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BS 2655 Part 1: 1970 - Specification for Lifts, Escalators, Passenger Conveyors and Paternosters: General reuirements for electric, hydraulic and hand-powered lifts

Minimum safety requirements for existing electric passenger, goods and fireman's lifts and also for new and existing hydraulic passenger and service lifts. Makes reference to lift components and control systems. This standard has been declared obsolescent as it is still being used during lift modernisation.

Price (inc. P&P to UK): £67.00 |

BS 5252: 1976 - Framework for colour co-ordination for building purposes

The aim of this standard is to provide a basis for implementing the aims of colour co ordination in the building industry, which are: - to bring the colours of building materials and finishes into a systematic relationship; - to combine economy in the number of colours used with sufficient flexibility for meeting design and technical requirements.

Price (inc. P&P to UK): £122.00 |

BS 5400 Part 8: 1978 - Steel, concrete and composite bridges: Recommendations for materials and workmanship, concrete, reinforcement and prestressing tendons

Notes on the use of the specification clauses of BS 5400-7.

Price (inc. P&P to UK): £64.00 |

BS 5400-9.1:1983 (Remains current but replaced by BS EN 1337-4: 2004) - Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Bridge bearings. Code of practice for design of bridge bearings

Price (inc. P&P to UK): £102.00 |

BS 5400-9.2:1983 (Remains current but replaced by BS EN 1337-4: 2004) - Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Bridge bearings. Specification for materials, manufacture and installation of bridge bearings

Price (inc. P&P to UK): £72.00 |

BS 5655-1:1986 - Lifts and service lifts. Safety rules for the construction and installation of electric lifts

Safety requirements for passenger and goods electric lifts to safeguard passengers and maintenance personnel against injury. Covers the mechanical and electrical construction of the lift, the relevant structural features of the building in which it is installed and subsequent examination and testing

Price (inc. P&P to UK): £142.00 |

BS 6375-2:1987 - Performance of windows. Specification for operation and strength characteristics

This British Standard, a part of the BS 6375 series, specifies performance requirements for the operation and strength of windows in their glazed and fully finished condition including hardware.

Price (inc. P&P to UK): £72.00 |