British Standards (BS)
British Glass hold most of the standards listed below in their archives and members’ can loan these upon request. New standards are indicated in red. However, should you need to purchase a copy for yourselves, the majority of the standards listed below can be purchased and downloaded immediately from the British Standards Institute: http://shop.bsigroup.com/
BS 572: 1985 (1997) – Specification for interchangeable conical ground glass joints
BS 795: 1983 – Specification for ampoules
Replaced by BS EN 9187-1: 2010 Injection equipment for medical use. ampoules for injectables
BS 870: 2008 – Specification for external micrometres
Replaced by BS EN ISO 3611: 2010
BS 873: 1987 (1996) – Replaced by BS 8442:2015
Miscellaneous road traffic signs and devices. Requirements and test methods
BS 907: 2008 – Specification for dial gauges for linear measurement (incorporating corrigendum no 1)
SUPERCEDED BY: BS EN ISO 463:2006 (published 2008) replaces BS 907: 2008, which remains current.
BS 1133: Packaging Code – Section 18: 1991 - Packaging in glass –WITHDRAWN
BS 1217: 1998 – Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs. test methods for water absorption of ceramic articles
BS 1679: Containers for pharmaceutical dispensing Part 5: 1973 (1994) - Eye dropper bottles
Part 6: 1994 – Specification for glass medicine bottles Part 7: 1968 (1977) – Ribbed oval glass bottles
Part 8: 1992 Specification for glass and plastics containers for solid dosage forms, semi-solids and powders
BS 1777: 1981 (1992) – Specification for glass honey jars Withdrawn – cross-references: BS 1918: Part 1, BS 6001
BS 1796: Test sieving
Part 1: 1989 (1994) – Methods using test sieves of woven wire cloth and perforated metal plate
BS 1918: - Glass container finishes
Part 1: 1978 (1989) – Specification for continuous thread finish – current, confirmed 2008 Part 2: 1981 (1992) – Specification for crown finish –Withdrawn cross-references BS 4602
BS 1922:1987+A2:2011 - Specification for glass dispensing measures for pharmaceutical purposes.
BS 2021: 1980 (1992) – Specification for separating and dropping funnels for laboratory use -
Replaced by BS ISO 4800: 1998
BS 2069: 1954 (1992) – Specification for gas sampling tubes (confirmed current, under review)
BS 2649: Methods for analysis of glass
Part 1: 1988 (1993) – Glasses of the soda-lime-magnesia-silica type Withdrawn but cross- references: BS 1752, BS 3591, BS 3978
Part 2: 1957: Recommended procedure for the analysis of soda-boric oxide-alumina-silica glasses of high silica and boric oxide content Withdrawn but cross-references: BS 612, BS 700, BS 846, BS 1583, BS 1739, BS 1752, BS 1792, BS 1923
Part 3: 1988 (1993) – Glasses of the potassium oxide-lead oxide-silica type Withdrawn but cross- references: BS 1752, BS 3828, BS 3978
BS 2734: 1997 – Specification for narrow-necked boiling flasks
BS 2761: 1983 (1994) – Specification for spherical ground joints WITHDR, but cross-references: BS 1134: Part 1, ISO 468, CS21-58
BS 2975: -1 2004 – Methods for Sampling and Analysis of Glassmaking Sands Methods for sampling and physical testing of glass-making sands
BS 2975- 2: 2008 - Sampling and Analysis of Glass-making sands. Methods for Chemical Analysis
BS 3062: 1985 (1990)– Specification for ophthalmic lens materials Withdrawn but cross-references: BS 2782: Part 5: Method 530A, ISO 7944
BS 3108: 1980 (1993) – Specification for limestone for making colourless glasses
Withdrawn cross references: BS 410, BS 3978
BS 3414: 2000 – Specification for hand-held crown bottle openers Withdrawn cross-references: BS EN ISO 6507-1:1998
BS 3423: 1986 – Recommendations for design of glass vacuum vessels (including desiccators) for laboratory use (confirmed, under review)
BS 3447: 1962 (1997) – Glossary of terms used in the glass industry Withdrawn cross-references: BS 952, BS 1133: Section 18, BS 3130: Part 3, BS 3446, ISO/DIS 4791.2, ISO/DIS 7348
BS 3463: 1975– Specification for observation and gauge glasses for pressure vessels
BS 3473: 1991 Chemical resistance of glass used in the production of laboratory glassware
Part 1: 1991 – method for determination of resistance of glass to attack by a boiling aqueous solution of mixed alkali
Part 2: 1987 – method for determination of hydrolytic resistance of glass grains at 98oc Part 3: 1987 – method for determination of hydrolytic resistance of glass grains at 121oc Part 4: methods for determination of hydrolytic resistance of the interior surfaces of glass containers
Part 4: section 4.1:1989 determination by titration method and classification – Replaced by BS ISO 4802-1: 2016
Part 4: Section 4.2: 1989 (1994) Determination by flame photometry and classification - Replaced by BS ISO 4802-2: 2016
Part 5: 1987 (1993) Method for determination of resistance of glass to attack by 6 mol/l hydrochloric acid at 100oC
BS 3507: 1999 - Laboratory glassware – pyknometers
BS 3517: 1991 – Methods for thermal shock tests on laboratory glassware
BS 3828: 1973 – Specification for crystal glass (current, under review)
BS 3900: 1986 Colour calculation (methods of test for paints)
part D10: determination of colour and colour difference: calculation
