British Standards British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the Standards organization#National standards bodies, national standards body (NSB) for the UK. The ...

are the standards produced by

BSI Group The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the national standards body of the United Kingdom. BSI produces technical standards on a wide range of products and services and also supplies certification and standards-related services to business ...

which is incorporated under a

Royal Charter A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, bu ...

(and which is formally designated as the National Standards Body (NSB) for the UK). The BSI Group produces British Standards under the authority of the Charter, which lays down as one of the BSI's objectives to:

Standards

* BS 0 ''A standard for standards'' specifies Development, Structure and Drafting of British Standards themselves. * BS 1 Lists of Rolled Sections for Structural Purposes * BS 2 Specification and Sections of Tramway Rails and Fishplates * BS 3 Report on Influence of Gauge Length and Section of Test Bar on the Percentage of Elongation * BS 4 Specification for Structural Steel Sections * BS 5 Report on Locomotives for Indian Railways * BS 6 Properties of Rolled Sections for Structural Purposes * BS 7 Dimensions of Copper Conductors Insulated Annealed, for Electric Power and Light * BS 8 Specification for Tubular Tramway Poles * BS 9 Specification and Sections of Bull Head Railway Rails * BS 10 Tables of Pipe Flanges * BS 11 Specifications and Sections of Flat Bottom Railway Rails * BS 12 Specification for Portland Cement * BS 13 Specification for Structural Steel for Shipbuilding * BS 14 Specification for Structural Steel for Marine Boilers * BS 15 Specification for Structural Steel for Bridges, etc., and General Building Construction * BS 16 Specification for telegraph material (insulators, pole fittings, etc.) * BS 17 Interim Report on Electrical Machinery * BS 18 Forms of Tensile Test Pieces * BS 19 Report on Temperature Experiments on Field Coils of Electrical Machines * BS 20 Report on BS Screw Threads * BS 21 Report on Pipe Threads for Iron or Steel Pipes and Tubes * BS 22 Report on Effect of Temperature on Insulating Materials * BS 23 Standards for Trolley Groove and Wire, * BS 24 Specifications for Material used in the Construction of Standards for Railway Rolling Stock * BS 25 Report on Errors in Workmanship Based on Measurements Carried Out for the Committee by the National Physical Laboratory * BS 26 Second Report on Locomotives for Indian Railways (Superseding No 5) * BS 27 Report on Standard Systems of Limit Gauges for Running Fits * BS 28 Report on Nuts, Bolt Heads and Spanners * BS 29 Specification for Ingot Steel Forgings for Marine Purposes * BS 30 Specification for Steel Castings for Marine Purposes * BS 31 Specification for Steel Conduits for Electrical Wiring * BS 32 Specification for Steel Bars for use in Automatic Machines * BS 33 Carbon Filament Electric Lamps * BS 34 Tables of BS Whitworth, BS Fine and BS Pipe Threads * BS 35 Specification for Copper Alloy Bars for use in Automatic Machines * BS 36 Report on British Standards for Electrical Machinery * BS 37 Specification for Electricity Meters * BS 38 Report on British Standards Systems for Limit Gauges for Screw Threads * BS 39 Combined Report on BS Screw Threads * BS 40 Specification for Spigot and Socket Cast Iron Low Pressure Heating Pipes * BS 41 Specification for Spigot and Socket Cast Iron Flue or Smoke Pipes * BS 42 Report on Reciprocating Steam Engines for Electrical Purposes * BS 43 Specification for Charcoal Iron Lip-welded Boiler Tubes * BS 44 Specification for Cast Iron Pipes for Hydraulic Power * BS 45 Report on Dimensions for Sparking Plugs (for Internal Combustion Engines) * BS 46 Specification for Keys and Keyways * BS 47 Steel Fishplates for Bullhead and Flat Bottom Railway Rails, Specification and Sections of * BS 48 Specification for Wrought Iron of Smithing Quality for Shipbuilding (Grade D) * BS 49 Specification for Ammeters and Voltmeters * BS 50 Third Report on Locomotives for Indian Railways (Superseding Nos. 5 and 26) * BS 51 Specification for Wrought Iron for use in Railway Rolling Stock (‘Best Yorkshire’ and Grades A, B and C) * BS 52 Specification for bayonet lamp-caps lampholders and