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 4
BS 4A
BS 6
BS 15
BS 32
BS 51
BS 84
BS 275
BS 548
BS 592
BS 641
BS 693
BS 916
BS 968
BS 970
BS 1083
BS 1580
BS 1769
BS 1856
BS 1916:Part 1
BS 1916:Part 2
BS 1981
BS 2466
BS 2525/32
BS 3139:Part 1
BS 3294:Part 1
Factories Act, 1937
Factories Act, 1948
Cranes and Other Lifting Machines (Register of Examinations) Order 1983
Docks Regulations 1934
Shipbuilding Regulations 1931
Building (Safety, Health & Welfare) Regulations 1948
Electricity Regulations 1908
Electricity (Factories Act) Special Regulations 1944
Mines and Quarries Act, 1954
Coal and Other Mines (Electricity) Regulations 1956
Miscellaneous Mines (Electricity) Regulations 1956
Quarries (Electricity) Regulations 1956