What is BS EN 13782 – Safety of temporary tents about?

BS EN 13782 specifies safety requirements that need to be observed at design, calculation, manufacture, installation, maintenance, of mobile, temporary installed tents with more than 50 m2 ground area.

BS EN 13782 applies also to multiple small tents which are normally not covered by this standard and will be installed close together and exceed 50 m2 in sum.

Who is BS EN 13782 - Safety of temporary tents for?

BS EN 13782 on the temporary structure is useful for:

Civil engineers  
Manufacturer and supplier of tents
Builders 
Contractors 
Construction projects 
Construction industries
Health and safety authorities
Maintainers and installers of temporary tents

Why should you use BS EN 13782 - Safety of temporary tents?

A tent is a temporary installed structure enclosed with covers (textiles, foils) or partly with rigid elements.

BS EN 13782 provides information for the verification of the stability, resistance and operating safety, especially a description of the construction and operation, the stability verification and design drawings as well as relevant documents concerning the burning behaviour.

BS EN 13782 helps you to safeguard persons and objects against damage caused while manufacturing and operation of structures.

What’s changed since the last update?

BS EN 13782:2015 supersedes BS EN 13782:2005 which is withdrawn.

The main changes in comparison to EN 13782:2005 are:

Chapters have been restructured and condensed in form and content
Technical additions in reference to the eurocodes
Adjustments of the notations used in the eurocodes
Editorial corrections and changes

BS EN 13782:2015

Temporary structure. Tents. Safety

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Apr 2015