B.C. adaptors (lampholder plugs) * BS 53 Specification for Cold Drawn Weldless Steel Boiler Tubes for Locomotive Boilers * BS 54 Report on Screw Threads, Nuts and Bolt Heads for use in Automobile Construction * BS 55 Report on Hard Drawn Copper and Bronze Wire * BS 56 Definitions of Yield Point and Elastic Limit * BS 57 Report on heads for Small Screws * BS 58 Specification for Spigot and socket Cast Iron Soil Pipes * BS 59 Specification for Spigot and Socket Cast Iron Waste and Ventilating Pipes (for other than Soil Purposes) * BS 60 Report of Experiments on Tungsten Filament Glow Lamps * BS 61 Specification for Copper Tubes and their Screw Threads (primarily for domestic and similar work) * BS 62 Screwing for Marine Boiler Stays, * BS 63 Specification for Sizes of Broken Stone and Chippings * BS 64 Specification for Fishbolts and Nuts for Railway Rails * BS 65 Specification for Salt-Glazed Ware Pipes, * BS 66 Specification for Copper-Alloy Three-Piece Unions (for Low and Medium Pressure Screwed Copper Tubes) * BS 67 Specification for Two and Three-Plate Ceiling Roses * BS 68 Method of Specifying the Resistance of Steel Conductor Rails * BS 69 Report on Tungsten Filament Glow Lamps (Vacuum Type) for Automobiles * BS 70 Report on Pneumatic Tyre Rims for Automobiles, Motor Cycles and Cycles * BS 71 Report on Dimensions of Wheel Rims and Tyre Bands for Solid Rubber Tyres for Automobiles * BS 72 British Standardisation Rules for Electrical Machinery, * BS 73 Specification for Two-Pin Wall Plugs and Sockets (Five-, Fifteen- and Thirty-Ampere) * BS 74 Charging Plug and Socket, for Vehicles Propelled by Electric Secondary Batteries, Specification for * BS 75 Steels for Automobiles, Specification for Wrought * BS 76 Report of and Specifications for Tar and Pitch for Road Purposes * BS 77 Specification. Voltages for a.c. transmission and distribution systems * BS 78 Specification for Cast Iron Pipes and Special Castings for Water, Gas and Sewage * BS 79 Report on Dimensions of Special Trackwork for Tramways * BS 80 Magnetos for Automobile Purposes * BS 81 Specification for Instrument Transformers * BS 82 Specification for Starters for Electric Motors * BS 83 Standard of Reference for Dope and Protective Covering for Aircraft * BS 84 Report on Screw Threads (British Standard Fine), and their Tolerances (Superseding parts of Reports Nos. 20 and 33) * BS 86 Report on Dimensions of Magnetos for Aircraft Purposes * BS 87 Report on Dimensions for Airscrew Hubs * BS 88 Specification for cartridge fuses for voltages up to and including 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. Originally titled: “Specification for Electric Cut-Outs (Low Pressure, Type O)” * BS 89 Specification for Indicating Ammeters, Voltmeters, Wattmeters, Frequency and Power-Factor Meters * BS 90 Specification for Recording (Graphic) Ammeters, Voltmeters and Wattmeters * BS 95 Tables of Corrections to Effective Diameter required to compensate Pitch and Angle Errors in Screw Threads of Whitworth Form * BS 98 Specification for Goliath Lamp Caps and Lamp Holders * BS 103 Specification for Falling Weight Testing Machines for Rails * BS 104 Sections of Light Flat Bottom Railway Rails and Fishplates * BS 105 Sections of Light and Heavy Bridge Type Railway Rails * BS 107 Standard for Rolled Sections for Magnet Steel * BS 196 for protected-type non-reversible plugs, socket-outlets cable-couplers and appliance-couplers with earthing contacts for single phase a.c. circuits up to 250 volts * BS 275 Specification Dimensions of rivets * BS 308 a now deleted standard for engineering drawing conventions, having been absorbed into BS 8888. * BS 317 for Hand-Shield and Side Entry Pattern Three-Pin Wall Plugs and Sockets (Two Pin and Earth Type) * BS 336 for fire hose couplings and ancillary equipment * BS 372 for Side-entry wall plugs and sockets for domestic purposes (Part 1 superseded BS 73 and Part 2 superseded BS 317) * BS 381 for colours used in identification, coding and other special purposes * BS 476 for fire resistance of building materials / elements * BS 499 Welding terms and symbols. *

BS 546 Plugs and sockets for electrical appliances not hardwired to mains electricity originated in the United Kingdom in the 1870s and were initially two-pin designs. These were usually sold as a mating pair, but gradually de facto and then officia ...

