ROCKFALL HAZARD RATING SYSTEM - PARTICIPANTS' MANUAL

Development of the Rockfall Hazard Rating System (RHRS) is complete. The system has been fully tested and implemented by the Oregon Department of Transportation. The RHRS is a process used in the management of rockfall sites adjacent to highways. The system is proactive by design, providing a rational way to make informed decisions on where and how to spend construction funds in order to reduce the risks associated with rockfall. This Participants' Manual documents the components of the RHRS and the steps an agency should follow to implement the system, and discusses the level of commitment required. The benefits of implementation and the limitations of the system are also described. The manual serves both as a field guide and as a desk top reference for those who perform the slope ratings and those who use the resulting database in establishing rockfall remediation designs and construction priorities.

• Corporate Authors:

  SNI International Resources, Incorporated

  4041 North Central Avenue
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85012

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Technology Applications, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Pierson, L A
  • Vickle, R V
• Publication Date: 1993-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 104 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Decision making; Implementation; Management; Manuals; Ratings; Risk management; Strategic planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Limitations; Rockfall hazard rating system
• Old TRIS Terms: Rockfall sites
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00722584
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-SA-93-057, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-92-Z-00069
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 19 1996 12:00AM