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Temporary Works References (last updated 4th May 2008 )
1965 - 1980 1980 1985 1990 1995
2000 2005

References are given in chronological order and are given in good faith.

1965 to end 1980 home | return to index | return to top of page
  1. RODIN, S., Pressure of Concrete on Formwork, The Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings, Part 1, Volume 1, November 1952, Number 6, Paper No 5863, pp 709-745. Document superseded by Kinnear's Report in 1965

  2. KINNEAR, R.G., The pressure of concrete on formwork, Civil Engineering Research Association, now Construction Industry Research and Information Association, CERA Research Report No 1.,London, April 1965, 44p. [Document superseded by CIRIA Report 108 in September 1985]

  3. Birling Road Bridge Collapse 1 killed 17 injured - 22 March 1971

  4. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Falsework - Report of the joint committee, The Concrete Society and the Institution of Structural Engineers, Technical Report TRCS 4, London, July 1971, 52pp. Document superseded by BS 5975 - Code of practice in 1982 )

  5. BSI Falsework Code drafting committee set up - 10 October 1972

  6. Loddon Viaduct Collapse 3 killed 10 injured - 24 October 1972.

  7. MALAYSIAN STANDARD, MS 282:Part 1 - Code of practice for building operations Part 9: Scaffolds, Kuala Lumpur, 1975.

  8. GREAT BRITAIN LAW STATUTES, Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1975, 109pp.

  9. BRAND, R E., Falsework and access scaffolds in tubular steel. McGraw-Hill Book Company (UK) Ltd., London, 1975, 237pp.

  10. BRAGG, S.L., Final report of the Advisory Committee on Falsework, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, June 1975, 151pp

  11. HARRISON, T.A., The application of accelerated curing to apartment formwork systems, Cement and Concrete Association Advisory Note, British Cement Association Publication No 45.032, Slough, 1977, 9pp.

  12. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Formwork - Report of the joint committee, The Concrete Society and the Institution of Structural Engineers, Technical Report TR 13, London, March 1977, 76pp. (Document superseded by Formwork - a guide to good practice in 1986)

  13. ASH, J.E., The design testing and performance of metal soldiers, paper in Concrete Journal, London, February 1978, 4pp.

  14. MALAYSIAN STANDARDS, MS 544:1978 Wood Technology, Code of Practice for the structural use of timber, Kuala Lumpur, 1978.

  15. CREASY, E., Concrete Toadstools, British Cement Association, Publication No 97.405, Slough, April 1979, 30pp.

1980 to end 1984 home | return to index | return to top of page
  1. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 1. Visual concrete: Design and production, British Cement Association Publication No 47.101, Slough, 1980, 29pp.

  2. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 3. The control of blemishes in concrete, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.103, Slough, 1981, 21pp

  3. TIMBER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, Simplified rules for the inspection of secondhand timber for load bearing use, booklet, Timber in Temporary Works, TRADA, High Wycombe, TBL 54, February 1981, 1p.

  4. MONKS, W. and WARD, F.W., Appearance Matters Series No 2. External rendering, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.102, Slough, 1982, 32pp.

  5. GRANT, M., Scaffold falsework design to BS 5975, E. and F.N. Spon, 2nd Edition, ISBN 0 86310 005 8, London, 1982, 52pp.

  6. HARRISON, T.A., The pressure on vertical formwork when concrete is placed in wide sections, Cement and Concrete Association, Research report No 22, London, March 1983, 40pp.

  7. WILSHERE, C.J., Falsework, ICE Works Construction Guide, Thomas Telford Limited, London, 1983, 40pp.

  8. BAIRD, J.A and OZELTON, E.C., Timber designers' manual. Second Edition. Granada Publishing Ltd., London, 1984

  9. IRWIN, A.W. and SIBBALD, W.I., Falsework - Handbook for civil engineers, Granada Publications Ltd., London, 1984, 192pp.