for Two-pole and earthing-pin plugs, socket-outlets and socket-outlet adaptors for AC (50–60 Hz) circuits up to 250V *

BS 857 BS 857:1967 is a currently in-use British Standard British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (NSB) for the UK. ...

for

safety glass Safety glass is glass with additional safety features that make it less likely to break, or less likely to pose a threat when broken. Common designs include toughened glass (also known as tempered glass), laminated glass, and wire mesh glass (al ...

for land transport * BS 970 Specification for wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes * BS 984 Method for Determination of net mass of retail packages of knitting and rug yarns * BS 987C Camouflage Colours *

BS 1088 In materials, BS 1088 is the British Standard specification for marine plywood that applies to plywood produced with untreated tropical hardwood veneers that have a set level of resistance to fungal attack. The plies are bonded with Weather Boil Pr ...

for marine plywood *

BS 1192 BS, B.S., Bs or bs may refer to: Arts and entertainment *BS-, a prefix for all games broadcast for the Satellaview modem via the Japanese Broadcasting Satellite system * "B.S." (song), a song by Jhené Aiko from the album ''Chilombo'' *Team BS, ...

for ''Construction Drawing Practice''. Part 5 (BS1192-5:1998) concerns ''Guide for structuring and exchange of

CAD Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve co ...

data''. * BS 1361 for cartridge fuses for a.c. circuits in domestic and similar premises *

BS 1362 Plugs and sockets for electrical appliances not hardwired to mains electricity originated in the United Kingdom in the 1870s and were initially two-pin designs. These were usually sold as a mating pair, but gradually de facto and then officia ...

for cartridge fuses for BS 1363 power plugs *

BS 1363 Plugs and sockets for electrical appliances not hardwired to mains electricity originated in the United Kingdom in the 1870s and were initially two-pin designs. These were usually sold as a mating pair, but gradually de facto and then officia ...

for mains power plugs and sockets * BS 1377 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering. * BS 1572 Colours for Flat Finishes for Wall Decoration * BS 1870 for safety footwear. * BS 1881 Testing Concrete *

BS 1852 The RKM code, also referred to as "letter and numeral code for resistance and capacitance values and tolerances", "letter and digit code for resistance and capacitance values and tolerances", or informally as "R notation" is a notation to specif ...

Specification for marking codes for resistors and capacitors * BS 1952 and BS 1953 – Copper alloy gate valves for general purposes. Superseded by BS 5154. * BS 2060 Copper alloy screw-down stop valves for general purposes. Superseded by BS 5154. * BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints * BS 2777 Specification for asbestos-cement cisterns * BS 2979 Transliteration of Cyrillic and Greek Letters * BS 3262 Hot-applied thermoplastic road marking materials * BS 3506 for unplasticized PVC pipe for industrial uses * BS 3621 Thief resistant lock assembly. Key egress. * BS 3943 Specification for plastics waste traps * BS 4142 Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound * BS 4293 for residual current-operated circuit-breakers * BS 4343 for industrial electrical power connectors *

BS 4532 BS, B.S., Bs or bs may refer to: Arts and entertainment *BS-, a prefix for all games broadcast for the Satellaview modem via the Japanese Broadcasting Satellite system * "B.S." (song), a song by Jhené Aiko from the album ''Chilombo'' * Team BS ...

Specification for snorkels and face masks. * BS 4573 Specification for 2-pin reversible plugs and shaver socket-outlets * BS 4800 for paint colours used in building construction * BS 4900 for vitreous enamel colours used in building construction * BS 4901 for plastic colours used in building construction * BS 4902 for sheet / tile floor covering colours used in building construction * BS 4960 for weighing instruments for domestic cookery * BS 4962 for plastics pipes and fittings for use as subsoil field drains * BS 5145 Specification for lined industrial

rubber boots The Wellington boot was originally a type of leather boot adapted from Hessian boots, a style of military riding boot. They were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The "Wellington" boot became a staple of pr ...

. * BS 5154 Specifications for two types of

globe valve A globe valve, different from ball valve, is a type of valve used for regulating flow in a pipeline, consisting of a movable plug or disc element and a stationary ring seat in a generally spherical body. Globe valves are named for their spheric ...

globe stop and check valves A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down. A model globe ...

, and

check and gate valves Check or cheque, may refer to: Places * Check, Virginia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Check'' (film), a 2021 Indian Telugu-language film * '' The Checks'' (episode), a 1996 TV episode of ''Seinfeld'' Games and sports * Check (chess), a ...

