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BS Colour Codes

BS 1710: 1984 is a British Standard that specifies the identification of pipelines and services using basic identification colours and code indications. It provides guidelines for the application of these colours in various contexts, including medical gas services and general building services, while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The standard includes tables for basic identification colours and safety colours, as well as methods for indicating the direction of flow in pipelines.

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BS Colour Codes

BS 1710: 1984 is a British Standard that specifies the identification of pipelines and services using basic identification colours and code indications. It provides guidelines for the application of these colours in various contexts, including medical gas services and general building services, while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The standard includes tables for basic identification colours and safety colours, as well as methods for indicating the direction of flow in pipelines.

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Licensed Conv: Raman a4-- Licensed Copy: Romana Marunda, ISO/Exchange Zimbabwe, 21 April 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BS! BS 1710: 1984 ue {621.6431 6441-7778 Reprinted, incorporating Amendment No. 1 == British Standard Specification for Identification of pipelines and services ee Identification des canalisations — Spécifications Kennzeichnung von Rohrleitungen und Versorgungsleitungen und -schichten 2 x» STANDARDS ASSCCIATION OF ZIMBABWE INFORMATION CENTRE LOAN COPY rm ISS om Inside front cover Back cover 1 1 1 1 1 3a 3a 4. Scope 2. Definitions 3. General 4. Basic identification colours 55. Code indications 6. Method of application 7. Direction of flow ‘Appendices ‘A. Examples of basic identification and code Indications illustrating the application of safety colours 4 Foreword of the Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee. clarification and supersedes the 1976 edition which is withdrawn. This standard remsins in alignment with ISO/R 508 “Identification colours for pipes conveying fluids in liquid E_or gistous conditions in land installations and on board 15, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI ships’ which i published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Table 1 gives the basic identi- © fication colours but supplements 1SO/R 508 by providing basic colour for ‘other liquids’ and a further colour for entiation duets and conduits for electrical services. The previous marking to denote x hazard (yallow with biack ‘iagonal stripes) has been omitted from this caviion. bbecauss of the use of this symbol in BS 6378 to indicate | physical hazard, Examples of identification by basic colour and code indications arg illustrated in appendices A and 8. Colour Zimbat Licensed Copy: Romana Marunda, ISO/Exchang ‘This British Standard has been prepared under the direction This revision of BS 1710 : 1975 is published to give further Page 18. Examples of basic identification and code Indications giving Information on the pipe contents 5 . Colour code indications for medical gas services é . Optional colour code indications for general building services ? , Optional colour code indications for ‘ralcigeration services ‘Tables 1. Basic identification colours 2 Safety colours 3, Colour quide 4, Reference colours 5, Colour guide 6. Reference colours Figure 1, Application of safety colours and code Indication colours 3 ‘code indications for medical gas service are given in appendix C and these comply with the requirements of BS 1319 which isin course of revision, Pipelines carrying Industral gases from cylinders should have » basic identification colour in accordance with table 1. Optional ‘colour code indications for ganeral building verviees are siven in appendix D. ‘The identification of pipelines in land transport should ‘comply with this standard. An identification scheme for pipelines in aircraft and spacecraft is given in British ‘Standard M 23. ‘Tha names of colours have been retained in this standard ‘but these are given for guidance and when ordering only ‘the reference number should be specified. “This standard is supplementary to any regulations laid sdown for public safety. Compliance with « British Standard does not of itt confer immunity from legal obligations, GB 3 § 5 @ i 4 & 3 a g : 5 é Licensed Copy: BS 1710 : 1984 ne British Standard Specification for Identification of pipelines and services eee 1. Scope “This Britieh Standard spacifies the colours for the Identification of pipes conveying fluids in above ground Inetallations and on board ships on « generic basis It alto includes ducts for ventlation and conduits used for carrying eactriel services. ‘The following three methods of identification are included (a) base Identification colours only; = {) basic identification colours and code indications; [e) basic identification colours used in conjunction “with the user's particular colour coding scheme. “These mathodk are augmented by the requirements of 6.2, NOTE. Tha tides ofthe publlatons rfarra tointhiewadard (rele on the Ina back cov 2. Definitions For the purposes of this British Standard the following 3 Decorative