LIST OF SELECT INDIAN STANDARDS ON SAFETY & HEALTH

GENERAL

IS 3646 : 1922 Part 1 Code of practice for interior illumination General Requirements

and recommendations for welding interiors
IS 3646 : 1968 Part 3 Code of practice for interior illumination – Calculation of
coefficients of utilization by the BZ method.
IS 3786 : 1983 Methods for computation of frequency and severity rates for
industrial injuries and classification of industrial accidents.
IS 5182  : Part 1 to 21 Methods for measurement of Air Pollution
IS 8095 : 1976 Specification for Accident Prevention Tags
IS 8990 : 1978 Code of practice for maintenance and care of industrial safety
clothing.
IS 9457 : 1980 Safety colours and safety signs
IS 11972 : 1987 Code of practice for safety precautions to be taken when entering a
sewerage system.
IS 14489 : 1998 Code of practice on occupational safety and health audit.
IS 14624 : 1998 Safety of laser products :
Part 2 Safety of optical fiber communication system
IS 15296 : 2003 Industrial Automation systems – Safety of Integrated
Manufacturing Systems –Basic Requirements
IS 15551 : 2003 Quality Management Systems – Guidelines for Process
Improvements in Health Service Organisations
IS 18001 : 2000 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems –
Specification with Guidance for use
SP 53 : 1992 Hand operated hand tools – Safety code for the use, care and
protection
IS/ISO/IEC : GUIDE51 Guidelines for the inclusion of safety aspects in Standards 1990

Machinery / Operations

IS 659 : 1964 Safety Code for air conditioning (revised)

IS 818 : 1968 Code of practice for Safety and Health Requirements in electric
and gas welding and cutting operations.
IS 1991 : 1988 Part 4 Safety requirements for the use, care and protection
of abrasivegrinding wheels: Safety guards.

IS 2825 : 1969 Code of unfired pressure vessels

IS 3233 : 1965 Glossary of terms for safety and relief valves and their parts
IS 3483 : 1965 Code of practice for noise reduction in industrial buildings
IS 5903 : 1970 Recommendations for safety devices for gas cylinders.
IS 6044 : 2000 Part 1 Code of Practice for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Storage Installations
– Part 1 : Commercial and Industrial Cylinder Installations

IS 7155 : Part 1 to 8 Code of recommended practice for conveyor safety

IS 7194 : 1994 Assessment of Noise Exposure during work for hearing
conservation purpose
IS 8089 : 1976 Code of safe practice for layout of outside facilities in an industrial
plant
IS 8091 : 1976 Code of safe practice for industrial plant layout
IS 8216 : 1976 Guide for inspect ion of lift wire ropes
IS 8235 : 1976 Guide for safety procedures in hand operated hand tools
IS 8324 : 1988 Code of practice for safe use and maintenance on non-calibrated
round steel link lifting chains and chin slings
IS 8433 : 1984 Code of safe practice for visual inspection of dissolved acetylene
gas cylinders
IS 9020 : 2002 Power Threshers – Safety Requirements
IS 9474 : 1980 Specification for principles of mechanical guarding of machinery
IS 10553 : 1983 Part 1 Requirements for chlorination equipment : General guidelines for
chlorination plants including handling, storage and safety of
chlorine cylinders and drums
IS 10224 : 1982 Ergonomic principles in the design of work systems
IS 11006 : 1984 Specification for flash back arrestor (flame arrestor)
IS 11016 : 1984 General safety requirements for machine tools and their operation.

IS 11461 : 1985 Code of practice for compressor safety

IS 12735 : 1994 Wire rope slings – safety criteria and inspection procedures for use

IS 13367 : 1992 Part 1 Safe use of cranes – code of practice - General

IS 13583 : 1993 Part 1 Cranes – Training of drivers : General
IS 14817 : 2004 Part 2 Mechanical Vibration – Evaluation of machine vibration by
measurements on non-rotating parts – large land – based steam
turbine generator sets in excess of 50 MW
IS 14817 : 2004 Part 4 Mechanical Vibration – Evaluation of machine vibration by
measurements on non-rotating parts – Gas Turbines driven sets
excluding aircraft derivatives.

Electrical and Electronics

IS 818 : 1968 Code of practice for Safety and Health Requirements in electric and
gas welding and cutting operations.
IS 2148 : 2004 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmosphere – flameproof
enclosures “d”
IS 2309 : 1989 Code of practice for the protection of buildings and allied
structures against lightning.
IS 3043 : 1987 Code of practice for earthing.
IS 4691 : 1985 Degrees of protection provided by enclosure for rotating electrical
machinery.
IS 5216 : 1982 Part I Recommendations on safety procedures and practices in electrical
work - General
IS 5216 : 1982 Part II Recommendation on safety procedures and practices in electrical
work – Life Saving Techniques
IS 5424 : 1969 Specification for rubber mats for electrical purpose
IS 5571 : 2000 Guide for selection of electrical equipment for hazardous areas.
IS 5572 : 1994 Classification of hazardous areas (other than mines) having
flammable gases and vapours for electrical installation.
IS 5780 : 2002 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres – Intrinsic
safety “i” - specification
IS 6381 : 2004 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres – Increased
safety “e”
IS 6539 : 1972 Specification for intrinsically safe magneto telephones fo ruse in
hazardous atmospheres
IS 7577 : 1986 Specification for Gas testing flame safety lamps
IS 7724 : 1975 Specification for sand filled protection of electrical equipment for
use in explosive atmospheres
IS 7689 : 1989 Guide for the control of undesirable static electricity
IS 7820 : 2004 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres – method of test
for ignition temperature
IS 8239 : 1976 Classification of maximum surface temperatures of electrical
equipment for use in explosive atmospheres
IS 8607 : 1983 Part 5 General and safety requirements for electrical equipment used in
medical practice – protection against explosion hazards.
IS 8923 : 1978 Warning symbol for dangerous voltages
IS 8945 : 1987 Electrical measuring instruments for explosive gas atmospheres
IS 9249 : 1979 Part 1 Safety requirements for indicating and recording electrical
measuring instruments and their accessories: common safety
requirements for instruments.
IS 9249 : 1982 Part 2 Safety requirements for indicating and recording electrical
measuring instruments and their accessories: safety requirements
for instruments using a mains supply.
IS 9835 : 2001 Series Capacitors for power systems – General performance, testing
and rating – safety requirements – guide for installation.
IS 11000 : 1988 Part 1 Fire hazard testing : Guidance for the preparation of requirements
and test specifications for assessing fire hazard of electronic and
electrical items, Sec 1 – General guidance
IS 11005 : 1984 Dust tight ignition proof enclosures of electrical equipment
IS 11713 : 1986 Part 1 Guide for physical planning of computer complexes :- Layouts
IS 11743 : 1986 Guide on human safety in design, manufacture, use and
 maintenance of electronic equipment
IS 12459 : 1988 Code of practice for fire safety in cable runs
IS 13925 : 1998 Part 1 Shunt capacitors for ac power systems having a rated voltage
above 1000 V – general performance, testing and rating safety
requirements – guide for installation and operation.
IS 13947:Part 5: Sec 2 Low voltage switch gear and control gear – specification – control
circuit 2004 devices and switching elements – section 2 : Proximity
switches
IS 14231 : 1995 Part 1 Cabled distribution systems for television and sound signals –
specification – safety requirements
IS 14989:2001 Recommended practices for Seismic qualification of electrical
equipment of the safety system for nuclear generating stations
IS 15111 : 2002 Part 1 Self-Ballasted Lamps for general lighting services – safety
requirements
IS 15451 : 2004 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres – encapsulation
“m”

Transportation

IS 4357 : 1974 Methods for stability testing of forklift trucks

IS 6305 : 1980 Part 1 & 2 Safety code for powered industrial trucks
IS 7155 Code of recommended practice for conveyor
Part 1 to 8 Safety
IS 7631 : 1993 Pallets stackers and high lift platform trucks – Method of stability
tests
IS 7862 : 1975 Glossary of terms relating to safety aspects concerning operating
areas of industrial trucks.
IS  9618 : 1980 Specification for road tankers for Liquefied Petroleum Gas
IS 10311 : 1982 General requirements of powered platform trucks and their
acceptance criteria
IS 10312 : 1982 Safety code for powered tow trucks
IS 12009 : 1995 Automotive vehicle – safety requirements for side door of
passenger cars – recommendations
IS 12056 : 1987 Recommendations for safety requirements for fuel tank assembly
of automotive vehicles.
IS 13944 : 1994 Automotive vehicles – window retention and release systems for
buses - safety requirements
IS 13971 : 1994 Part 1 Rough terrain fork lift trucks – Code of practice for safety –
application, operation and maintenance
IS 13971 : 1994 Part 2 Rough terrain fork lift trucks – Code of practice for safety – general
requirements
IS 14283 : 1995 Automotive vehicles – accelerator control systems - safety
requirements
IS 14665 : 2000 Part 1 Electric traction lifts – guidelines for outline dimensions of
passenger, goods, service and hospital lifts.
IS 15139 : 2002 Automotive vehicles – safety belt anchorages – specification
IS 15140 : 2003 Automotive vehicles – safety belt assembly – specification

