New and revised codes and standards: December 2011 and January 2012

BRITISH STANDARDS

BS 2853:2011
Specification for the testing of steel overhead runway beams for hoist blocks
Supersedes BS 2853:1957

BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED

BS 4-1:2005
Structural steel sections. Specification for hot-rolled sections

UPDATED BRITISH STANDARDS

BS EN ISO 5173:2010+A1:2011
Destructive tests on welds in metallic materials. Bend tests
AMENDMENT 1

NEW WORK STARTED

PD 6696-2:2007/A1
Background paper to BS EN 1994-2 and the UK National Annex to BS EN 1994-2. Eurocode 4. Design of composite steel and concrete structures. General rules for bridges

EN 1998-1:2004/A1
Eurocode 8. Design of structures for earthquake resistance. General rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings

EN 10088-1
Stainless steels. List of stainless steels
Will supersede BS EN 10088-1:2005

EN 10088-2
Stainless steels. Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
Will supersede BS EN 10088-2:2005

EN 10088-3
Stainless steels. Technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, bars, rods, wire, sections and bright products of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
Will supersede BS EN 10088-3:2005

EN 10293
Steel castings and forgings. Steel castings for general engineering uses
Will supersede BS EN 10293:2005

CEN EUROPEAN STANDARDS

EN 1090-1:2009+A1:2011
Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures. Requirements for conformity assessment of structural components

DRAFTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

11/30250538 DC
BS EN ISO 18275 Welding consumables. Covered electrodes for manual metal arc welding of high-strength steels. Classification