  10. SINGAPORE STANDARD, Specification for Frame scaffolding, SS280: 1984 (1994), Singapore, March 1984, inc AMD No. 1 April 1998 and AMD No. 2 Nov 1994, 38pp, ISBN 9971-67-116-6

1985 to end 1989 home | return to index | return to top of page
  1. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 8. Exposed aggregate concrete finishes, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.108, Slough, 1985, 16pp.

  2. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 9. Tooled concrete finishes, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.109, Slough, 1985, 8pp.

  3. HARRISON, T.A. and CLEAR, C., Concrete pressure on formwork, Construction Industry Research and Information Association, Report 108, London, September 1985, 32pp

  4. HAWES, F.L., Appearance Matters Series No 6. The weathering of concrete buildings, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.106, Slough, 1986, 48pp.

  5. MONKS, W., Appearance Matters Series No 7. Textured and profiled concrete finishes, British Cement Association, Publication No 47.107, Slough, 1986, 12pp

  6. ILLINGWORTH, J.R., Temporary works - their role in construction, Thomas Telford Limited, London, 1987, 296pp.

  7. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Structural renovation of traditional buildings, CIRIA Report 111, London, 1986 (reprinted 1987), 99pp.

  8. BENNETT, D.F.H., Kickerless construction, BCA Guide, British Cement Association publication Reference 47.023, London, 1988, 6pp.

  9. PALLETT, P.F. and BIDDLECOMBE, D.A., Superstructure techniques, Proceedings of conference "Economic construction techniques", 16th November 1988, Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford Ltd., London, 1989, p41-55

  10. WILSHERE, C.J., Formwork, ICE Works Construction Guide, Thomas Telford, 1989, 96pp.

  11. BENNETT, D.F.H., Advances in Concrete Construction Technology, British Cement Association, Publication No 97.309, London, 1989, 17pp.

  12. Qi TRAINING, Good Formwork Practice, Available in DVD & VHS Video, Qi Training, Swindon, November 1989, 35mins..

  13. ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DE NORMALISATION, Wallforms for Concrete Structures, Ref.NF P 93-350, ANF, Paris, November 1989, 22pp.

1990 to end 1994 home | return to index | return to top of page
  1. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 1139 : Part 1 Section 1.2 : 1990, Specification for aluminium tube, London, October 1990, 4pp.

  2. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 1139 : Part 5 : 1990, Metal scaffolding. Specification for materials, dimensions, design loads and safety requirements for service and working scaffolds made of prefabricated elements, London, December 1990, 18pp. (Also known as HD 1000: 1988)

  3. PETERS, J.B., Practical Timber Formwork, E. & F.N. Spon, London, September 1991, 224pp

  4. Qi TRAINING, Curing and protecting concrete and striking formwork, Available in DVD & VHS Video, Qi Training, Swindon, May 1992, 25mins..

  5. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Trough and Waffle Floors, Technical Report 42,ISBN 0 946691 44.4, Slough, May 1992, 33pp.

  6. HONG KONG BUILDING ORDINANCE, Tropical Hardwood Timber, PN 153 Ref: BLD(B)GR/ENV/18, Practice Note for Authorized persons and registered structural engineers, Hong Kong, July 1992, 3pp.

  7. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Repairing or replacing lintels, BRE Good Building Guide, GBG 1, September 1992, 8pp.

  8. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Providing temporary support during work on openings in external walls, BRE Good Building Guide, GBG 15, November 1992, 8pp.

  9. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Temporary Support: assessing loads above openings in external walls, BRE Good Building Guide, GBG 10, December 1992, 6pp.

  10. Qi TRAINING, Finishes in Concrete, VHS Video, Qi Training, Swindon, August 1993, 42mins..

  11. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 5973 : 1993 : Code of Practice for Access and working scaffolds and special scaffold structures in steel, London, September 1993, 108pp. WITHDRAWN June 2004 on publication of BS EN 12811-1.

