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News Release from: BSI British Standards | Subject: Revised fencing standards
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 November 2006
Newly revised fencing standards from BSI
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is revising all standards forming the BS 1722 Fences series.
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is revising all standards forming the BS 1722 Fences series The BS 1722 series aims to establish minimum requirements for materials and workmanship in order to ensure satisfactory service for the purchaser and to assist manufacturers and installers by eliminating unnecessary minor variations in the demands of purchasers
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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BS 1722 specifies the requirements for components that make up a fence and the way the fence should be constructed.
The standards include requirements for sizes of components, together with the permissible tolerances on size.
However, these are only minimum requirements and it will normally be acceptable to use larger sizes unless this could adversely affect the fitting of components or if replacement parts are required to match those already present.
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The following newly-revised parts are now available:.
* BS 1722-1:2006 Specification for chain link fences BS 1722-1:2006 supersedes BS 1722-1:1999 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-2:2006 Specification for strained wire and wire mesh netting.
BS 1722-2:2006 supersedes BS 1722-2:2000 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-5:2006 Specification for close-boarded and wooden palisade fences.
BS 1722-5:2006 supersedes BS 1722-5:1999 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-7:2006 Specification for wooden post and rail fences.
BS 1722-7:2006 will replace BS 1722-7:1999 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-8:2006 Specification for mild steel (low carbon steel) continuous bar fences and hurdles.
BS 1722-8:2006 supersedes BS 1722-8:1997 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-9:2006 Specification for mild steel (low carbon steel) fences with round or square verticals and flat horizontals.
BS 1722-9:2006 supersedes BS 1722-9:2000 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-10:2006 Specification for anti-intruder fences in chain link and welded mesh.
BS 1722-10:2006 supersedes BS 1722-10:1999 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-11:2006 Specification for prefabricated wood and panel fences.
BS 1722-11:2006 supersedes BS 1722-11:1999 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-12:2006 Specification for steel palisade fences.
BS 1722-12:2006 supersedes BS 1722-12:1999 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-14:2006 Specification for open mesh steel panel fences.
BS 1722-14:2006 supersedes BS 1722-14:2000 which will be withdrawn.
* BS 1722-17:2006 Specification for electric security fences.
Design, installation and maintenance.
BS 1722-17:2006 supersedes PAS 47:2003 'Electric security fences.
Design, installation and maintenance.
Specification' which will be withdrawn.
All old products in the series will be withdrawn on publication of the new versions.
Visit www.bsi-global.com/bs1722 for more information.
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