BS 3388:2004
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Forks, shovels and spades. Requirements and test methods
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2004 | 68 |
This British Standard specifies the dimensions, materials, construction, finish and testing for a range of garden, agricultural and contractors’ tools.
NOTE Guidance on the safe use of tools is also given in Annex B.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH STANDARD |
| 2 | Committees responsible for this British Standard |
| 3 | Contents |
| 7 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Nomenclature and classification 3.1 For the purposes of this British Standard, the nomenclature given in 3.2 Tools shall be classified according to their usage as a result of testing in accordance with 4 Types and dimensions |
| 8 | 5 Materials 5.1 General 5.2 Forged forks, shovels and spades Table 1 – Component analysis of steel for prongs and blades of forged tools 5.3 Open-socket or fabricated tools 5.4 Straps and sockets 5.5 Rivets/fasteners 5.6 Handles 6 Heat treatment and hardness |
| 9 | 7 Construction 7.1 Fully forged tools 7.2 Part forged tools 7.3 Fabricated tools 7.4 Open-socket tools 8 Finish 8.1 When inspected visually, the prongs or blades of tools shall be free from scale, cracks and d… 8.2 All sockets and straps shall be smooth (i.e. have a surface that is even and regular, free fr… 8.3 Handles shall be in alignment with the shoulders of the prongs or blades (see 8.4 The blades of all spades shall have a sharp working edge. Handles shall have a smooth finish … 8.5 All metal surfaces shall be finished with one of the following methods: 9 Testing 9.1 Mechanical testing 9.2 Individual tine testing for forks designed for digging |
| 10 | 9.3 Tine or prong squeeze testing 10 Marking 10.1 All forks, shovels and spades shall either be legibly and permanently marked on the metal po… 10.2 Light duty tools shall be marked with the words “light duty”. 10.3 Tools which are marked on the prong or blade shall be marked not more than 50�mm from the sh… 11 User information |
| 11 | Figure 1 – Nomenclature for forks |
| 12 | Figure 2 – Nomenclature for typical shovels and spades |
| 13 | Figure 3 – Example of a test rig for forks |
| 14 | Figure 4 – Example of a test rig for shovels and spades |
| 15 | Figure 5 – Light duty garden fork |
| 16 | Figure 6 – Light duty square-mouth (open-socket) shovel |
| 17 | Figure 7 – Light duty garden space (open-socket or fabricated with or without treads) |
| 18 | Figure 8 – Standard garden border fork |
| 19 | Figure 9 – Standard garden fork |
| 20 | Figure 10 – Standard garden border spade |
| 21 | Figure 11 – Standard garden digging spade |
| 22 | Figure 12 – 4 prong oval prong agricultural manure fork |
| 23 | Figure 13 – Agricultural spading or potato fork ribbed back |
| 24 | Figure 14 – Professional agricultural and contractors’ trenching or plantation fork |
| 25 | Figure 15 – Professional agricultural and contractors’ ballast and tarmacadam fork |
| 26 | Figure 16 – Professional agricultural and contractors’ Coke fork (12-prong) |
| 27 | Figure 17 – Strapped general service forged shovel |
| 28 | Figure 18 – General service (open-socket) shovel |
| 29 | Figure 19 – General service lightweight infantry shovel (open-socket) |
| 30 | Figure 20 – Contractor’s round mouth forged shovel |
| 31 | Figure 21 – Contractors’ round mouth (open-socket) shovel |
| 32 | Figure 22 – Contractors’ round mouth West Country (open-socket) shovel |
| 33 | Figure 23 – Contractors’ round mouth Irish (open-socket) shovel |
| 34 | Figure 24 – Contractors’ round mouth miners’ pit pan shovel (open-socket) |
