PAS 13:2017

This standard PAS 13:2017 Code of practice for safety barriers used in traffic management within workplace environments with test methods for safety barrier impact resilience is classified in these ICS categories:

• 91.140.01 Installations in buildings in general

This PAS gives recommendations for the impact resilience, dimensions and positions of safety barriers in the workplace, and guidance on how to manage the risks associated with vehicles within the workplace, and specifies the criteria for testing the impact resilience of a barrier.

It is applicable to safety barriers used where there is a risk of collision between workplace vehicles or machinery and pedestrians. It is intended to be used by those who are concerned with selecting the appropriate safety barrier for their workplace to protect personnel, vehicles and structures, those who want to apply traffic management procedures and those who test and measure the performance of safety barriers.

It may also be of interest to manufacturers and distributors of safety barriers.

This PAS does not cover:

• highways and public environments;

• an installation specification or installation guide for safety barriers;

• safety barriers when working at height regulations.

Traffic and pedestrian routes do not cover stairs, staircases and fixed ladders.