USER MANUAL - Road Safety Audit Toolkit
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1. 37 7 BROWSING REFERENCES Documents contained within the reference library can be browsed or searched using a keyword approach Each reference document is specified by the following e Location e Title e Section e Chapter e Keywords r G A O U P About RSA Toolkit Contact Browse Resources Help Audits Account demo enduser Logout Browse Resources Location mj Keywords Title Section Any feedback regarding these resources should be provided to the appropriate contact that can be found here Search found 605 results Page 1 of 61 Category Australian Capital Territory gt Standard Specification for Urban Infrastructure Works gt SS01 Provision for Traffic 01 File 5501 Provision for Traffic 01 00 pdf Date added 28 11 2003 Category Australian Capital Territory gt Standard Specification for Urban Infrastructure Works gt SS02 Earthworks 01 File SS02 Earthworks 01 00 pdf Date added 28 11 2003 Category Australian Capital Territory gt Standard Specification for Urban Infrastructure Works gt SS03 Underground Services 01 File SS03 Underground Services 0100 pdf Date added 28 11 2003 Category Australian Capital Territory gt Standard Specification for Urban Infrastructure Works gt SS04 Flexible Pavement 01 File SS04 Flexible Pavement 01 00 pdf Nate addad 93 14 9002 x Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 38 7 1 Browsing reference documents Availab2. Map Plan Used Enter the name of the map or plan used to define the location of the audit This is included in the Location Details section of the Detailed Audit Reports and Audit Report of Checklist Questions Date of Map Plan Enter the date on the Map Plan being used If no map or plan is being used the audit start date finish date or some date in between etc should be entered Map Plan Number Enter the number of the map or plan used to define the location of the audit X Pos Enter the X position on the map or plan or the longitudinal position of the start of the audit Y Pos Enter the Y position on the map or plan or the latitudinal position of the start of the audit Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 Start Location Enter a text description of the start location of the audit eg name of side street and or chainage End Location Enter a text description of the end location of the audit Site visit information Weather light and road surface condition information can be provided for two site inspections for instance if a day time and night time inspection was required A date for each visit is also assigned This is included in the Audit Details section of the Detailed Audit Reports and Audit Report of Checklist Questions Date of site visit Enter the date that the audit was started eg 1 05 2004 Weather Condition From the drop down box select the appropriate weather condition during whi
3. by priority e Corrective action report by category this report lists all the issues comments in a corrective action report format by category e Corrective action report by priority this report lists all the issues comments in a corrective action report format by priority e Audit report of checklist questions this report provides a fully answered set of checklist questions as per the Yes No N A or Not enough information responses selected for each question Note When creating corrective action reports users can choose to include or omit the RRCR or BCR column Audit Reports 5 3 Transferring audits Audits may be copied from one organisation to another Please contact the ARRB RSA Toolkit helpdesk if you would like to transfer an audit from your organisation to another on rsatoolkit arrb com au Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 34 5 4 Deleting audits Audits may be deleted from the Audits screen You may edit or delete any audit you have created However you are not able to edit or delete audits created by others even if employed within the same organisation Remember that under one audit more than one stage of checklist questions may have been commenced and or completed By deleting the audit from the system all information relating to this project will be deleted Windows Internet Explorer re you sure you want to delete this audit 7 This will delete audits
4. New Zealand these will be roads other than state highways e Unknown or Not Applicable if the road type is unknown or the audit is for a road type that is not under the direct control of a governmental road authority This is included in the Audit Details section of the Detailed Audit Reports and Audit Report of Checklist Questions Create Audit Step 1 Audit information Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 5 1 2 Create audit Step 2 Audit location optional Region Enter the region in which the audit is being conducted For example this may be a region associated with a state territorial or local government road agency This ts included in the project information at the start of the reports Council Enter the local government area or areas in which the audit is being undertaken This is included in the project information at the start of the reports Location name Enter the name of the location being audited such as the intersecting roads the length of road being audited or a short length such as a bridge or a parking area This ts included in the project information at the start of the reports Type of Feature Enter a description of the location ie an intersection length of road or a single location such as a bridge etc This description is included in the project information at the start of the reports Length km Enter the length of the section of road s being audited in kilometres
5. peds pedestrian pedestrians etc Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 41 8 HELP 8 1 Audit information Explanatory text is provided via mouseovers for a number of the fields to assist users when providing background information for audits Explanatory text can be viewed for fields that have a next to them The text will appear next to the mouse pointer Create Audit Step 2 Audit Location Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 42 8 2 FAQ A FAQ page accessed via the Help menu is provided to help users with common questions and answers If you don t find the answer to your question on the FAQ page please email your question to rsatoolkit arrb com au r G RA O U P Home About RSA Toolkit Contact Browse Resources Help Audits Account demo enduser Logout FAQ page Welcome to the Road Safety Audit Toolkit general questions and answers section We hope you will find this useful for any queries you may have If you don t find the answer to your question below or have any comments suggestions please email us Please provide your name organisation and contact details with any comments Additional contact details may be found via the Contact link at the top of the page Thank you for taking the time to improve the Road Safety Audit Toolkit Q Ifluse this on line tool do still need to complete a Road Safety auditing course A Road Safety Audit Toolkit is not a replacement for the Road Saf
6. selections or amendments will not be saved lt Boco Await Information Stage 6 Existing roads road safety audit Checklist and cross section Merk ol NA tor Topic Existing roads road safety audit 4 Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 25 Completing questions As individual questions are answered a green tick appears next to each question in the right hand pane of the screen When all questions in a sub topic are completed the heading text becomes green and a green tick appears next to the sub topic heading in the left hand pane of the screen If all questions in a sub topic are not completed subtopic headings remain blue Stage 6 Existing roads road safety audit Tople 1 Road alignment and cross sectior Topic 5 Ree Adding an issue comment Under each checklist question the user is able to add issues comments This is done by selecting the Add Issue Comment button found under the checklist questions When selected a box will be displayed where the following information is to be entered Users should note that for questions where a safety issue is identified a comment must be added to clarify the issue assign a priority and describe an appropriate action to be taken If a comment is not assigned to an issue or deficiency the issue will not be identified in the reports that may be generated at the completion of the audit The website will prompt users to provide a comment if they hav
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8. Road Safety Audit Toolkit USER MANUAL RSA Toolkit v2 0 2010 S ar b G RO UP Austroads Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 Contents ABOUT THE ROAD SAFETY AUDIT TOOLKIT BACKGROUND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS GETTING STARTED A N 4 1 Logging on 4 1 1 Guests 4 1 2 Users 4 1 3 Organisations 4 2 Administration 4 2 1 Administrator 4 2 2 Account managers 4 3 Using the RSA Toolkit 5 AUDITS Conducting a new audit 1 Create audit Step 1 Audit information 2 Create audit Step 2 Audit location optional 3 Create audit Step 3 Team members 4 Create audit Step 4 Summary notes 5 Create audit Step 5 The checklist questions 6 Completing the audit stage 5 2 Searching for existing audits 5 2 1 Viewing your incomplete audits 5 2 2 Searching completed audits 5 2 3 Creating a road safety audit report 5 3 Transferring audits 5 4 Deleting audits 5 5 Printing checklist questions 6 RISK RANKING OF SAFETY ISSUES 7 BROWSING REFERENCES 7 1 Browsing reference documents 7 2 Keyword searching 7 2 1 General 7 2 2 Search Operators 8 HELP 8 1 Audit information 8 2 FAQ 9 CONTACT DETAILS AND FEEDBACK 10 ADMINISTRATION CHOON N OQO OO A ooo 34 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 41 42 43 44 Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 Road Safety Audit Toolkit Version v2 0 Austroads 2010 This work is copyright Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 no part may be reproduced by
