British Standards Online

British Standards Online is available from any Cornwall Council public library and to registered members at home.

Home computer users

Go to British Standards via the library catalogue

You will first need to login to your library account page on the online library catalogue using your library membership card number. Once logged in, you will see a link to British Standards on the left of your personal account page.

Content

• The full text of nearly all current and draft standards (for technical and copyright reasons, a small number of standards are not available)
• Includes codes of practice and withdrawn standards
• Each standard fully cross-referenced to other relevant standards or to standards which either wholly or partially replace it
• Search by standard number, title, keyword and date of publication

Printing and downloading

There are strict copyright regulations governing the use of British Standards. Library computer users may print no more than 10% of an individual standard and only for personal, non-commercial use.

Home computer users are not permitted to print or download the standards which are only available to view on your computer screen. Please note that any attempt to download or print standards may result in the withdrawal of this service.