BS 4110: 1999 – Visors for vehicle users (current, under review)
BS 4602: 1977– Specification for the use of metric units in specifications for glass containers and finishes (current, under review)
BS 5586: - Sensory analysis apparatus
Part 1: 1978– Specification for wine-tasting glass
BS EN 71-1:2014 Safety of toys. Mechanical and physical properties (current, work in hand)
BS 5732: 1985– Specification for glass disposable pasteur pipettes
BS 5771: 1981– Specification for packages for certain pre-packed foodstuffs: capacities of glass and metal containers
BS 5895: 1980– Specification for borosilicate glass tubing for laboratory apparatus
BS 5922: 1980 – specification for glass condensers for laboratory use
BS 5928: 1980 (1993) – Specification for bottles for laboratory use Withdrawn Replaced by: BS EN ISO 4796-1:2016
BS 6039: 1981 (1993) – Specification for dental glass ionomer cements Withdrawn Replaced by: BS EN ISO 9917-1:2007
Dentistry. Water-based cements. Powder/liquid acid-base cements
BS 6070: Methods of sampling and test for sodium carbonate (soda ash) for industrial use Part 0: 1981 General introduction
Part 1: 1981 Determination of total soluble alkali content Part 2: 1982 Determination of chloride content
Part 3: Determination of non-volatile matter Withdrawn cross-references: BS 6070: Part 0, BS 6070: Part 1, BS 6070: Part 2, BS 6070: Part 4, ISO 739, ISO 741, ISO 743, ISO 744
Part 4: 1981 Determination of matter insoluble in current water Part 5: 1981 Determination of sulphate content
Part 7: 1981 Determination of copper content
BS 6075: 1997 – Methods of sampling and test for sodium hydroxide for industrial use
BS 6088: 1981 Specification for solid glass beads for use with road marking compounds and for other industrial uses Withdrawn Replaced by: BS EN 1423:2012 Road marking materials. Drop on materials. Glass beads, antiskid aggregates and mixtures of the two
BS 6106: 1981 (1992) – Specification for 1 Pint (568ml) multi-trip glass bottles for pasteurized milk (current, under review)
BS 6117: 1981 (1986) – Specification for glass bottles for light wine Withdrawn cross-references: BS 6001 (75/107/EEC)
BS 6118: 1981 – Specification for multi-trip glass bottles for beer and cider
BS 6119: - Glass bottles for carbonated soft drinks
Part 1: 1981 – specification for 750ml and 1-litre multi-trip bottles
BS 6711: - Vocabulary relating to laboratory apparatus made essentially from glass, porcelain or vitreous silica
Part 1: 1986 – Names for items of apparatus (in English, French, German and Russian)
BS 6748: 1986 +A1 2011 – Specification for limits of metal release from ceramic ware, glassware, glass ceramic ware and vitreous enamel ware
BS 6898: 1987 – Specification for glass centrifuge tubes for general laboratory use (under review)
BS 6920-1:2014 Suitability of non-metallic materials and products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water.
Specification
BS 7030: 1988 – Method for the determination of the coefficient of mean linear thermal expansion of glass
BS 7034: - Viscosity and viscometric fixed points of glass
Part 1: 1988 – Recommendations for use in the determination of viscosity and viscometric fixed points
Part 2: 1988 – Method for the determination of viscosity by rotation viscometers
Part 3: 1988 – Method for the determination of viscosity by fibre elongation viscometer Part 4: 1988 – Method for the determination of viscosity by beam bending
Part 5: 1988 – Method for the determination of working point by sinking bar viscometer Part 6: 1988 – Method for the determination of softening point
Part 7: 1988 – Method for the determination of annealing point and strain point by beam bending Part 8: 1988 – Method for the determination of (dilatometric) transformation temperature
BS 7367: 1991 – Specification for manufacture of glass bottles for carbonated soft drinks including carbonated water
BS 7373: 2001 Part 2: Product specifications – guide to identifying criteria for a product specification and to declaring product conformity.
BS 7479: 1991 (ISO 9227: 1990) – Method for salt spray corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres Withdrawn replaced by: BS EN ISO 9227:2012 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres. salt spray tests
BS 7488: 1991 – Recommendations for handling glass bottles, containing carbonated soft drinks or carbonated water, in filling plants, warehouses, and retailers’ premises
BS 7603: 1992 – Method for determination of stresses in glass-to-glass sealings
BS 7604: - Method for determination of stress-optical coefficient of glass Part 1: 1992 - Tensile strength
Part 2: 1992 – Bending test
BS 7652: - Prefilled syringes
Part 1: 1993 – Specification for glass cylinders for dental local anaesthetic cartridges. Withdrawn- Replaced by BS ISO 11040-1:2015
Prefilled syringes. Glass cylinders for dental local anaesthetic cartridges
BS 7908: 1999 – Packaging – temperature and time-temperature indicators – performance specification and reference testing Withdrawn Replaced by Draft 96/540311 DC
BS 7966: 2000 – Recommendations for design of cork removal devices. Withdrawn replaced by BS EN 14887:2005. Glass packaging. cork removal devices. general requirements.
