EN 12899-4:2007/FprA1

Fixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 4: Factory production control

This Part of EN 12899 describes the requirements for Factory production control (FPC), for Parts 1, 2 and 3 of EN 12899.

Ortsfeste, vertikale Straßenverkehrszeichen - Teil 4: Werkseigene Produktionskontrolle

Signalisation routière verticale - Signaux permanents fixes - Partie 4 : Contrôle de la production en usine

Stalna vertikalna cestna signalizacija - 4. del: Kontrola proizvodnje v tovarni

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 23-Jun-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 28-Feb-2014
• ICS: 93.080.30 - Road equipment and installations
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 226 - Road equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 226/WG 3 - Vertical signs
• Current Stage: 5098 - Decision to abandon - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 27-Aug-2013
• Completion Date: 27-Aug-2013
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Directive: 89/106/EEC - Construction products
• Mandate: M/111 - Mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning the execution of standardization work for harmonized standards on circulation fixtures
• Ref Project: SIST EN 12899-4:2008/kFprA1:2012 - Fixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 4: Factory production control

Relations

• Amends: EN 12899-4:2007 - Fixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 4: Factory production control
• Effective Date: 29-Jun-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2012
Stalna vertikalna cestna signalizacija - 4. del: Kontrola proizvodnje v tovarni
Fixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 4: Factory production control
Ortsfeste, vertikale Straßenverkehrszeichen - Teil 4: Werkseigene Produktionskontrolle
Signalisation routière verticale - Signaux permanents fixes - Partie 4 : Contrôle de la
production en usine
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12899-4:2007/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 12899-4:2007
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
September 2012
ICS 93.080.30
English Version
Fixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 4: Factory production
control
Signalisation routière verticale - Signaux permanents fixes - Ortsfeste, vertikale Straßenverkehrszeichen - Teil 4:
Partie 4 : Contrôle de la production en usine Werkseigene Produktionskontrolle
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 12899-4:2007. 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.

This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made
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Kingdom.
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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
Foreword . 3
1 Modifications to the Foreword . 4
2 Modifications to Clause 2 . 4
3 Modification to Clause 3 . 4
4 Modifications to 4.2 . 4
5 Modification to 4.5, 48, 4.9, 4.10 . 14

Foreword
This document (EN 12899-4:2007/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 is an amendment to EN 12899-4:2007.
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 Modifications to the Foreword
Insert the following text between paragraphs 2 and 3:
“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 paragraph 4 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 5, add also “Part 6: Retroreflective sign face materials” to the end of the list.
2 Modifications to Clause 2
Replace "EN 12899-1:2007" with "EN 12899-1:2007+A1:2013".
Replace "EN 12899-2:2007" with "EN 12899-2:2007+A1:2013".
Replace "EN 12899-3:2007" with "EN 12899-3:2007+A1:2013".
In the title of EN ISO 9000:2005, delete in the brackets the year after ISO 9000 to read:"(ISO 9000)".
Replace "EN ISO 9001:2000, Quality management systems — Requirements (ISO 9001:2000)" with
"EN ISO 9001:2008, Quality management systems — Requirements (ISO 9001:2008)".
Add:
"EN 12899-6, Fixed vertical road traffic signs — Part 6: Performance of retroreflective sign face
materials"
3 Modification to Clause 3
Replace "EN 12899-1:2007" with "EN 12899-1:2007+A1:2013", "EN 12899-2:2007" with
"EN 12899-2:2007+A1:2013" and "EN 12899-3:2007" with "EN 12899-3:2007+A1:2013".
4 Modifications to 4.2
Add a new sub-clause 4.2.1 with the following text and Tables 1 to 4 (former sub-clause 4.2.1
becomes 4.2.2)
"
4.2.1 Coefficient of retroreflection for traffic signs
The integral method of evaluation of retroreflectivity in EN 12899-6 is not appropriate to be used for
the factory production control on fixed vertical traffic signs at the traffic sign producer. For that
purpose the values of the following tables shall be used at the traffic sign producer’s FPC using
portable measuring instruments. The evaluation of the FPC-Level has to be carried out at the initial
type testing of the retroreflective sheeting and every combination of sign face material to be used.
-1 -2
Table 1 — Coefficient of retroreflection RA FPC-Level 1 (cd·lx ·m )
Geometry of Colour
measurements
Α β White Yellow Red Green Blue Brown Orange Grey
(β = 0°)
20’ 5° 50 35 10 7 2 0,6 20 30
30° 24 16 4 3 1 0,2 8 14,4
-1 -2
Table 2 — Coefficient of retroreflection RA FPC-Level 2 (cd·lx ·m )
Geometry of Colour
measurements
α β White Yellow Red Green Dark Blue Brown Orange Grey
(β = 0°) Green
20’ 5° 180 120 25 21 14 14 8 65 90
30° 100 70 14 12 11 8 5 40 50
-1 -2
Table 3 — Coefficient of retroreflection RA FPC-Level 3 (cd·lx ·m )
Geometry of Colour
measurements
α β White Yellow Red Green Dark Blue Brown Orange Grey
(β = 0°) Green
20’ 5° 300 195 60 30 20 19 10 150 150
30° 165 110 33 17 12 11 6 83 80

-1 -2
Table 4 — Coefficient of retroreflection RA FPC-Level 4 (cd·lx ·m )
Geometry of Colour
measurements
α β White Yellow Red Green Dark Blue Brown Orange Grey
(β = 0°) Green
20’ 5° 425 275 85 40 26 28 14 210 210
30° 225 145 45 20 13 15 8 110 110
NOTE These tables are valid to be used for the factory production control at the traffic sign producer. They
are not appropriate to classify the retroreflective sheeting or material combination used referring to
EN 12899-6."
Add the headline of 4.2.2 as follows: "Control procedure"
Delete Table 1a to Table 1d and replace by Tables 5 to 11:
"
Table 5 — Minimum frequency of testing during production for product testing and evaluation
as part of FPC for fixed signs and components (retroreflective sheeting materials)
Essential Characteristics Minimum number of Frequency and
Requirements samples documentation
Performance under Impact resistance (sign- One Per batch of sign face material
impact face material)
Adhesion Adhesion of retroreflective One Per batch of sign face material
sheeting
Visibility characteristics Chromaticity coordinates Five per colour and type, All samples in each batch shall
and luminance factors a sample shall be taken meet the requirements of
at the start and end of EN 12899-6
each continuous
production run
Coefficient of Five per colour and type, All samples in each batch shall
retroreflection a sample shall be taken meet the requirements of
at the start and end of EN 12899-6
each continuous
production run
Coefficient of Three per colour and Once per year. Measurement
retroreflection - type and comparison with the FPC-
FPC-Level for traffic sign Level at ITT of retroreflective
producer’s FPC sheeting.
α = 20’ and β = +5° and
β = +30° (β = 0° and ε =
1 2
0°)
Durability Resistance to accelerated One per colour and type Every 5 years
natural weathering –
retroreflective sign-face
materials
Tests for the purpose of FPC may not necessarily be the same as those for ITT.

The above testing may not be necessary for any raw material or component which bears CE marking, but see
EN 12899-5:2007+A1:2013, 4.1.
Characteristics shall be selected and applied as appropriate to the product or component.

For sampling purposes, the batch size referred to in Table 12 shall not exceed one year’s production.
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