BS 1421:1995

This standard BS 1421:1995 Specification for picks, beater picks and mattocks is classified in these ICS categories:

• 53.120 Equipment for manual handling

This British Standard specifies the quality, dimensions and mass, together with the dimensions of shafts where appropriate, for the following types of picks:

1. navvy pick;
2. beater pick;
3. mattock;
4. miner’s pick;
5. ACME pick.