BS 6576:2005

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 5262BS 5492BS 6100-1BS 6100-5 BS 8215CP 102BS 5250:2002BS 5628-3:2005BS 8102:1990Party Walls etc. Act 1996 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992Control Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended)Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (as amended) Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996 Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992Noise at Work Regulations 1989Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989Electricity at Work Regulations 1989Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005