BS 4008:2006
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Specification for cattle grids
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2006 | 22 |
This British Standard specifies requirements for cattle grids suitable for the containment of stock whilst permitting the passage of pneumatic tyred vehicles. This standard covers grids suitable for containment of cattle, sheep, deer, goats and pigs; and in certain circumstances, suitable for the containment of horses. Annex A gives recommendations on the use, location, design, construction and maintenance of cattle grids.
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| 3 | Contents 1 Scope 1 2 Normative references 1 3 Terms and definitions 2 4 Animal welfare 2 5 Siting 3 6 Materials 3 7 Geometry 5 8 Design 7 9 Highways 9 Annex A (informative) Recommendations on the use, location, design, construction and maintenance of cattle grids 12 Bibliography 17 List of figures Figure 1 – Typical cattle grid layout 10 Figure 2 – Typical detail of cattle grid 11 |
| 4 | Foreword |
| 5 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 6 | 3 Terms and definitions 3.1 cattle grid 3.2 transverse members 3.3 pit 3.4 stock 3.5 side walls 3.6 end walls 3.7 intermediate supports 3.8 guard fence 3.9 by-pass facilities 4 Animal welfare 4.1 General |
| 7 | 4.2 Small animal ramps 4.2.1 Location 4.2.2 Access 5 Siting 5.1 General 5.2 Gradients 5.3 Visibility 6 Materials 6.1 General |
| 8 | 6.2 Safety 6.3 Toxicity 6.4 Concrete 6.5 Masonry 6.6 Aluminium 6.7 Steel 6.7.1 General |
| 9 | 6.7.2 Protection a) continuously hot-dip zinc or zinc alloy coating as specified in BS EN 10143, before fabrication; b) hot-dip galvanizing as specified in BS EN ISO 1461, or sheradized coating as specified in BS 4921, after fabrication; c) one works coat of a paint complying with BS 1070 or of a solution complying with type 1 of BS 3416; d) one works coat of red oxide primer or a suitable equivalent; e) tube or structural hollow section supplied, before fabrication, in the galvanized condition in accordance with BS EN 10240. 6.8 Timber 7 Geometry 7.1 Relationship to road profile 7.2 Pit length (distance between end walls) |
| 10 | 7.3 Pit width (distance between side walls) 7.4 Pit depth (distance from top surface of transverse members to the pit base) 7.5 Spacing of transverse members 7.6 Distance between supports/stiffeners |
| 11 | 8 Design 8.1 General 8.2 Loadings 8.3 Deflections 8.4 Transverse members |
| 12 | 8.5 Supports and longitudinal stiffeners to transverse members 8.6 Approach aprons 8.7 Drainage 8.8 Warning notices and signs |
| 13 | 8.9 Guard fences 8.10 By-pass facilities 9 Highways |
| 14 | Figure 1 Typical cattle grid layout |
| 15 | Figure 2 Typical detail of cattle grid |
| 16 | Annex A (informative) Recommendations on the use, location, design, construction and maintenance of cattle grids A.1 General A.2 Stock suitability A.3 Animal welfare A.4 Siting |
| 17 | A.5 Materials A.5.1 General A.5.2 Timber a) 7 days have elapsed after date of treatment; and b) the timber has been hosed down with clean water to remove surface deposits. A.5.3 Material interfaces |
| 18 | A.6 Determined stock A.7 Maintenance A.8 Fixings A.9 Drainage |
| 19 | A.10 Warning notices and signs A.11 Guard fences A.12 By-pass facilities |
| 21 | Bibliography [1] GREAT BRITAIN. Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002. London: The Stationery Office. [2] GREAT BRITAIN. Highways Act 1980. London: The Stationery Office. [3] GREAT BRITAIN. Roads (Scotland) Act 1984. London: The Stationery Office. [4] GREAT BRITAIN. Animals Act 1971. London: The Stationery Office. |
