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Presentation Sapa Pole Products M&C 2008

Sapa Pole Products

By Simon Bates


EN 40 Lighting columns

EN 12899 Sign posts / traffic signs

CE Certification

CE Marking

EN 12767 Testing method

Performance class recommendations

Crash testing videos

Passive safe certification

Secondary incidents

Reference points

Passive Safety


EN 40

EN 40-1: Definitions and terms

EN 40-2 General requirements and measurements

EN 40-3: Design and verification

EN 40-3-1: Specification for characteristic loads

EN 40-3-2: Verification by testing

EN 40-3-3: Verification by calculation

EN 40-4: Concrete lighting columns

EN 40-5: Steel lighting columns

EN 40-6: Aluminium lighting columns

EN 40-7: Composite lighting columns

EN 40 is a range of parts for

different types of lighting

columns

40-3 states the requirement for

lighting columns to be

designed to safely sustain the

dead loads and wind loads

stated in the particular parts of

EN40 relevant to it

As with all lighting columns, passively safe columns have to meet these requirements if

they are to be considered fit for purpose

Lighting Columns


EN 12899

Sign Posts / Traffic Signs

EN 12899-1: Fixed signs

EN 12899-2: Transilluminated traffic bollards

EN 12899-3: Delineator posts and

retroreflectors

EN 12899-4: Factory production control

EN 12899-5: Initial type testing

Structural requirements for signs complete with sign supports including

performance under static and dynamic loading. Provision is made for safety in use

including under vehicle impact.

Performance of the support shall be declared to conform to a class from

EN12767

Like EN40, EN12899 is a range of

parts for different types of signs.

The norm covers performance

requirements & test methods

and can be used to implement

type approval and certification

testing


CE- certificate of Conformity:

Since February 2005 each

manufacturer of Columns in

Europe should be CE certified.

This certification is done by a

notified body, TNO, BSi etc.


CE Brand

CE Label information

(mandatory minimum

requirements);

Norm

Article No

Order No

Year of Manufacture

Manufacturers name

CE Mark


Test method according to EN-12767 introduced in 2000 to

provide a means of testing & assessing levels of passive

safety

Validation of

test vehicle

Lighting column test;

35km/h (mandatory)

& 50, 70 or 100 km/h

Supervised by

NOTIFIED BODY

(for certification)

Crash test by ACCREDITED

TEST HOUSE – TNO/TUV

EN - 12767


Passive Safety

EN 12767

Safety occupants

(primary collision)

Energy Absorption

Lightingcolumn

Evt. (secondary collision)

Class 4Class 3Class 2Class 1

Theoretical Head

Impact Velocity

THIV

No Energy

Absorbing

NE

Low Energy

Absorbing

LE

High Energy

Absorbing

HE

Acceleration

Severity Index

ASI

Out of measurement of the exit

speed after the crash follows

classification of the column.

EN -12767


Performance Level

High Energy Absorbing (HE): slow the vehicleconsiderably on impact. The risks of secondarycollisions with trees, pedestrians and other road usersis reduced, however the severity of the impact forvehicle occupants can be high.

Low Energy Absorbing (LE): generally designed tobend in front of and under the impacting vehicle, beforeshearing or detaching towards the end of the collision

Non Energy Absorbing (HE): permit the vehicle tocontinue after the impact with a limited reduction inspeed. They may therefore provide a lower primaryinjury risk than energy absorbing support structures,but a higher secondary injury risk if other hazards existbehind the support structure


Performance Class Recommendations

From BS EN 12767

Situation Location Lighting

columns

Signal or

sign post

Non built up all purpose

roads and motorways

with speeds limits

>40mph

Generally in verges of

motorways, dual carriageways

and single carriageway roads

With significant volume of

non-motorised users

Where major risk of items

falling on other carriageways

100:NE:1-3

100:LE:1-3

or

100:HE:1-3

100:LE:1-3

or

100:HE:1-3

100:NE:1-3

100:LE:1-3

100:LE:1-3

Built up roads and

other roads with speed

limits ≤40mphAll locations

70:LE:1-3

or

70:HE:1-3

70:LE:1-3


Official Test


Official Crash Test


Demonstration


Certificate example;

Certification


Secondary Incidents

BS EN 12767 contains general requirements

pertaining to occupant safety;

The test item shall perform in a manner predicted by the

manufacturer

The test item or detached elements, fragments or other major

debris from the test item shall not penetrate the occupant

compartment or present an un-necessary hazard to other traffic,

pedestrians or personnel in a work zone

The vehicle shall remain upright for not less than 12m beyond the

impact point with a roll angle less than 45° and a pitch angle less

than 45°


Secondary incidents


Reference points

Passive Revolution

– UK Road Lighting

– UK Road Signals

– UK Road Signposts

– UK Road Safety

• TRL Documents; “The use of passively safe sign posts

and lighting columns”,

•The Norms; EN40, EN12899, EN12767

•And of course……

• www.sapapoleproducts.com

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