  12. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, The design and construction of sheet-piled cofferdams, CIRIA and Thomas Telford, London, 1993, 85pp. ISBN 0 7277 1980 7, London, 1993, 85pp.

  13. BRITISH CEMENT ASSOCIATION, Concrete on Site Series - No 3 Formwork, Ref 45.203, ISBN 07210 14356, November 1993, Crowthorne, 14pp.

1995 to end 1999 home | return to index | return to top of page
  1. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Formwork - a guide to good practice, Second Edition, Special Publication CS 030, The Concrete Society, Slough, June 1995, 292pp. Third reprint 1997, Fourth reprint 2002, ISBN 0946691 52 5

  2. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Formwork striking times - criteria, prediction and methods of assessment, CIRIA Report R136, London, August 1995, 60pp. ISBN 0 86017 431 X

  3. STANDARDS AUSTRALIA, Formwork for concrete, AS 3610 : 1995, Standards Association of Australia, Sydney, April 1995, inc AMD No.2 January 2003, 72pp, ISBN 0-7262-9658-9.

  4. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 336: 1995 : Structural Timber. Coniferous and poplar. Sizes. Permissible deviations., London, 1995, 16pp. ISBN 0 580 24611 6

  5. GERMAN STANDARDS, DIN 4421:1996, Falsework - Calculation, design and construction, Beuth Veriag GmbH, Berlin 30, January 1996, 20pp. (Replaced by EN 12812 in 2004)

  6. SINGAPORE STANDARD, Code of practice for Scaffolds, CP 14:1996, Singapore, November 1996, 103pp, ISBN 9971-67-568-4

  7. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 5975 : 1996 : Code of Practice for Falsework, London, March 1996, 134pp. ISBN 0 580 24949 2 including AMD 9289 December 1996 and AMD 15090 December 2004

  8. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Bridges - design for improved buildability, CIRIA Report R155, London, June 1996, 150pp. ISBN 0 86017 440 9

  9. KAMALA N., DICKENS J, and PALLETT P.F., Site measurement of loads in shores and reshores, Article in CONCRETE, March/April 1996, Volume 30 Number 2, Slough, pp 16-17

  10. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 4978 : 1996: Specification for visual strength grading of softwood, London, 1996, 18pp.

  11. GODLEY, M.H.R. and BEALE, R.G., Sway stiffness of scaffold structures, Article in The Structural Engineer, Volume 75/No. 1, 7 January 1997, London, pp4-12.

  12. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 8110 - Part 1- 1997 Structural use of concrete: Part 1. Code of practice for design and construction, March 1997,London, 122pp, ISBN 0 580 26208 1 inc. AMD 9882 September 1998.

  13. JAMES, M. Rev., Working at heights, Joint Health and Safety Executive and Thomas Telford publication based on ICE seminar, Thomas Telford Publications, London, April 1997, 184pp ISBN 0 7277 2603 X

  14. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Protecting the public - your next move, Health and Safety series booklet HS(G) 151, ISBN 0 7176 1148 5, HSE Books, Sudbury, June 1997, 52pp.

  15. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 6399-2: 1997 Loading for buildings, Part 2: Code of practice for wind loads, London, July 1997, 118pp. Including AMD No. 13392 March 2002. London, ISBN 0 580 27447 0

  16. McADAM P.S. and LEE G.W., Formwork, a practical approach, E & FN Spon, London, August 1997

  17. SINGAPORE STANDARD, Code of practice for The Structural use of timber, CP 7:1997, Singapore, August 1997, 103pp, inc Erratum No. 1 September 1999, ISBN 9971-67-608-7

  18. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1263-2 : 1998 Safety Nets : safety requirements for the erection of safety nets, London, May 1998, 12pp

  19. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and HEALTH BRANCH, Safety at Work ; Falsework - Prevention of Collapse, Hong Kong Labour Department Guidance Note 11/98-1-B74 , (First Edition) November 1998, Hong Kong, 16pp.

