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Technical Guidelines
The BSGA Technical Guidelines provide a definitive source of information on every aspect of signmaking and are an invaluable tool for every signmaker. The guides have been produced over a great many years and are constantly updated and upgraded by the Technical Committee and its advisors.
In this section we provide a synopsis of the contents. Full contents are available to members only and can be accessed, as downloadable PDFs, in the secure “members only” area of this site.
General
Commercial factors
B1: investment cost.. Purchase or lease
B2: Standard form of contract
B3: Terms and conditions of sale
B4: Insurance
B5: Model maintenance agreement
B6: Maintenance price index
Sign design
C1: The sign function... concepts and types
C2: Design considerations
C2.1: Legibility
C2.2: Internal illumination
C2.2 (a) Box signs
C2.2 (b) Letters and logos
C2.2 (c) Use of light-emitting diodes
C2.3: External illumination (floodlighting)
C2.3 (a): General criteria
C2.3 (b): Compact luminaires
C2.3 (c): Slim luminaires
C2.3 (d): Linear reflectors
C.4: Animation
C2.5: Structural design
C2.5 (a): Poles and structures
C2.5 (b): Plastic panels
C2.5 (c): Retaining plastic sign panels
C2.6 Electrical design
C2.7: Cold Cathode lighting design
C2.8: Fire safety design
C2.3 Variable information signs
Materials
D1.1: Metals, types and sources of information
D1.2: Plastics materials, types and sources of information
D1.2 (a): Rigid plastics materials
D1.2 (b): Flexible plastics materials
D1.3: Wood and wood laminates
D2: Fabrication
D2.1: Cutting and routing
D2.2: Fixing methods
D2.2 (a): Adhesives and sealants
D2.2 (b): Fastenings
D2.3: Soldering and welding
D2.3 (a) Welding of metals
D2.3 (b): Welding of plastics materials
D2.3 (c): Soldering
D2.4: Finishing processes
D2.4 (a): Corrosion
D2.4 (b): Pre-treatment, lead coating and galvanising
D2.4 (c): Anodising
D2.4 (d): Powder coating
D2.4 (e): Finish coating
D2.5: Vinyl graphics
D2.5 (a): Types of vinyl sheet
D2.5 (b): Working with vinyl sheet
D2.6: Signwriting
D2.7: Engraving
D3: Light sources
D3.1: Cold-cathode tubes
D3.1 (a): Types and characteristics
D3.1 (b): Pumping
D3.1(c): Operation of cold-cathode tubes
D3.2: Hot-cathode fluorescent lamps (MCF) and their control gear
D3.3: Lamps other than MCF lamps and their control gear
D3.4: Fluorescent lamps; (a) Mercury reduction, (b) Amalgam lamps (LIF Technical Statement 24)
D3.5: Starting of discharge tubes and starting aids
Control gear for light sources
E1: Ballasts for cold-cathode tubes
E1 (a): High-voltage transformers
E1 (b): High-frequency ballasts
E2 Control gear and wiring of fluorescent lamps in box signs
E3: Suppression of interference
E4: Lamps and control gear operating at medium voltage
E5: High-frequency luminaires (LIF Technical Statement 15)
E6: Use of high-frequency ballasts in outdoor signs
Installation and maintenance
F1: Access equipment
F2: Sign installation and fixing
F3: High-voltage installations
F4: Active protection
F5: Mains-supply wiring
F6: Sign fixing to cladding panels
F7: Sign fixings
F8: Sign fixing to Wall Panels
Health and safety
G1: Safety in high-voltage enclosures
G2: General COSHH procedures
G3: Safety in manufacturing processes
G4: Safety on installation sites
G4.1: General safety precautions
G4.2: Testing and fault-finding on sign installations
G4.3: Precautions to be taken during site excavations
G4.4: Health and safety policy for site working
G5: Sample form for safety policy
G6: Health and Safety check list
Quality assurance
H1: BSGA quality guidelines
H2: BSGA quality manual
Waste management and environmental matters
J1: Waste management
J2.1: Disposal of lamps (LIF Technical Statement 10)
J2.2: Disposal of mercury
J3: Ultra-violet radiation and health (LIF Technical Statement 8)
J4: Removal of waste from installation sites
Legislation and standards
K1.1: The Control of Advertisements Regulations (England)
K1.2: The Control of Advertisements Regulations (Wales)
K2: The brightness of illuminated advertisements (ILE Report N05)
K3: British Standard BS EN 50107: 'Signs and luminous-discharge-tube installations operating from a no-load output voltage exceeding 1,000 V but not exceeding 10,000 V'
K3.1: A Guide to British Standard BS EN 50107
K4: British Standard BS 559: 'Specification for the design, construction and installation of signs'
K4.1: A guide to British Standard BS 559
K5: British Standard BS EN 50143: 'Cables for signs and luminous-discharge-tube installations operating from a no-load output voltage exceeding 1 kV but not exceeding 10 kV'
K6: British Standard BS 7671: 'The IEE Wiring Regulations'
K6.1: A Guide to British Standard BS 7671
K7: British Standard BS 4533 (EN 60598): 'Luminaires' (i.e. low-voltage signs)
K7.1: A Guide to British Standard BS 4533 (EN 60598)
K8: Fire Regulations
K9: A guide to the Electricity at Work Regulations
K10: CE marking
K10.1: Technical documentation supporting a CE mark
K10.2: A guide to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMCD)
K10.3: A guide to the Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
K11: The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
K12: British Standard BS EN 60529: 'Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code)'
K12.1: A guide to British Standard BS EN 60529
K13: British Standard BS 6399: 'Loading for buildings' Part 2: 'Code of practice for wind loads'
K13.1: A guide to British Standard BS 6399, Part 2
K14: European voltage harmonisation (LIF Technical Statement 15)
K15: Use of energy efficient ballasts
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