BS 5667-1:1979

This standard BS 5667-1:1979 Specification for continuous mechanical handling equipment - safety requirements is classified in these ICS categories:

• 53.040.01 Continuous handling equipment in general

This International Standard sets out safety rules relating to continuous mechanical handling equipment, including its construction, installation, utilization and maintenance, to ensure that it is used to the best advantage, and to prevent, as far as possible, any accidents or mishaps that could arise from misuse.

To this end, these rules provide precise directives necessary to comply with legal texts (see Appendix Z) and requirements decreed by governing bodies in certain countries.

Safety rules for construction, installation, utilization and maintenance. Gives precise directives necessary to comply with legal texts and requirements decreed by governing bodies in certain countries.