| 35 | Figure 25 – Contractors’ round mouth (open-socket) miners’ shovel (American pattern) |
| 36 | Figure 26 – Contractors’ square mouth forged shovel |
| 37 | Figure 27 – Contractors’ square mouth (open-socket) shovel |
| 38 | Figure 28 – Contractors’ taper mouth forged shovel |
| 39 | Figure 29 – Contractors’ forged lip-top spade |
| 40 | Figure 30 – Contractors’ all steel draining spade |
| 41 | Figure 31 – Contractors’ forged draining tool (Newcastle pattern) |
| 42 | Figure 32 – Contractors’ forged grafting spade |
| 43 | Figure 33 – Contractors’ forged trenching spade |
| 44 | Figure 34 – Contractors’ forged cable-laying spade |
| 45 | Figure 35 – Agricultural forged ditching or rabbiting spade |
| 46 | Figure 36 – Agricultural forged tree planting or poachers’ spade |
| 47 | Figure 37 – Example of a shaped crutch tee hilt Figure 38 – Example of a barrel tee hilt Figure 39 – Example of a plastics tee hilt |
| 48 | Figure 40 – Example of a plastics Y-dee hilt Figure 41 – Example of a metal Y-dee hilt |
| 49 | Figure 42 – Examples of wooden Y-dee hilts Figure 43 – Method of fixing a shaped crutch tee hilt rectangular tenon (tenon part-way and fixed with waterp… |
| 50 | Figure 44 – Methods of fixing a barrel tee hilt |
| 51 | Figure 45 – Box dee hilt |
| 52 | Figure 46 – Typical bevel top sockets Figure 47 – Typical lip-top sockets |
| 53 | Figure 48 – Typical square-top sockets |
| 54 | Figure 49 – Examples of shaft ends for fitting into various sockets |
| 55 | Figure 50 – Examples of grips for long knob handles Figure 51 – Example of a strapped fork |
| 56 | Figure 52 – Example of a tanged strap and ferrule assembly Figure 53 – Example of a solid socket fork |
| 57 | Figure 54 – Example of square-section prongs Figure 55 – Example of diamond-section prongs |
| 58 | Figure 56 – Example of a strapped shovel or spade Figure 57 – Example of a clip on tread Figure 58 – Example of a welded tread |
| 59 | Figure 59 – Example of turned-back rolled shoulders Figure 60 – Example of a welded-on round bar tread Figure 61 – Example of a turned-back tread |
| 60 | Figure 62 – Example of a turned-forward tread |
| 61 | Annex A (normative) Testing of tools A.1 Mechanical test A.1.1 Principle A.2 Individual tine test for forks designed for digging A.2.1 Principle A.2.2 Apparatus A.2.3 Procedure |
| 62 | A.3 Tine or prong squeeze test A.3.1 Principle A.3.2 Procedure |
| 63 | Table A.1 – Test loads for mechanical testing (forks, shovels and spades) and individual tine testing (diggin… Annex B (informative) Guidance on safe use of tools |
| 64 | B.1 Forks B.2 Shovels and spades B.3 Designed uses of the tools B.3.1 General B.3.2 Light duty garden fork ( B.3.3 Light duty garden spade ( B.3.4 Standard garden border fork ( B.3.5 Standard garden digging fork ( B.3.6 Standard garden border spade ( B.3.7 Standard garden digging spade ( B.3.8 4 prong oval prong agricultural manure fork ( B.3.9 Professional agricultural and contractors’ trenching or plantation fork ( B.3.10 Professional agricultural and contractors’ ballast and tarmacadam fork ( B.3.11 Professional agricultural and contractors’ coke fork (12 prong) ( |
| 65 | B.3.12 Strapped general service forged shovel ( B.3.13 General service (open-socket) shovel ( B.3.14 Contractors’ round mouth forged shovel ( B.3.15 Contractors’ round mouth (open-socket) shovel ( B.3.16 Contractors’ square mouth forged shovel ( B.3.17 Contractors’ square mouth (open-socket) shovel ( B.3.18 Contractors’ taper mouth forged shovel ( B.3.19 Contractors’ draining spades ( B.3.20 Contractors’ forged grafting spade ( B.3.21 Contractors’ forged trenching spade ( |
| 66 | Annex C (informative) Recommendations for storing products with wooden handles |
