Safety Barrier Products
The Austroads Safety Barrier Assessment Panel (the Panel) assesses the crashworthiness and suitability of road safety barriers, systems and devices for deployment on roads managed by Australian/New Zealand road agencies in line with AS/NZS 3845. AS/NZS 3845 outlines AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) as the current basis for crash testing protocol. TfNSW adopts the recommendations of the Panel.
Product selection
Only products that have been assessed and accepted should be installed on the NSW classified road network. This applies to all installations including permanent and workzone (temporary).
All accepted systems have acceptance conditions outlining the parameters under which the product is accepted for use.
Product acceptance conditions should be read in conjunction with R132-Safety Barrier Systemsand the Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers.
Enquiries relating to safety barriers can be sent via email to: TechnologyStandards@transport.nsw.gov.au
Accepted products
Accepted Safety Barrier Systems and Device
Austroads Safety Hardware Training Accreditation Scheme (ASHTAS)
A national scheme has been developed to ensure the people who design, install, and maintain road safety barriers on Australia and New Zealand’s road network are appropriately trained. Austroads has partnered with Lantra (UK) to develop a national accreditation scheme that will require the certification of all people engaged in the design, installation, and maintenance of any road safety barrier system used in New Zealand or Australia.
The NSW Government has committed to ASHTAS. By setting consistent training and licensing standards, we ensure that those working with road safety barriers possess the expertise and adhere to best practices. The scheme will become mandatory for installers and maintainers working with Road Safety Barriers in NSW as proposed below:
- Now to June 2024 - recommend individuals undertake available training and obtain ASHTAS accreditation
- July 2024 onwards - mandatory ASHTAS accreditation to install, repair and maintain road safety barrier systems
The Operative and Installer courses are now available. These courses, which include Austroads set content and an exam, are available from the Lantra approved training providers. A list of providers can be found here:
https://www.lantra.co.uk/national-highway-sector-schemes-nhss/austroads/approved-training-providers
The following training courses are coming up later this year in NSW: