EN 12899-1:2007/FprA1
(Amendment)Fixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 1: Fixed signs
Fixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 1: Fixed signs
This Part 1 of EN 12899 specifies requirements for complete sign assemblies (including supports), signs (sign plates with sign faces), sign plates (without sign faces) and for other major components (retroreflective sheeting, supports and luminaires). The main intended use of fixed signs is for the instruction and guidance of road users on public and private land. Matters not covered by this standard: a) sign gantry and cantilever structures; b) signs with discontinuous messages, e.g. using light emitting diodes (LED), or fibre optics; c) variable message signs; d) signs used for temporary purposes; e) foundations; f) tests for extremely low temperatures.
Ortsfeste, vertikale Straßenverkehrszeichen - Teil 1: Ortsfeste Verkehrszeichen
Signaux fixes de signalisation routière verticale - Partie 1: Panneaux fixes
Stalna vertikalna cestna signalizacija - 1. del: Stalni prometni znaki
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2012
Stalna vertikalna cestna signalizacija - 1. del: Stalni prometni znaki
Fixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 1: Fixed signs
Ortsfeste, vertikale Straßenverkehrszeichen - Teil 1: Ortsfeste Verkehrszeichen
Signaux fixes de signalisation routière verticale - Partie 1: Panneaux fixes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12899-1:2007/FprA1
ICS:
93.080.30 Cestna oprema in pomožne Road equipment and
naprave installations
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 12899-1:2007
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
September 2012
ICS 93.080.30
English Version
Fixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 1: Fixed signs
Signaux fixes de signalisation routière verticale - Partie 1: Ortsfeste, vertikale Straßenverkehrszeichen - Teil 1:
Panneaux fixes Ortsfeste Verkehrszeichen
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 226.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 12899-1:2007. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
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by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has
the same status as the official versions.
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provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
1 Modification to Contents .4
2 Modification to Foreword .4
3 Modification to Introduction .4
4 Modification to Clause 1 .4
5 Modification to Clause 2 .5
6 Modification to Clause 3 .5
7 Modification to Clause 4 .5
8 Modification to Clause 5 .6
9 Modification to Clause 6 .6
10 Modification to Clause 7 .7
11 Modification to Clause 8 .8
12 Modification to 9.2 .8
13 Modification to Clause 10 .8
14 Modification to Clause 11 .8
15 Modification to Annex ZA .9
Foreword
This document (EN 12899-1:2007/FprA1:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 226
“Road equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
The main reason for this amendment is to incorporate in the series of existing standards EN 12899:2007
(Parts 1 to 5), a new standard EN 12899-6, which deals with the visual performance of retroreflective sign face
materials.
1 Modification to the Contents
Update the table of contents.
2 Modifications to the Foreword
rd
Insert the following text as 3 paragraph:
“The main reason for this amendment is to incorporate in the series of existing standards EN 12899:2007
(Parts 1 to 5), a new standard EN 12899-6, which deals with the visual performance of retroreflective sign face
materials.".
Replace the introductory sentence to the list of parts, as given in paragraphs 6 and 7, with the following text:
“This document is a European Standard in the series of standards EN 12899 on "Fixed, vertical road traffic
signs”, with the followings parts:”
In paragraph 7, add also “Part 6: Performance of retroreflective sign face materials".
3 Modifications to the Introduction
st
Replace the 1 paragraph with the following:
“This European Standard is designed for use by manufacturers, who are placing their fixed vertical, road traffic
signs to the market, as well as for use by road authorities and private developers who wish to use these
signs.”
nd st
In the 2 paragraph delete the 1 dash.
rd st
In the 3 paragraph, 1 sentence, delete "in respect of materials based on glass bead technology" to read: "
The retroreflective requirements and tests !deleted text" are specified in this standard."
rd
In the 3 paragraph, delete the last sentence.
th
Delete the 4 paragraph.
4 Modifications to Clause 1
st
Replace the 1 paragraph with the following:
“This European Standard specifies the requirements for assembled vertical, road traffic signs as well as for
their components (i.e. retroreflective sign face materials, supports and signs, which may or may not have
additional components) together with provisions on the corresponding test methods, evaluation of conformity
and marking.”
Add new note after this paragraph:
“NOTE Provisions for the evaluation of conformity with regards to initial type testing (ITT) are further specified in
EN 12899-5; provisions with regards to factory production control (FPC) are further specified in EN 12899-4.”
rd
In the 3 paragraph, line c, add “traffic” between “message” and “signs” to read "variable message
!traffic" signs;".
5 Modifications to Clause 2
Add the following references:
"EN 12899-6:2013, Fixed vertical road traffic signs — Part 6: Performance of retroreflective sign face
materials"
"EN ISO 6272-1, Paints and varnishes — Rapid-deformation (impact resistance) tests — Part 1: Falling-
weight test, large area intender (ISO 6272-1)"
Delete the following normative references:
"EN ISO 4892-2, Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO
4892-2:2006)
EN ISO 6272, Paints and varnishes — Rapid-deformation (impact resistance) tests
EN ISO 9001, - Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2000)"
"CIE 54.2, Retroreflection — Definition and measurement"
6 Modification to Clause 3
In 3.1 replace the term "sign assembly" with "assembled vertical road traffic sign".
