AS NZS 1906.1 2007 Retroreflective

AS/NZS1906.1:2007Australian/NewZealandStandard™RetroreflectivematerialsanddevicesforroadtrafficcontrolpurposesPart1:RetroreflectivesheetingAS/NZS1906.1:2007AS/NZS1906.1:2007ThisJointAustralian/NewZealandStandardwaspreparedbyJointTechnicalCommitteeMS-049,RetroreflectiveDevices.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon19January2007andonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsNewZealandon2February2007.ThisStandardwaspublishedon21February2007.ThefollowingarerepresentedonCommitteeMS-049:AUSTROADSAccidentCompensationCorporation,NewZealandAustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustryAustralianIndustryGroupAWTATextileTestingLandTransportSafetyAuthority,NewZealandNationalAssociationofTestingAuthoritiesAustraliaRoadmarkingIndustryAssociationofAustraliaRoadSafetyManufacturersAssociation,NewZealandTheUniversityofNewSouthWalesTransitNewZealandVictorianCollegeofOptometryKeepingStandardsup-to-dateStandardsarelivingdocumentswhichreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentswhichmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspurchased.DetailedinformationaboutjointAustralian/NewZealandStandardscanbefoundbyvisitingtheStandardsWebShopat:2007Australian/NewZealandStandard™RetroreflectivematerialsanddevicesforroadtrafficcontrolpurposesPart1:RetroreflectivesheetingCOPYRIGHT©StandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.JointlypublishedbyStandardsAustralia,GPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001andStandardsNewZealand,PrivateBag2439,Wellington6020ISBN0733780504OriginatedinAustraliaasSAAInt.354—1955.PreviouseditionAS/NZS1906.1:1993.Secondedition2007.AS/NZS1906.1:20072PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheJointAustralia/NewZealandCommitteeMS-049,RetroreflectiveDevicesandsupersedesAS/NZS1906.1:1993,Retroreflectivematerialsanddevicesforroadtrafficcontrolpurposes,Part1:Retroreflectivematerials.ItisoneofaseriesofStandardsonretroreflectivedevicesasfollows:AS/NZS1906Retroreflectivematerialsanddevicesforroadtrafficcontrolpurposes1906.1Part1:Retroreflectivesheeting(thisStandard)1906.2Part2:Retroreflectivedevices(non-pavementapplication)1906.4Part4:HighvisibilitymaterialsforsafetygarmentsAS1906Retroreflectivematerialsanddevicesforroadtrafficcontrolpurposes1906.3Part3:Raisedpavementmarkers(retroreflectiveandnon-retroreflective)TheobjectiveofthisStandardistoprovideroadauthorities,manufacturersandtestingauthoritieswithauniformsupplyspecificationforretroreflectivesheeting.Thefollowingaretheprincipalchangesandadditionstothisedition:(a)IntroductionofClass1Wmicroprismaticretroreflectivesheeting.(b)Introductionofretroreflectivesheetingspecificallydesignedformotorvehiclenumberplates.(c)CILandcolourspecificationandmeasurementforfluorescentsheeting.(d)Specificationofdurabilitytestexposuresintermsofradiantenergyreceivedratherthanbyexposuretime.(e)Revisedtestforperformanceundersimulatedrainfallconditions.(f)Newinformativeappendixonselectionanduseofsheeting.Theterms‘normative’and‘informative’havebeenusedinthisStandardtodefinetheapplicationoftheappendixtowhichtheyapply.A‘normative’appendixisanintegralpartofaStandard,whereasan‘informative’appendixisonlyforinformationandguidance.3AS/NZS1906.1:2007CONTENTSPageFOREWORD..............................................................................................................................4SECTION1SCOPEANDGENERAL1.1SCOPE........................................................................................................................51.2REFERENCEDDOCUMENTS..................................................................................51.3DESCRIPTION...........................................................................................................51.4DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................61.5CLASSIFICATION.............................................................