Civil Engineering Construction

IS 875 : 1987 Part 1 Code of practice for design loads (other than earthquake) for
buildings and structures dead loads – unit weights of building
material and stored materials (incorporating IS 1911 : 1967)
IS 1905 : 1987 Code of practice for structural use of unreinforced masonry
IS 2750 : 1964 Specification for steel scaffoldings
IS 3696 : 1991 Part 2 Scaffolds and Ladders – Code of Safety – Ladders
IS 3764 : 1992 Code of safety for excavation work
IS 4014 : 1967 Part 2 Code of practice for steel tubular scaffolding – safety regulations
for scaffolding
IS 4081 : 1986 Safety code for blasting and related drilling operations
IS 4082 : 1996 Recommendations on stacking and storage of construction
materials and components at site.
IS 4130 : 1991 Safety code for demolition of buildings
IS 4138 : 1977 Safety code for working in compressed air
IS 4756 : 1978 Safety code for tunnelling work
IS 4912 : 1978 Safety requirements for floor and wall openings, railings and toe
boards
IS 5121 : 1969 Safety code for piling and other deep foundations
IS 5916 : 1970 Safety code for construction involving use of hot bituminous
materials
IS 6609 : 1972 Part 5 Methods of test for commercial blasting explosives and
accessories : Part V Safety fuses
IS 6922 : 1973 Criteria for safety and design of structures subject to underground
blasts
IS 7205 : 1974 Safety code for erection of structural steel work
IS 7293 : 1974 Safety code for working with construction machinery
IS 7323 : 1994 Operation of reservoirs – Guidelines
IS 7969 : 1975 Safety code for handling and storage of building materials.
IS 8989 : 1978 Safety code for erection of concrete framed structures
IS 9706 : 1997 Aerial ropeways for transport of material – code of practice for
design and construction
IS 9759 : 1981 Guidelines for de-watering during construction.
IS 9944 : 1992 Natural and manmade fibre rope slings – Recommendations on
safe working loads
IS 10291 : 1982 Safety code for dress divers in civil engineering works
IS 10386 : 1992 Part 4 Construction, operation and maintenance of river valley projects –
safety code –
Part 4: Handling, storage and transportation of explosives
IS 10386 : 1993 Part 7 Safety code for Construction, operation and maintenance of river
valley projects – Fire safety aspects
IS 10386 : 1983 Part 10 Safety code for Construction, operation and maintenance of river
valley projects – Storage, handling, detection and safety measures
for gases, chemicals and flammable liquids
IS 11972 : 1987 Code of practice for safety precautions to be taken when entering a
sewerage system
IS 13063 : 1991 Code of practice for structural safety of buildings on shallow
foundations on rocks
IS 13415 : 1992 Protective barriers in and around buildings – Code of safety
IS 13416 : 1992 Part 1 Recommendations for preventive measures against hazards at
work places – Falling material hazards prevention
IS 13430 : 1992 Code of practice for safety during additional construction and
alteration to existing buildings
IS 14734 : 1999 Balancing machines – enclosures and other safety measures
SP 70 : 2001 Hand book on construction safety practices

Chemicals and other hazardous materials

IS 1260 : 1973 Part 1 Pictorial marking for handling and labelling of goods – Dangerous
goods
IS 1446 : 2002 Classification of dangerous goods
IS 2379 : 1990 Colour code for identification of pipe lines
IS 4015 : 1998 Guide for handling cases of pesticide poisoning
IS 4155 : 1966 Glossary of terms relating to chemical and radiation hazards and
hazardous chemicals
IS 4209 : 1987 Code of safety in chemical laboratories
IS 11451 : 1986 Recommendations for safety and health requirements relating to
occupational exposure to asbestos
IS 11457 : 1985 Part 1 Code of practice for fire safety of chemical industries : Rubber and
plastic

