1. New Standards

BS 8901

Specification for a sustainable event management system with guidance for use. £90

BS OHSAS 18001

Occupational health and safety management systems. Requirements. £50

BS 8888

Technical Product Specification CD-ROM. Price is +VAT. £900

BS EN ISO 12944-5

Paints and varnishes. Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Supersedes the 1998 edition. £118

BS EN 15337

Adhesives. Determination of shear of anaerobic adhesives using pin-and-collar specimens. £58

BS EN 60068-2.2

Environmental testing. Tests. Test B. Dry heat. Environmental testing. Supersedes the 1993 edition

BS EN 60079-17

Explosive atmospheres. Electrical installations inspections and maintenance. Partially supersedes the 2003 edition and BS EN 61241-17. £118

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2. Updated standards

BS EN ISO 105-C09

Textiles. Tests for colour fastness. Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering. Oxidative bleach response using a non-phosphate reference detergent incorporating a low temperature bleach activator. Incorporates Amendment no.1. £72

BS ISO 18553

Method for the assessment of the degree of pigment or carbon black dispersion in polyolefine pipes, fittings and compounds. Incorporates Amendment No.1. £72

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3. Obsolete standards

BS 3265

Method for the determination of tar acids in black and white disinfectant fluids

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4. Withdrawn standards

BS 5219

Wood preservatives. Determination of eradicant action against Hylotrupes bajalus (Linnaeus) larvae (laboratory method. Superseded by BS EN 1390

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5. Standards under review (comments on the present text should be submitted to the Secretary of the named Committee at BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL)

BS 3900-A10

Methods of test for paints. Determination of percentage volume of non-volatile matter by measurement of the density of a dried coating. Committee STI/10

BS 3900-E19

Methods of test for paints. Determination of film hardness by pencil test. Committee STI/10

BS 3900-J10

Methods of test for paints. Determination of deposition efficiency of coating powders. Committee STI/10

BS 3900-J12

Methods of test for paints. Determination of compatibility of coating powders. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 1460

Metallic coatings. Hot dip galvanised coatings on ferrous materials. Gravimetric determination of the mass per unit area. Committee STI/34

BS EN ISO 1517 (BS 3900-C2)

Paints and varnishes. Surface drying test. Ballotini method. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 2341 (BS 3900-A6)

Paints and varnishes. Determination of flow time by use of flow cups. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 3248 (BS 3900-G7

Paints and varnishes. Determination of the effects of heat. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 3262-1

Extenders for paints. Specifications and methods of test. Introduction and general test methods. Committee STI/1

BS EN ISO 3262-2

Extenders for paints. Barytes. Committee STI/1

BS EN ISO 3262-3

Extenders for paints. Blanc fixe. Committee STI/1

BS EN ISO 3262-4

Extenders for paints. Whiting. Committee STI/1

BS EN ISO 3262-5

Extenders for paints. Natural crystalline calcium carbonate. Committee STI/1

BS EN ISO 3262-6

Extenders for paints. Precipitated calcium carbonate. Committee STI/1

BS EN ISO 3262-7

Extenders for paints. Dolomite. Committee STI/1

BS EN ISO 3262-9

Extenders for paints. Calcined Clay. Committee STI/1

BS EN ISO 3262-13

Extenders for paints. Natural quartz (ground). Committee STI/1

BS EN ISO 3668 (BS 3900-D1

Paints and varnishes. Visual comparison of the colour of paints. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 4518

Metallic coatings. Measurement of coating thickness. Profilometric method. Committee STI/33

BS EN ISO 4623-3 (BS 3900-F2)

Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to filiform corrosion. Aluminium substrates. Committee STI/10

BS EN 4628-8 (BS 3900-H8)

Paints and vanishes. Evaluation of degradation of coatings. Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance. Assessment of degree of delamination and corrosion around a scribe. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 4629 (BS 6782-4)

Binders for paints and varnishes. Determination of hydroxy value. Titration method. Committee STI/3

BS EN ISO 6270-1 (BS 3900-F9)

Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to humidity. Continuous condensation. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 6270-2 (BS 3900-F21)

Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to humidity. Procedure for exposing test specimens in condensation-water atmospheres. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 8501-2 (BS 7079-A2)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Visual assessment of surface cleanliness. Preparation grades of previously coated steel substrates after localised removal of previous coatings. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8502-2

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Tests for the assessment of surface cleanliness. Laboratory determination of chloride on cleaned surfaces. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8502-3

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Tests for the assessment of surface cleanliness. Assessment of dust on steel surfaces prepared for painting (pressure-sensitive tape method). Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8502-4