  20. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Removing internal loadbearing walls in older dwellings, BRE Good Building Guide, GBG 20, January 1999, 8pp, ISBN 1 86081 264 3.

  21. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Safe use of lifting equipment, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, ACOP Health and Safety booklet L 113, ISBN 0 7176 1628 2, HSE Books, Sudbury, January 1999, 62pp.

  22. INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, Temporary demountable structures, Guidance on procurement, design and use. ISE Report, Second Edition, London, March 1999, 116pp, ISBN 1 874266 45 X

  23. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Plain Formed Concrete Finishes - Illustrated Examples, Concrete Society Technical Report No. 52, Crowthorne, October 1999, 45pp. ISBN 0 946691 70 3

  24. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Checklist for Erecting and Dismantling Falsework - Concrete Society Leaflet, Ref CS123, Crowthorne, November 1999, 24pp. ISBN 0 946691 72 X

  25. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1065:1999 Adjustable Telescopic steel props - product specifications, design and assessment by calculation and test, London, November 1999, 35pp. ISBN 0 580 32838 4.

  26. FINNFOREST, Finnforest Plywood Handbook, Finnforest Oy, Lahti, Finland, 1999, 202pp ISBN 951 97765 1 6 1997, 193pp ISBN 0 419 22820 9

  27. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Health and safety in excavations HSG 185, ISBN 0 7176 1563 4, HSE Books, Sudbury, 1999, 58pp.

  28. SINGAPORE STANDARDS, CP20, Code of practice for suspended scaffolds, Singapore 1999, inc. AMD No.1 December 2003, ICS No. 91.220.

2000 to end 2004 home | return to index | return to top of page
  1. PALLETT P.F., Where are formwork, falsework and scaffolding standards going, Article in CONCRETE March 2000, Voluime 34 Number 3, Crowthorne, p10-p14.

  2. BRITISH CEMENT ASSOCIATION, Early age strength assessment of concrete on site, Best Practice Guide No. 1 for in-situ concrete frame buildings, BCA Ref. 97.503, April 2000, 4pp. ISBN 0 7210 1554 9

  3. BEEBY A.W., A radical redesign of the in-situ concrete frame process, Task 4: Early striking of formwork and forces in backprops, The University of Leeds, Building Research Establishment Ltd. Report BR 394, London, 2000, 106pp inc 3 ½" disk, ISBN 1 86081 386 0

  4. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Controlled Permeability Formwork, Joint Report CIRIA/Concrete Society, Report C511, London, July 2000, 102pp. ISBN 0 86017 511 1

  5. SINGAPORE STANDARD, Code of practice for formwork, CP 23- 2000, Singapore, September 2000, 34pp, ISBN 9971-67-817-9

  6. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 4074: 2000, Specification for steel trench struts, London, October 2000, 12pp. ISBN 0 580 33214 4

  7. PALLETT, P.F. Construction joints and stop ends with Hy-Rib and ggbs concretes, Article in Concrete, Volume 34, Number 10, November/December 2000, pages 37-40, Concrete Society, Crowthorne. Available as an Acrobat download from:
    http://www.hy-rib.com/pdfs/hyribnews.pdf

  8. CONCRETE BRIDGE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, The Aesthetics of concrete bridges, Technical Guide No. 4, Ref: CBDG/011, Crowthorne, ISBN 0 946691 80 0, 29pp, Dec 2000

  9. MALAYSIAN STANDARD, MS 544:Part 1: 2001, Code of Practice for structural use of timber Part 1: General. (First revision) Putrajaya, ICS 91.080.20, January 2001, 18pp

  10. MALAYSIAN STANDARD, MS 544:Part 2: 2001, Code of Practice for structural use of timber Part 2: Permissible stress design of solid timber. Putrajaya, ICS 91.080.20, January 2001, 60pp

  11. AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE, Guide to Formwork for Concrete, Publication ACI 347-01, Farmington Hills, MI, January 2001, 32pp, ISBN 0 87031 067 4.