, made out of one of two alloys of

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...

tin Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from la, stannum) and atomic number 50. Tin is a silvery-coloured metal. Tin is soft enough to be cut with little force and a bar of tin can be bent by hand with little effort. When bent, t ...

. This standard is a metric edition of BS 1952, BS 1953 and BS 2060. * BS 5228

Code of practice A code of practice can be a document that complements occupational health and safety laws and regulations to provide detailed practical guidance on how to comply with legal obligations, and should be followed unless another solution with the same ...

for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites * BS 5252 for colour-coordination in building construction *BS 5306: Fire extinguishing installations **BS 5306-0:2011: Guide for the selection of installed systems and other fire equipment **BS 5306-1:2006: Hose reels and foam inlets **BS 5306-2:1990: Specification for sprinkler systems **BS 5306-3:2017: Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Commissioning and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers. Code of practice **BS 5306-4:2001+A1: 2012: Specification for carbon dioxide systems **BS 5306-8:2012: Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises **BS 5306-9:2015: Recharging of portable fire extinguishers – Code of practice *

BS 5400 BS 5400 was a British Standard code of practice for the design and construction of steel, concrete and composite bridges. It was applicable to highway, railway and pedestrian bridges. It has now been replaced by the European standard, BS EN 1991-2_2 ...

for steel, concrete and composite bridges * BS 5499 for graphical symbols and signs in building construction; including shape, colour and layout * BS 5544 for anti-bandit glazing (glazing resistant to manual attack) * BS 5750 for quality management, the ancestor of

ISO 9000 The ISO 9000 family is a set of five quality management systems (QMS) standards that help organizations ensure they meet customer and other stakeholder needs within statutory and regulatory requirements related to a product or service. ISO 90 ...

* BS 5759 Specification for webbing load restraint assemblies for use in surface transport * BS 5837 for protection of trees during construction work * BS 5839 for fire detection and alarm systems for buildings *

BS 5930 BS 5930:2015, "the code of practice for site investigations", is a UK code of practice which came into effect on 31 July 2015 British Standards Institution. It supersedes BS5930:1999+A2:2010, which itself supersedes BS 5930:1981 which in turn supe ...

for

site investigation Geotechnical investigations are performed by geotechnical engineers or engineering geologists to obtain information on the physical properties of soil earthworks and foundations for proposed structures and for repair of distress to earthworks and ...

s *

BS 5950 BS, B.S., Bs or bs may refer to: Arts and entertainment *BS-, a prefix for all games broadcast for the Satellaview modem via the Japanese Broadcasting Satellite system * "B.S." (song), a song by Jhené Aiko from the album ''Chilombo'' *Team BS, ...

for structural steel * BS 5975 Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the permissible stress design of falsework *

BS 5993 BS 5993 is a British Standard specifying the construction details, dimensions, quality and performance of cricket balls. BS 5993:1994 Specification for cricket balls was published on 15 January 2005 and confirmed In Christian denominations t ...

Specification for cricket balls *

BS 6008 BS, B.S., Bs or bs may refer to: Arts and entertainment *BS-, a prefix for all games broadcast for the Satellaview modem via the Japanese Broadcasting Satellite system * "B.S." (song), a song by Jhené Aiko from the album ''Chilombo'' *Team BS, ...

for preparation of a liquor of tea for use in sensory tests *

BS 6312 BS, B.S., Bs or bs may refer to: Arts and entertainment *BS-, a prefix for all games broadcast for the Satellaview modem via the Japanese Broadcasting Satellite system * "B.S." (song), a song by Jhené Aiko from the album ''Chilombo'' *Team BS, ...

for telephone plugs and sockets * BS 6472 Guide to evaluation of human exposure to vibration in buildings * BS 6651 code of practice for protection of structures against lightning; replaced by BS EN 62305 (IEC 62305) series. * BS 6701 installation, operation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling *

BS 6879 BS, B.S., Bs or bs may refer to: Arts and entertainment *BS-, a prefix for all games broadcast for the Satellaview modem via the Japanese Broadcasting Satellite system * "B.S." (song), a song by Jhené Aiko from the album ''Chilombo'' * Team BS ...

for British geocodes, a superset of ISO 3166-2:GB *BS 7346-8: 2013 Components for smoke control systems: code of practice for planning, design, installation, commissioning and maintenance * BS 7385 Evaluation and measurement for vibration in buildings * BS 7430 code of practice for earthing *

BS 7671 British Standard BS 7671 "Requirements for Electrical Installations. IET Wiring Regulations", informally called in the UK electrical community "The Regs", is the national standard in the United Kingdom for electrical installation and the safet ...

