J BS 3087 : Part 6: 1986 j ISO 5746-1982 (© Beiseh Standore ination. No part of tis publcation may be photocopied or otherwise roproduced without the prior permision in writing of BSI British Standard Pliers and nippers Part 6. Specification for dimensions of engineer's and lineman’s pliers Pinces et tenailles Partie 6. Dimensions des pinces universelles et des pinces ‘lineman's’ — Spécifications Zangen Teil 6. Kombinationszangen; Make British Standards InstitutionBS 3087 : Part 6 : 1986 Contents Page National foreword Inside front cover, Committees responsible Back cover Specification 1. Scope and field of application 1 2. References 1 3. Engineer's pliers 2 4. Lineman’s pliers 3 National foreword ‘This Part of BS 3087, which has been prepared under the direction of the Machine, Engineers and Hand Tools Standards Committee, is identical with ISO 8746-1982 ‘Pliers and nippers — Engineer's and lineman’s pliers ~ Dimensions’, published by the International Organization for Standardization (180). ‘As work continues in 1SO the number of tools covered by this standard will increase. BS 3087 : Part 10 contains those tools in BS 3087 : 1959 that were not standardized by ISO because their style and application were exclusive to the UK, This Part of BS 3087 partially supersedes BS 3087 : 1959, which will be withdrawn on completion of the publication of all ten Parts of this revision. ‘Terminology and conventions. The text of the International standard has been approved as suitable for publication as a British Standard without deviation. Some terminology and certain conventions are not identical with those used in British Standards; attention is drawn especially to the following, ‘The comma has been used as a decimal marke 1s the decimal marker. ‘Wherever the words ‘International Standard’ appear, referring to this standard, they should be read as ‘Part of BS 3087". Cross-references In British Standards itis current practice to use a full point on the baseline International standard Corresponding British Standard BS 3087 Pliers, pincers and nippers Iso 5743-1982 Part 3 : 1986 General technical requirements (Identical) 180 5744-1983 Part 4 : 1986 Methods of test (Technically equivalent) NOTE. In line? of clause 4, ‘manufactuer's! should be read as ‘manufacturers Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.BS 3087 : Part 6 : 1986 British Standard Pliers and nippers Part 6. Specification for dimensions of engineer's and lineman’s pliers 1 Scope and field of application ‘This International Standard lays down the principal dimonsions of engineer's and lineman’s pliers and specifi the test values for the pliers in order to verify their aptitude to function in conformity with ISO 5744, General technical requirements are given in ISO 5743. ‘The figures in this Intemational Standard are only examples and are not intended to affect the manufacturer's design, 2. References 1S0 5743, Pliers and nippers — General technical requirements. 1S0 6744, Pliers and nippers — Methods of test.