BS 5915:1980

This standard BS 5915:1980 Specification for equipment for minehead assay and sorting radioactive ores in containers is classified in these ICS categories:

• 73.020 Mining and quarrying
• 13.300 Protection against dangerous goods

This standard is applicable to equipment for grading and sorting radioactive ores in containers at minehead and in open-cast workings, described in Clauses 3 and 4.

Specifies the mandatory requirements for equipment used for grading and sorting radioactive ores in containers at minehead and in open-cast working. Lists the characteristics that the manufacturer shall specify in the instruction manual supplied with each apparatus.