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Organised byTransport and Road Safety (TARS) Research, UNSWCentre For Automotive Safety, University of AdelaideAustralasian College of Road Safety |
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National Wine Centre of Australia, Adelaide
5-6 November, 2013
5-6 November, 2013
This workshop focuses on roadway departures and how to prevent them and reduce their severity when they do occur. Information will be provided concerning the most recent updates to the testing standards for roadside safety hardware that are adopted in Australia and the USA: revisions to the Australian AS/NZS 3845 Road Safety Barrier Systems and Devices (Parts 1 and 2) and the new USA MASH (Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware) standard. The material will be presented by the USA’s and Australia’s leading experts on roadway departure, road safety barrier systems and roadside furniture crashworthiness, namely Dick Albin, Frank Julian, Prof. Rod Troutbeck, Dr. Jeremy Woolley and Prof. Raphael Grzebieta.
Workshop topics and features (Download workshop agenda)
- preventing and mitigating roadway departures
- current philosophy in Australia and the USA regarding safer roadways
- revision of Australian Standard AS/NZS 3845 Road Safety Barrier Systems and Devices (both parts 1 and 2)
- US Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH), which underpins the Australian standard
- Hear from world-leading road barrier and hardware US and Australian experts
- Network with roadside hardware experts, manufacturers and distributors.
- Enjoy lunch, morning and afternoon breaks at the Exhibitors Hardware area.
Who should attend
Professionals and practitioners who work or are interested in the area of road design and safety hardware. The Workshop will cater for all levels of experience and should appeal to the following groups:
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Topics covered over the two days (Download workshop agenda)
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General Concepts
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Barriers and Standards
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Dick Albin:
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Roadside safety expert with over 26 years of experience in the USA.
Chairman of Transportation Research Board committee on Roadside Safety Design (AFB20). |
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Frank Julian
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Roadside safety expert with over 25 years of experience in the USA with a focus on developing
and deploying countermeasures for roadway departure crashes. |
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Rod Troutbeck
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Australian road barrier safety expert with over 35 years of experience in Traffic and Transport
Engineering and Chair AS/NZS 3845 Barrier Standards Committee. |
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Raphael Grzebieta
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Road safety and road safety barrier research expert with over 28 years of experience in Australia.
Professor of Road Safety at TARS Research UNSW. |
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Jeremy Woolley
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Senior Research Fellow and expert in road design, infrastructure, and road safety audit at the
Centre for Automotive Safety Research, The University of Adelaide. |
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REGISTRATION FEES (Including GST)
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Early Bird (until October 16)
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$350
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Standard
(If registered for both ACRS Conference and workshop) |
$400
$300 |
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Benefits from workshop registration:
(a) discounted hotel room rates from the 2013 ACRS Conference Accomodation Website (b) registration for 2013 ACRS Conference at early-bird rate at all times |
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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E-mail
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Phone
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+61 2 93854452
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Fax
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+61 2 93856040
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The workshop is kindly sponsored by
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| Boylan Group | Ingal Civil Products |
LB Australia | Saferoads Australia |
HS Roads
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Workshop supporters
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| Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) | Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) |
