What is this standard about?
BS 5975 gives recommendations for temporary structures on building sites, with practical guidelines on design, specification, construction and the use and dismantling of falsework.
Who is this standard for?
- Construction companies
- Suppliers of scaffolding
- Suppliers of scaffolding components
- Manufacturers of construction equipment
- Surveyors
- Health and safety professionals
- Building site inspectors
Why should you use this standard?
BS 5975 looks at all the elements that should be taken into consideration when erecting structural systems and building structural designs, includes guidance on legal matters concerning temporary structures and falsework. This should prepare companies better for site investigations and make it easier to comply with current legislation. This standard also gives clear guidelines on the procedural control of temporary works, including the design, the site supervision and loading.
The standard also defines falsework in detail and looks at all the materials involved, such as steels, structural timber, softwoods, hardwoods, concretes and other scaffolding components. Other topics include foundations, soil testing and ground-water drainage.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS 5975 has been fully revised by experts to bring it up to date with technological developments and industry best practice. This edition supersedes BS 5975:2008 which is withdrawn. The principal changes of the amendment are:
- The term temporary works co-ordinator (TWC) has been adopted
- Compliance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (COM) [3], [8] has been incorporated
- This amendment to BS 5975 introduces wind loading to BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1 and the UK National Annex (NA). The background information in PD 6688-1-4:2009 has also informed this revision.
- Information on the wind load on formwork attached to falsework together with the effects of shielding of falsework members in unclad structures has been retained from the previous edition of this code.
- The section for the design of falsework has been substantially rewritten to bring it up-to-date with current practice and materials.