BS 8404: 2001 – Packaging – Child resistant packaging – requirements and testing procedures for non-reclosable packages for pharmaceutical products Withdrawn Replaced by BS EN 14375:2016 - Child-resistant non-reclosable packaging for pharmaceutical products. Requirements and testing
BS 8555:2016 - Environmental management systems. Phased implementation. Guide.
BS 8654: 2015 – Domestic and hospitality use ceramic tableware articles intended for contact with foodstuffs – Specification
BS PAS 54: 2003 – Specification for domestic ceramicware and glassware – articles intended for contact with foodstuffs, and vases
BS PAS 101: 2003 – Recovered container glass (cullet) – specification for quality and guidance for good practice in collection
Available from WRAP (not BSI) – www.wrap.org.uk
BS PAS 102: 2004 – Process for processed glass for selected secondary end markets Available from WRAP (not BSI)
British-European Standards (BS EN)
BS EN 71-1:2011
Safety of Toys. Mechanical and physical properties (current, work in hand)
BS EN 71-3:2013+A1:2014
Safety of Toys. Migration of certain elements (current, work in hand)
BS EN 376: 2002 – Information Supplied by the Manufacturer with in vitro diagnostic reagents for self-testing Withdrawn Replaced by BS EN ISO 18113-4:2011
BS EN 450: 2005 – Fly ash for concrete – definitions, requirements and quality control
BS EN 592: 2002 – Instructions for use for in vitro diagnostic instruments for self-testing Withdrawn
replaced by BS EN ISO 18113-5 - 2011
BS EN 746: 1997+A1 2009 – Industrial thermoprocessing equipment
part 1: - common safety requirements for industrial thermoprocessing equipment
BS EN 933: 2012 – Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates Part 1. Determination of particle size distribution – sieving method
BS EN 1183: 1997 – Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs. test methods for thermal shock and thermal shock endurance.
BS EN 1388: - Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs. silicate surfaces
Part 1: 1996 – Determination of the release of lead and cadmium from ceramic ware
Part 2: 1996 – Determination of the release of lead and cadmium from silicate surfaces other than ceramic ware
BS EN 1423: 2012 – Road marking materials. Drop on materials. glass beads, antiskid aggregates and mixtures of the two
BS EN 1424: 1998 – Road marking materials. Premix glass beads incorporating amendment A1, October 2003
BS EN 1595: 1997 – Pressure equipment made from borosilicate glass 3.3. General rules for design, manufacture and testing
BS EN 1595: 1980
Part 3: 1980 (1989) - Specification for pipeline and fittings of nominal bore 15 to 150mm: compatibility and interchangeability –Withdrawn replaced by
BS EN 12585 1999
BS EN 1744-1:2009+A1:2012
Tests for chemical properties of aggregates. Chemical analysis Part 1: Chemical Analysis
BS EN 1836: 2005 – Personal eye protection – sunglasses, sunglare filters for general use and filters for direct observation of the sun. Withdrawn, replaced by BS EN ISO: 12312-1:2013 + A1 2015
BS EN 1911: 2010 – Stationary source emissions – manual method of determination of HCl (Note: This standard incorporates Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the older versions)
BS EN 2875: 2002 – Packaging – complete filled transport packages and unit loads – Water-spray test
BS EN ISO 9227:2012 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres. Salt spray tests
BS EN 10012: 2003 – Measurement management systems – Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment
BS EN 12215: 2004 +A1 2009 - Coating plants – spray booths for application of organic liquid coating materials – safety requirements
BS EN 12470: – Clinical Thermometers
Part 1: 2009 Metallic liquid-in-glass thermometers with maximum device
Part 3: 2012 Performance of compact electrical thermometers (non-predictive and predictive) with maximum device Withdrawn replaced by:
BS EN ISO 80601-2-56:2012
BS EN 12585: 1999 Glass plant, pipeline and fittings. pipeline and fittings dn 15 to 1000. compatibility and interchangeability
BS EN 12726: 2000 - Packaging - cork mouth finish with a bore diameter of 18,5mm for corks and tamper evident capsules
BS EN 12777: 2002 – Methods of test for pallet joints Part 3: Determination of strength of pallet joints
BS EN 12875: 1998 - Mechanical dishwashing resistance of domestic utensils Part 1: 2005 - Reference test method
Part 2: 2002 – Inspection of non-metallic articles
Part 4: 2006 - Rapid test for domestic ceramic articles Part 5: 2006 - Rapid test for ceramic catering articles
BS EN 12778: 2002– Cookware – pressure cookers for domestic use
BS EN 12983-1:2000+A1:2004 Cookware
Part 1: General requirements. Domestic cookware for use on top of a stove, cooker or hob. general requirements
DD CEN/TS 12983-2 2005 Cookware. further general requirements and specific requirements for ceramic, glass and glass ceramic cookware
BS EN 13010: 2003 – Packaging – unit packaging – dimensions and requirements for pegboard display
BS EN 13193 – 2000 Packaging and the environment – terminology (current, work in hand)
BS EN 13197: 2011 +A1 2014 Road marking materials, wear simulator turntable
BS EN 13212: 2011 – Road marking – requirements for factory production control
BS EN 13211: 2001 - Air quality – stationary source emissions – manual method of determination of the concentration of total mercury.
BS EN 13248: 2002 – Cookware – coffee makers for domestic use with an independent heat source
– definitions, requirements and test methods.