  12. CONCRETE SOCIETY, Self-compacting Concrete, Information Sheet Ref: CS135, Crowthorne, January 2001, 4pp, ISBN 0 946691 85 1

  13. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Trenching Practice, Report 97 Second Edition, March 2001, 66pp. ISBN 0 86017 192 2

  14. BRITISH CEMENT ASSOCIATION, Early striking and improved backpropping, Best Practice Guide No. 4 for in-situ concrete frame buildings, BCA Ref. 97.505, April 2001, 4pp. ISBN 0 7210 1556 5

  15. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Permanent formwork in construction, Joint Report CIRIA/Concrete Society, Report C558, London, May 2001, 174pp. ISBN 0 86017 558 8

  16. FERGUSON, S.A., Formwork (falsework) shore design loads: an evaluation of current practice, Article in Concrete, Volume 35, Number 5, May 2001, pages 28-30, Concrete Society, Crowthorne.

  17. BEEBY, A.W., Criteria for the loading of slabs during construction, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Structures and Building 146, May 2001, Issue 2, pages 195-202, ICE, London.

  18. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 39 : 2001 Loose steel tubes for tube and coupler scaffolds - Technical delivery conditions, August 2001, London 18pp, ISBN 0 580 37960 4

  19. HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Investigation into aspects of falsework, HSE Ref: CRR 394/2001, Sudbury, December 2001, 200pp, ISBN 0 7176 2232 0, Available as download from
    http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/crr_htm/2001/crr01394.htm (2.5 Mb)

  20. GORST, N. J. S., WILLIAMSON, S. J., PALLETT, P. F., CLARK, L. A., Friction in temporary works, Health and Safety Executive Research Project Unit Ref: HSLSC284, The University of Birmingham, January 2002, 54pp.

  21. CONCRETE SOCIETY, Guide to the construction of reinforced concrete in the Arabian Peninsular, Joint Report CIRIA/Concrete Society, Ref: CS136, Concrete Society, Crowthorne, March 2002, 232 pages, ISBN 0 946691 93 4.

  22. CONCRETE BRIDGE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, A Century of Concrete Bridges, CBDG Ref. No. CBDG/013, Concrete Bridge Development Group, Camberley, March 2002, 6pp.

  23. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 5268 -2: 2002 Structural use of timber, Part 2: Code of Practice for permissible stress design, materials and workmanship, inc AMD No. 1, London, December 2007, 176pp. ISBN 978 0 580 60816 2

  24. PALLETT P.F., GORST N.J.S., CLARK L.A. and THOMAS D.A.B., Friction resistance in temporary works materials, Article in CONCRETE, June 2002, Volume 36 Number 6, Crowthorne, p12 - p15.

  25. YANHOVE,Y. and DJELAL, C., Formwork pressures with self-compacting concrete, Article in CONCRETE, June 2002, Volume 36 Number 6, Crowthorne, p22 - p23. [ See Errata for Table 2 in CONCRETE July/August 2002.]

  26. BLACKLEDGE, G.F. revised BINNS, R.A., Concrete Practice, British Cement Association, Publication No 48.037, Third Edition,, June 2002, Camberley, 72pp, ISBN 0 7210 1358 9

  27. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Revitalising Health and Safety in Construction, Discussion Document, Reference DDE20, August 2002, Sudbury, 54pp.

  28. THE STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSITUTE, Steel Designer's Manual, Sixth Edition, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, November 2002, 1,328pp, ISBN 0 632 04925 1

  29. BORDNER, R., Practical Designing of Reshoring, Article in Concrete International, October 2002, pp 57 to 63.

  30. HURD, M.K., Putting the pressure on formwork, Article in Concrete International October 2002, pp 49 to 55.

  31. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 13377: 2002 Prefabricated timber formwork beams - Requirements, classification and assessment, London, Dec. 2002, 28pp. ISBN 0 580 40939 2

