ROAD SAFETY AUDIT

A road safety audit is a formal examination of an existing or future roador traffic project, or any project which interacts with road users, in which an independent, qualified examiner reports on the project's accident potential and safety performance. This guideline for road safety auditing draws together current practices in Australia and overseas. It provides practitioners and decision makers in highway authorities with ways of formally addressing road safety issues before accidents occur. Audits can be conducted during the design of new road and traffic treatments, during construction under traffic, or during maintenance and management of existing roads. The guide provides an introduction to the audit process: its history, quality assurance implications, legal issues, and costs and benefits. It also gives guidance on how to conduct a safety audit. Case studies areincluded, as are a series of safety principles and safety checklists.

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• Authors:
  • JORDAN, P(CHAIRMAN)
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 100 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: AP-30/94

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Ethics; Highway design; Legislation; Maintenance; Management; Methodology; Personality; Prevention; Quality control; Road construction; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Code of practice; Quality; Responsibility
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 155: Administration; 9128: Audit; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 9011: Design (overall design); 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1528: Expert opinion; 2755: Highway; 2855: Highway design; 1556: Legislation; 3847: Maintenance; 9102: Method; 8310: PIARC; 143: Planning; 9063: Quality; 2264: Responsibility; 9150: Risk; 3665: Road construction; 1755: Road user; 1665: Safety; 187: Specification (standard); 9090: Working group
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00674931
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-85588-455-X
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 28 1995 12:00AM