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 6100-1
BS 8215
BS 6100-6
BS 8481
BS EN 13194-1
BS EN 13194-2
CP 102
PD CEN/TR 15123
BS 5250:2002
BS 5628-3:2005
BS 8102:1990
Party Walls etc. Act 1996
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
1999
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Control Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
2002 (as amended)
Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for
Supply) Regulations
2002
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994
(as amended)
Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals)
Regulations 1996
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations
1996
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
Noise at Work Regulations 1989
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations
1995
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations
1992
Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005


Incorporates the following:
Amendment, November 2012. Amends and replaces BS 6576:2005