Industry Updates

Product  Gypsum plaster boards – Specification: Part 1 plain gypsum plasterboards  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 2095 (Part 1):2011  Scope  This standard (Part 1) lays down the requirements for a plain gypsum plaster board intended to be used for drywall (partition), ceiling and wall lining, and

Product  Ferrules for water services  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 2692: 1989  Scope  This standard lays down nominal sizes and requirements regarding material, manufacture and workmanship, construction, sampling and testing of copper alloy screw-down ferrules for use on water supply mains.  Voluntary/Mandatory  Mandatory  Implementation date  5th

Product  Water meters (domestic type)  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 779: 1994  Scope  This standard covers terminology, construction, technical characteristics, metrological characteristics and other requirements of water meters with threaded end connections of size up to and including 50 mm, having nominal flow rates in the

Product  Water meters (bulk type)  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 2373:1981  Scope  These standards cover bulk-type water meters of the following types: a). Vane-wheel (impeller) type water meters from 50 to 300 mm; and b). Helical type water meters from 50 to 500 mm.  Voluntary/Mandatory  Mandatory 

Product  Fibre Reinforced Cement Products – Long Corrugated or Asymmetrical Section Sheets and Fittings for Roofing and Cladding  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 14871:2000  Scope  This standard covers the requirements for straight fibre cement profiled sheets of more than 0.9 m in length, and their fittings

Product  Fibre Cement Flat Sheets  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 14862:2000  Scope  This standard covers the characteristics and establishes methods of control and test as well as acceptance conditions for fibre cement flat sheets. It covers sheets intended for external applications such as cladding facades, curtain

Product  Shallow Corrugated Asbestos Cement Sheets  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 13008:1990  Scope  This standard covers the requirements for materials, dimensions and tests for shallow corrugated asbestos cement sheets.  Voluntary/Mandatory  Mandatory  Implementation date  6th September 2024  End-use application  Due to their durability and weather resistance, shallow

Product  Asbestos Cement Pressure Pipes (Light Duty)  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 9627:1980  Scope  This standard covers the requirements for manufacture, classification, dimensions, tests and acceptance criteria for asbestos cement pressure pipes (light duty) of class 5 and class 10.  Voluntary/Mandatory  Mandatory  Implementation date  6th September

Product  Asbestos Cement Cable Conduits and Troughs  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 8870:1978  Scope  This standard covers asbestos cement cable conduits of 50 to 150 mm diameter together with plastic couplings, asbestos cement conical couplings- lings and asbestos cement collars with rubber rings. These are intended

Product  Asbestos – Cement Pipes and Fittings for Sewerage and Drainage  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards   Indian Standard  IS 6908:1991  Scope  This standard covers the requirements for asbestos-cement pipes and fittings suitable for use with gravity flow at atmospheric pressure, intended for sewerage and drainage applications.  Voluntary/Mandatory  Mandatory  Implementation