorganic substances in digests and eluates. Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma. Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). Analysis by Inductive Coupled Plasma. Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) Categories: Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-01-23	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 17196:2018	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Digestion by aqua regia for subsequent analysis of inorganic substances Categories: Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-27	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 17195:2018	Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Analysis of inorganic substances in eluates Categories: Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-24	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 16637-3:2016	Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Horizontal up-flow percolation test Categories: Ambient atmospheres \| Testing. Environmental \| Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-10	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 16637-2:2014	Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Horizontal dynamic surface leaching test Categories: Ambient atmospheres \| Testing. Environmental \| Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-10	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TS 16637-1:2018	Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Guidance for the determination of leaching tests and additional testing steps Categories: Ambient atmospheres \| Testing. Environmental \| Construction materials. General Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-10	Withdrawn

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Nominating organizations

A P A - Aircrete Products Association
B C F - British Coatings Federation Ltd
British Adhesives and Sealants Association
British Plastics Federation
C E R A M
Cement Admixtures Association
Committee Manager
Concrete Block Association
Environmental Industries Commission Ltd
Eurobitume UK
European Phenolic Foam Association
Flat Glass Manufacturers' Association
M I M A - Mineralwool Insulation Manufacturers Association
M P A - Mineral Products Association
Nickel Institute
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
United Kingdom Quality Ash Association
Wood Panel Industries Federation

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B/557 - Construction products - Assessment of dangerous substances

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