BS EN 124-1:2015

This European Standard is applicable to manhole tops and gully tops with a clear opening up to and including 1 000 mm for covering gullies, manholes and inspection chambers installed in areas subjected to pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic. It specifies definitions, classification, general principles of design, performance requirements and test methods for gully tops and manhole tops according to:

• EN 124‑2 , for gully tops and manhole tops made of cast iron;

• EN 124‑3 , for gully tops and manhole tops made of steel or aluminium alloys;

• EN 124‑4 , for gully tops and manhole tops made of steel reinforced concrete;

• EN 124‑5 , for gully tops and manhole tops made of composite materials;

• EN 124‑6 , for gully tops and manhole tops made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) or unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U).

Part 1 is only applicable in combination with at least one of the standards EN 124‑2 , EN 124‑3 , EN 124‑4 , EN 124‑5 and EN 124‑6 each of which has this Part 1 as an integral part.

This European Standard is not applicable to:

• 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),

• surface boxes.