''Requirements for Electrical Installations'', The IEE Wiring Regulations, produced by the

IET __NOTOC__ IET can refer to: Organizations * Institute of Educational Technology, part of the Open University * Institution of Engineering and Technology, a UK-based professional engineering institution ** Institute of Engineers and Technicians, wh ...

. *

BS 7799 BS 7799 was a standard originally published by BSI Group (BSI) in 1995. It was written by the United Kingdom Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and consisted of several parts. The first part, containing the best practices for In ...

for information security, the ancestor of the ISO/IEC 27000 family of standards, including 27002 (formerly 17799) * BS 7901 for recovery vehicles and vehicle recovery equipment * BS 7909 Code of practice for temporary electrical systems for entertainment and related purposes * BS 7971 Elastomer Insulated Fire Resistant (limited circuit integrity) cables for fixed wiring in ships and on mobile and fixed offshore units * BS 7919 Electric cables. Flexible cables rated up to 450/750V, for use with appliances and equipment intended for industrial and similar environments *

BS 7910 BS 7910, guide to methods for assessing the acceptability of flaws in metallic structures, is a British Standard code of practice for the assessment of flaws ( weld defects in particular) using fracture mechanics principles. The technique is also r ...

guide to methods for assessing the acceptability of flaws in metallic structures * BS 7925 Software testing * BS 7971 Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training *

BS 8110 BS 8110 is a withdrawn British Standard for the design and construction of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. It is based on limit state design principles. Although used for most civil engineering and building structures, bridges and ...

for structural concrete *BS 8210:2012 ''Guide to facilities maintenance management'', replaced by BS 8210:2020 Facilities maintenance management. Code of practice. * BS 8233 Guidance on sound insulation and noise reduction in buildings * BS 8442 Miscellaneous road traffic signs and devices - requirements and test methods * BS 8484 for the provision of lone worker device services * BS 8485 for the characterization and remediation from ground gas in affected developments * BS 8494 (2007), for portable apparatuses detecting and measuring

carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (chemical formula ) is a chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in the gas state at room temperature. In the air, carbon dioxide is transpar ...

levels in ambient air or extraction systems *BS 8534:2011 Construction procurement policies, strategies and procedures: Code of practice * BS 8546 Travel adaptors compatible with UK plug and socket system. *BS 8572:2018 Procurement of Facility-Related Services Code of Practice: developed to establish a common and standardised approach towards the way in which facilities services are both specified and managed *

BS 8888 BS 8888 is the British standard developed by the BSI Group for technical product documentation, geometric product specification, geometric tolerance specification and engineering drawings. History BS 308 was formerly the standard for engineering dr ...

for engineering drawing and technical product specification * BS 8900-1 Managing sustainable development of organizations. * BS 8900-2 Managing sustainable development of organizations. Framework for assessment against BS 8900-1 * BS 9997 Fire risk management systems. * BS 9999 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice * BS 15000 for

IT Service Management Information technology service management (ITSM) is the activities that are performed by an organization to design, build, deliver, operate and control information technology (IT) services offered to customers. Differing from more technology-or ...

, (

ITIL The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of detailed practices for IT activities such as IT service management (ITSM) and IT asset management (ITAM) that focus on aligning IT services with the needs of business. ITIL de ...

), now

ISO/IEC 20000 ISO/IEC 20000 is the international standard for IT service management. It was developed in 2005 by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 and revised in 2011 and 2018. It was originally based on the earlier BS 15000 that was developed by BSI Group. ISO/IEC 20000, lik ...

* BS 3G 101 for general requirements for mechanical and electromechanical aircraft indicators * BS 10008 best practice for the implementation and operation of electronic information management systems

BS EN standards

* BS EN 12195 Load restraining on road vehicles. *BS EN 15331:2011 Criteria for design, management and control of maintenance services for buildings *BS EN ISO 41012 Facility management – Guidance on strategic sourcing and the development of agreements * BS EN 60204 Safety of machinery * BS EN 61184:2017 Bayonet lampholders, fourth edition.BSI Group
Bayonet lampholders
2017 * BS EN ISO 4210 – Cycles. Safety Requirements for Bicycles

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