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ICS 91.090
SANS 301-12:2004
ISBN 0-626-15809-5 Edition 1

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

Fences

Part 12: Specification for steel palisade fences

This national standard is the identical implementation of BS 1722-12:1999 incorporating

amendment No. 1 and is adopted with the permission of British Standards Publishing Ltd.

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SANS 301-12:2004
Edition 1

Table of changes
Change No. Date Scope
BS amdt No. 1 2003 Amended to change various requirements and to add new
(13999) requirements.

Abstract
Specifies requirements for steel palisade fences and gates of corrugated and angle pales for
heights up to 2,4 m for general purposes and of corrugated pales for heights of 3,0 m and 3,6 m, all
with posts at 2,75 m centers for security purposes.

Keywords
barriers, bend testing, bolts, concrete, conformity tests, corrugated, erecting (construction
operation), fences, foundations, gates, hinges, holes, installation, length, load capacity, locks,
mechanical testing, nuts, performance, rails, size, steels, strength of materials, supports, tensile
testing, test specimens, washers, width.

National foreword
This South African standard was approved by National Committee StanSA SC 5120.20E,
Engineering materials – Ferrous metals, in accordance with procedures of Standards South Africa,
in compliance with annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement.
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BRITISH STANDARD BS 1722-12: 1999

Incorporating
Amendment No.1

Fences —
Part 12: Specification for steel palisade
fences

ICS 91.090

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Committees responsible for this

British Standard
The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical
Committee B/201, Fences and gates, upon which the following bodies were
represented:
Association of Security Consultants
British Precast Concrete Federation Ltd.
Countryside Commission
County Surveyors’ Society
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
(Building Research Establishment)
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Highways
Agency)
European Fencing Industry Association
Fencing Contractors’ Association
Forestry Commission
National Farmers’ Union
National Fencing Training Authority
Open Spaces Society
Security Facilities Executive
Timber Trade Federation
UK Steel Association
United Kingdom Forest Products Association

The following bodies were also represented in the drafting of the standard,
through subcommittees and panels:

Cold-rolled Sections Association

National Association of Steel Stockholders
National Council of Building Material Producers
This British Standard, having
been prepared under the
direction of the Sector
Committee for Building and
Civil Engineering, was
published under the authority
of the Standards Committee
and comes into effect on
15 April 1999

© BSI 12 February 2003

First published June 1979

Second edition July 1990 Amendments issued since publication
Third edition April 1999
Amd. No. Date Comments
The following BSI references
relate to the work on this 13999 12 February 2003 See foreword
standard:
Committee reference B/201
Draft for comment 97/104893 DC

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Contents

Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Normative references 1
3 Dimensional and general characteristics 2
4 Materials 6
5 Construction 7
6 Additional security 9
7 Construction of gates 10
8 Installation 11
9 Statement of conformity 15
Annex A (normative) Method for the determination of characteristic
flexural strength of pales 16
Annex B (normative) Method of determination of tensile strength of
cold swaged pin and collar fixings 18
Annex C (normative) Method of determination of the strength of the pale
to fence rail fastening assembly 20
Annex D (informative) Specifying a steel palisade fence 22
Figure 1 — Corrugated pale top shapes 8
Figure 2 — Angle pale top shapes 8
Figure 3 — Examples of gate components 13
Figure A.1 — Arrangement of loading test specimen 16
Figure B.1 — Push-out test arrangement 19
Figure B.2 — Pull-out test arrangement 19
Figure C.1 — Pale fixing test arrangement 22
Figure D.1 — Typical arrangement for an SP fence 24
Table 1 — Basic dimensions for GP fences with posts at 2.75 m centres 3
Table 2 — Basic dimensions for SP fences with posts at 2.75 m centres 3
Table 3 — RHS frame sizes for individual gate leaf widths (pairs or singles) 4
Table 4 — Size of steel posts in RSJ, UB or UC for individual gate leaf
widths (pairs or singles) 4
Table 5 — Sizes of steel posts in RHS for individual gate widths (pairs or
singles) 5
Table 6 — Typical profile and nominal thickness of pales which have been
found satisfactory 6
Table 7 — Minimum requirements for fittings for gates 11
Table 8 — Minimum dimensions for gate fittings 12
Table 9 — Holes for fence post foundations 12

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