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Tests for the assessment of surface cleanliness. Guidance on the estimation of the probability of condensation prior to paint application. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8502-5 (BS 7079-B5)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Tests for the assessment of surface cleanliness. Measurement of chloride on steel surfaces prepared for painting (ion detection tube method). Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8502-9 (BS 7079-B9)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Tests for the assessment of surface cleanliness. Field method for the conductimetric determination of water soluble salts. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8503-1 (BS 7079-C1)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates. Specifications and definitions for ISO surface profile comparators for the assessment of abrasive blast-cleaned surfaces. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8503-2 (BS 7079-C2)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates. Method for the grading of surface profile of abrasive blast-cleaned steel. Comparator procedure. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8503-3 (BS 7079-C3)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates. Method for the calibration of ISO surface coating comparators and the determination of surface profile. Focussing microscope procedure. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8503-4 (BS 7079-C4)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates. Method for the calibration of ISO surface coating comparators and the determination of surface profile. Stylus instrument procedure. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 8504-3 (BS 7079-D3)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Surface preparation methods. Hand and power tool cleaning. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 9514

Paints and varnishes. Determination of the pot life of multicomponent coating systems. Preparation and conditioning of samples and guidelines for testing. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 11124-1

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. General introduction and classification

BS EN ISO 11124-2 (BS 7079-E2)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Chilled iron grit. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 11124-3 (BS 7079-E3)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. High carbon cast-steel shot and grit. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 11124-4 (BS 7079-E4)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Low carbon cast-steel shot. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 11125-1 (BS 7079-E6)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Test Methods for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Sampling. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11125-2 (BS 7079-E7)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Test Methods for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Determination of particle size distribution. Committee STI/21

BS EN ISO 11125-3 (BS 7079-E8)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Test Methods for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Determination of hardness. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11125-4 (BS 7079-E9)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Test Methods for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Determination of apparent viscosity. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11125-5 (BS 7079-E10)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Test Methods for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Determination of percentage defective particles and of microstructure. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11125-6 (BS 7079-E11)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Test Methods for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Determination of foreign matter. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11125 (BS 7079-E12)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Test Methods for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Determination of moisture. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11126-1 (BS 7079-F1)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. General introduction and classification. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11126-3 (BS 7079-F3)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Copper refinery slag. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11126-4 (BS 7079-F4)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Coal furnace slag. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11126-5 (BS 7079-F5)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Nickel refinery slag. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11126-6 (BS 7079-F6)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Iron furnace slag. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11126-7 (BS 7079-F7)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Specification for fused aluminium oxide. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11126-8 (BS 7079-F8)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Specifications for metallic blast-cleaning abrasives. Olivine sand. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11127-1 (BS 7079-F11)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paint and related products. Test methods for non-metallic blast cleaning abrasives. Sampling. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11127-2 (BS 7079-F12)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paint and related products. Test methods for non-metallic blast cleaning abrasives. Sampling. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11127-3 (BS 7079-F13)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paint and related products. Test methods for non-metallic blast cleaning abrasives. Determination of apparent density. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11127-4 (BS 7079-F14)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paint and related products. Test methods for non-metallic blast cleaning abrasives. Assessment of hardness by glass slide test. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11127-5 (BS 7079-F15)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paint and related products. Test methods for non-metallic blast cleaning abrasives. Determination of moisture. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11127-6 (BS 7079-F16)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paint and related products. Test methods for non-metallic blast cleaning abrasives. Determination of water-soluble contaminants by conductivity measurements. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11127-7 (BS 7079-F17)

Preparation of steel substrates before application of paint and related products. Test methods for non-metallic blast cleaning abrasives. Determination of water-soluble chlorides. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 11997-1

Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to cyclic corrosion conditions. Wet (salt fog)/dry/humidity. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 12944-1

Paints and varnishes. Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. General introduction. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 12944-2

Paints and varnishes. Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Classification of environments. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 12944-3

Paints and varnishes. Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Design considerations. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 12944-4

Paints and varnishes. Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Types of surface and surface preparation. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 12944-7

Paints and varnishes. Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Execution and supervision of paintwork. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 12944-8

Paints and varnishes. Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Development of specifications for new work and maintenance. Committee STI/27

BS EN ISO 15711

Paints and varnishes. Determination of resistance to cathodic disbonding of coatings exposed to seawater. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 17895

Paints and varnishes. Determination of volatile organic compound content of low-VOC emulsion paints (in-can VOC). Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 20566

Paints and varnishes. Determination of the scratch resistance of a coating system using a laboratory car-wash. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 20567-1

Paints and varnishes. Determination of stone chip resistance of coatings. Multi-impact testing. Committee STI/10

BS EN ISO 20567-2

Paints and varnishes. Determination of stone chip resistance of coatings. Single impact test with a guided impact body. Committee STI/10

BS EN 23270

Specification for temperature and humidities for conditioning and testing paints varnishes and their raw materials. Committee STI/10

BS ISO 4619

Driers for paints. Committee STI/3

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6. Drafts for public comment

07/30135834

Quality management systems. Requirements. BS ISO 9001. Comments are required by 29/2/2008

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7. European standards

EN 15519

Paper and board intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. Preparation of an organic solvent extract

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8. ISO publications (no special prices apply to this section)

ISO 11833-1

Plastics. Unplasticised poly(vinyl chloride) sheets. Types dimensions and characteristics. Sheets of thickness not less than 1mm. Will be implemented as an identical British Standard. £56.67

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