BS 8476:2997 gives recommendations for the safe use of concrete pumping and placing equipment. It is not applicable to plaster and screed pumps, nor applicable to the construction of the machinery, which is covered by BS EN 12001.
Contents
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Selection of personnel
4 Training and certification
5 Management of the concrete pumping operation
6 Selection of concrete pumps
7 Travelling to and from the site
8 Arrival on site and setting up the machine
9 During the pour
10 Work with delivery lines
11 Pumping special concretes
12 Cleaning out the machine and delivery lines
13 Leaving the site (lorry-mounted concrete pumps)
14 Personal protective equipment
15 Concrete pump examination and testing
16 Maintenance
Annexes
Annex A (normative) Recommended signals
Annex B (normative) Inspection of delivery lines
Annex C (informative) Pipeline wall thickness pressure – Maintenance card
Bibliography