Cover plates and cover tapes for the protection and location warning of buried cables or buried conduits in underground cables installations (+A1:2021)
BS EN 50520:2020
Document Status
Current
Supplement
British Standards Extra Supplement
Series
BS EN
Abstract
Details general requirements, conditions, tests, classification, marking and documentation, dimensions, and mechanical properties for cover plates and cover tapes, used to protect and warn of the location of buried cables and buried conduits.
History
Supersedes BS EN 50520:2020. Amendment dated 31 October 2021 - Implementation of CENELEC amendment A1:2021.
ISBN
9780539175684
Subjects
- Earthworks/foundations/piling/retaining walls
- Pipelines
- Building services
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
- Ducts/flues/pipes
- Excavation
- Trench excavation
Publisher History
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