Building standards technical handbooks: non-domestic buildings - 2005 to 2017

The Building Standards technical handbooks provide guidance on achieving the standards set in the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and are available in two volumes, domestic buildings and non-domestic buildings.


British Standards

Table Appendix B.1. BRITISH STANDARDS

Number Title Amended Section
PAS 24: 2007 Enhanced Security Performance Requirements for Door Assemblies – Single and double leaf, hinged external door assemblies to dwellings   4
41: 1973 (1988) Specification for cast iron spigot and socket flue or smoke pipes and fittings - 3
BS 476: Part 3: 2004 Fire tests on building materials and structures - External fire exposure roof tests - 2
BS 476: Part 4: 1970 (1984) Fire tests on building materials and structures - Non-combustibility test for materials

AMD 2483

AMD 4390

2
BS 476: Part 6: 1989 (2009) Fire tests on building materials and structures - Method of test for fire propagation for products - 2
BS 476: Part 7: 1997 Fire tests on building materials and structures - Method for classification of the surface spread of flame of products

AMD 6249

AMD 7030

AMD 7612

2
BS 476: Part 11: 1982 (1988) Fire tests on building materials and structures - Method for assessing the heat emission from building materials - 2
BS 476: Part 20: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles) AMD 6487 2
BS 476: Part 21: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction - 2
BS 476: Part 22: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - Methods for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction - 2
BS 476: Part 23: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - Methods for determination of the contribution of components to the fire resistance of a structure - 2
BS 476: Part 24: 1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures - Method for determination of the fire resistance of ventilation ducts - 2
BS 476: Part 31: 1983 Fire tests on building materials and structures - Methods for measuring smoke penetration through doorsets and shutter assemblies – method of measurement under ambient temperature conditions (Section 31.1) AMD 8366 2
BS 585: Part 1: 1989 Wood stairs - Specification for stairs with closed risers for domestic use, including straight and winder flights and quarter or half landings AMD 6510 4
BS 648: 1964 Schedule of weights of building materials. - 2
BS 750: 2006 Specification for underground fire hydrants and surface box frames and covers - 2
BS 1377:Part 2: 1990 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes - Classification tests - 3
BS 1449: SEC 1-1: 1991 Steel plate, sheet and strip - Carbon, carbon-manganese plate, sheet and strip, Sect 1.1, General specification - 3
BS 1566: Part 1: 2002 Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes - Open vented copper cylinders – Requirements and test methods - 6
BS 1566: Part 2: 1984 (1990) Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes - Specification for single feed indirect cylinders

AMD 5791

AMD 6601

6
BS 2782: 2004 Methods of testing plastics. Rate of burning (laboratory method) (Method 508A). - 2
BS 2869: 2006 Specification for fuel oils for agricultural, domestic and Industrial engines and boilers - 3
BS 3198: 1981 Specification for copper hot water storage combination units for domestic purposes

AMD 4372

AMD 6599

6
BS 3251: 1976 Indicator plates for fire hydrants and emergency water supplies - 2
BS 3955: 1986 Specification for electrical controls for household and similar general purposes - 4
BS 4076: 1989 Specification for steel chimneys - 1
BS 4211: 2005 Specification for permanently fixed ladders - 4
BS 4514: 1983 (1998) Specification for unplasticised PVC soil and ventilating pipes, fittings and accessories

AMD 4517

AMD 5584

2
BS 4604: Part 1: 1970 Use of high strength friction bolts in structural steelwork. Metric series. General grade. - 1
BS 4604: Part 2: 1970 Use of high strength friction bolts in structural steelwork. Metric series. Higher grade. - 1
BS 4987: Part 1: 2005 Coated macadam for roads and other paved areas - Specification for constituent materials and for mixtures

AMD 8122

AMD 8400

4
BS 4987: Part 2: 2003 Coated macadam for roads and other paved areas - Specification for transport, laying and compaction

