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British & Other Standards

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British Standards.

BS1192: Part 4: 1984 - Construction Drawing Practice. Recommendations for Landscape Drawings.
BS1377:1990 - Parts 1-9. Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes.
BS1722: Parts 1-7, & 11. Fences.
BS3417: 1984-1986. Parts 1 & 3. Power take off and guards for tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry.
BS3470: 1975. Specification for field gates & posts.
BS3882:1965 - Recommendations and Classification for Top Soil.
BS3936: Part 1: 1992 - Nursery Stock. Specification for Trees and Shrubs.
BS3936: Part 3: 1990 - Nursery Stock. Specification for fruit plants.
BS3936: Part 4: 1984 - Nursery Stock. Specification for Forest Trees.
BS3936: Part 5: 1985 - Nursery Stock. Specification for Poplars and Willows.
BS3936: Part 10: 1989 - Nursery Stock. Specification for ground cover plants.
BS3969: 1990 - Recommendations for turf for general purposes.
BS3998: 1989 - Recommendations for Tree Work.
BS4043: 1989 - Recommendations for Transplanting Root-Balled Trees.
BS4102: 1990 - Recommendations for steel wire and wire products for fences.
BS4423: 1969 - Specification for climbers helmets.
BS4428 - Code of Practice for general landscape operations (excluding hard surfaces).
BS4987: 1993 - Parts 1 & 2. Coated macadam for roads and other paved areas.
BS5401: 1990 - Guide to information content and presentation of operators manuals provided for tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry.
BS5589: 1989 - Code of practice for preservation of timber.
BS5731: 1991 - Specification for mountings and apertures for external equipment controls on agricultural and forestry tractors.
BS5744:1979. Code of practice for safe use of cranes (part superseded by BS7121 parts 1&2).
BS5750. Guide for quality systems.
BS5837: 1991 - Trees in Relation to Construction.
BS5930: 1981 - Code of Practice for Site Investigations.
BS5744:1979. Code of practice for safe use of cranes (part superseded by BS7121 parts 1&2).
BS6384:1983 - Methods for determination of braking performance of agricultural and forestry machinery.
BS6385:1996. - Machinery for forestry. Winches. Performance requirements.
BS6651:1992. Code of practice for protection of structures against lightning.
BS6916:1988 - Chainsaws (see below)
BS7121-1:1989 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. General
BS7121-2:1991 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Inspection, testing and examination
BS7121-3:2000 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Mobile cranes
BS7121-4:1997 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Lorry loaders
BS7121-5:1997 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Tower cranes
BS7121-11:1998 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Offshore cranes
BS7121-12:1999 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Recovery vehicles and equipment.
BS7136:1989 - Brushsaws.
BS7263. Parts 1 & 2. - Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings & quadrants.
BS7355:1990 - Specification for full face masks for respiratory protective devices.
BS7356:1990 - Specification for half masks and quarter masks for respiratory protective devices.
BS7370: Part 1: 1991 - Recommendations for establishing and managing grounds maintenance organisations and for design considerations related to maintenance.
BS7370: Part 4: 1993. Recommendations for maintenance of soft landscape (other than amenity turf).
BS7648:1993 - Specification for double braided ropes made from man-made fibres.
BS7705:1993 - Specification for brake systems for special wheeled forestry machines.
BS7750:1994 - Specification for environmental management systems. (replaced by BS EN ISO 14001 but remains current).
BS8004 - 1986. Code of Practice for foundations.
BS8103 - 1995. Structural design of low rise buildings. Part1. Code of practice for stability, site investigation, foundations and ground floor slabs for housing.
BS8206: 1992 - Lighting for Buildings Part 2

British Standard BS6916 parts 1 - 11

BS6916-1:1988 (ISO 6531-1982) Chainsaws. Glossary of terms.
BS6916-2:1996 (ISO 6532-1993) Chainsaws. Technical Data.
BS6916-3:1988 (ISO 6533-1983) Chainsaws. Specifications for dimensions of front hand guards.
BS6916-4:1988 (ISO 6534-1985) Chainsaws. Specification for strength of front hand guards.
BS6916-5:1988 (ISO 6535-1983) Chainsaws. Methods of evaluating chain brake performance.
BS6916-6:1988 (EN27182:1991, ISO 7182-1984) Chainsaws. Method of measurement of airborne noise at the operators position.
BS6916-7:1998 (ISO 7293-1997) Chainsaws. Method of evaluating engine performance including fuel consumption.
BS6916-8:1988 (ISO 7505-1986) Chainsaws. Method of measurement of hand-transmitted vibration.
BS6916-9:1998 (ISO 7915-1985) Chainsaws. Specification for strength of handles.
BS6916-10:1988 (ISO 8334-1985) Chainsaws. Specification for longitudinal balance.
BS6916-11:1989 Chainsaws. Specification for general design, performance, safety and construction requirements for internal combustion engined machines.

BS European Standards (BSEN).

BS EN 345:1993 Specification for safety footware for professional use.
BS EN 354:1993 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Lanyards.
BS EN 355:1993 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Energy Absorbers.
BS EN 358:1993 Personal equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height. Work positioning systems.
BS EN 361:1993 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Full body harness.
BS EN 365:1993 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. General requirements for instructions for use and for marking.
BS EN 381:1993 Protective clothing for users of hand held chainsaws. Part 1: Test rig for testing resistance to cutting by a chainsaw.
BS EN 397:1995 Specification for industrial safety helmets.
BS EN 696:1995 Fibreropes for general service. Polyamide.
BS EN 697:1995 Fibreropes for general service. Polyester.
BS EN 699:1995 Fibreropes for general service. Polypropylene.
BS EN 700:1995 Fibreropes for general service. Polyethylene.
BS EN 1152:1995 Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry. Guards for power take-off (PTO) drive shaft wear and strength tests.

BS European Standards (BSEN - ISO).

BS EN ISO 3767:1996 Symbols of tractors. Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment. Symbols for operator controls and other displays. Part 1. Common symbols. Part 2. Symbols for agricultural tractors and machinery.

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