BS 2853:1957

Specifies the minimum requirements for the design and testing of fixed overhead runway beams made from rolled sections of steel complying with BS 4360. It applies to the runway beams and their components only; it does not apply to supporting structures, to travelling trolleys, and lifting appliances operating on the beams, or to crane gantries or rails.Cross References:BS 4BS 4ABS 6BS 15BS 32 BS 51BS 84BS 275BS 548BS 592 BS 641BS 693BS 916BS 968BS 970BS 1083BS 1580BS 1769BS 1856 BS 1916:Part 1BS 1916:Part 2BS 1981BS 2466BS 2525/32BS 3139:Part 1BS 3294:Part 1Factories Act, 1937Factories Act, 1948 Cranes and Other Lifting Machines (Register of Examinations) Order 1983Docks Regulations 1934Shipbuilding Regulations 1931Building (Safety, Health & Welfare) Regulations 1948Electricity Regulations 1908Electricity (Factories Act) Special Regulations 1944Mines and Quarries Act, 1954Coal and Other Mines (Electricity) Regulations 1956Miscellaneous Mines (Electricity) Regulations 1956Quarries (Electricity) Regulations 1956