1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 12899-4:2007Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 4: Factory production controlICS 93.080.30g49g50g3g38g50g51g60g44g49g42g3g58g44g55g43g50g56g55g3g37g54g44g3g51g40g53g48g44g54g54g44g50g49g3g40g59g38g40g51g55g3g36g54g3g51g40g53g48g44g55g55g40g39g3g37g60g3g38g50g51g60g53g44g42g
2、43g55g3g47g36g58BS EN 12899-4:2007This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2008 BSI 2008ISBN 978 0 580 57431 3National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12899-4:2007.The UK participation in its prepa
3、ration was entrusted by Technical Committee B/509, Road equipment, to Subcommittee B/509/3, Construction of road traffic signs.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions o
4、f a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate CommentsEUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 12899-4November 2007ICS 93.080.30English Versi
5、onFixed, vertical road traffic signs - Part 4: Factory productioncontrolSignaux fixes de signalisation routire verticale - Partie 4 :Contrle de la production en usineOrtsfeste, vertikale Straenverkehrszeichen - Teil 4:Werkseigene ProduktionskontrolleThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 4 Fe
6、bruary 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obt
7、ained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Managem
8、ent Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
9、Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2007 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by
10、any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 12899-4:2007: EEN 12899-4:2007 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword. 3 Introduction 4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references . 5 3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations 5 4 System requirements 6 4.1 General. 6 4.2 Production control system 6
11、 4.3 Records 12 4.4 Treatment of nonconforming products 12 4.5 Traceability and marking 12 4.6 Personnel. 13 4.7 Equipment 13 4.8 Design process . 13 4.9 Raw materials and components 13 4.10 Controls and tests during manufacturing 14 4.11 Handling, storage and packaging . 14 5 Final quality testing
12、14 Annex A (informative) Examples of test forms for registering the results of a conformity review . 15 BS EN 12899-4:2007EN 12899-4:2007 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12899-4:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 226 Road equipment the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This
13、European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2012. No existing European Standard is superseded. This European
14、Standard consists of the following parts under the general title: Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 1: Fixed signs Part 2: Transilluminated traffic bollards (TTB) Part 3: Delineator posts and retroreflectors Part 4: (This part) Factory production control Part 5: Initial type testing It is base
15、d on performance requirements and test methods published in CEN, CENELEC, CIE (International Commission on Illumination) and ISO documents together with standards of the CEN member organizations. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
16、 countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
17、, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. BS EN 12899-4:2007EN 12899-4:2007 (E) 4 Introduction The following products are covered under Mandate M/111 Circulation Fixtures: Road Equipment. Council Directive relating to construction products 89/106/EEC(CPD) Fixed vertical road traffic signs, ei
18、ther as products or unassembled as kits, and components of signs: sheeting, (glass bead technology), supports, sign plates including lighting and fixings together with any combination of these components. Also included are transilluminated traffic bollards, delineator posts and fixed retroreflectors
19、. This standard specifies which sorts of parameters and tests have to be taken into consideration within the FPC system, but leaves the precise test methods to be applied to be chosen depending on the manufacturers facilities and production methods. The precise parameters and methods will be found i
20、n the manufacturers written FPC procedures. BS EN 12899-4:2007EN 12899-4:2007 (E) 5 1 Scope This Part of EN 12899 describes the requirements for Factory production control (FPC), for Parts 1, 2 and 3 of EN 12899. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the app
21、lication of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 12767, Passive safety of support structures for road equipment Requirements and test methods EN 12899-1:2007,
22、Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 1: Fixed signs EN 12899-2:2007, Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 2: Transilluminated traffic bollards (TTB) EN 12899-3:2007, Fixed, vertical road traffic signs Part 3: Delineator posts and retroreflectors EN ISO 9000:2005, Quality management systems Fun
23、damentals and vocabulary (ISO 9000:2005) EN ISO 9001:2000, Quality management systems Requirements (ISO 9001:2000) ISO 2859, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes 3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 9
24、000:2005, EN 12899-1:2007, EN 12899-2:2007, EN 12899-3:2007 and the following apply. 3.1 factory production control (FPC) permanent internal control of production exercised by the product manufacturer 3.2 batch quantity of a product manufactured from one (or more, in so far as the performance of the
25、 product is not adversely affected) traceable delivery of raw material or components and for which there has been no change in the manufacturing process (in so far as the performance of the product is not adversely affected by any such change) NOTE Production that is interrupted does not imply a new
26、 batch provided that there is no change in the raw material and component properties or in the manufacturing process. 3.3 manufacturer person or organization with legal responsibility for placing the product on the market 3.4 supplier producer of raw materials and components (e.g. sign faces, fixing
27、 devices etc.) of the product BS EN 12899-4:2007EN 12899-4:2007 (E) 6 4 System requirements 4.1 General The manufacturer shall establish, document and maintain a FPC system to ensure that the products placed on the market conform to the declared performance characteristics. The FPC system shall cons
