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KEBS Sets New Guidelines for Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Structures
Nairobi, 11th December 2020 … In a move to enhance safety in housing and construction, the Kenya Bureau
of Standards (KEBS) has published ten (10) new standards for industry adoption.
The new guidelines provide a framework and general principles for maintenance and repair of existing concrete
structures, construction requirements for sludge treatment and storage facilities in wastewater treatment plants and
precast concrete channels, edgings, and quadrants.
“Housing and construction is one of the pillars of the National Big Four Agenda and very crucial in the country’s
economic, social, and civic development. It is paramount to uphold standards to ensure the growth and sustainability
of the housing sector and boost the Kenyan economy,” says Lt Col (Rtd.) Bernard Njiraini, Managing Director, KEBS.
Wastewater treatment plants standards regulate the design principles and specifies the construction requirements for
sludge treatment and storage facilities in wastewater treatment plants. They also specify data, which is necessary for
the planning, design, bidding, performance guarantees, construction, start-up and compliance testing of a wastewater
treatment plant or parts of it.
Maintenance and repair of concrete structures standards provide the framework and general principles for maintenance
and repair of all kinds of existing concrete structures e.g. un-reinforced and reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete
and steel-concrete composite structures, or their structural members. They also provide the basic concept of repair
and preventions carried out to restore structural performance of existing structures, describe general requirements and
procedures for the assessment of concrete structures and specify how execution and maintenance shall be carried
out.
KS 829:2020 Kenya Standard — Precast concrete channels, edgings, and quadrants — Specification, Second
Edition, takes into consideration advancement in technology in the production of precast concrete channels, edgings,
and quadrants in terms of dimensional requirement.

“Products intended for use in construction works must be assessed to ensure they conform with the requirements laid
down in the approved standards. Construction products concerned must therefore be accompanied with proof of
conformity such as certificates and test reports,” he adds.
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Notes to the Editor

To access a full list of the Standards approved or confirmed by the National Standards Council in November 2020,
please visit KEBS website www.kebs.org under: what we do < Standards development.>SAC approved standards or
using the link https://kebs.org/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=62:year-2020&Itemid=134

A summary of all Published Kenya Standards can be accessed on KEBS website www.kebs.org under: online
services or using the link http://onlinecatalogue.kebs.org.

To access and purchase these Kenya Standards, please visit the KEBS webstore on KEBS website www.kebs.org
under online services or through the following link https://webstore.kebs.org. During the COVID-19 pandemic, KEBS
is offering free access to selected Standards to interested parties, stakeholders, manufacturers and the public, for a
limited access on KEBS Webstore, https://webstore.kebs.org then by clicking on PPEs Free Standards.
SUMMARY OF APPROVED STANDARDS
ENGINEERING DIVISION
1. KS ISO 16311-1:2014 Kenya Standard — Maintenance and repair of concrete structures — Part 1: General
principles, First Edition
2. KS ISO 16311-2:2014 Kenya Standard — Maintenance and repair of concrete structures — Part 2:
Assessment of existing concrete structures, First Edition
3. KS ISO 16311-3:2015 Kenya Standard — Maintenance and repair of concrete structures — Part 3: Design of
repairs and prevention, First Edition
4. KS ISO 16311-4:2016 Kenya Standard — Maintenance and repair of concrete structures — Part 4: Execution
of repairs and prevention, First Edition
5. KS 829:2020 Kenya Standard — Precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants — Specification, Second
Edition
6. KS 2767-8:2020 Kenya Standard — Wastewater treatment plants — Part 8: Sludge Treatment and storage,
First Edition
7. KS 2767-11:2020 Kenya Standard — Wastewater treatment plants — Part 11: General data required, First
Edition

About KEBS

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is a statutory body established under the Standards Act (CAP 496) of the laws of
Kenya and is a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). KEBS’ mandate is to provide
standardization and conformity assessment services

For more information please contact: KEBS Corporate Communications on Tel: 0206948000 | Toll-Free Line 1545 |
email: communications@kebs.org