Lighting Columns

Lighting columns shall be selected by the designer using the guidance and background information provided in PD6547:2004, subject to the following project specific requirements:

Attachment type

Column type \ height

EN40 Class

Area

Height

Shape

Offset dim

Weight

Sign

Standard column < 10m

B

0.6m2

2.5m

Square

0.3m

5kg

Sign

Standard column ≥ 10m

C

1m2

2.5m

Square

0.3m

5kg

One Hanging Basket

Standard columns \ Any height

n\a

n\a

2.5m

n\a

n\a

1 x 20kg

Two Hanging Baskets

Standard columns \ Any height

n\a

n\a

2.5m

n\a

n\a

2 x 20kg

BS EN 40-1: 1992 - Part 1: Definitions and terms

BS EN 40-2: 1978 - Part 2: Dimensions and tolerances

BS EN 40-3-1: 2000 - Part 3-1: Design and verification - Specification for characteristic loads.

BS EN 40-3-2: 2000 - Part 3-2: Design and verification - Verification by testing.

BS EN 40-3-3: 2000 - Part 3-3: Design and verification - Verification by calculation.

BS EN 40-5: 2002 - Part 5: Requirements for steel lighting columns.

BS EN 40-6: 2002 - Part 5: Requirements for aluminium lighting columns.

BS EN 40-7: 2002 - Part 7: Requirements for fibre reinforced polymer composite lighting columns.

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB): BD 26/04 Design of Lighting Columns.

Photo Electric Control Units

BS 5972: Specification for photo-electric control units for road lighting.

Lantern Units

BS EN 60 598-1: Luminaires. Particular requirements. Recessed Luminaires.

BS EN 60 598-2-3: Luminaires. Particular requirements. Luminaires for road and street lighting.

BS EN 60529: 1992 - Specification for degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code).

BS EN 60 920: Specification for ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps. General and safety requirements.

BS EN 60 921: Specification for ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps. Performance Specification.

BS EN 60 922: Auxiliaries for lamps. Ballasts for discharge lamps (excluding tubular fluorescent lamps). General and safety requirements.

BS EN 60 923: Auxiliaries for lamps. Ballasts for discharge lamps (excluding tubular fluorescent lamps). Performance requirements (02/03).

BS EN 60 947: Specification for low-voltage switchgear and control gear. Part 2, Circuit breakers.

BS EN 61 048: Specification for capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamp circuits. General and safety requirements.

BS EN 61 049: Specification for capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamp circuits.

BS EN 62 035: Discharge lamps (excluding fluorescent lamps), Safety specifications.