What is BS EN 40-3-1 - characteristic loads for lighting columns about?
Lighting columns provide lights in outdoor areas such as streets and parks. The BS EN 40 series is a European Standard series that discusses lighting columns.
BS EN 40-3-1 specifies design loads for lighting columns. BS EN 40-3-1 applies to light columns of nominal height (including any bracket) not exceeding 20 m.
Note 1: Special structural designs to permit the attachment of signs, overhead wires, etc. are not covered by BS EN 40-3-1.
Note 2: The requirements for lighting columns made from materials other than concrete, steel, aluminium, or fibre-reinforced polymer composite (for example wood, plastic, and cast iron) are not specifically covered in BS EN 40-3-1.
Note 3: Passive safety and the behaviour of a lighting column under the impact of a vehicle are not addressed. Such lighting columns will have additional requirements (see EN 12767).
Who is BS EN 40-3-1 - characteristic loads for lighting columns for?
BS EN 40-3-1 on characteristic loads for lighting columns is useful for:
- Relevant government / municipal authorities
- Roadway/highway authorities
- Lighting equipment manufacturers and suppliers
- Product design engineers
- Quality control personnel
- Engineers
Why should you use BS EN 40-3-1 - characteristic loads for lighting columns?
Column lighting provides general ambient light in wide settings, providing a sense of safety at night.
BS EN 40-3-1 provides you with lighting design criteria, lighting design considerations, and the schedule of specific lighting requirements that need to be verified, and that verification procedure has also been provided.
BS EN 40-3-1 includes details such as performance requirements for horizontal loads due to wind. BS EN 40-3-1 provides guidance on characteristics loads such as the basis of loads, dead loads, wind pressures, forces, and movements.
BS EN 40-3-1 aids you in achieving passive safety, environmental, and long-term cost-cutting benefits. Aside from that, BS EN 40-3-1 lowers maintenance costs by reducing road closures and possession orders, reducing operator time, and reducing the time that maintenance staff must spend conducting structural examinations in dangerous roadside and trackside situations. 