28、ist of written procedures (works manual), regular inspections and tests and/or assessments and the use of the results to control raw and other incoming materials or components, equipment, the production process and the product. Records shall remain legible, readily identifiable and retrievable and r
29、eviewed for effectiveness at least once per year which shall be recorded. This shall include testing of samples in accordance with a prescribed test plan defined in this European Standard. A FPC system conforming to the requirements of EN ISO 9001, and made specific to the requirements of this stand
30、ard, is considered to satisfy the above requirements. In each factory, the manufacturer may delegate action to a person having the necessary authority to: a) monitor procedures to demonstrate conformity of the product at appropriate stages; b) identify and record any instance of nonconformity; c) mo
31、nitor procedures to correct instances of nonconformity. All FPC systems shall achieve and maintain an adequate level of confidence that the product is in conformity with the requirements of this European Standard. The results of inspections, tests or assessments requiring action shall be recorded, a
32、s shall any action taken. The action to be taken when control values or criteria are not met shall be recorded and retained for the period specified in the manufacturers FPC procedures. Components having the necessary performance levels already demonstrated (e.g. by conformity to an appropriate Euro
33、pean Standard or by CE marking in accordance with an appropriate ETA) may be considered to have the declared performance levels and do not require any further testing for the purposes of conformity with this European Standard, providing the components performance is not detrimentally affected by the
34、 manufacturing process when it is incorporated into the product. In the case of new factories, new production lines or units, if the FPC system is temporarily unable to meet requirements that apply for normal production, as specified in this standard, the provisions of Table 1 shall apply to final q
35、uality testing. This shall continue until the FPC system is capable of meeting the other requirements of this standard. 4.2 Production control system 4.2.1 The manufacturer shall establish procedures to ensure that the production tolerances allow the product performances to conform to the declared v
36、alues, demonstrated by initial type testing. The production control system shall at least include the necessary procedures for the: a) relevant constituents; b) controls and tests to be carried out during manufacture; c) verifications and tests carried out on finished products in accordance with the
37、 test regime specified in Clause 5; d) control of the necessary installations, equipment and trained personnel to execute the tests on the raw materials, the tests during production and the final quality control tests as specified in Clause 5; BS EN 12899-4:2007EN 12899-4:2007 (E) 7 e) operation mai
38、ntenance and calibration of appropriate testing and manufacturing equipment by qualified personnel. NOTE 1 This does not preclude the manufacturer from concluding a sub-contracting agreement with one or more organizations or persons having the necessary skills and equipment in order to perform the a
39、bove tasks. The test methods to be applied and the tolerances for the results of all the tests used shall be documented in the FPC system. The minimum frequency of testing shall be in accordance with the test plan of the manufacturer, or as specified in Table 1, whichever is the more rigorous. NOTE
40、2 These methods would normally be direct methods. In the case of certain characteristics, indirect test methods could be appropriate if a relationship can be established between the specific characteristic (the one to be verified) and another characteristic which is more practicable to measure such
41、that conformity to this standard is demonstrated. Samples that have been subjected to destructive testing cannot be used. Other samples may be returned to the production line. BS EN 12899-4:2007EN 12899-4:2007 (E) 8 Table 1a Minimum frequency of testing during production for product testing and eval
42、uation as part of FPC for fixed signs and components (complete sign assemblies, signs, sign plates, supports and retroreflective sheeting materials) Characteristics Minimum number of samples Frequency and documentation Fixed signs and components Resistance to horizontal loads standard design One Ver
43、ify conformity to raw material specification and design per batch Resistance to horizontal loads non standard design One Verify conformity to raw material specification per batch and design per unit Resistance to impact of sign face material One Per batch of sign face material Resistance to impact o
44、f supports (EN 12767) One (if not NPD) Verify conformity to raw material specification and design per batch of supports Chromaticity co-ordinates and luminance factors retroreflective sheeting materials Five per colour and type All samples in each batch shall meet the requirements of EN 12899-1 Coef
45、ficient of retroreflection retroreflective sheeting materials Five per colour and type All samples in each batch shall meet the requirements of EN 12899-1 Chromaticity co-ordinates and luminance factors signs In accordance with Table 2 All samples in each batch shall pass the test in the manufacture
46、rs FPC procedures Coefficient of retroreflection signs In accordance with Table 2 All samples in each batch shall pass the test in the manufacturers FPC procedures. The following geometry shall be used: = 20 and 1= +5 (2= 0 and = 0) Mean luminance, uniformity of luminance and luminance contrast tran
47、silluminated signs In accordance with Table 2 All samples in each batch shall pass the test in the manufacturers FPC procedures Resistance to weathering retroreflective sheeting materials One per colour and type Continuous by reference to validation of other performance characteristics, plus the wea
48、thering test specified in the manufacturers FPC procedures Resistance to weathering screenprinted, retroreflective sheeting materials One per colour and type Continuous by reference to validation of other performance characteristics, plus the weathering test specified in the manufacturers FPC proced
49、ures 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, 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 2 shall not exceed one years production. BS EN 12899-4:2007EN 12899-4:2007 (E) 9 Table 1b Minimum frequency of testing during production for product testing and eva