9. STEM REQUIREMENTS The RSA Toolkit has been designed to operate under the following minimum computer requirements Operating System Windows 98 or later Processor Pentium 200 or faster RAM 64Mb Hard Disk Drive 100 Mb free space Monitor and Graphics 15 monitor 800 x 600 Resolution Floppy Disk Drive 3 5 1 44 Mb Keyboard Standard Mouse Standard Internet connection Standard CD Rom Standard Internet Browsers Netscape Internet Explorer Users should ensure that site pop ups are allowed on their computer in order for the program to run properly Reporting Reports are produced in html format and are viewed on screen using your internet browser For exporting documents A word processing program that can import html format files is required NB As with most computer programs the above are minimum requirements and performance will improve if these minima are exceeded Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 4 GETTING STARTED From the home page users can accept the conditions for use of the Road Safety Audit Toolkit and progress to the login screen Road Safety Audit Toolkit RSA Toolat is an oniine to practitioners to cary onxditions of use for the I do not accept the conditions of use for Road Safety Audit Tootat the Road Satety Audit Toobit 4 1 Logging on The three account types that can be accessed in the RSA Toolkit are e Guests e Users e Organisations A description of the role of each
10. account type is provided below Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 4 1 1 Guests Guests have all the capabilities of Users see below with the exception that they are not able to save audits They are able to view existing audits within their organisation Guests can also view public documents in the reference library 4 1 2 Users Users can execute the following tasks e create audits e view audits created by other users within their organisation e edit or delete their own audits they are not able to edit or delete other Users audits even if employed within the same organisation e view documents contained within the reference library Group accounts Group accounts allow multiple logins per user account A group username is created with multiple passwords which enables multiple logins at a time to see access all audits carried out under the username To ensure integrity of the audits only one user is permitted to edit an audit at a time If a second user tries to edit an audit that is already being edited the system will advise the user that the selected audit is currently being edited Windows Internet Explorer A The selected audit is being edited by another user Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 4 1 3 Organisations Organisations manage User accounts assigned to them They can delete audits created by their Users but they do not have the authority to create or edit audits Organisat
11. any process without the prior written permission of Austroads RSA Toolkit software is the intellectual property of Austroads The software is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorised reproduction or distribution of this software or any portion of it may result in severe criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Users agree to not modify or reverse engineer the software Austroads believes this publication to be correct at time of production and does not accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of information herein Users should rely on their own skill and judgement to apply information to particular issues LIMITATION OF LIABILITY There is no expressed or implied warranty for this version of this software End User agrees that it is the responsibility of the End User to understand fully the limitations of and assumptions underlying the software and not to make use of the software without the assistance of personnel with appropriate experience End User accepts all responsibility for review application and the use of the program output and accepts all responsibility for certification that said output meets provisions of any applicable design code standard or any project specification EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRA
12. applications e g MS Ward ar MS Evcel This enahlas infarmatinn nenerated in renorts tn he incarnarated inta ather wark oar have an arnanicatianal tamniate or stula Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 43 9 CONTACT DETAILS AND FEEDBACK Further development and improvement of the Road Safety Audit Toolkit will require the ongoing input from users Any comments you may have can be sent directly to us via e mail phone fax or by post Contact details are as follows a Email rsatoolkit arrb com au Subject Road Safety Audit Toolkit Feedback b Phone 61 3 9881 1555 Fax 61 3 9887 8104 Web www arrb com au c ARRB Group Research Division 500 Burwood Highway Vermont South Victoria 3133 Please provide your name organisation and contact details with your comments Contact Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 44 10 ADMINISTRATION The administration pages are only available to the RSA Toolkit s administrators and account managers The Administrator have the options of creating and editing client and end user accounts and also accessing usage statistics and the RSA Toolkit database Account managers can only create and edit end user accounts Accounts cannot be deleted so that analyst information can be accessed for any project that the Administrator has undertaken However if an analyst or organisation ceases to be an active user of the Toolkit the account can be archived Users of the account
