BS 6576:2005+A1:2012

This standard covers how to diagnose and treat rising damp, and how to install a damp-proof course. It emphasizes the need to differentiate between rising damp and other causes of damp conditions. It gives recommendations for the chemical treatment of rising damp in existing buildings with solid walls, cavity walls (unfilled or filled) and random rubble-filled walls. Essential precautions and procedures for installing chemical damp-proof courses are also indicated.Cross References:BS 6100-1BS 8215BS 6100-6BS 8481BS EN 13194-1 BS EN 13194-2CP 102PD CEN/TR 15123BS 5250:2002BS 5628-3:2005BS 8102:1990Party Walls etc. Act 1996Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations1999Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992Control Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations2002 (as amended)Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging forSupply) Regulations2002Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994(as amended)Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals)Regulations 1996Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992Noise at Work Regulations 1989Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and DangerousOccurrences Regulations1995Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations1992Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989Electricity at Work Regulations 1989Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 Incorporates the following:Amendment, November 2012. Amends and replaces BS 6576:2005