  32. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12811-3#058; 2002 Temporary works equipment - Part 3: Load testing, London, Dec. 2002, 36pp. ISBN 0 580 40896 5

  33. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Crane Stability on Site, CIRIA Special Publication SP131 (Revised), London, January 2003, 119pp. ISBN 0 86017 703 3

  34. THE CONCRETE SOCIETY, Checklist for the Assembly, Use and Striking of Formwork - Concrete Society Leaflet, Ref CS144, Camberley, April 2003, 28pp. ISBN 0 946691 99 1

  35. PALLETT, P.F. Striking of Flat Slabs, Article in CONCRETE, May 2003, Volume 37 Number 5, Camberley, p30- p32.

  36. HEALTH and SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Safe erection, use and dismantling of falsework, HSE Information Sheet CIS 56, June 2003, HSE Books, Sudbury, 4pp.

  37. CONCRETE STRUCTURES GROUP, Guide to Flat Slab Formwork and Falsework, CONSTRUCT report, Concrete Society Publication No. CS140, Crowthorne, June 2003, 160pp. ISBN 0 946691 90 8

  38. FERGUSON, S.A., Limit States Formwork (includes falsework ) Design Changes in AS 3610.0:2003, Proceedings of the 21st Biennial Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Brisbane, Concrete Institute of Australia. July 2003, pp 39-48.

  39. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Retention of masonry façades - best practice guide, CIRIA Report C579, London, September 2003, ISBN 0 86017 579 0, 332 pp.

  40. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, Retention of masonry façades - best practice site handbook, CIRIA Report C589, London, September 2003, ISBN 0 86017 589 8, 86 pp.

  41. NEWMAN, J., CHOO, B.S., Advanced Concrete Technology - Volume 3 Processes, Chapter 14 Slipform (HORNE, R.) 24pp, and Chapter 20 Formwork and falsework (PALLETT, P.F.) 26pp, Elsevier, Oxford, November 2003, ISBN 0 7506 5105 9

  42. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, DD 7995: 2003 Specification for temporary access platforms - Performance and design requirements, and test methods, London, December 2003, 20pp. ISBN 0 580 42449 9

  43. CONSTRUCT, National Structural Concrete Specification for Building Construction, Concrete society Publication Ref: CS 152, Camberley, ISBN 1 904482 09 0, 3rd Edition, May 2004, 76pp including. CD disk.

  44. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12810-1: 2003 Façade scaffolds made of prefabricated components - Part 1: Products specifications, London, June 2004, 24pp. ISBN 0 580 43908 9

  45. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12810-2: 2003 Façade scaffolds made of prefabricated components - Part 2: Particular methods of structural design, London, June 2004, 30pp. ISBN 0 580 43909 7

  46. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12811-1: 2003 Temporary works equipment - Part 1: Scaffolds - Performance requirements and general design, London, June 2004, 58pp. ISBN 0 580 43279 3

  47. PALLETT, P.F. Concrete groups for formwork pressure determination, Article in Concrete, Volume 38, Number 6, June 2004, page 16, Concrete Society, Camberley.

  48. UK WATER INDUSTRY RESEARCH Ltd., Civil Engineering Specification for the Water Industry, (Sixth Edition), July 2004, ULWIR Ltd., Swindon, 168pp ISBN 1 898920 51 6

  49. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12811-2: 2004 Temporary works equipment -Part 2: Information on materials, London, August 2004, 20pp. ISBN 0 580 44303 5

  50. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, TG4:04 Anchorage Systems for Scaffolding, Ref: TG4:04, August 2004, NASC London, 8pp.

