What is BS 8000 about?

BS 8000 establishes the general principles behind the BS 8000 series of standards that cover workmanship in the execution of certain works on construction sites. BS 8000 includes general principles of issues such as tolerance, accuracy, fit, preparation of materials, interdependencies between trades, and draws attention to certain health and safety issues.

BS 8000 gives links with the uniclass system to provide a common referencing structure with other documentation.

NOTE 1 Individual parts of BS 8000 might refer to the Competent Person Schemes in respect of regulatory requirements and to Green Deal requirements.

NOTE 2 A list of titles in the BS 8000 series is included in Annex A.

Who is BS 8000 for?

BS 8000 on workmanship on construction sites:

Construction industries
Manufacture or supplier of construction materials
Architects
Civil engineers
Contractors of construction materials

Why should you use BS 8000?

Business transactions of all kinds are going electronic, and it is reasonable to expect that this will have a significant effect on operations in the workplace on construction sites. BS 8000 sets Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital Data beneficial to users for many data available on handheld devices, such as personal and tablet computers and smartphones.

BS 8000 sets guidelines for mechanical handling risk assessment procedures and manual handling assessment based on a range of relevant factors this will help users to determine any risk of injury during manual handling and should recommend appropriate action (for example, training).

BS 8000 sets guidelines for health issues and safety issues. This will help you to ensure guidance related to construction operations that a construction site has in place.

What’s changed since the last update?

BS 8000-0 partially supersedes some general aspects currently covered in the following individual parts of the series: BS 8000-1:1989, BS 8000-2.1:1990, BS 8000-2.2:1990, BS 8000-3:2001, BS 8000-4:1989, BS 8000-5:1990, BS 8000-6:2013, BS 8000-7:1990, BS 8000-8:1994, BS 8000-9:2003, BS 8000-10:1995, BS 8000-11:2011, BS 8000-12:1989, BS 8000-13:1989, BS 8000-14:1989, BS 8000-15:1990 and BS 8000-16:1997+A1:2010.

BS 8000-0:2014

Workmanship on construction sites - Introduction and general principles

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Jan 2014