AMD 8158

AMD 8361

4
BS 5041: Part 4: 1975 (1987) Fire hydrant systems equipment - Specification for boxes for landing valves for dry risers AMD 5503 2
BS 5228: Part 1: 1984 (1997) Noise and vibration control on construction and open sites - Code of practice for basic information and procedures for noise and vibration control - 5
BS 5250: 2002 Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings - 3
BS 5262: 1991 Code of practice for external renderings - 3
BS 5266: Part 1: 2005 Emergency lighting - Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises - 2
BS 5266-7: 1999 Lighting application - Emergency lighting (see BS EN 1838: 1999) -  
BS 5268: Part 2: 2002 Structural use of timber - Code of practice for permissible stress design, materials and workmanship - 1
BS 5268-3: 2006 Structural use of timber - Code of practice for trussed rafter roofs - 1
BS 5268: Part 4.1: 1978 Structural use of timber. Fire resistance of timber structures. Recommendations for calculating fire resistance of timber members.

AMD 2947

AMD 6192

2
BS 5268: Part 4.2: 1990 Structural use of timber. Fire resistance of timber structures. Recommendations for calculating fire resistance of timber stud walls and joisted floor constructions - 2
BS 5268: Part 6.1: 1996 Structural use of timber. Code of practice for timber frame walls. Dwellings not exceeding four storeys (Section 6.1) AMD 9265 1
BS 5268: Part 6.2: 2001 Structural use of timber. Code of practice for timber frame walls. Buildings other than dwellings not exceeding four storeys. - 1
BS 5268: Part 7.1: 1989 Structural use of timber. Recommendations for the calculation basis for span tables. Domestic floor joists. - 1
BS 5268: Part 7.2: 1989 Structural use of timber. Recommendations for the calculation basis for span tables. Joists for flat roofs. - 1
BS 5268: Part 7.3: 1989 Structural use of timber. Recommendations for the calculation basis for span tables. Ceiling joists. - 1
BS 5268: Part 7.4: 1989 Structural use of timber. Ceiling binders. - 1
BS 5268: Part 7.5: 1990 Structural use of timber. Recommendations for the calculation basis for span tables. Domestic rafters. - 1
BS 5268: Part 7.7: 1990 Structural use of timber. Recommendations for the calculation basis for span tables. Purlins, supporting sheeting or decking. - 1
BS 5306: Part 0: 1986 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Guide for the selection of installed systems and other fire equipment. - 2
BS 5306: Part 1: 1976 (1988) Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises - Hydrant systems, hose reels and foam inlets

AMD 4649

AMD 5756

2
BS 5306: Part 4: 2001 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises - Specification for carbon dioxide systems. - 2
BS 5306: Part 6.1: 1988 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises - Foam systems- Specification for low expansion foam systems. - 2
BS 5306: Part 6.2: 1989 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises - Specification for medium and high expansion foam systems. - 2
BS 5395: Part 2: 1984 Stairs, ladders and walkways - Code of practice for the design of helical and spiral stairs AMD 6076 4
BS 5395: Part 3: 1985 Stairs, ladders and walkways - Code of practice for the design of industrial type stairs, permanent ladders and walkways AMD 14247 2, 4
BS 5400: Part 1: 1988 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. General statement. AMD 14179 1
BS 5400: Part 2: 2006 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Specification for loads. - 1
BS 5400: Part 3: 2000 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for design of steel bridges.

AMD 13200

AMD 16404

AMD 16480

1
BS 5400: Part 4 :1990 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for design of concrete bridges. - 1
BS 5400: Part 5: 2005 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for design of composite bridges. - 1
BS 5400: Part 7: 1978 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Specification for materials and workmanship, concrete, reinforcing and prestressing tendons. - 1
BS 5400: Part 8: 1978 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Recommendations for materials and workmanship, concrete, reinforcing and prestressing tendons. - 1
BS 5400: Part 10: 1980 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for fatigue. AMD 9352 1
BS 5410-1: 1997 Code of practice for oil firing - Installations up to 45 kW output capacity for space heating and hot water supply purposes - 3
BS 5410-2: 1978 Code of practice for oil firing - Installations of 44 kW and above output capacity for space heating, hot water and steam supply purposes AMD 3638 3
BS 5422: 2009 Method for specifying thermal insulating materials for pipes, tanks, vessels, ductwork and equipment operating within the temperature range -40ºC to +700ºC Corrigendum 1 November 2009 6
BS 5438: 1989 (1995) Methods of test for flammability of textile fabrics when subjected to a small igniting flame applied to the face or bottom edge of vertically oriented specimens

