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 5262
BS 5492
BS 6100-1
BS 6100-5
BS 8215
CP 102
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