BS 6579-5:1986

This standard BS 6579-5:1986 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 the requirements for the components to be used in the construction of the open box beam type of safety fence. Requirements are given for the materials and dimensions of the components and for protective finishes.

Erection of the assembled fence is outside the scope of this Part of BS 6579 (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 for components. Includes recommendations for connections to other types of safety fence, to bridge parapets and to an acoustic barrier.