Type of Sample / Test | Test Description | Standard | HOKLAS Accreditation |
Road surfaces | Luminance coefficient under diffuse illumination (Qd) and retro reflected luminance (RL ) of road markings | BS EN 1436 : 2007(E) Annex A & B excluding Annex B.7 | Yes |
BS EN 1436: 2018(E) Annex A & B excluding Annex B.7 |
Road surfaces | Skid resistance of road surface using a portable pendulum tester | Highways Department (Research and Development Division) Guidance Notes on Road testing - RD/GN/009 Sep 1989 | Yes |
Road surfaces | Skid resistance performance of road markings using a portable skid resistance tester | BS EN 1436 : 1998 Annex D | Yes |
BS EN 1436 : 2007 + A1: 2008 Annex D |
Road surfaces | Slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces using a pendulum tester | BS 7976: Part 2: 2002 + A1:2013 | Yes |
Road surfaces | Permeability of friction coarse materials | General Specification for Civil Engineering Works (2006) Vol. 1 App. 9. 1 | Yes |
General Specification for Civil Engineering Works (2020) Vol. 1 App. 9. 1 | Yes |
Carriageways | Surface regularity of carriageways (by rolling straightedge method / by 3 meter straightedge method) | Highways Department (Research and Development Division) Guidance Notes on Road Testing - RD/GN/009 Sep 1989 | Yes |
General Specification for Civil Engineering Works (2006) Vol. 1 App. 10.55 |
General Specification for Civil Engineering Works (2020) Vol. 1 App. 10.55 |
Road surfaces | Texture depth of carriageways (by sand patch test) | Highways Department (Research and Development Division) Guidance Notes on Road testing RD/GN/009 Sep 1989 | Yes |
General Specification for Civil Engineering Works (2006) Vol . 1 App 10.1 |
General Specification for Civil Engineering Works (2020) Vol . 1 App 10.1 |
Carriageways | Thickness of road marking | BS 3262 : Part 3 : 1989 (Amd. 8785 & 10205) App. B in conjunction with the following specification ( General Specification for Civil Engineering Works | Yes |
(by micrometer method) | (2006) Vol. 1 Cl. 12.34 (3) |
Road surfaces | Rate of spread of binder | BS EN 12272-1: 2002 Cl. 4 | Yes |