7 Modifications to Clause 4
Replace the heading of Clause 4 with "Requirements for retroreflective sign face material".
In 4.1, in the heading, replace "Glass bead material” with “Visual performance”.
In 4.1.1, in the heading, replace “Visual performance” with “Test conditions”.
Delete the title of 4.1.1.1 completely, as it is now already in 4.1.1.
Renumber sub-clause 4.1.1.2 into 4.1.2.
Renumber sub-clause 4.1.1.3 into 4.1.3.
Delete the whole content of new 4.1.3 and replace it with the following:
“Daylight chromaticity and luminance factor shall be in accordance with EN 12899-6:2013, Clause 5.”
Renumber sub-clause 4.1.1.4 into 4.1.4 and replace its title with “Retroreflection”.
Delete the whole content of this sub-clause and replace it with the following:
“Retroreflection shall be in accordance with EN 12899-6:2013, Clause 4.”
Renumber sub-clause 4.1.1.5 into 4.1.5.
Renumber sub-clause 4.1.1.5.1 into 4.1.5.1.
Delete the whole content of this sub-clause and replace it with the following:
“Resistance to weathering shall be in accordance with EN 12899-6:2013, 6.1.”
Renumber this sub-clause 4.1.1.5.2 into 4.1.5.2.
Delete the whole content of this sub-clause and replace it with the following:
“Accelerated natural weathering shall be in accordance with EN 12899-6:2013, 6.2.”
Renumber sub-clause 4.1.1.5.3 into 4.1.5.3.
Delete the whole content of this sub-clause and replace it with the following:
“Accelerated artificial weathering shall be in accordance with EN 12899-6:2013, 6.3.”
Renumber sub-clause 4.1.2 into 4.2 and rename it “Adhesion".
Delete the whole content of new 4.2 and replace it with the following:
“Adhesion shall be in accordance with EN 12899-6:2013, Clause 7.”
Delete the whole sub-clause 4.2.
8 Modifications to Clause 5
Renumber Tables 6 to 12 into Tables 1 to 7 and update the text accordingly.
Replace the heading of Clause 5 with "Requirements for structural performance".
In 5.3.1.3, in Table 3, replace the expression “No performance determined” with “no requirement”.
nd
In 5.3.2, in the 2 sentence replace "is not simultaneous" with "shall not be simultaneous".
In 5.3.2, Table 9 (new Table 4), replace the expression “No performance determined” with “no requirement”.
nd
In 5.3.3, in the 2 sentence, replace "is not applied simultaneously" with "shall not be applied simultaneously".
In 5.3.3, Table 10 (new Table 5), replace the expression “No performance determined” with “no requirement”.
In 5.4.1, Tables 11 and 12 (new Tables 6 and 7), replace the expression “No performance determined” with
“no requirement”.
In 5.4.4.4, paragraphs 2, 3, 6 and 7, at the beginning of the sentences, replace “is” with “shall be”.
9 Modification to Clause 6
Replace the heading of Clause 6 with "Requirements for supports".
10 Modifications to Clause 7
Renumber Tables 13 to 23 to become new Tables 8 to 18 respectively and update the text accordingly.
Replace the heading of Clause 7 with "Requirements for sign plates, sign faces, transilluminated signs,
externally illuminated signs and supports".
In 7.1.2, at the beginning of the text replace the expression “The Manufacturer” with “It” and replace “ensure”
with “be ensured”.
In 7.1.7, paragraph 4, replace "The manufacturer shall apply surface coating" with “Surface coating shall be
applied".
Replace the heading of 7.1.13 with "Electrical parts and components".
In 7.2.2.1.1, replace “4.1.1.1” with “4.1.1”.
In 7.2.2.1.2, replace “4.1.1.2” with “4.1.2”.
In 7.2.2.2, delete the whole paragraph 1 and replace it with:
“When tested in accordance with EN ISO 6272-1, using a mass of 450 g with a contact radius of 50 mm
dropped from a height of 220 mm, there shall be no cracking or, for sign face sheeting material, delamination
from any substrate, outside a circle of 6 mm radius with the point of impact as the centre.
The test sign shall be supported as it would be when installed, or the test sample shall be supported over an
open area of (100 × 100) mm.”
In 7.3.1.1, replace “4.1.1.1” with “4.1.1”.
In 7.3.1.1, add the following new paragraph after the existing one:
"In case of using retroreflective sign face materials the retroreflectivity shall be in accordance with 4.1.4.".
In 7.3.1.8, replace paragraph 3 with the following:
"The testing procedure for retroreflective sign face materials shall conform to 4.1.5.2.”
In 7.4.2.1, replace "signs" with "sign face materials".
In 7.4.2.2, at the end of this paragraph, after “7.4.1.3” add “, respectively”.
Delete sub-clause 7.4.2.3.
“Insert new 7.5 with the following text:
“7.5 Dangerous substances
National regulations on dangerous substances may require verification and declaration on release, and
sometimes content, when construction products covered by this standard are placed on those markets.
In the absence of European harmonized test methods, verification and declaration on release/content should
be done taking into account national provisions in the place of use.
NOTE An informative database covering European and national provisions on dangerous substances is available at the
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