BS 5607:1998
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Code of practice for the safe use of explosives in the construction industry
Hardcopy , PDF
31-10-2017
English
15-12-1998
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General recommendations
5 Tunnelling and shaft sinking
6 Demolition
7 Underwater blasting
8 Land excavation
9 Other forms of blasting
10 Cartridge operated fixing tools
Annex A (informative) Shotfiring training
Annex B (informative) List of legislation
Annex C (informative) Summary of the Construction
(Design and Management)(CDM) Regulations 1994
Annex D (informative) Explosives engineering training
Annex E (informative) General properties of explosives
Annex F (informative) Competent engineer in charge of
demolition work
Table 1 Storage of explosives
Table 2 Recommended minimum distances from underwater
blasting operations
Figure 1 Procedure to remedy misfires
Figure 2 Exclusion zones for shaft sinking and tunnelling
Figure 3 Relationship of blast area and exclusion zones
in underwater blasting
Figure 4 Exclusion zone for land excavation
Bibliography
Provides general and special use recommendations for good practice in the handling, transport and storage of explosives. Legislative aspects, the management of safety and training needs are emphasised.
| Committee |
B/513
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 97/106293 DC and BS 5607(1988) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
52
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
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| BS 6100-0:2010 | Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Introduction and index |
| BS 8301:1985 | Code of practice for building drainage |
| BS 5930:1981 | Code of practice for site investigations |
| BS 4078-1:1987 | Powder actuated fixing systems Code of practice for safe use |
| BS 6187:1982 | Code of practice for demolition |
| BS 6031:1981 | Code of practice for earthworks |
| BS 7385-2:1993 | Evaluation and measurement for vibration in buildings Guide to damage levels from groundborne vibration |
| BS 7385-1:1990 | Evaluation and measurement for vibration in buildings Guide for measurement of vibrations and evaluation of their effects on buildings |
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