BS 5493:1977

Guidance on how to specify a chosen protective system, how to ensure its correct application and how to maintain it. Does not include specific recommendations for ships, vehicles, offshore platforms, specialized chemical equipment, cladding materials, plastics coatings, cement-mortar linings or weathering steels.

Cross References:
BS 534
BS 729
BS 1070
BS 1133:Section 6
BS 1706
BS2015
BS 2091
BS 2451
BS 2523
BS 2569:Part 1
BS 2569:Part 2
BS 2989
BS 3294
BS 3382:Parts 1 & 2
BS 3416
BS3698
BS 3900:Part A5
BS 3900 Part C5
BS 4147
BS 4164
BS 4275
BS 4479
BS 4604
BS 4652
BS 4921
BS 5228
BS 5950:Section 3.1
BS 5950:Part 4
BS 6150
BS 7079:PART a1
BS 7079:Part C1
BS 7079:Part C2
BS 8110:Part 1
BS 8110:Part 2
BS 8110:Part 3
CP 3012
PD 6484
SIS 05 59 00
ASTM STP 435
Factories Act, 1961
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Control of Pollution Act 1974
Lead Paint Regulations 1927
Lead Paint (Prescribed Leaflet) Order 1964
Factories (Cleanliness of Walls and Ceilings) Order 1960
Construction (General Provisions) Regulations 1961
Construction (Working Places) Regulations 1966
Construction (Health and Welfare) Regulations 1966
Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961
Construction (Notes of Accidents) Order
Construction (Notice of Operations and Works) Order 1964
Protection of Eyes Regulations 1974
Blasting (Castings and other Articles) Special Regulations 1949
Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquid Petroleum Gases Regulations 1972


Partially replaced by Parts 1 to 8 of BS EN ISO 12944 and BS EN ISO 14713:1999.

Incorporates the following:
AMD 4443 published 31 January 1984
AMD 7898 published 15 November 1993