Standards and Regulations

Regulations / Standards applicable to REMA Product Groups*
*Product Group (Subcommittee) coding as follows: 1 Horizontal Road Markings Click on the Product Group name to view Standards and Regulations for that group only
2 Road Studs
3 Barriers and Temporary Signs
4 Marker Posts and Street Furniture
5 Road Cones and Cylinders
6 High Visibility Clothing
7 Safety Lamps
8 Vehicle Conspicuity Group

British and European Standards Product Group
BS EN 340:2003 Protective Clothing. General requirements 6
BS EN 343:2003 + A1: 2007 Protective clothing. Protection against rain 6
BS EN 471:2003 + A1:2007 High-visibility warning clothing for professional use. Test methods and requirements 6
BS EN 1150:1999 Protective clothing. Visibility clothing for non-professional use. Test methods and requirements 6
BS EN 1423:1998 (inc AMD 15312) "Road Marking materials. Drop on materials. Glass beads, antiskid aggregates and mixtures of the two " 1
BS EN 1424:1998 (inc AMD 14286) Road marking materials. Premix glass beads 1
BS EN 1436: 2007 Road marking materials. Road marking performance for road users 1
BS EN 1463-1:1998 Road marking materials. Retroreflecting road studs. Initial performance requirements 2
BS EN 1463-2:2000 Road marking materials. Retroreflecting road studs. Road test performance specifications 2
BS EN 1790:1998 Road marking materials. Preformed road markings 1
BS EN 1824:1998 Road marking materials. Road trials 1
BS EN 1871:2000 Road marking materials. Physical properties 1
BS 3143-2:1990 Road danger lamps. Specification for low-intensity battery-operated lamps To be withdrawn 7
BS 3143-4:1985 Road danger lamps. Specification for high intensity battery operated beacons To be withdrawn 7
GO/RT 3279:2008 "Railway Group Standard - High Visibility Clothing, Issue 6: August 2008" 6
BS 7962:2000 Black materials for masking existing road markings. Specification 1
BS 8408:2005 Road traffic signs. Testing and performance of microprismatic retroreflective sheeting materials. Specification 3
BS 8442:2006 Miscellaneous road traffic signs and devices. Requirements and test methods 3 5 7
BS EN 12352:2006 Traffic control equipment. Warning and safety light devices 7
BS EN 12802:2000 Road marking materials. Laboratory methods for identification 1
BS EN 12899-1:2007 "Fixed, vertical road traffic signs. Fixed Signs " 3
BS EN 12899-3:2007 "Fixed, vertical road traffic signs. Delineator posts and retroreflectors" 4
BS EN 12899-4:2007 "Fixed, vertical road traffic signs. Factory production control " 3 4
BS EN 12899-5:2007 "Fixed, vertical road traffic signs. Initial type testing" 3 4
BS EN 13197:2001 Road marking materials. Wear simulators 1
BS EN 13212:2001 Road marking materials. Requirements for factory production control 1
BS EN13356:2001 Visibility accessories for non-professional use. Test methods and requirements 6
BS EN 13422:2004 Vertical road signs. Portable deformable warning devices and delineators. Portable road traffic signs. Cones and cylinders 5
DD ENV 13459-1:1999 Road marking. Materials. Quality control. Sampling from storage and testing 1
Department for Transport Documents Product Group
"TSRGD 2002, Direction 57" Studs 2
"TSRGD 2002, Direction 58" Approval of types of stud by the Secretary of State 2
"TSRGD 2002, Section 6, Regulation 54" Flashing Beacons 7
"TSRGD 2002, Section 6, Regulation 55" Road Danger Lamps 7
TSRGD 2002 The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 1 2 3 4 5 7
New Roads and Streetworks Act 1991 1 2 3 5 6 7
Specification for the reinstatement of openings in highways 1 2
Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 4 Warning Signs: 2004 3 4
Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 5 Road Markings: 2003 1 2
Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 7 The Design of Traffic Signs: 2003 3
Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8 Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for Road Works and Temporary Situations. Part 1: Design 2006 1 2 3 5 6 7 8
Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8 Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for Road Works and Temporary Situations. Part 2: Operations 2006 1 2 3 5 6 7 8
"The Red Book" Safety at Street Works and Road Works - A Code of Practice 1 3 5 6 7 8
Highways Agency Documents Product Group
"MCHW Volume 0, Section 3 (Advice Notes), Part 1 - SA 1/08" Lists of Compliant Approved/Registered Products 2
"National Highways Sector Schemes for Quality Management in Highway Works, 9A" For the manufacture of permanent and/or temporary road traffic signs 3
MCHW Volume 1 "Specification for Highways Works (SHW), Series 1200 - Traffic Signs" 1 2 3 4 5 7
MCHW Volume 2 "Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Highway Works, Series NG1200 - Traffic Signs" 1 2 3 4 5 7
"DMRB Volume 8, Section 2, Part 2 - TD25/01" Inspection and Maintenance of Traffic Signs on Motorway and All-Purpose Trunk Roads 3
"DMRB Volume 8, Section 2, Part 2 - TD26/07" Inspection and Maintenance of Road Markings and Road Studs on Motorways and All-Purpose Trunk Roads 1 2
Highways Agency Network Management Manual 1 2 3 4 5 7
UN/ECE Regulations Product Group
UN/ECE 70.01 Uniform provision concerning the approval of rear marking plates for heavy and long vehicles 8
UN/ECE 104 Uniform provision concerning the approval of retroreflective markings for heavy and long vehicles and their trailers 8
UN/ECE 69 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of rear marking plates for slow-moving vehicles (by construction) and their trailers 8
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