News
August 19, 2010
Highlights of TRADA’s update of British Standards - Aug 2010
Now in the Technical Information Library, compiled specifically for TRADA members:
- Standards Update gives details of new and revised standards relevant to TRADA members, those amended or withdrawn and also includes drafts which are now available for public comment through BSI. Click on this link to view the August 2010 issue of Standards Update (TRADA members only).
- The list of British Standards relating to timber has been updated in line with the changes in June. This lists the current editions of Standards selected as being relevant to TRADA members. Click on this link to download a PDF version of the List of British Standards (TRADA members only).
Acoustics
New ISOs for measurement of sound intensity, for comment
Adhesives
Amendment to BS EN 15416-3
New work on adhesives for indoor wood products
NEW BS on bond performance, for comment
Agricultural buildings
Draft amendments for comment
Building and structures
New work on hygrothermal performance
Sustainability standards, for comment
Finishes and coatings for wood
New BS on test samples
Fire
New book: BS9999 handbook
New BS on reaction nto fire tests - noncombustibility
New EN on extended application reports
New ISOs on determining the heat of combustion, fire resistance of door and shutter assemblies and heat flux meters
Furniture and fitments
New BS on domestic seating
NW PD on hardware
2 standards withdrawn
New work on seating, and tests for surfaces
Drafts on beds and storage for comment
Grading
Amendment to strength classes
New EN on strength grading
New work on strength grading and classes
Draft on factory production control, for comment
Joinery
New BS on handles and knobs
BS on tongue and groove panelling, under review
New work on limited access stairs
Drafts on testing hardware, including tilt and turn, for comment
New ISO on thermal performance of windows
Joints and fasteners
New ISO on joints with mechanical fasteners
Pallets
New ISO on quality of wood
Preservation
BS 5589 withdrawn
5 new ENs on creosote
Railway sleepers
Draft on fastening systems, for comment
Structural timber and design
New book: The essential guide to Eurocodes transition
New ISOs on test methods for shear walls and bending strength of I-beams
Timber general
New work on solid wood panels
Wood-based panels
New BS on wood-based panels - characteristic values
New work on screws in fibreboards
Woodworking Machinery
Amendment about safety of routing machines
BS on airborne noise, under review
Draft on requirements for safety, for comment
Miscellaneous
New EN on ladders
5 Drafts on biofuels, for comment
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