BRITISH STANDARDS

BS 449 Specification for the use of structural steel in building

BS 1139:Part 1/BSEN 39:2001
BS 1139:Part 1:Section 1.1
BS 1139:Part 2:Section 2.1
Tubes/ Lasons steel tubes for tube & scaffolding
couplers scaffold.
Specification for steel tube.
Specification for steel couplers, loose spigots and
base-plates for use in working scaffolds and falsework
made of steel tubes Identification with EN 74)

BS 1139:Part 2:Section 2.2 Specification for steel and aluminum couplers, fittings
and accessories for use in tulnilar scaffolding.

BS 1139:Part 3 Specification for prefabricated access and working

towers.
BS 1139:Part 4 Specification for prefabricated steel split heads and
trestles.
BS 1139:Part 5 Specification for materials, dimensions, design loads
and safety requirements for service and working
scaffolds made of prefabricated elements.
BS 1449 Steel Plate, Sheet and Strip
BS 4074:1982 Specification metal props and steels
BS 4360 Specification for wieldable structural steels
BS 6323 Specification for seamless and welded steel tubes for
automobile, mechanical and general engineering
purposes.
BS 6681 Specification for malleable cast iron.

AUSTRALIA STANDARDS/ NEW ZEALAND STANDARDS

REFRENCED DOCUMENTS FOR SCAFFOLDINGS
AS
1576 Scaffolding
1576.2 Part 2: Couplers and Accessories
1577 Scaffold planks
1892 Portable ladders
1163 Structural Steel Hollow section
AS/NZS
1576 Scaffolding
1576.1 Part 1: General Requirements
1576.3 Part 3: Prefabricated and tube-and-coupler scaffolding
1892 Portable Ladders
1892.1 Part 1: Metal
2269 Plywood-Structural
4576 Guidelines for Scaffolding

NZS
3609 Specification for timber ladders
3620 Scaffold Planks

Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS)

JIS: SS 311:2005- Specification for Steel tubes & Fittings used in tabular Scaffoldings