BS EN 13258:2003 – Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs – test methods for crazing resistance of ceramic articles
BS EN 13284 Stationary source emissions – determination of low range mass concentration of dust Part 1: 2002 manual gravimetric method
Part 2: 2004 automated measuring systems
BS EN 13427 – 2004 – Packaging – requirements for the use of European standards in the field of packaging and packaging waste
BS EN 13428 – 2004 – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – prevention by source reduction
BS EN 13429 – 2004 – Packaging – reuse
BS EN 13430 – 2004 – Packaging – requirements for packaging recoverable by material recycling
BS EN 13431 – 2004 – Packaging – requirements for packaging recoverable in the form of energy recovery, including specification of minimum inferior calorific value
BS EN 13432 – 2000 –Packaging – requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation – test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of packaging
BS EN 13526: 2002 – Stationary source emissions – determination of the mass concentration of total gaseous organic carbon in flue gases from solvent using processes – continuous flame ionisation detector method Withdrawn replaced by: BS EN 12619: 2013
BS EN 13612: 2002 – Performance evaluation of in vitro diagnostic medical devices
BS EN 13640: 2002 – Stability testing of in vitro diagnostic reagents Withdrawn, replaced by BS EN ISO 23640: 2015
BS EN 13649: 2002 – Stationary source emissions - determination of the mass concentration of individual gaseous organic compounds - activated carbon and solvent desorption method
BS EN 13725: 2003 – Air quality – determination of odour concentration by dynamic olfactometry
BS EN 14045: 2003 – Packaging – evaluation of the disintegration of packaging materials in practical oriented tests under defined composting conditions
BS EN 14046: 2003 – Packaging – evaluation of the ultimate aerobic biodegradability and disintegration of packaging materials under controlled composting conditions – method by analysis of released carbon dioxide
BS EN 14053: 2003 – Packaging – packaging manufactured from corrugated or solid fibreboard – types and construction
BS EN 14054: 2003 – Packaging – paper and paperboard packaging – design of cartons
BS EN 14375: 2016 – Child-resistant non-reclosable packaging for pharmaceutical products – requirements and testing (incorporates 2006 Corrigendum No 1)
BS EN 14182: 2002 – Packaging – terminology – basic terms and definitions
BS EN 14385: 2004 – Stationary source emissions – determination of the total emission of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, TI and V
BS EN 14571: 2005 – Metallic coatings on non-metallic basis materials. measurement of coating thickness. micro resistivity method. (current, under review)
BS EN 14634: 2010 – Glass packaging – 26h 180 crown finish – dimensions Withdrawn replaced by: BS EN 12821:2015 glass packaging. 26 h 180 crown finish. dimension
BS EN 14635: 2010 – Glass packaging – 26H 126 crown finish - dimensions
BS EN 14649: 2005 – Precast concrete products. test method for strength retention of glass fibres in cement and concrete (SIC test)
BS EN 14849: 2005 – Aerosol containers – glass containers – dimensions of aerosol valve ferrules
BS EN 14634: 2010 – Glass packaging. 26 H 180 crown finish. dimensions Withdrawn, replaced by BS EN ISO 12821:2015 Glass packaging. 26 H 180 crown finish. dimensions
BS EN 14635: 2010 – Glass packaging. 26 h 126 crown finish. Dimensions
BS EN 14791: 2017 – Stationary source emissions – determination of mass concentration of sulphur oxides – standard reference method
BS EN 14854: 2005 – Aerosol containers – glass containers – dimensions of neck finish BS EN 14798: 2005 – Glass packaging – hand-held crown bottle openers – dimensions BS EN 14887:2005 – Glass packaging. Cork removal devices. General requirements
BS EN 15159-1: 2006 – Vitreous and porcelain enamels. vitreous and porcelain enamels. glass-lined apparatus for process plants. designation and specification of resistance to chemical attack and thermal shock
Withdrawn, replaced by BS EN ISO 28721-2:2015 (same title)
BS EN 15159-2: 2003 Vitreous and porcelain enamels. Glass-lined apparatus for process plants. quality requirements for apparatus, components, appliances and accessories Withdrawn replaced by BS EN ISO 28721-1:2011 (same title)
• BS EN 15543: 2008 Glass packaging. finishes for bottles. screw thread finishes for bottles for non-carbonated liquids.