AMD 6509

AMD 8308

2
BS 5440-1: 2000 Installation of flues and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 60 kW (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) - Specification for installation of flues AMD 8819 3
BS 5440-2: 2000 Installation of flues and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 60 kW (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) - Specification for installation of ventilation for gas appliances AMD 8128 3
BS 5446: Part 2: 2003 Fire detection and fire alarm devices for dwellings - 2
BS 5492: 1990 Code of practice for internal plastering - 5
BS 5499: Part 1: 2002 Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Specification for geometric shapes, colours and layout. - 2
BS 5499: Part 4: 2000 Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Code of practice for escape route signing. - 2
BS 5499: Part 5: 2002 Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Signs with specific safety meanings (Specification for additional signs to those given in BS 5378: Part 1) - 4
BS 5502-22: 2003 Buildings and structures for agriculture. Code of practice for design, construction and loading - 1
BS 5502-50: 1993 Buildings and structures for agriculture. Code of practice for design, construction and use of storage tanks and reception pits for livestock slurry - 3
BS 5534: 2003 Code of practice for slating and tiling - Design - 3
BS 5588: Part 5: 2004 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings - Code of practice for fire-fighting stairs and lifts AMD 7196 2
BS 5588: Part 6: 1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings - Code of practice for places of assembly AMD 10212 2
BS 5588: Part 9: 1999 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings - Code of practice for ventilation and air conditioning ductwork - 2
BS 5617: 1985 Specification for urea-formaldehyde (UF) foam systems suitable for thermal insulation of cavity walls with masonry or concrete inner and outer leaves - 3
BS 5618: 1985 (1992) Code of practice for thermal insulation of cavity walls (with masonry or concrete inner and outer leaves) by filling with urea-formaldehyde (UF) foam systems AMD 7114 3
BS 5628-1: 2005 Code of practice for use of masonry - Structural use of unreinforced masonry - 1
BS 5628-2: 2005 Code of practice for use of masonry - Structural use of reinforced and prestressed masonry - 1
BS 5628-3: 2005 Code of practice for use of masonry - Materials and components, design and workmanship - 1, 3
BS 5720: 1979 Code of practice for mechanical ventilation and air conditioning in buildings -  
BS 5839: Part 1: 2002 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings - Code of practice for system design, installation commissioning and maintenance - 2
BS 5839: Part 3: 1988 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings - Specification for automatic release mechanisms for certain fire protection equipment AMD 102707 2
BS 5839: Part 6: 2004 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings - Code of practice for the design and installation of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings AMD 9135 2
BS 5839: Part 8: 2008 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings - Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of voice alarm systems - 2
BS 5839: Part 9: 2003 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of emergency voice alarm systems - 2
BS 5864: 2010 Installation and maintenance of gas-fired ducted air heaters of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (2nd and 3rd family gases). Specification - 6
BS 5867: Part 2: 1980 (1993) Specification for fabrics for curtains and drapes - Flammability requirements AMD 4319 2
BS 5871-1: 2005 Specification for the installation of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas appliances. Gas fires, convector heaters and fire/back boilers (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases) - 3
BS 5871-2: 2005 Specification for the installation of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas appliances. Inset live fuel effect gas fires of heat input not exceeding 15kW (2nd and 3rd family gases) - 3
BS 5871-3: 2005 Specification for the installation of gas fires, convector heaters, fire/back boilers and decorative fuel effect gas appliances. Decorative fuel effect gas appliances of heat input not exceeding 15kW (2nd and 3rd family gases) AMD 7033 3
BS 5871-4: 2007 Installation Guidance for Independent flueless gas fires - 3
BS 5930: 1999 Code of practice for site investigations - 3
BS 5950: Part 1: 2000 Structural use of steelwork in building - Code of practice for design. Rolled and welded sections

