BS EN 124-4:2015 is applicable to precast gully tops and manhole tops made of steel reinforced concrete with a clear opening up to and including 1 000 mm for covering gullies, manholes and inspection chambers for installation within areas subjected to pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic.

It is applicable to manhole tops and gully tops for use in

• areas which can only be used by pedestrians and pedal cyclists (at least class A 15),
• pedestrian areas and comparable areas, car parks or car parking decks (at least class B 125),
• the area of kerbside channels of roads which, when measured from the kerb edge, extends a maximum of 0,5 m into the carriageway and a maximum of 0,2 m into the pedestrian area (at least class C 250),
• carriageways of roads (including pedestrian streets), hard shoulders and parking areas, for all types of road vehicles (at least class D 400),
• areas imposing high wheel loads, e.g. docks, aircraft pavements (at least class E 600),
• areas imposing particularly high wheel loads, e.g. aircraft pavements (Group 6, class F 900).

This European Standard is not applicable in isolation but only in combination with EN 124-1 and gives guidance for combinations of covers/gratings made of steel reinforced concrete with frames according to EN 124-2, EN 124-3, EN 124-5 and EN 124-6.

This European Standard is not applicable to:

• concave gratings for class D 400 installed in carriageways of roads or hard shoulders and concave gratings for classes F 900 and E 600;
• gratings/covers as part of prefabricated drainage channels according to EN 1433;
• floor and roof gullies in buildings which are specified in EN 1253 (all parts); and
• surface boxes.

Cross References:
EN 124-1:2015
EN 124-2:2015
EN 124-3:2015
EN 124-5:2015
EN 124-6:2015
EN 206:2013
EN 1339:2003
EN 1992-1-1:2004
EN 13369:2013
EN ISO 1461
ISO 1461
EN 1253
EN 1433
EN ISO 9001
ISO 9001


Together with BS EN 124-1:2015, BS EN 124-2:2015, BS EN 124-3:2015, BS EN 124-5:2015 and BS EN 124-6:2015, it supersedes BS EN 124:1994 which is withdrawn

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