ABSTRACT
British Standards ~ these are publications issued by the British
Standards Institution which give recommended minimum standards for materials, components, design and construction practices. These
recommendations are not legally enforceable but some of the Building Regulations refer directly to specific British Standards and accept them
as deemed to satisfy provisions. All materials and components complying with a particular British Standard are marked with the British Standards kitemark thus: togetherwith the appropriate BS number.
This symbol assures the user that the product so marked has been produced and tested in accordance with the recommendations set out in that specific standard. Full details of BS products and
services can be obtained from Customer Services, BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL. Standards applicable to
building may be purchased individually or in modules for General Construction, Materials, Health and Safety, Project and Design, Interior and Utility and Eurocodes. British Standards are constantly under review and are amended, revised and rewritten as necessary;
therefore a check should always be made to ensure that any standard being used is the current issue. There are over 1500 British Standards which are directly related to the construction industry and these are prepared in five formats:
