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Passive Safety UK Guidelines

for

Specification and Use of

Passively Safe Street Furniture

on the UK Road Network

(Updated 24/01/2020)

Passive Safety UK Guidelines for

Specification and Use of

Passively Safe Street Furniture

on the UK Road Network

(Last updated 24/01/2020)

UK Roads continues to be committed to promote safer roadsides.

Passive safety can greatly reduce the road toll on non-trunk roads

where most of our road casualties now occur.

These updated guidelines are to assist Highway Authorities in

employing passive safety to help make their roads safer. They

continue to target local authority roads where most ‘Killed and

Serious Injured’ accidents occur and should be read in conjunction

with the UK National Annex contained in EN12767:2019.

With any new development there will be concerns about risk. With

passive safety this has centred on the possibility of frangible posts

hitting pedestrians or causing other secondary accidents. Whilst this

aspect is explored in these guidelines, the real risk is from impacts

with conventional street furniture and above all trees, as is so clearly

demonstrated in the relevant road casualty statistics.

Andrew Pledge

UK Roads Ltd

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Prioritising roads for passive safety.

Chapter 3. General guidance on passive safety clear zones.

Chapter 4. BS EN12767:2019 ‘Passive safety of support structures for road

equipment. Requirements, classification and test methods’

Chapter 5. Performance class recommendations for passively safe products

Chapter 6. Specifying passively safe signposts to BS EN 12899

Chapter 7. Specifying passively safe lighting columns to BS EN 40

Chapter 8. Specifying passively safe signal poles

Chapter 9. Specifying power supplies and electrical safety for passively safe

street furniture.

APPENDIX A. Provisional Classification List of Available Products

APPENDIX B. Company Directory

APPENDIX C. Amendment Record

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 These guidelines provide advice for the adoption and

selection of the appropriate type of passively safe sign-

posts, lighting columns, traffic signal poles, bollards and

other passively safe street furniture for all rural and

urban roads. The guidelines are advisory and we advise

highway authorities to consider fully whether to adopt

them in full or in part. UK Roads Ltd continues to believe

that there are no safety risks but only safety benefits if

they are adopted. Advice is given on prioritising passive

safety to those roads where it is likely to offer the

greatest benefit.

1.2 Passively safe signposts and lighting columns are

now widely used on the Trunk Road Network where the

speed limit is 50 mph or over. The DMRB legitimised

passively safe signposts and lighting columns many years

ago and as a result these are the preferred alternatives

to conventional posts and columns safeguarded by

safety fences on the Trunk Road Network. Conventional

signposts, lighting columns and utility poles were

together responsible for many deaths and serious

injuries in recent years. There will have been further

deaths and serious injuries from hitting these items in

multiple vehicle collisions which are not included in the

single vehicle collision statistics. It is very clear that using

passively safe signposts and lighting columns saves lives

on Trunk Roads and this benefit continues to be

transferable to their broader use on local roads.

Passively safe street furniture can significantly reduce

deaths and serious injuries on these roads. It should be

noted that while speed affects the severity of collisions

the statistics demonstrate serious injury casualties and

deaths with street furniture frequently occur in both

urban areas and on rural roads.

1.3 Driver error or behaviour is often a prime cause in

street furniture impacts. Use of passively safe street

furniture almost eliminates the chance of serious injury

or death in these impacts regardless of the cause of the

collision.

1.4 Although passively safe street furniture is often

more expensive than its traditional counterpart,

measures such as clearing the area next to the

carriageway and reducing unnecessary signs and

roadside clutter can cost little or even save money. The

wide range of passively safe signposts and lighting

columns using aluminium or composites also offer a long

and maintenance free life. Several electrical suppliers

offer electrical isolation systems for the passively safe

lighting column and traffic signal market. As a result

designs involving roadside passive safety continues to be

increasingly affordable.

1.5 Chapter 9 discusses electrical safety for passively

safe items with a power supply. This is relevant to

illuminated signs, lighting columns and traffic lights.

1.6 The difficult area of trees and roadside safety is

explored. Balancing environmental interests, people’s

love of trees and roadside safety is emotive and difficult

to reconcile. Deaths and serious injuries from impacts

with trees remain frequent but the toll can be reduced if

suitable measures are taken.

1.7 Using passively safe signposts and lighting columns

saves lives. The main barriers to their widespread use

remains initial cost, some continued resistance to

change and a lack of appreciation by highway authorities

of the safety benefits they can certainly deliver.

CHAPTER 2: PRIORITISING ROADS

FOR PASSIVE SAFETY

2.1 UK Roads Ltd advises that non trunk A and B roads

should be prioritised for the use of passively safe street

furniture as follows:

Priority All Rural A-Roads

Priority 2 40mph Urban A-roads

Priority 3 All Rural B-roads

Priority 4 40 mph Urban B-roads

Priority 5 30 mph Urban A-roads

Priority 6 30 mph Urban B-roads

2.2 The following roads are lower risk and are unlikely to

need passively safe street furniture (unless collision

history or other risk factors indicate otherwise).

a) Roads with 20mph speed limits

b) Roads usually lined with parked cars

c) residential and factory estate roads and roads where traffic speeds are unlikely to exceed 25 mph d) Country lanes and roads with low traffic volumes (unless there is a pertinent collision history or an obvious high risk feature such as a heavy concrete lighting column on the outside of a sharp bend).

CHAPTER 3: GENERAL GUIDANCE

ON PASSIVE SAFETY

PROVISION OF CLEAR ZONES

3.1 A clear zone next to the carriageway will make a

large contribution to roadside safety. Historically the

DMRB advised a clear zone of 4.5metres for trunk roads

where speed limits were 50 mph or over. Current advice

for trunk roads in the DMRB dictates that barrier

provision/clear zone width is subject to a risk

assessment approach.

3.2 For non-trunk A or B roads a 4.5m clear zone is

recommended free of hazardous obstructions where

verge space is available but all efforts to provide as

much of a 4.5m clear zone width as is reasonably

possible are likely to improve safety. Signposts and

lighting columns within 4.5m of the edge of the

carriageway should be passively safe unless behind a

safety fence.

3.3 There are locations where a 4.5m clear zone may be

considered insufficient. Examples are:

a) where vehicles have, in the past, left the road at

speed at bends ending up a long way from the

carriageway

b) where the ground falls away from the road, in

these cases a wider clear zone or safety fence may

be needed. In built up areas it may often be

impossible to provide a clear zone as the footway

is often next to the road and there are often

buildings or boundary walls at the back of the

footway. However, the use of passively safe street

furniture next to the road will still be

advantageous in these situations.

3.4 Where above ground utilities are located these

should be sited where possible 4.5m or more away from

the carriageway on A and B roads. Utility poles, in

particular, pose a significant risk to vehicle occupants.

3.5 Keeping non-passively safe street furniture and all

heavy roadside obstructions and potential hazards

outside of the clear zone for A and B roads may often

involve only careful planning and should be considered

as a goal for all road schemes.

DESIREABILITY OF ENERGY ABSORPTION

IN PASSIVELY SAFE PRODUCTS

3.6 Many but not all passively safe signposts and lighting

columns yield and crush at the point of impact and

absorb energy in the process. If an energy absorbing

post or column is of a break away type (SE – Separating)

it will not gain significant kinetic energy in an impact and

will fall to the ground fairly close to the foundation. It

will also safely yield if one should hit another vehicle in

the unlikely event of a secondary event. Chapter 4

discusses EN 12767 classifications in more detail.

SLIP BASED POSTS

3.7 Slip based signposts and lighting columns have been

rarely used in the UK. They traditionally have a slotted

base plate which allows the post to slip and break away

on impact. As a result they are classified as single

directional (SD) within the standard. They are certainly

much safer than traditional non-passively safe signposts

and lighting columns but suffer from the following

problems:

a) Corrosion can cause lock-up in the slip release

mechanism.

b) Torque bolts need to be checked at regular

intervals

c) The impact has to come from the right direction

for slip and break away to satisfactorily occur.

d) The steel posts used with slip bases are not

yielding, can be relatively heavy and may bounce

elastically away from the car in an impact raising

the risk of a secondary event.

e) if used on embankments the vehicle may hit the

post at height. Slip bases may lock up in these

situations. Slip based posts have been associated

with serious and fatal collisions in Scandinavia

and Iceland and are not recommended by Passive

Safety UK.

‘DEEMED TO COMPLY’ SIGNPOSTS

3.8 Rules for ‘deemed to comply’ signposts (as identified

in the standard) are given in Annex K of EN 12767 and

are summarised as follows:

a) For two or more supports, the clear opening between the supports must be equal to or bigger than 1500 mm measured at an impact angle of 20°. b) Where post centres are less than 1500 mm, post dimensions shall not exceed 76

mm diameter and 3.2 mm wall thickness. c) In such a case with only two posts, the post centres should not be less than 750 mm. d) No bracing should be used between the posts, which should only be connected by the sign.

3.9 In crash tests these smaller posts flatten under the

vehicle and are very unlikely to break away. For smaller

signs these posts provide an economical passively safe

solution for all locations.

TREES

3.10 Trees on UK roads are statistically equal, if not

more of a danger, than man-made roadside

infrastructure. The challenge for designers is to reconcile

these road safety issues with landscaping and

streetscape considerations, within the current

environmental legislation. Trees are exceptionally

dangerous to strike as a result of their weight, strength

and rigidity. On motorways the risk of a fatality involving

a vehicle striking a tree is higher than if it hits a road

sign.

3.11 The DMRB advises that a tree or trees having, or

expected to have, trunk girths of 250mm or more

(measured at a height of 0.3m above ground level, at

maturity) are a risk. Many non-trunk rural roads will

have numerous trees exceeding this limit close to the

carriageway.

3.12 UK Roads Ltd proposes that where such trees exist,

consideration be given to lowering the speed limit,

carrying out preventative coppicing (where trees are

suitable), removing trees where possible and creating

policies that encourage only shrubs being planted near

the road and for larger trees to be sited a safe distance

from the carriageway on A and B roads.

FOUNDATIONS

3.13 Some passively safe signposts, lighting columns and

signal poles are designed to be readily replaced after an

impact by employing the use of socketed foundations,

anchored cradles, buried precast foundation units and

driven or screwed steel foundations.

It is important that any foundation does not significantly

protrude above the ground to avoid catching the vehicle

in an impact.

The importance of the foundations should be

considered. The foundation is part of the passive safe

solution and you should always ask for the installation

instructions from the manufacturers so that the product

is installed in the right way to achieve the right outcome

in a collision.

CHAPTER 4: BS EN 12767:2019

“PASSIVE SAFETY OF SUPPORT

STRUCTURES FOR ROAD

EQUIPMENT – REQUIREMENTS

AND TEST METHODS”

4.1 The main changes from the existing document

published in 2007 are that rather than just three

required parts to the classification, (Speed, energy

absorption and occupant safety) there will now be a

further four additional classes. (Backfill type, collapse

mode, direction of impact and risk of roof indentation).

These additions may also affect where and when some

existing products should be used.

4.2 In more detail, the new standard changes the way in

which existing and new passive products are

classified, affecting how they need to be specified. Whilst

the energy absorption classes for existing products

remain unchanged (HE, LE or NE) the speed class and

Occupant safety level class change.

4.3 With regard to the speed class, depending on the

observed collapse mode, the new standard now allows

products to be declared in more than one speed class,

without being tested at other speeds. Whilst the speed

classes for existing products remain unchanged, it may be

that additional classes can be declared for them,

dependant on the observed collapse mode when they

were originally tested.

4.4 Changes to the classification of occupancy safety

level are that HE or LE 1, 2 or 3 become HE or LE E, D or

C and NE 1, 2, 3 or 4 become NE D, C, B or A. However, it

is now also possible for there to be a specification of HE

B, LE B, or NE B and an NE E.

4.5 There are also additional classes defined in the new

standard. These are: Backfill Type, Collapse Mode,

Direction of Impact and Risk of Roof Indentation.

4.6 There are now three types of Backfill class identified:

S (Standard aggregates), X (Special Foundation) and R

(Rigid Foundation).

4.7 There are two types of collapse modes identified, SE

(Separation) and NS (Non- separation). These relate to

how the product behaves upon impact.

4.8 There are three direction classes identified, MD

(Multi-directional), BD (Bi-directional) and SD (Single

directional). These relate to whether the product

performs in the same way when struck from different

approach angles.

4.9 There are two classes of roof indentation now

identified, 0 (Vehicle Roof deformation less than

102mm) and 1 (Vehicle Roof deformation equal to or

greater than 102mm).

CHAPTER 5: PERFORMANCE CLASS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

PASSIVELY SAFE PRODUCTS

5.1 Advice is given in Table NA.1 of the National Annex

to BS EN 12767:2019 on the appropriate class of

passively safe products for lighting columns, signposts

and non harmful support structures. A table giving the

recommendations is included. When selecting products

from the table the following points are relevant:

a) Not all product classifications are available. A

continually updated list of available passively safe

products and their classifications is available at:

http://www.passivesafetyuk.com

b) All passively safe products tested to EN 12767 will be

much safer in any impact at any speed than traditional

steel or concrete posts. The decision to use an EN 12767

http://www.passivesafetyuk.com/

tested product is far more important than the class

selected to EN 12767

c) HE products are preferred in urban situations because

they offer a measure of increased safety for pedestrians.

Typically lighting columns can be HE but HE signposts

and signal posts are now available. Because HE products

significantly retard or stop a light vehicle in an impact

and the posts do not break away they marginally

increase safety for pedestrians and other NMU’s (non-

motorised users) in any secondary accident after the

initial collision. Vehicle occupants are also safeguarded

from the vehicle carrying on at speed into such a

secondary impact. HE lighting columns however will

make a very uncertain safety fence for increasing

pedestrian safety and they will not significantly slow a

large commercial vehicle. In practice there are few if any

reported secondary accidents after a primary collision

with a passively safe item of street furniture and NE

signposts have been widely used across Norway in urban

situations for more than twenty years without many

reported injuries in primary or secondary accidents. As

a result the use of NE products in urban situations is also

considered to be beneficial, when compared with

traditional street furniture.

d) Traditional slip based products are not recommended

as they have some history of the breakaway connection

locking up and failing to release in use

e) NE A ‘non harmful support structures’ are

exceptionally safe in any impact.

f) The National Annex prefers products tested at 50kph

or 70 kph (and the compulsory 35 kph test) for use

where speed limits are 40 mph speed limits or less. In

practice many of the products on the market have been

only been tested at the highest speed 100 kph (and the

compulsory 35 kph test) and there is no evidence that

these products perform unsatisfactorily in intermediate

speed impacts.

g) All occupant safety levels (levels A to E) in BS EN

12767 are acceptable.

h) Roof deformation is measured in BS EN 12767 testing.

Products with a test roof deformation in testing

exceeding 102 mm are not recommended in the UK.

CHAPTER 6: SPECIFYING PASSIVELY

SAFE SIGNPOSTS TO BS EN 12899

6.1 Highway signposts need to meet the requirements

of: BS EN 12899-1 Fixed, vertical road traffic signs. Fixed

signs. This document also introduces CE marking for

signposts to demonstrate compliance with EN12899 and

where passive safety is required with EN 12767. CE

marking of highway signposts has become a UK

requirement. A list of available passively safe signposts

and their classifications can be found at:

http://www.passivesafetyuk.com It is important to

choose the right product type for differing

circumstances. In cases such as embankments and

cuttings it will be necessary for the right product to be

chosen and installed so that it will perform even where

the ground is not level. E.g. If used on embankments the

vehicle may hit the post at height and it may therefore

not perform as tested.

The National Annex to EN 12899 advises on designing

for UK wind loads. More comprehensive advice on

designing signs and foundations for wind loading is given

in the Sign Structures Guide published on the web by

the Institute of Highway Engineers. Advice on

foundation design for signposts can also be found in the

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Document BD94

Design of Minor Structures. Passively safe signposts

tested to EN 12767 are available in steel, fibre glass

composite, carbon fibre composite, and aluminium.

Passively safe signposts can have moments of resistance

of up to 150 KN m and can carry all but the very largest

motorway signs.

SITING PASSIVELY SAFE SIGNPOSTS

6.2 Passively NE safe signposts will be considerably safer

than non-passively safe signposts for all locations but

because most types of passively safe signposts break

away on impact care should be taken at locations where

such posts could be displaced into a different or

oncoming carriageway. These sensitive locations

include: • central reserves, • nosings • central islands on

the main carriageway. For smaller signs steel posts of

less than 89 mm diameter and 3.2 mm wall thickness

are passively safe and do not break away but flatten

under the vehicle and are recommended for these

locations. Again some composite signposts do not

breakaway because the longitudinal fibre reinforcement

remains intact and these posts are again suitable for

these locations. Where breakaway signposts are needed

they should be carefully sited to reduce the chance of

carrying into an oncoming carriageway in an impact.

Where breakaway passively safe signposts are used they

should deform or degrade at point of impact and not

bounce off the vehicle as demonstrated by very limited

carry in the high speed EN12767 crash test.

6.3 Signposts sited in the working width behind any

restraint system/crash barrier should be passively safe

rather than traditional. However, we have no evidence

to suggest that passive products will perform as tested

in these situations and each product may perform

differently. It is therefore important to choose and

install the product you consider will perform to give the

least likelihood of injury to vehicle occupants.

6.4 Where possible signs should preferably have a

minimum clearance to the edge of the hard carriageway

of 1.2 metres to reduce the chance of a sign impact and

subsequent replacement costs. Signs should never be

closer to the carriageway than the limits given in the

Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 1

6.5 See para 3.8 for rules on steel posts deemed to

comply with EN 12767


SAFE LIGHT COLUMNS TO BS EN 40

7.1 All lighting columns need to meet the requirements

of BS EN 40. BS EN 40 has 7 parts and covers the

requirements for lighting columns in steel, aluminium,

polymer composites and concrete and also covers load

testing and strength from calculation, dimensions and

most importantly the requirements for CE marking.

7.2 Lighting columns must now be CE marked to EN 40

and the CE marking or documentation should identify

the passive safety class to EN 12767 where passive

safety is required.

7.3 Passively safe lighting columns are now all CE

approved to EN40. A list of current passively safe

lighting columns is given at:


7.4 There are passively safe lighting columns available in

steel, aluminium and fibre reinforced composite

construction.

7.5 Any lighting column located in the working width of

a restraint system should be passively safe rather than

traditional. However, we have no evidence to suggest

that passive products will perform as tested in these

situations and each product may perform differently. It

is therefore important to choose and install the product

you consider will perform to give the least likelihood of

injury to vehicle occupants. Lighting columns can be of

NE, LE and HE types and have typically been tested at

100 kph (and the mandatory 35 kph) but one

manufacturer’s range has been tested at both 100 kph

and 70 kph with a NE rating at 100 kph and an LE rating

at 70 kph. A column tested at 70 kph and not at 100 kph

should be restricted to speed limits of 40 mph or lower.

7.6 To aid specification of lighting columns to EN 40 and

avoid the need to carry out the wind loading and design

strength calculations for every specific location BSI

committee have published guidance on this.


SAFE SIGNAL POLES

8.1 Most traffic signals are mounted on mild steel poles

of 114 mm diameter and up to 4.0 mm wall thickness.

These posts are frequently hit by vehicles and anecdotal

evidence suggests few if any people are seriously injured

or killed in these collisions. However it is unlikely that

these poles would achieve an EN 12767 crash testing

classification if tested.

8.2 It is very advantageous for traffic light poles to be

easily replaced as they are regularly hit by vehicles.

Specialist foundation socket arrangements are

advantageous in this respect and provide for the

necessary power supplies.

8.3 Suitable passively safe traffic light poles meeting EN

12767 requirements are listed at:


CHAPTER 9: SPECIFYING POWER

SUPPLIES AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY

FOR PASSIVELY SAFE STREET

FURNITURE

9.1 Electrical safety requirements are a specialist area

and only general advice on electrical isolation and the

systems available is included here.

9.2 Lighting columns, traffic lights, illuminated signs and

VMS signs all need power supplies. These power

supplies are usually the mains voltage of 240 volts.

Because passively safe products typically yield or shear

in an impact there will always be concern that

apparatus, posts or cables become live after an impact

and put the public or emergency services at risk

following an impact.

9.3 Cabling systems must not interfere with the passive

safety failure mode in an impact. Heavy armoured

cables must not tether or interfere with the clean break

away of a signpost or lighting column. Pull out plugs are

often provided to prevent tethering and to provide

electrical isolation in an impact where posts shear in an

impact.

9.4 Some manufacturers provide isolation plug/socket

connections for posts which electrically isolate when a

post shears relative to its base plate on impact.

9.5 To provide electrical isolation in an impact special

electrical solutions have evolved. These include

electrical tilt switches, impact sensors and residual current devices. They typically isolate the supply away

from the post or lighting column. Suppliers can be found

on the current list of available passive safety products

at: http://www.passivesafetyuk.com

9.6 Where LED traffic lights and LED illuminated signs

operate at ELV (extra low voltage) of 50 volts or below it

is questionable whether electrical isolation devices are

required although such devices can be used to isolate

individual signals for maintenance. There still may be a

small residual risk of a spark setting fire to an impacted

vehicle with a damaged tank or fuel line. Cables may still

need to pull away in any impact to prevent tethering.

APPENDIX A

PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION LIST OF AVAILABLE PRODUCTS

Provisional List of Available Products - Expected Classifications to EN 12767:2019 (Alphabetical) - Subject to Re-Certification by Notified Bodies

Passive Safety Classes by product (in accordance with EN 12767:2019) Speed Energy Occ Safety Backfill type Collapse Direction Roof Indentation

(Superseded Classes in Grey)

Product Type Manufacturer Distributor Item 100, 70, 50 HE, LE, NE A, B, C, D, E S, X, R SE, NS SD, BD, MD 0 , 1

Aluminium Lighting Company (ALC)

Sign Post Nedal ALC 3.1m 50, 70 NE B S SE MD 0

70 NE 3

Sign Post Nedal ALC 5.3m 50, 70 NE C S SE MD 0

70 NE 2

Sign Post Nedal ALC 5.4m 100 NE C R SE MD 0

100 NE 2

Lighting Nedal ALC 8m - 12.4m 100 LE D S SE BD 0

Column 100 LE 2

Lighting Nedal ALC 10m 100 LE C S SE BD 0

Column 100 LE 3

Lighting Nedal ALC 2m - 10m 100 NE D S SE MD 1

Column 100 NE 1

Lighting Nedal ALC 2m - 9m 50, 70, 100 NE C R SE MD 0

Column (up to 18.1m on fixed flange plate 50, 70, 100 NE C R SE MD 0

with break bolts) 100 NE 2

Lighting Nedal ALC 2m - 15m 50, 70, 100 NE B X SE MD 0

Column 100 NE 2

Lighting Nedal ALC 2m - 12.4m 100 NE C S SE MD 0

Column 100 NE 2

Lighting Nedal ALC 2m - 5.4m 50, 70, 100 NE B S SE MD 0

Column 100 NE 3

Deemed to Comply

Steel Post Various Various 60.3mm x 3.6mm 50, 70, 100 NE C S NS MD 0

(Grade S355J2H) 100 NE 2












(Grade S275) 100 NE 2

Aluminium Post Various Various 50mm x 3.2mm 50, 70, 100 NE C S NS MD 0

(Grade 6063 T6) 100 NE 2


(Grade 6063 T6) 100 NE 2





Deemed to Comply (Cont).


(Grade 6063 T6) 100 NE 2


(Grade 6063 T6) 100 NE 2





Fabrikat

Lighting Column Europoles Fabrikat 12m 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

(Fibre Composite) 100 LE 3

Lighting Column ?? Fabrikat 2m - 10m 50, 70, 100 NE B S NS SD* ?

(Steel Slip Base) 100 NE 3

Lighting Column ?? Fabrikat ?? 50,70,100 HE C

(Steel) 100 HE 3

Frangible Safety Posts

Sign Post FSP FSP 140mm dia 50? 70?100 NE B S SE MD 0

100 NE 3

Sign Post FSP FSP 140mm dia 50? 70 NE C S SE MD 0

70 NE 2

Sign Post FSP FSP 168mm dia 50? 70? 100 NE C S SE MD 0

100 NE 2

Sign Post FSP FSP 219mm dia 50? 70? 100 NE C S SE MD 0

100 NE 2

Henry Williams (England) Boyd Stewart (Scotland) Lampost Construction Components (Ireland)

Sign/Signal Post Safety Product Henry Williams/Lampost/Boyd ZIPpole up to 12m 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

(ZIPpole) Base/top width 231mm - 85mm 100 NE 2

Lighting Safety Product Henry Williams/Lampost/Boyd ZIPpole: 6m - 12m 50, 70, 100 HE C S NS MD 1

Column (ZIPpole) 100 HE 3

Lighting Safety Product Henry Williams/Lampost/Boyd ZIPpole3XL: 6m - 18m 50, 70, 100 HE E S NS MD 1

Column (ZIPpole3XL) 100 HE 1

Hydro Pole Products

Sign/Signal Post Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 2m - 6m 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

IPL - Ireland / LED National (114mm / 120mm /145mm dia) 100 NE 2

Sign/Signal Post Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 7m - 10m 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

IPL - Ireland / LED National (165mm dia) 100 NE 2

Sign/Signal Post Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 2m - 15m 50, 70, 100 NE B S SE MD 0

IPL - Ireland / LED National (Max 250mm dia) 100 NE 3

Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 2m - 8m 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

Column IPL - Ireland / LED National 100 NE 2

Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 2m - 10m 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

Column IPL - Ireland / LED National (165mm dia x 3.3mm) 100 NE 2

Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 8m - 12m 50, 70, 100 NE D S SE MD 0

Column IPL - Ireland / LED National (Various dia & wall thickness) 100 NE 1

Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 2m - 15m 50, 70, 100 NE B S SE MD 0

Column IPL - Ireland / LED National (250mm dia x4.0mm) 100 NE 3





Hydro Pole Products (Cont).

Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 8m - 12m 50, 70, 100 LE C S SE MD 0

Column IPL - Ireland / LED National (200mm x 3.3mm) 100 LE 3

Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 18m 50, 70, 100 NE B S SE MD 0

Column IPL - Ireland / LED National (250mm dia x4.0mm) 100 NE 3

Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 10m 50, 70, 100 LE D S SE MD 0


Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 12m 50, 70, 100 LE E S SE MD 0


Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 15m 50, 70, 100 HE D S NS MD 0

Column IPL - Ireland / LED National 100 HE 2

Lighting Hydro Pole Products Hydro Pole Products 8m - 12m 50, 70, 100 HE C S NS MD 0

Column IPL - Ireland / LED National (200mm x 3.3mm with cable inside) 100 HE 3

Mallatite

Sign/Signal Post Jerol Mallatite 114mm dia 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

100 NE 2


100 NE 2


100 NE 2


100 NE 2

Sign Post Jerol Mallatite 273mm dia 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

100 NE 2

Helix Sign Post Jerol Mallatite 140mm dia 50, 70, 100 HE D S SE MD 0

70 HE 2

Helix Sign Post Jerol Mallatite 168mm dia 50, 70, 100 HE E S SE MD 0

70 HE 1

Helix Sign Post Jerol Mallatite 219mm dia 50, 70, 100 HE E S SE MD 0

70 HE 1

Aluminium Contipole Mallatite 2 - 10m 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

Lighting Column 100 NE 2

Aluminium Contipole Mallatite 8 - 12m 50, 70, 100 LE D S SE MD 0

Lighting Column 100 LE 2

Aluminium Contipole Mallatite 8 - 12m 50, 70, 100 HE E S SE MD 0

Lighting Column 100 HE 1

Aluminium Contipole Mallatite 2 - 15m 50, 70, 100 HE C S SE MD 0

Lighting Column 100 HE 3

Steel Tecnopali Mallatite 8 - 12m 50, 70, 100 HE C S SE MD 0

Lighting Column (Latvia) 100 HE 3

Steel Tecnopali Mallatite 8 - 12m 50, 70, 100 HE D R SE MD 0

Lighting Column (Latvia) Bolted Down 100 HE 2





SignPost Solutions

Lattix Lattix AS SignPost Solutions 4412 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE BD 0

100 NE 2

Lattix Lattix AS SignPost Solutions 4420 50, 70, 100 NE B S SE MD 0

100 NE 3

Lattix Lattix AS SignPost Solutions 4425 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

100 NE 2

Lattix Lattix AS Lattix AS 4430 50, 70, 100 NE B S SE MD 0

100 NE 3

Lattix Lattix AS SignPost Solutions 4438 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE MD 0

100 NE 2

Optimast SignPost Solutions SignPost Solutions 127 50, 70, 100 NE B S SE MD 0

100 NE 3


100 NE 3


100 NE 3


100 NE 3

Optimast SignPost Solutions SignPost Solutions 400 50, 70, 100 NE C S SE BD 0

100 NE 2

Varley & Gulliver

Sign Post Varley & Gulliver Varley & Gulliver Hi Mast H500 100 70 50 NE C R SE MD 0

100 NE 2


100 NE 2


100 NE 2


100 NE 2


100 NE 2

APPENDIX B

COMPANY DIRECTORY

Aluminium Lighting

Company

ALC has greatly increased its range of passive safety products. Please contact us to see what we offer. ALC sells lighting columns, traffic and signposts and structural supports with a well-earned reputation for Responsive customer service; Technical excellence; and Innovative products. Our products include our City Bracket, the outstanding Echalon Mk III Hinge, brackets and bespoke designs.

With in-house Technical and R&D departments, ALC understands your need for structural integrity and confidence. We work closely with our customers, distributors and supply chain, and continue to grow a strong international customer base with partners, Councils, wholesalers and contractors.

Croeserw Ind. Est. Eastern Avenue, Port Talbot, SA13 3PB

Tel: 01639 852 502 Mobile: 07801 896 677 Fax: 01639 852 263

http://www.aluminium-lighting.com

Buchanan Computing Buchanan Computing provide software and training relating to traffic signs, sign supports and passive safety. SignPlot and SignLoad follow the current versions of

EN 12899-1, EN 12767 and EN 1991-1-4 to design safer and cheaper structures by using the accurate wind loading at any point in the UK or Ireland to minimise postand foundation sizes.

227 Shepherds Bush Road, London, W6 7AS

Tel: +44(0)20 88463220

Website: www.BuchananComputing.co.uk

email: [email protected]

Frangible Safety Post (FSP)

Ltd

Buying Frangible Safety Posts (FSP) is an easy decision with three passively safe standard

diameters available: 219mm, 168mm and 140mm

They are easy to install - Standard foundation clips, fittings and techniques. No retraining

required. The range matches existing posts and foundations and can be cut on site with

standard tools. Considerably lighter than steel and aluminium making manual handling and

installation very easy.