BS EN 15593: 2008 – Packaging – Management of hygiene in the production of packaging for foodstuffs – requirements
BS EN 15904: 2010 – Glass Packaging – standard tolerances for flaconnage Withdrawn, replaced by BS EN ISO 12818: 2015 Glass packaging. standard tolerances for flaconnage
BS EN 16287: 1 – 2014 - Glass packaging. screw finishes for pressure capsules. returnable glass MCA 1 finish
BS EN 16287: 2 – 2014 - Glass packaging. Screw finishes for pressure capsules. One-way glass MCA 1 finish
BS EN 16288: 1 – 2014 - Glass packaging. Screw finishes for pressure capsules. Part 1: Returnable glass MCA 3 finish
Part 2: Glass packaging. Screw finishes for pressure capsules. One-way glass MCA 3 finish
BS EN 16289: 2013 - Glass Packaging. Screw finishes for pressure capsules. MCA 7,5 RF Finish
BS EN 16290: 1 – 2014 - Glass packaging. Screw finishes for pressure capsules. Part 1: Returnable glass MCA 7,5 R finish
Part 2: Glass packaging. Screw finishes for pressure capsules. One-way glass MCA 7,5 R finish
BS EN 16291-1: 2013 -Glass packaging. Screw finishes for pressure capsules. Part 1: Returnable glass MCA 2 finish
Part 2: Glass Packaging. Screw finishes for pressure capsules. One-way glass MCA 2 finish
BS EN 16292: 2013 - Glass packaging. Screw finishes. Depressed threads
BS EN 16293: 2013 - Glass packaging. Deep BVS finishes for still wines
BS EN 17177 – DRAFT 2017
17/30363987 DC. Glass packaging. Crown cap. 26 mm intermediate depth crown cap
BS EN 29008: 1994 – Glass Bottles. Verticality. Test method (current, under review)
BS EN 29009: 1994 – Glass Containers. Height and Non-Parallelism of Finish with Reference to Container Base. Test Methods
BS EN 29885: 1994 – Wide-mouth glass containers. deviation from flatness of top sealing surface. test methods (current, under review)
BS EN 61006: 2004 – Methods of test for determination of the glass transition temperature of electrical insulating materials
BS EN 60676: 2012 – Industrial electro heating equipment – test methods for direct arc furnaces
BS EN 61211: 2005 – Insulators of ceramic material or glass for overhead lines with a nominal voltage greater than 1000 v. impulse puncture testing in air
Supersedes BS 7803: 1995
British, European, International Standards (BS EN ISO)
BS EN ISO 385: 2005 – Laboratory glassware – burettes (supersedes BS 846:1985)
BS EN ISO 648: 2008 – Laboratory glassware – single volume pipettes (current, under review)
BS EN ISO 835: 2007 – Laboratory glassware – graduated pipettes
BS EN ISO 1042: 2000 – Laboratory glassware – one-mark volumetric flasks
BS EN ISO 1938 – Geometrical product specifications (gps) dimensional measuring equipment Part 1:2015 - Plain limit gauges of linear size
Part 2:2017 Reference disk gauges
BS EN ISO 2233: 2001 – Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads – conditioning for testing
BS EN ISO 2244: 2002 – Packaging
Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads – horizontal impact tests
BS EN ISO 2247: 2002 – Packaging – complete, filled transport packages and unit loads – vibration tests at fixed low frequency
BS EN ISO 2873: 2002 – Packaging – complete, filled transport packages and unit loads – low pressure test
BS EN ISO 3611: 2010 - Specification for external micrometres
BS EN ISO 3819: 2015
Laboratory glassware – beakers
BS EN ISO 4787: 2011 – Laboratory glassware – volumetric instruments – methods for testing of capacity and for use (replaces BS 1798 and BS 6696)
BS EN ISO 4788: 2005 – Laboratory glassware. graduated measuring cylinders (supersedes BS 604: 1982)
BS EN ISO 4796: 2016 – Laboratory glassware – bottles Part 1: Screw-neck bottles (2016)
Part 2: Conical neck bottles (2001)
Part 3: Aspirator bottles (2001)
BS EN ISO 6414: 1995 (1996) – Technical drawings for glassware
BS EN ISO 3696: 1995 – Water for analytical laboratory use. specifications and test methods.
BS EN ISO 7458: 2004 – Glass containers. internal pressure resistance. test methods
BS EN ISO 7459: 2004 – Glass containers. thermal shock resistance and thermal shock endurance. test methods
BS EN ISO 8106: 2004 – Glass containers – determination of capacity by gravimetric method – test method
BS EN ISO 8113: 2004 – Glass containers. resistance to vertical load. test method
BS EN ISO 8362: Injection containers for injectables and accessories Part 1: 2009+A1:2015 – Injection vials made of glass tubing
Part 3: 2010 Aluminium caps for injection vials (current, under review)
Part 4: 2003 Injection vials made of moulded glass Withdrawn replaced by part 1
BS EN ISO 8536 – Infusion equipment for medical use Part 1: 2011 - Infusion glass bottles
BS EN ISO 8362: 2009+A1 2015 – Injection containers for injectables and accessories part 1: injection vials made of glass tubing
BS EN ISO 9000: 2015 - Quality management and quality assurance standards – fundamentals and vocabulary
BS EN ISO 9100 – Glass Containers Part 1: Vacuum lug finishes General Part 3: Vacuum lug finishes. 38 regular Part 5: Vacuum lug finishes. 43 and 48
Part 6: Vacuum lug finishes. 53 and 58 Part 7: Vacuum lug finishes. 58 deep
Part 8: Vacuum lug finishes. 63, 66 and 70
Part 9: Vacuum lug finishes. 63, 66 and 70 Part 10: Vacuum lug finishes. 77 regular Part 11: Vacuum lug finishes. 82 regular Part 12: Vacuum lug finishes. 89 regular Part 13: Vacuum lug finishes. 100 regular Part 14: Vacuum lug finishes. 110 regular
