BS 6579-1:1988

This standard BS 6579-1:1988 Safety fences and barriers for highways is classified in these ICS categories:

• 93.080.30 Road equipment and installations

This Part of BS 6579 specifies requirements for the components to be used in the construction of the tensioned corrugated beam (TCB) type of safety fence supported on Z posts. Requirements are given for the materials and dimensions of the components and for protective finishes.

This Part of BS 6579 does not cover erection and tensioning of the assembled fence (see clause 0).

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Material and dimensional requirements. Includes recommendations for connections to other types of safety fence and to metal bridge parapets.