  51. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 6037-2: 2004 Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment - Part 2: Travelling ladders and gantries. London, September 2004, 22p. ISBN 0 580 44352 3

  52. DORAN, D., Site Engineers Manual, Chapter 11 Formwork, Scaffolding, Falsework and Façade Retention , Whittles Publishing, Caithness, October 2004, ISBN 1 870325 24 9, 452pp

  53. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 13374:2004 Temporary edge protection systems - Product specificaton, test methods, London, November 2004, 34pp, ISBN 0 580 44740 5

  54. BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, Working platforms for tracked plant, Ref. BR470, Garston, November 2004, 65pp ISBN 1 86081 700 9

  55. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1991-1-3:2003 EuroCode 1 Part 1-3: General Actions - Snow loads, London, December 2004, 57pp, ISBN 0 580 42307 7

  56. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12813:2004 Temporary works equipment - Load bearing towers of prefabricated components - Particular methods of structural design, London, December 2004, 20pp, ISBN 0 580 44835 5

  57. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 12812:2004 Falsework - Performance requirements and general design, London, December 2004, 48pp, ISBN 0 580 44834 7

  58. EXPAMET BUILDING PRODUCTS, Designers' Guide to the use of Hy-Rib, 3rd Edition, Hartlepool, December 2004, 34pp.
    (Available as a *.pdf file 1.65 Mb download by clicking here. )

2005 to current home | return to index | return to top of page
  1. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, TG20:05 Guide to Good Practice for Scaffolding with Tubes and Fittings, London, January 2005, 134pp, ISBN 0 9549515 0 6

  2. ARCELOR, Piling Handbook, 8th Edition, Luxembourg, January 2005, C5 Loose leaf 13 Chapters.

  3. BURROWS M., CLARK L., PALLETT P., WARD R., THOMAS D, Falsework verticality: leaning towards danger? Proceedings of ICE, Civil Engineering, February 2005, Pages 41-48, Paper 13624

  4. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1004:2004 Mobile access and working towers made of prefabricated elements - Materials, dimensions, design loads, safety and performance requirements. London, March 2005, 32pp, ISBN 0 580 45755 9

  5. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, The Work at Height Regulations - a brief guide, INDG401, ISBN 0 7176 2976 7, April 2005, HSE Books, Sudbury, 12pp

  6. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS EN 1991-1-4:2005 EuroCode 1 Part 1-4: General Actions - Wind Loads, London, April 2005, 146pp, ISBN 0 580 45959 4

  7. CONCRETE SOCIETY, Self-compacting Concrete -A review, Report TR 62, Camberley, May 2005, 80pp ISBN 1 90448219 8

  8. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 8437:2005 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace, London, May 2005, 146pp, ISBN 0 580 45817 2

  9. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD, A guide to practical scaffolding, CITB Publications CE 509, Kings Lynn, Fifth Edition July 2005, 146pp. ISBN 0 902029 91 6

  10. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFERDERATION, SG4:05 Preventing Falls in Scaffolding and Falsework, SG4:05, July 2005, NASC, London, 46pp, ISBN 0 9549515 1 4

  11. AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE, Formwork for Concrete, 7th Edition, M.K. Hurd, ACI Publication Ref. SP47TH, September 2005, ISBN 0-87031-177-8, 500pp

  12. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 1139--6:2005 Metal Scaffolding - Part 6:Specification for prefabricated tower scaffolds outside the scope of BS EN 1004, but utilizing components from such systems,London, December 2005, 12pp, ISBN 0 580 47560 3

  13. PREFABRICATED ACCESS SUPPLIERS' AND MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, Operator's code of practice for Prefabricated Towers manufactured in aluminium alloy or fibreglass, (12th revision), Leeds, December 2005, 24pp.

  14. NATIONAL ACCESS & SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION, SG4:You , User Guide to SG4:05 Preventing Falls in Scaffolding and falsework, London, March 2006, 52pp, ISBN 0 9549515 2 2

  15. HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE, Health and safety in construction, Health and Safety series booklet HSG 150 (Third edition), ISBN 0 7176 6182 2, HSE Books, Sudbury, May 2006, 100pp.

  16. BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, BS 8454:2006, Code of practice for the delivery of training and education for work at height and rescue, May 2006, London, 24pp,ISBN 0 580 48250 2

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