BS EN ISO 9100-14:2005 Glass containers. Vacuum lug finishes. 110 regular
BS EN ISO 9163: 2005 – Textile Glass. Rovings. Manufacture of test specimens and determination of tensile strength of impregnated rovings
BS EN ISO 9187 Injection equipment for medical use Part 1: 2010 Ampoules for Injectables
Part 2: 2010 One-point-cut (OPC) ampoules
BS EN ISO 10882– Health and safety in welding and allied processes – sampling of airborne particles and gases in the operator’s breathing zone
Part 1: 2011 Sampling of airborne particles Part 2: 2000 Sampling of gases
BS EN ISO 11664: 2016 - Colourimetry
Part 5: CIE 1976 L*u*v* Colour space and U’, V’, uniform chromaticity scale diagram Part 4: (2008) - CIE 1976 L*a*b* Colour space
BS EN ISO 12048: 2001 – Packaging
Complete, filled transport packages – compression and stacking tests using a compression tester
BS EN ISO 13042 - Machines and plants for the manufacture, treatment and processing of hollow glass –
Part 1: 2007+A1:2009. Safety requirements. gob feeder
Part 2: 2004+A1: 2009 - Safety requirements. Handling machines for feeding Part 3: 2007+A1:2009 – Safety requirements. IS machines
Part 5: 2003+A1:2009- Safety requirements. Presses
BS EN ISO 13355: 2016– Packaging - complete, filled transport packages and unit loads – Vertical random vibration test
BS EN ISO 13355: 2016 – Packaging – complete, filled transport packages and unit loads – Vertical random vibration test
BS EN ISO 13385: 2011
Part 1: Geometrical product specifications (GPS). dimensional measuring equipment. callipers: design and metrological characteristics
Part 2: Geometrical product specifications (GPS). dimensional measuring equipment. calliper depth gauges. design and metrological characteristics
BS EN ISO 14001: 2015 – Environmental management systems. requirements with guidance for use
BS EN ISO 14021: 2016 – Environmental labels and declarations – self declared environmental claims (Type II, environmental labelling)
BS EN ISO 15004: 1998 – Ophthalmic instruments – fundamental requirements and test methods
withdrawn, replaced by BS EN ISO 15004-2:2007
Ophthalmic instruments. fundamental requirements and test methods. light hazard protection
BS EN ISO 16104: 2003 – Packaging – transport packaging for dangerous goods – test methods
Withdrawn, replaced by BS EN ISO 16495:2013
Packaging. Transport packaging for dangerous goods. Test methods
BS EN ISO 17025: 2005 – General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories (current, work in hand)
• BS EN ISO 21078-1: 2008 - Determination of boron (111) Oxide in refractory products. Part 1. Determination of total boric oxide in oxidic materials for ceramics, glass and glazes
BS EN 12726:2018. -Packaging. Cork mouth finish with a bore diameter of 18,5 mm for corks and tamper evident capsules.
BS EN 17177:2019. -Glass packaging. Crown cap. 26 mm diameter, 6 mm height crown cap.
British/International Standards (BS ISO)
BS ISO 3310: 2016
Test sieves of metal wire cloth
This standard replaces BS 410-1:2000 and ISO 3310-1:2000
BS ISO 3585: 1998 – Borosilicate glass 3.3. properties
BS ISO 4795: 1996 – Laboratory glassware. filter funnels
BS ISO 4800: 1998 - Laboratory glassware - separating funnels and dropping funnels
BS ISO 6486: 1999 (draft) – Ceramic ware, glass-ceramic ware, and glass dinnerware in contact with food
Part 1: release of lead and cadmium – test method
BS ISO 7348: 1992 – Glass containers - manufacture. Vocabulary
BS ISO 8106: 2004 – Glass containers - determination of capacity by gravimetric method. Test method
BS ISO 8164: 1990 – Glass containers - 520ml euro-form bottles. dimensions
BS ISO 8113: 1985 – Glass containers - resistance to vertical load. test method
BS ISO 8255-1:2017 - Microscopes. Cover glasses. Dimensional tolerances, thickness and optical properties
BS ISO 9056: 1990 – glass containers - series of pilfer proof finish. dimensions
BS ISO 9057: 1991 – Glass containers - 28mm tamper-evident finish for pressurized liquids. dimensions
BS ISO 9802: 1996 – Raw optical glass - vocabulary
BS ISO 11418-3: 2016+A1: 2017 - Containers and accessories for pharmaceutical preparations. Screw-neck glass bottles (veral) for solid and liquid dosage forms
BS ISO 12818:2015
Glass packaging. Standard tolerances for flaconnage
BS ISO 12821:2015
Glass packaging. 26 H 180 crown finish - dimensions
BS ISO 12822 – 2015
Glass packaging. 26 H 126 crown finish - dimensions
BS ISO 11338: 2003 – Stationary source emissions – determination of gas and particle-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Part 1: Sampling
Part 2: Sample preparation, clean up, and determination
BS ISO 17211: 2015 – Stationary source emissions – sampling and determination of selenium compounds in flue gas
BS ISO 21067: 2016 – Packaging – Vocabulary
BS ISO 9000-2:1997 - Quality management and quality assurance standards. -Generic guidelines for the application of ISO 9001, ISO 9002 and ISO 9003 Withdrawn cross-references: ISO 9004-1, ISO 9004-2, ISO 9004-3, ISO 10005, ISO 10011-1, ISO 10011-2, ISO 10011-3, ISO 10012-1, ISO 10013, ISO
8402, ISO 9001, ISO 9002, ISO 9003
BS ISO 9000 2015 Quality management systems. Fundamentals and vocabulary
BS ISO 9096: 2003 – Stationary source emissions – Manual determination of mass concentration of particulate matter
BS ISO 11040 2012 -Prefilled syringes
