BS 3247:2011+A1:2016

BS 3247:2011+A1:2016 specifies the essential properties of salt for spreading on highways for winter maintenance and includes tests for some of these properties.

Marking requirements are also specified.

The types of salt which are used for winter road maintenance are described in Annex A. Some important considerations affecting the grade of salt to be chosen for particular purposes are given in Annex B. Information on how salt works as a de-icing agent is included in Annex C.


Cross References:
BS 410-1
BS 5898:1980
BS EN ISO 10012
BS EN 932-1:1997
BS EN 933-1:1997
BS 1622
BS 7319-1
BS 7319-2


Incorporates the following:
Corrigendum, July 2013. Amendment, October 2016. Amends and replaces BS 3247:2011