We are portable VMS standards compliant!
April, 2009
Various road agencies throughout Australian states and territories have their own requirements for the use of portable VMS, however there is now an Australian Standard in place for Portable and Fixed Variable Message Signs. This Standard was officially published on 14th April, 2009 as AS 4852.1-2009 Part 1: Fixed Signs and AS 4852.2-2009 Part 2: Portable Signs.
Data Signs has undertaken to conform to the Australian standard which includes some of the following requirements for Portable signs.
Mechanical requirements: including sign enclosure and required sign border, correct enclosures, trailer design rules.
Electrical requirements: including Power supply, security, correct labelling, full tilt-able solar panel array, 240 V battery charger.
Display requirements: including sign border requirements and correct display size and layouts, an additional LDR for Light Output levels fitted, the appropriate compliance certificates for all photometric test results can be viewed at Data Signs (VIC office).
General requirements: including onboard computer for Sign programming communications and monitoring such as LED and Data display integrity checking, and NTCIP communication for ITS.
Environmental requirements: including full wind loading compliance. The appropriate compliance certificate can be viewed at Data Signs (VIC office), extendable legs (outriggers). Ballast added for wind loading compliance
For more information or any enquires, please contact Data Signs by phone or through the online enquiries form.
To purchase and download a copy of the AS 4852 standard go to: http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/
and complete a Power Search for AS 4852.1—2009 using the Reference Number search.
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