Part 1: 2015.- Glass cylinders for dental local anaesthetic cartridges
Part 3: 2012 - Seals for local anaesthetic cartridges (current, under review)
Part 4: 2015 - Glass barrels for injectables and sterilized sub assembled syringes ready for filling Part 5: 2012 - Plunger stoppers for injectables
Part 7: 2015 - Packaging systems for sterilised sub-assembled syringes ready for filling
BS ISO 11455: 1995 – Raw optical glass – determination of birefringence
BS ISO 12772: 1997 – Laboratory glassware. disposable microhematocrit capillary tubes
BS ISO 12775: 1997 – Guidelines on types of glass and normal bulk production composition and their test methods
BS ISO 12775: 1997 – Guidelines on types of glass of normal bulk-production composition and their test methods
BS ISO 16657:2006 – Sensory analysis. Apparatus. Olive oil testing glass
BS ISO 18334: 2010 – Pallets for materials handling – quality of assembly of new, wooden, flat pallets
BS ISO 13926-1:2018. - Pen systems. Glass cylinders for pen-injectors for medical use
BS ENV 13834: 2007 +A1 2009 – Cookware – Ovenware for use in domestic thermal ovens
International Standards (ISO)
ISO 718: 1990 – Laboratory glassware – thermal shock and thermal shock endurance – test methods
ISO 719: 1985 – Glass – hydrolytic resistance of glass grains at 98oC – Method of test and classification
ISO 842: 1984 – Raw materials for paints and varnishes – sampling
Withdrawn, replaced by ISO 15528: 2013
ISO 4531: 1998 - Vitreous and porcelain enamels - release of lead and cadmium from enamelled ware in contact with food
Part 1: - Method of test Part 2: - Permissible limits
ISO 4802 – 2016 – Hydrolytic resistance of the interior surfaces of glass containers Part 1: Determination by titration method and classification
Part 2: Determination by flame spectrometry and classification
ISO 6486: 1999 – Ceramic and glass-ceramic ware in contact with food. release of lead and cadmium
Part 1: 1999 – Methods of test Part 2: 1999 – Permissible limits
ISO 7086: 2000 – Glassware and glass ceramic ware in contact with food – release of lead and cadmium
Part 1: Method of test Part 2: Permissible limits
ISO 8424: 1996 - Raw optical glass - resistance to attack by aqueous acidic solutions at 25 deg c - test method and classification
ISO 9058: 2008 – Glass containers. standard tolerances for bottles
ISO 9100: 2005 – Glass containers – vacuum lug finishes Part 1: General
Part 5: 43 and 48 Regular
Part 6: 53 and 58 Regular
Part 7: 58 Deep
Part 8: 63, 66 and 70 Regular
Part 9: 63, 66 and 70 Deep
Part 10: 77 Regular
Part 11: 82 Regular
Part 12: 89 Regular
Part 13: 100 Regular
Part 14: 110 Regular
ISO 10629: 1996 - Raw optical glass - resistance to attack by aqueous alkaline solutions at 50 deg c - Test method and classification
ISO 11418: 201 – Containers and accessories for pharmaceutical preparations Part 1: 2016 - Drop dispensing
Part 2: 2016 - Alpha sirop
Part 3: 2016 – Veral
Part 4: 2005 - Tablet
Part 5: 2015 - Dropper assemblies
Part 7: 2016 - Screw-neck vials made of glass tubing for liquid dosage forms
American Standards (ASTM)
The new version of the ASTM Book of Standards, Volume 15.02 2017, Glass; Ceramic Whitewares, has recently been published. A copy is available in the British Glass Library.
ASTM C: 146 94a – 2014 - Standard test methods for chemical analysis of glass sand
ASTM C: 147 2015 – Test methods for internal pressure test on glass containers
ASTM C: 148 – 2017 – Standard test methods for polariscopic examination of glass containers
ASTM C: 149 – 2014– Test methods for thermal shock resistance of glass containers ASTM C: 158 – 2012 –Strength of glass by flexure (determination of modulus of rupture) ASTM C: 169 - 2016 – Chemical analysis of soda-lime and borosilicate glass
ASTM C: 224 – 2014 - Standard practice for sampling glass containers
ASTM C: 225 – 2014 - Standard test methods for resistance of glass containers to chemical attack
ASTM C: 429 – 2016 - Sieve analysis of raw materials for glass manufacture
ASTM C: 621 - 2014 Standard test method for isothermal corrosion resistance of refractories to molten glass
ASTM C: 623 - 2015 Standard test method for young's modulus, shear modulus, and Poisson's ratio for glass and glass-ceramics by resonance
ASTM C: 657 - 2013 Standard test method for D-C volume resistivity of glass
ASTM C: 675 – 2016 – Alkali Resistance of Ceramic Decorations on Returnable Beverage Glass Containers
ASTM C 676 - 2014 - Standard test method for detergent resistance of ceramic decorations on glass tableware
ASTM C: 693 - 2013 Standard test method for density of glass by buoyancy
ASTM C: 770 - 2016 - Standard test method for measurement of glass stress-optical coefficient
ASTM C 730 – 2013 - Standard test method for Knoop indentation hardness of glass
ASTM C 735 - 2014 Standard test method for acid resistance of ceramic decorations on returnable beer and beverage glass containers
ASTM C 777 - 2014 Standard test method for sulfide resistance of ceramic decorations on glass
ASTM E 787 – 2017 Standard specification for disposable glass micro blood collection pipets
ASTM C: 813 – 2014 Standard test method for hydrophobic contamination on glass by contact angle measurement
ASTM C: 824 – 2015 -Specimen preparation for determination of linear thermal expansion of vitreous glass enamels and glass enamel frits by the dilatometer method.
