Technical product documentation and specification
BS 8888:2020
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
BS
Abstract
Details requirements for technical product documentation and specification and provides an index to international standards, their key elements and references to British and European Standards where the information they include is over and above that provided by ISO standards.
History
Supersedes BS 8888:2017. Came into effect 31 January 2020. First published as BS 308 September 1927. Second edition, December 1943. Third edition, December 1953. Fourth edition, November 1964. Published as BS 308-1, BS 308-2 and BS 308-3, October 1972. Second editions, August 1984 (BS 308-1), October 1985 (BS 308-2) and August 1990 (BS 308-3). Third edition of BS 308-1, December 1993. First published as BS 8888 August 2000. Second edition, October 2002. Third edition, October 2004. Fourth edition, October 2006. Fifth edition, October 2008. Sixth edition, December 2011. Seventh edition, December 2013. Eighth edition, January 2017. Ninth (present) edition, January 2020.
ISBN
9780539026825
Subjects
- Specifications
- Legal issues and management
- Design work/drawings
- Drawings
Publisher History
With over 100 years of experience the British Standards Institute is recognised as the UK’s National standards body. Their committees work with the manufacturing and service industries, government, businesses and consumers to facilitate the production of British, European and International standards.
Information
NBS
NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
Accuris
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