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Drain covers and covers for control chambers for vehicle and pedestrian areas
Standard of the Israeli Standards Institution ( ): This standard applies to drain openings and covers to control cells with a free opening of up to 1000 mm, and they are designed for installation in areas where there is movement of pedestrians and / or vehicles. On the ground and on drain openings in the floor, roof or buildings. The purpose of the European Standard is to set definitions, species, materials, design and testing requirements, marking and quality control of lids for drainage openings (From the standard page in the Standards Institution of Israel web site)

In 2018, part 2.2 of this standard was published, marked as 489-2.2, which expands the previous standard: Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas: Gully tops and manhole tops made of cast iron
The following is their designation from the Israel Standards Institute website:
Drain openings and control compartments for vehicle and pedestrian areas: Drain openings and control compartments for iron castings This standard applies to drains covers and control compartments made of cast iron with graphite flakes and / or cast iron with spherical graphite, combined with concrete or without Concrete, with a free opening up to 1000 mm in size, used to cover drainage openings, entry chambers that allow entry and control chambers that do not allow MANHOLES (INSPECTION CHAMBERS) access for workers to install in areas where there is pedestrian traffic and/or Vehicles.
The standard applies to covers for control chambers and covers for drainage openings: for use in these areas:
Areas designated for pedestrians and cyclists only (type A15 at least)
Pedestrian areas and similar areas, car parks or parking areas (type B 125 at least)
An area of ​​drainage ditches at the edge of the road, which, when measured from the edge - the curb, protrudes at most 0.5 m into the road and at most 0.2 m into the pedestrian area (type C 250 at least)
Road lanes (including pedestrian lanes) Hard edges and parking areas for all types of vehicles (type D 400 at least)
Areas characterized by high wheel loads, such as docks and runways (type E 600 at least)
Areas characterized by particularly high wheel loads such as runways (Type F 900)

There is also a sub-standard suitable for composite materials and it is part 2.5 and marked as 489-2.5

In English the standard is labeled IS 489 and sometimes SII 489

The standard is partially equivalent to the Standard EN124 ( )


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