coiour Aiterrativa wavs of ineating content and destin of flow on pipeline carying lubrieating oi! & 4 (a [STEAM)E= Marking of presure and tempwretre NOTE. The colours in thee namie ar lstatve ont FRelereoce should be mae to abies | an0'2 Yor the vee 8S 4800 colow number. i 2 i : 3 5 8, i & : 5 é 8 3 5 BS 1710: 1984 ‘Appendix © Colour code indications for medical gas services White (00 € 55) ns en i ess ie cs »00,nimm — { oro] | [sw | acl) . Primrose (10 E 53) 06 045 [NOTE 1. All pethologica sarvices are identifiac by n actions! O8 0 46 band. NOTE 2, Referrer numbers In parentheses cov colour code to BS 4800, NOTE 3. Bale colours Licensed Copy: Romana Marunda, ISO/Exchange Zimbabwe, 21 April 2005, Uncontrolled Copy. () BSI ‘Appendix D Optional colour code indications for general building services BS 1710 : 1984 {Colour names are given for guidance, Whan specifying colours the colour references given in bles 1, 2 and 4 should bbe stated.) Wome 1¢ Got I ‘stants Cina ] Co Geen I ‘Green = Gaon Cima —_ 100°C] Given irae [ove [Cron [Gren (Cea wr sen J = Ger [wate [be [wie [Grn } Crore wei) Green| White | Cera [ Wat ‘Gooa } oct ) (em I ‘Suimon pik L Green J 1 7 1 om ] = —_] Soon 1 Bese 1 Brown | =I 1 J J 1 Licensed Copy: Romana Marunda, ISO/Exchange Zimbabwe, 21 April 2005, Uncontrolled Copy. (c) RSJ Bs 1710: 1984 Appendix E Optional colour code indications for refrigeration sarvices {Colour names ace given for guidance. When spacitying colours the colour references given in tables 1,2, 4 and 6 should be stated) Table 5. Colour guide Mee coments aie Mantintion colow (Colour ede indieaton ‘ati Kantietion colour Iporoximately 160 mn {toproximately 160 me Aetrigerant 12 Yellow ochre Blue Yellow ochre Ratrigerant 22 Yellow ochre Sex-green Yellow ochre Retrigerant 602 Yellow ochre Golden brown Yellow ochre Anhydrous ammonia Yellow ochre Dark mauve Yellow ochre Other refrigerants Yellow ochre. Emerald green Yellow ochre Table 6. Reference colours (if other than safety colours) ‘ot previously apecified in tables 1, 2 and 4 colour Colour efranee (BS 4800) Sexgreen Golden brown Dark mauve wea? 06 045 acs [NOTE 1, Sai otour: Yllow ochre 08 € 28/08 4800. NOTE 2 See now 3 of 2. Ucensed Copy: Romana Marunda, ISO/Exchange Zimbabwe, 21 April 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Publications referred to 1881319 Seacification for macica gat cinders 1854800 Number dugration of eran ret iurant 1854800 , Specification fr paint colours for bulling urpovm Port Specification for colour and deign ‘etih Standard 23°” Soacification for an aentiication schams for ppsinas 1807 608 hdemttiation colour fox pipes conveying Hl in lduld Or basoua conditions in land intaltion and on board sine + Rater win the foreword ooh: Ucensed Copy: Romana Marunda, ISO/Exchange Zimbabwe, 21 April 2005, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI ‘This Brian Standard, being Daan prepared under the cretion of {he charles! Enginewiog taceras Commies, wes Putas ‘uncer the authority ofthe Beard of BSI and comes Into sect on 3 ey 184, {© Beinn Sunder Inetution, 1064 ‘son 0 $50 1305033 ‘The folowing BS! relrance relate to the work on this andar: omic retronce MEE/IO4_ Draft for commant 3/70874 OC inepandet anal ody rape prepatg bran Sarat pene he Ore on ar Europe and at the international level. it ls incorporated by Royal oom ‘tie tha constant am of BSI 10 Improve tha quay oft products 1c services. We would be grat f aryone ting an accuracy somiey otacsig manna omine be tea crany o siren on aad on ete ov To: C20 S558: Foc e700 85; ots manbar an nc ping areca PLUS icteonree at nznrburs mata race eae Showa amewee BS 1710: 1984 { bn response to orders for iniemaional standards, Xi BS! potey to ‘te 8Si inplamartaton of Pose that have Daan publahed ‘A Dike Standards, ulens oherwae requested, Stn ee BSI provides a wide range of information on national, European Eimear te Scqav eee nema uae oeseree Saceesreanramcranignemeterere acme iecmeres, spoec nar eeores = Soren hubs inal OS! publications, BS! also hoide the ‘copyright, the UX ct the publications of te international Devan ot ncaa aaa smh os Spas a reward aca = gas eiptons ane ota wo oe y' supose oan pr wit pean BSI must be obtained, a " perision rare tna may nh royaty payments 0 akcensng soreemon. Cetale and advea canbe Obamas wom ha ony Manager To 02 88607070 Committees responsible for this British Standard ‘Te peparation of thi rts Standard wa entrusted by the Mechanical Enginaring Standards Committe (MEE) Yo “Techical Committee MEE/IO4 upon wich the following cia mee raprmatad Brith Comoran Ak Society British Comoreaed Gate Auaelation Brith Ratrgertion and Ar Conditioning Awocition Brith Ship Remaren Amociation ‘Chetan Anat Chil Fie Oia’ Assocation Enginearog Equipment and Materia Uses’ Ansocition Fire Offices Committee Marne Engineers Retigeration Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Jewttuion ef Pant Engineers Priotmakers Association of Great Britain Lid nied Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Amendments issued since publication Amd. No, Date of issue | Text affected e012 October 1989 | Indicated by a line in the margin Briish Standards insttuion - 989 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL STANDARDS ASSOCIATION F ZIMBABWE INFORMATION CENTRE LOAN COPY

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