AMD 13199

AMD 17137

1
BS 5950: Part 2: 2001 Structural use of steelwork in building - Specification for materials, fabrication and erection. Rolled and welded sections - 1
BS 5950: Part 3: 1990 (Section 3.1) Structural use of steelwork in building - Design in composite construction - Code of practice for design of simple and continuous composite beams - 1
BS 5950: Part 4: 1994 Structural use of steelwork in building - Code of practice for design of composite slabs with profiled steel sheeting - 1
BS 5950: Part 5: 1998 Structural use of steelwork in building - Code of practice for design of cold formed thin gauge sections AMD 16502 1
BS 5950: Part 6: 1995 Structural use of steelwork in building - Code of practice for design of light gauge profiled steel sheeting

AMD 10239

AMD 10475

1
BS 5950: Part 7: 1992 Structural use of steelwork in building - Specification for materials and workmanship: cold-formed thin gauge sections - 1
BS 5950: Part 8: 2003 Structural use of steelwork in building - Code of practice for fire resistant design AMD 8858 1. 2
BS 5950: Part 9: 1994 Structural use of steelwork in building - Code of practice for stressed skin design

AMD 8315

AMD9326

1
BS 5979: 2000 Code of practice for remote centres for alarm systems. AMD 9235 2
BS 6180: 2011 Barriers in and about buildings – Code of practice AMD 13292 4
BS 6229: 2003 Flat roofs with continuously supported coverings. Code of practice - 3
BS 6262: Part 4: 2005 Glazing for buildings. Code of practice for safety related to human impact - 4
BS 6283: Part 2: 1991 Safety devices for use in hot water systems - Specification for temperature relief valves for pressures from 1 bar to 10 bar - 4
BS 6297: 1983 Code of practice for design and installation of small sewage treatment works and cesspools AMD 6150 3
BS 6387: 1994 Specification for performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions. - 2
BS 6399: Part 1: 1996 Loading for buildings - Code of practice for dead and imposed loads AMD 13669 1, 4
BS 6399: Part 2: 1997 Loading for buildings - Code of practice for wind loads - 1
BS 6399: Part 3: 1988 Loading for buildings - Code of practice for imposed roof loads

AMD 6033

AMD 9187

AMD 9452

1
BS 6440: 1999 Powered lifting platforms for use by disabled persons - Code of practice AMD 10960 2
BS 6461: Part 1: 1984 Installation of chimneys and flues for domestic appliances burning solid fuel (including wood and peat) - Code of practice for masonry chimneys and flue pipes AMD 5649 3
BS 6676: Part 1: 1986 (1994) Thermal insulation of cavity walls using man-made mineral fibre batts (slabs) - Specification for man-made mineral fibre batts (slabs) - 3
BS 6677: Part 1: 1986 (1997) Clay and calcium silicate pavers for flexible pavements - Specification for pavers - 4
PD 6688-1-1: 2011 Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1991-1-1   4
BS 6717: 2001 Precast, unreinforced concrete paving blocks. Requirements and test methods - 4
BS 6915: 2001 Specification for design and construction of fully supported lead sheet roof and wall coverings - 3
BS 6999: 1989 (1995) Specification for vitreous-enamelled low-carbon-steel flue pipes, other components and accessories for solid-fuel-burning appliances with a rated output of 45kW AMD 8949 3
BS 7036: 1996 Code of practice for safety at powered doors for pedestrian use. - 2
BS 7206: 1990 Specification for unvented hot water storage units and packages AMD 9343 4
BS 7273: Part 4: 2007 Code of practice for the operation of fire protection measures. Actuation of release mechanisms for doors - 2
BS 7502: 1989 General criteria for the assessment of testing laboratories - 0
BS 7533: Part 2: 2001 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers - Guide for the structural design of lightly trafficked pavements constructed of precast paving blocks. - 4
BS 7543: 2003 Guide to durability of buildings and building elements, products and components - 0
BS 7566: Part 1: 1992 Installation of factory-made chimneys to BS4543 for domestic appliances - Method of specifying installation design information - 3
BS 7566: Part 2: 1992 Installation of factory-made chimneys to BS4543 for domestic appliances - Specification for installation design - 3
BS 7566: Part 3: 1992 Installation of factory-made chimneys to BS4543 for domestic appliances - Specification for site installation - 3
BS 7566: Part 4: 1992 Installation of factory-made chimneys to BS4543 for domestic appliances - Recommendations for installation design and installation - 3
BS 7671: 2008 Requirements for electrical installations, IET Wiring Regulations, Seventeenth edition