ASTM C: 829 – 81: 2015 - Standard practices for measurement of liquidus temperature of glass by the gradient furnace method
ASTM C: 912 – 2013
Standard practice for designing a process for cleaning technical glasses
ASTM C 927 –2014 Standard test method for lead and cadmium extracted from the lip and rim area of glass tumblers externally decorated with ceramic glass enamels
ASTM C: 965 – 2017 – Measuring viscosity of glass above the softening point
ASTM C 1223 - 2014 Standard test method for testing of glass exudation from azs fusion-cast refractories
ASTM C: 1256 2013 – Practice for interpreting glass fracture surface features
ASTM C: 1350M – 2013
Standard test method for measurement of viscosity of glass between softening point and annealing range (approximately 108 pa•s to approximately 1013 pa•s) by beam bending (metric)
ASTM C: 1606 – 2014 Standard test method for sampling protocol for tclp testing of container glassware
ASTM C: 1624 – 2015 Adhesion strength and mechanical failure modes of ceramic coating by quantitative scratch testing
ASTM D, E and F Series
ASTM D: 1155 - 2013 – Standard test method for roundness of glass spheres
ASTM D: 1214 – 10: 2015 - Standard test method for sieve analysis of glass spheres
ASTM E288 – 10 (2017) - Standard Specification for Laboratory Glass Volumetric Flasks
ASTM E708 – 79 (2017) - Standard Specification for Waste Glass as a Raw Material for the Manufacture of Glass Containers
ASTM E787 - 81(2017) - Standard Specification for Disposable Glass Micro Blood Collection Pipets
ASTM E: 714 – 2015 - Standard specification for disposable glass serological pipets
ASTM E: 824 – 2015 - Standard practice for specimen preparation for determination of linear thermal expansion of vitreous glass enamels and glass enamel frits by the dilatometer method
ASTM E: 890 – 2015 Standard specification for disposable glass culture tubes ASTM E: 923 – 2013 - Standard specification for glass Westergren tube, reusable ASTM E: 960 – 2013 - Standard specification for laboratory glass beakers
ASTM E: 982 – 2015 - Standard specification for laboratory glass test tubes
ASTM E: 1047 – 2015 - Standard specification for blood sedimentation tube, Wintrobe, glass, disposable
ASTM E: 1094 – 2015 - Standard specification for pharmaceutical glass graduates
ASTM E: 1214 E1 – 2015 - Standard test method for sieve analysis of glass spheres
ASTM E: 1356 – 2014 - Standard test method for assignment of the glass transition temperatures by differential scanning calorimetry
ASTM E: 1403 – 97 2013 - Standard specification for laboratory glass boiling flasks
ASTM E: 1404 – 94 2013 - Standard specification for laboratory glass conical flasks
ASTM F: 2179 - 2014 – Annealed soda-lime-silicate glass containers that are produced for use as candle containers
ASTM F2980 – 13 2017 - Standard Test Method for Analysis of Heavy Metals in Glass by Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)
ASTM C1606 - 10(2018). -Standard Test Method for Sampling Protocol for TCLP Testing of Container Glassware.
ASTM C735 - 04(2019). -Standard Test Method for Acid Resistance of Ceramic Decorations on Returnable Beer and Beverage Glass Containers.
German Standards – DIN
German standards can be purchased directly from: http://www.beuth.de
DIN 168: 1998 - Glass container knuckle thread finishes
DIN 202: 1999 – Screw threads – general plan
DIN 1259: 2001 - Glass - Part 1: Terminology for glass types and groups
DIN 6094: 1998 - Means of packaging - finishes for wide-mouthed glass containers - part 10: beaded edge finishes
DIN 6106: 2011 Packaging - glass containers - side and base bosses
[Note] This document specifies designs of base and side bosses for alignment of glass containers. These designs are attuned to locking rams employed in practice. The document is based on standard sheet T 113 of the Bundesverband Glasindustrie e. V.
DIN 6121: 2008 Marking of measuring containers
DIN 6647: 2003 Means of packaging
Part 3: Allowable operating pressure up to 3 bar, nominal volume greater 100 litres
DIN 12480: 2009 - Laboratory glassware - three-neck bottles - Woulff bottles
DIN 12594: 1998 - Laboratory glassware - ground joint parts
DIN 51222: 2017– Pendulum impact testing machines with a rated initial potential energy of 50j or less – requirements and verification
DIN 52320: 1981 (part 1) – Internal pressure test on hollow glassware, especially glass containers – inspection by attributes Replaced by DIN EN ISO 7458: 2004
DIN 52320: 1981 (part 2) – Internal pressure test on hollow glassware, especially glass containers – inspection by variables Replaced by DIN EN ISO 7458: 2004
DIN 52346: 1982 - Thrust load test on containers Replaced by DIN EN ISO 8113: 2004
DIN 55525: 1988 - Preferred threads, for plastic and glass containers with unified screw cap; buttress thread; dimensions