Fire Protection

IS 1641 : 1988 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general) : General
principles of fire grading and classification
IS 1642 : 1989 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general) : Details of
construction
IS 1643 : 1988 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general) : Exposure
 hazard
IS 1644 : 1988 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general) : Exit
requirements and personal hazard
IS 1645 : 1960 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings
IS 1646 : 1997 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general) : Electrical
installations
IS 1647 : 1960 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings
IS 1648 : 1961 Code of practice for fire safety of buildings (general) : Firefighting
equipment and its maintenance
IS 2189 : 1999 Selection, installation and maintenance of automatic fire detection
and alarm system code of practice
IS 2190 : 1992 Selection, installation and maintenance of first aid fire
extinguishers - code of practice
IS 2406 : 1963 Code of practice for fire safety of non-industrial buildings
IS 2726 : 1988 Code of practice for fire safety of industrial buildings : Cotton
ginning and pressing (including cotton seed de-lintering) factories
IS 3016 : 1982 Code of practice for fire precautions in welding and cutting
operations
IS 3034 : 1993 Fire safety of industrial buildings: electrical generating and
distributing stations – code of practice
IS 3594 : 1991 Code of practice for fire safety of non-industrial buildings : General
storage and ware housing including cold storage
IS 5896 : 1970 Part 1 Code of practice for selection, operation and maintenance of special
firefighting appliance – combined foam and co crash tender

IS 6382 : 1984 Code of practice for design and installation of fixed carbon di oxide
fire extinguishing system.
IS 8757 : 1999 Glossary of terms associated with fire safety
IS 9668 : 1990 Code of practice for provision and maintenance of water supplies
and fire fighting
IS 11460 : 1985 Code of practice for fire safety of libraries and archives
IS 12456 : 1988 Code of practice for fire protection of electronic data processing
installation
IS 13716 : 1993 Code of practice for fire safety of hotels
IS 14435 : 1997 Code of practice for fire safety in educational institutions.
IS 14850 : 2000 Fire safety of museums – code of practice
IS 15394 : 2003 Fire safety in petroleum refineries and fertilizer plants – code of
practice

Personal Protection

Body
IS 3521 : 1999 Industrial safety belts and harnesses – Specification
IS 4501 : 1981 Specification for aprons, rubberized, acid and alkali resistant
IS 6153 : 1971 Specification for protective leather clothing
IS 7352 : 1974 Specification for X-ray lead rubber protective aprons
IS 8519 : 1977 Guide for selection of industrial safety equipment for body
protection
IS 8990 : 1978 Code of practice for maintenance and care of industrial safety
clothing

Ears

IS 6229 : 1980 Method for measurement of real ear protection of hearing

protectors and physical attenuation of ear muffs
IS 8520 : 1977 Guide for selection of industrial safety equipment for eye, face and
ear protection
IS 9167 : 1979 Specification for ear protectors

Eye and Face

IS 1179 : 1967 Equipment for eye and face protection during welding
IS 5983 : 1980 Eye protectors
IS 7524 : 1980 Method of test for eye protectors:-
Part 1 Non - optical tests
IS 8521 : 1977 Part  1 Industrial safety face shields – with plastic visor
IS 8521 : 1994 Part  2 Industrial safety face shields – with wire mesh visor
IS 8940 : 1978 Code of practice for maintenance and care of industrial safety
equipment for eyes and face protection
IS 9973 : 1981 Specification for visor for scooter helmets
IS 9995 : 1981 Specification for visor for non-metal police and firemen’s helmets
IS 14352 : 1996 Miners safety goggles – Specification

Feet and Legs

IS 1989 : 1986 Part 1 Specification for leather safety boots and shoes – for miners
IS 1989 : 1986 Part 2 Specification for leather safety boots and shoes – for heavy metal
industries
IS 3737 : 1966 Leather safety boots for workers in heavy metal industries
IS 3738 : 1998 Rubber boots – Specification
IS 3976 : 2003 Protective rubber canvas boots for miners – Specification
IS 4128 : 1980 Specification for fireman’s leather boots
IS 5557 : 1999 Safety Rubber boots – Specification
IS 5852 : 1996 Protective steel toe caps for footwear – Specification
IS 6519 : 1971 Code of practice for selection, care and repair of safety foot wear
IS 7329 : 1974 Metal last for safety rubber canvas ankle boots
IS 10348 : 1982 Safety footwear for steel plant
IS 10665 : 1982 Safety rubber ankle boots for miners
IS 10667 : 1983 Guide for selection for industrial safety equipment for protection of
foot and leg
IS 11225  1985 Leather safety shoes for women workers in mines and steel plants