A3: 2015

0, 4
BS 7974: 2001 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings – Code of Practice - 2
PD 7974-0: 2002 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Guide to design framework and fire safety engineering procedures - 2
PD 7974-1: 2003 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Initiation and development of fire within the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 1) - 2
PD 7974-2: 2002 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Spread of smoke and toxic gases within and beyond the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 2) - 2
PD 7974-3: 2003 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Structural response & fire spread beyond the enclosure of origin (Sub-system 3) - 2
PD 7974-4: 2003 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Part 4: Detection of fire and activation of fire protection systems. (Sub-system 4) - 2
PD 7974-5: 2002 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings. Fire service intervention. (Sub-system 5) - 2
BS 8000: Parts 1 to 16 Workmanship on building sites - 0
BS 8002: 1994 Code of practice for earth retaining structures.

AMD 8851

AMD 12062

AMD 13386

1
BS 8004: 1986 Code of practice for foundations - 1
BS 8102: 1990 Code of practice for protection of structures against water from the ground - 3
BS 8103: Part 3: 2009 Structural design of low rise buildings. Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing - 1
BS 8104: 1992 Code of practice for assessing exposure of walls to wind-driven rain AMD 8358 3
BS 8110: Part 1: 1997 Structural use of concrete - Code of practice for design and construction

AMD 9882

AMD 13468

AMD 16016

AMD 17307

1
BS 8110: Part 2: 1985 Structural use of concrete - Code of practice for special circumstances

AMD 5914

AMD 12061

1, 2
BS 8110 Part 3: 1985 Structural use of concrete - Design charts for singly reinforced beams, doubly reinforced beams and rectangular columns AMD 5918 1
BS 8118: Part 1: 1991 Structural use of aluminium - Code of practice for design AMD 10485 1
BS 8118: Part 2: 1991 Structural use of aluminium - Specification for materials, workmanship and protection AMD 10486 1
BS 8200: 1985 Code of practice for design of non-loadbearing external vertical enclosures of buildings - 3
BS 8206: Part 2: 2008 Lighting for buildings. Code of practice for daylighting - 6
BS 8208: Part 1: 1985 Guide to assessment of suitability of external cavity walls for filling with thermal insulants - Existing traditional cavity construction AMD 4996 3
BS 8213: Part 1: 2004 Windows, doors and rooflights - Design for safety in use and during cleaning of windows, including door-height windows and roof windows. Code of practice - 4
BS 8214: 1990 Code of practice for fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves (Sections 1 and 2) AMD 7438 2
BS 8217: 2005 Reinforced bitumen membranes for roofing, Code of practice - 3
BS 8218: 1998 Code of practice for mastic asphalt roofing - 3
BS 8297: 2000 Code of practice for design and installation of non-loadbearing precast concrete cladding - 3
BS 8298: 1994 Code of practice for design and installation of natural stone cladding and lining - 3
BS 8300: 2001 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice

AMD 15617

AMD 15982

3,4,7
BS 8301: 1990 Commentary on BS 8301, Code of practice on building drainage

AMD 5904

AMD 6580

3
BS 8303: Part 1: 1994 Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels. Specification for the design of installations - 3
BS 8303: Part 2: 1994 Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels. Specification for installing and commissioning on site - 3
BS 8303: Part 3: 1994 Installation of domestic heating and cooking appliances burning solid mineral fuels. Recommendations for design and on site installation - 3
BS 8313: 1997 Code of practice for accommodation of building services in ducts - 2
BS 8414: Part 1: 2002 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the face of the building - 2
BS 8414: Part 2: 2005 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to and supported by a structural steel frame. - 2
BS 8515: 2009 Rainwater harvesting systems - 3
BS 9251: 2005 Sprinkler systems for residential and domestic occupancies. Code of practice - 2
BS 9990: 2006 Code of practice for non-automatic fire fighting systems in buildings - 2
BS 10175: 2001 Investigation of partially contaminated sites - Code of practice - 3
PAS 67: 2008 Laboratory tests to determine the heating and electrical performance of heat-led micro-cogeneration packages primarily intended for heating dwellings - 6
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