They are easy to maintain - Our patented pultruded composite design doesn’t degrade

like steel. They will last over 50 years and are durable and sustainable.

Free Replacement - If you have a crash damaged Frangible Safety Post please let us know

and we will offer a free replacement.

Contact: Craig Pyser - Managing Director - [email protected] - www.fsp-ltd.com

Tel: +44 (0) 1509224232 and +44 (0) 7825 082113

Frangible Safety Posts, 8 St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4JU

Glasdon UK Ltd Glasdon design and manufacture bollards and road safety equipment for traffic calming schemes and road engineering measures across the UK, and have 60 years’ experience working directly with highways professionals. Our range of road safety bollards includes illuminated and non-illuminated, retroreflective keep left and road bollards for traffic and pedestrian refuge islands, roundabouts, junctions and delineators. We also supply passively safe bollards, chevron systems and verge marker posts that are manufactured using specially formulated polymer materials including Impactapol® material and Reflexapol® material; and are crash tested to meet European Standard BS EN 12767.

Glasdon UK Ltd Preston New Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 4UL

Tel: 01253 600410 https://uk.glasdon.com / [email protected]

Hydro – Pole ProductsWe give you the opportunity to design and create safe roads with Fully Certified (and

endorsed by a Notified Body) passive safe poles in all shapes and sizes:

• Collision class: HE, LE and NE • Certified according to EN 40 / EN 12899 and tested in

accordance with EN 12767

• NE and HE poles with special integrated solutions to provide the highest levels of

occupant safety

Pole Products offers aluminium solutions for outdoor lighting in the form of light poles, flag poles, and complete systems for traffic installations. All our solutions are based on recycled aluminium and developed with safety and low maintenance in mind.

Unit 16 Pantglas Industrial Estate, Bedwas, Caerphilly, CF83 8DR

M: +44 7590 735297 [email protected] / www.hydro.com/poleproducts

Henry Williams Ltd Henry Williams Limited have teamed up with Safety Product to offer a range of passive safe street lighting and highways products.

The passive safe column ZIPpole saves lives. In the case of an impact, the strong conical shape changes into a soft ribbon. While the pole yields the rate of deceleration of the vehicle is reduced dissipating the forces over a longer much safer period. ZIPpoles are the safest energy absorbing columns, CE approved according to EN40, EN12899 and EN12767.

Manufactured from a special steel called Magnelis (EN10346), the ZIPpole is not just safe but also has a very good resistance to corrosion, enabling it to be the ideal solution on UK roads and highways for specification by local authorities, government agencies and consultants.

Website: https://www.hwilliams.co.uk/ Tel: 01325 462722

Leafield EnvironmentalLeafield Environmental, formerly known as Linpac Environmental, is a leading designer and

manufacturer of bollards, durable self-standing sign boards, forecourt amenity units, litter

and recycling bins.

We manufacture using advanced rotational moulding techniques that enable us to produce

consistent, high quality, extremely durable products used by many highways agencies,

local authorities, leisure parks, retail centres and major fuel retailers across the UK and

overseas.

Our in-house designers have vast experience in realising customers’ requirements in the

most innovative, economical and efficient manner. We also offer bespoke solutions to

customise or personalise many of our products to meet your every need.

Leafield Environmental Leafield Way, Leafield Industrial Estate, Corsham, Wiltshire,

SN13 9UD Tel: +44 (0) 1225 816522 www.leafieldhighway.com

[email protected]

NAL Ltd Suppliers of Retention Sockets Foundations for all types of

illuminated and non-illuminated post installations. NAL’s

Safety Isolation System has been specifically designed to meet

current requirements to electrically isolate a roadside

structure in the event of a collision.

NAL Ltd, Weir Lane, Worcester, Worcestershire, WA2 4AY

Tel: +44 (0) 1905 427100 Fax: +44 (0) 1905 427030

www.nal.ltd.uk

Retroreflective Equipment

Manufacturers Association

REMA is the trade association for manufacturers of retroreflective traffic safety products

which, due to the nature of their construction, are very often passively safe. These include

Hazard Marker Posts, Delineators, temporary signs and barriers.

These products are used mainly on the highway, providing visual information, day and

night, for both permanent and temporary traffic needs. They are also to be found, for

example, at airports, industrial sites and sports grounds.

Founded over 40 years ago REMA is the co-ordinated voice for companies involved in the

ever-changing traffic safety industry. The Association has regular and ongoing contact with

DfT, Highways England, standards organisations (BSI and CEN), The police, other trade

associations, professional institutions and end users.

REMA is proud to sponsor the UK Roads Passive Safety Workshops.

Web: www.rema.org.uk Tel: 07764 882193 email: [email protected]

Ritherdon and Co. Ltd Ritherdon is a well-known designer and manufacturer of superior stainless steel electrical

enclosures, feeder pillars and cabinets. Ritherdon’s continuous drive for innovation has led

it to design the first Passively Safe Cabinet. Designed and tested according to EN12767, it

extends passive safety to cabinets for the first time; there’s no need to use a crash

barrier.

To complement Ritherdon’s passive safe offering, you’ll find the high torque Atlas

Retention Socket, which grips passive safe poles uniformly and without damage, the

PolePlugs IP68 electrical break-away cable connectors and more. Learn more

at www.ritherdon.co.uk/passively-safe-road-products/

Ritherdon, Lorne Street, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 1QW.

