This European Standard is applicable to manhole tops and gully tops with a clear opening up to and including 1000 mm for covering gullies, manholes and inspection chambers installed in areas subjected to pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic. It specifies definitions, classification, general principles of design, performance requirements and test methods for gully tops and manhole tops according to:- EN 124-2, for gully tops and manhole tops made of cast iron; - EN 124-3, for gully tops and manhole tops made of steel or aluminium alloys; - EN 124-4, for gully tops and manhole tops made of steel reinforced concrete; - EN 124-5, for gully tops and manhole tops made of composite materials; - EN 124-6, for gully tops and manhole tops made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) or unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U). Part 1 is only applicable in combination with at least one of the standards EN 124-2, EN 124-3, EN 124-4, EN 124-5 and EN 124-6 each of which has this Part 1 as an integral part. This European Standard is not applicable to; - gratings/covers as part of prefabricated drainage channels according to EN 1433; - floor and roof gullies in buildings which are specified in EN 1253 (all parts); - surface boxes.