IS 11226 : 1993 Leather safety foot wear having direct moulded rubber sole –
Specification
IS 11264  1985 Code of practice for manufacture of safety rubber footwear for
miners
IS 13295 : 1992 Code of practice for manufacture of leather safety boots and shoes
for workers in mines and heavy metal industry
IS 14544 : 1998 Leather safety footwear with direct moulded PVC soles –
Specification
IS 15298 : 2002 Part 2 Safety, protective and occupational footwear for professional use –
Specification for safety footwear

Hands

IS 2573 : 1986 Specification for leather gauntlets and mittens

IS 4770 : 1991 Rubber Gloves – electrical purposes – specification
IS 6994 : 1973 Part 1 Specification for safety gloves – leather and cotton gloves
IS 8807 : 1978 Guide for selection of industrial safety equipment for protection of
arms and hands

Head

IS 2745 : 1983 Specification for non-metal helmet for firemen and civil defence
personnel
IS 2925 : 1984 Specification for industrial safety helmets
IS 4151 : 1993 Specification for protective helmets for scooter and motor cycle
riders

Respiratory

IS 8318 : 1977 Colour identification markings for air purifying canisters and
cartridges
IS 8347 : 1977 Glossary of terms relating to respiratory protective devices
IS 8522 : 1977 Respirators, chemical cartridge
IS 8523 : 1977 Respirators, canister type (gas masks)
IS 9473 : 2002 Respiratory protective devices – Filtering half masks to protect
against particles – specification
IS 9563 : 1980 Carbon monoxide filter self-rescuers
IS 9623 : 1980 Recommendations for the selection, use and maintenance of
respiratory protective devices
IS 10245:Part 1 to 46 Breathing apparatus
IS 15322 : 2003 Particle filters used in respiratory protective equipment –
Specification
IS 15323 : 2003 Gas filters and combined filters used in respiratory protective
equipment – Specification

Other

IS 5424 : 1969 Specification for rubber mats for electrical purpose

IS 6685 : 1972 Specification for life jackets
IS 10592 : 1982 Specification for industrial emergency showers, eye and face
fountains and combination units
IS 11057 : 1984 Specification for industrial safety nets
IS 12078 : 1987 Recommendations for personal protection of workers engaged in
handling asbestos

Consumer Products

IS 302 : 1979 Part 1 General and safety requirements for household and similar
electrical appliances
IS 616 : 2003 Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus – safety
requirements
IS 1301 : 1958 Code of safety requirements for electronic mains – operated audio
amplifiers (incorporated in IS 616)
IS 2347 : 1995 Domestic pressure cookers – Specification
IS 4011 : 1997 Methods of test for safety evaluation of cosmetics
IS 4246 : 2002 Domestic gas stoves for use with liquefied petroleum gases –
Specification (Fifth Revision)
IS 4798 : 1968 Specification for safety pins
IS 7370 : 1974 Specification for razors safety
IS 7371 : 1982 Stainless steel safety razor blades
IS 9849 : 1981 Guide for selection of toys for different age groups of children
IS 9873: Part 1 to 3 Safety requirements for toys
IS 10198 : 1982 Specification for carbon steel, safety razor blades
IS 10373 : 1982 Plastic boxes for safety matches
IS 10374 : 1982 Wooden splints for safety matches
IS 12011 : 1987 Code of safety practice for domestic LPG installation
IS 12155 : 1987 General and safety requirements for fans and regulators for
household and similar purposes

Other areas

IS 6074 : 1971 Code for functional requirements of hotels, restaurants and other
food service establishments
IS 10422 : 1982 Requirement and test methods for safety of data processing
equipment
IS 11713 : 1986 Part 2 Guide for physical planning of computer complexes :-Safety
IS 12619 : 1989 Printing industry – Safety code
IS 13252 : 2003 Information Technology Equipment – Safety – General
requirements
IS 14530 : 1998 Manipulating industrial robots – Safety
IS 14624 : 1998 Part 2 Safety of laser products : Safety of optical fibre communication
system
IS 15296 : 2003 Industrial automation systems – safety of integrated manufacturing
systems – Basic requirements
IS 15398 : 2003 Software for computers in the safety systems of nuclear and
radiation facilities
IS 15399 : 2003 Hardware for computers in the safety systems of nuclear and
radiation facilities
IS 15442 : 2004 Parameters for environmental impact assessment of water
resources projects
IS 15492 : 2004 Code of recommended practice for safety in water parks (Part 1 to
3)