[email protected] www.ritherdon.co.uk Tel: 01254 819 100

Safety Product

Safety Product is developer of passive safe steel poles according EN12767. With the

ZIPpole and ZIPpole3XL, solutions are offered up to 18m, up to 145kg load (f.e. for

solar panel). All types are designed to bend in a car crash, absorb the energy of the

impact and slow down the speed of the colliding car.

With the innovative corrosion protection Magnelis, according EN10346, warranty is

offered for 25 years.

Safety Product owns its own crash test facility so specials can be crash tested on

request.

Address: Hoogbuul 18, 2250 Olen, BELGIUM Tel: +32 473 71 20 24 Contact: Carolien Willems - Director and Sales [email protected] Website: https://zippole.com

SignPost Solutions SignPost Solutions have been at the forefront of Passive Safety within the UK since

its inception in 1995.

With over 60,000 non injury passive installations we offer a complete variety of

passive solutions for both traffic and lighting and are the leading experts in this

field.

We are happy to offer you guidance on a one to one basis or conduct full time

lunch time learning sessions to discuss all your passive requirements.

SignPost Solutions ltd. Unit 5 Clarendon Drive, Tipton. DY4 0QA

www.signfix.co.uk Contact:[email protected] Tel: 0121 506 4770

Traffic Management Products

TMP Solutions brought the first passively safe retroreflective traffic bollard to our roads

almost twenty years ago, basically inventing the traffic bollard as we know it today. Since

then, we've listened to our customers and used our experience to develop a whole crash

friendly product range: from the industry-standard Evo-N rebound traffic bollard, through

to the versatile LockSafe street bollard range and the HEA product of the year award-

winning Evo-Chev passive chevron system.

We've packed innovation and quality assurance into each and every product we produce.

Our crash friendly range is fully BS EN 12767 compliant and real-world tested. To find out

more and buy online visit www.tmp.solutions

TMP Solutions Unit 6, Trident Drive, Wednesbury. WS10 7XB

Tel:0208 744 8201 www.tmp.solutions [email protected]

UK Roads LtdWe don't make or sell anything! But we organise events across the UK including UK Roads

‘Road Shows’ and Passive Safety Workshops in conjunction with TMS Consultancy. We also

operate a series of websites (including www.passivesafetyuk.com) which provide

information and best practice advice. Why not visit www.ukroadsltd.com for more

information. We don't make or sell anything! But we organise events across the UK

including UK Roads ‘Road Shows’ and Passive Safety Workshops in conjunction with TMS

Consultancy. We also operate a series of websites (including www.passivesafetyuk.com)

which provide information and best practice advice. Why not visit www.ukroadsltd.com for

more information.

UK Roads Ltd, 97, St Ronans Road, Southsea, Hants, PO4 0PR Tel:

+44 (0) 2392 737000 www.ukroadsltd.com/[email protected]

Varley & Gulliver Ltd. A leading manufacturer of Bridge Parapets, Pedestrian Barriers, Bespoke

Fabrications and Passive Sign Supports.

For many of our products we include supply, installation, inspection, repair and

refurbishment to ensure the highest standards.

Working to British, European and USA standards provides us with a wealth of

knowledge and ensures the highest quality levels are achieved.

Quality assured to ISO 9001 with 14 CE Marked products.

Varley and Gulliver Ltd. Ridgacre Road, West Bromwich, B71 1BB.

Tel: 0121 773 2441 email: [email protected] www.v-and-g.co.uk

Westcotec Over the last 18 years, Westcotec has grown to become one of the industry leaders in Vehicle Activated

Signs (VAS) using a range of above ground technologies. Westcotec have recently transitioned into being an

employee owned company. The company’s workforce consists of dedicated and loyal employees, all

subscribing to a strong customer service ethic. Westcotec are fully UK based with their factory and support

functions all at their Norfolk home. Westcotec deliver a consistent high level of post-sale support that has

led to the development of long-term relationships with both public and private sector customers, and are

proud to be one of a very few companies to have been awarded the CE mark for both their fixed and

portable signs, which enabled Transport Scotland and Highways England approval including TOPAS

Certification.

Westcotec provide intelligent solutions to challenging issues, with our products being present all over the

UK, and further afield in countries such as Canada, New Zealand and Sweden. Westcotec’s exports are

reflective of the flexible working character of the company. Westcotec has pioneered alternative energy

with wind and solar options, available throughout most of its product range. Westcotec are determined to

reduce their carbon footprint so for every sign sold a tree is planted in the company owned woodland; to

date this numbers in excess of 10,000 trees.

Free consultation is available from our staff on [email protected] or 01362 853124. Please visit our

website for more details www.westcotec.co.uk

APPENDIX C

AMENDMENT RECORD

PS Guidelines amendment record

26/11/19

Para 3.13 amended

Para 5.1.c amended

Para 6.1 amended

Para 6.3 amended

Removal of previous para 5.1.d

Para 7.5 amended

List of available products amendment record

26/11/19

ZIPpole 3XL occ safety changed to E

Hydro Pole Products distributor changed

20/12/19

ZIPpole 3XL length range amended

ZIPpole Scottish and Irish distributors added

ALC MD entries changed to red pending confirmation

24/01/20

ALC LC product classes amended and ALC sign post products added

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