13. at all stages for this project all checklist questions 5 5 Printing checklist questions Checklists for all audit stages outlined in section 1 of this document can be generated from the website by selecting the Export checklist questions option from the Audits screen Checklists are produced in the same style as per Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6 Road Safety Audit 2009 r EERE Home About RSA Toolkit Contact Browse Resources Help Audits Account demo enduser Logout RSA Toolkit Audits Export checklist questions gt You have 7 incomplete audits Vif exis Checklist 4 Pre opening stage audit Org Cre Bety aul 4 1 General topics Clie Issue Yes No Comment 1 Changes since previous audit translation of design into practice General check have any matters that have changed since a previous audit been executed safely Has the translation of the design into practice been executed safely Reg Cou 2 Drainage Is the drainage of the road and surrounds adequate 3 Climatic conditions Are any facilities put in place to counter climatic problems effective 4 Landscaping Is the planting and species selection appropriate from a safety point of view Is vegetation landscaping frangible in locations where vehicles may run off the road Is visibility maintained past or over vegetation landscaping particularly for pedestrian safety Will this c
14. ay answer all questions in a topic N A not applicable by selecting the Mark all N A for Topic button at the top of the list of questions Answering questions using this method will assign the N A to all questions for that topic Therefore answering questions in this fashion should only be used if all questions in that topic are not applicable Answers to questions will be automatically saved if questions are answered in this fashion Responses to individual questions may be changed and issues comments added as per below It must be remembered that if individual question responses are changed in order for these changes to be saved users must select the Save Responses button or the Next or Previous buttons which will also take users to the next or previous screen of questions lt Bact t Audit informaton Stage 6 Existing roads road safety audit Checklist Tople 1 Road alignment and cross sectio Existing roads road safety audit Sub Topic 1 Visibilty sight astance Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 23 Sub topic level All questions in a sub topic may be answered by selecting a circular option button at the top of the list of questions for each sub topic next to the following responses e Yes e No e NAA ie not applicable e Not enough information Answering questions using this method will assign the same response to all questions for that sub topic Therefore answering qu
15. be assigned to a project Therefore for projects involving multi stage audits it is suggested that these fields be updated for the current audit stage for the project The dates that previous audit stages were undertaken can be noted in the Summary Notes section Step 4 of the Create Audit screens The Start and Finish dates are included in the project information at the start of the reports Client details Enter the name of the client for which the audit is being conducted This may be a governmental road agency a road construction contractor private developer design consultant etc This ts included in the project information at the start of the reports Reason for audit Enter the reason for the audit This may be to fulfil corporate guidelines or policy to meet a request from a contractor or consultant or to respond to a complaint from a member of the public etc This is included in the Audit Details section of the Detailed Audit Reports and Audit Report of Checklist Questions Responsible road authority Enter the name of the road authority or road authorities responsible for the road s on which the audit is being conducted eg VicRoads Main Roads WA City of Bendigo If there is no responsible road authority Not Applicable or N A should be entered In some jurisdictions this may be a private company eg shopping centre access roads university roads This is included in the Client Details section of the Detailed Aud
16. cation for Urban Infrastructure Works gt SS02 Earthworks 01 File SS02 Earthworks 01 00 pdf Date added 28 11 2003 Category Australian Capital Territory gt Standard Specification for Urban Infrastructure Works gt SS03 Underground Services 01 File SS03 Underground Services 0100 pdf Date added 28 11 2003 Category Australian Capital Territory gt Standard Specification for Urban Infrastructure Works gt SS04 Flexible Pavement 01 File SS04 Flexible Pavement 01 00 pdf Nata addod 22 11 9NNI Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 40 Table 7 1 Search operators 7 2 2 Search Operators The current search operators provided within the keyword searching functionality of the program are included in the table below Operator Example Result Single word or term pavement Returns all documents containing that word Or Symbol used pavement surface Returns all documents that contain either the first term or the second term or both Phrase searching Symbol used single quotation marks or brackets or users may simply write the phrase with no punctuation Clear zone or Clear zone Returns all documents containing that phrase i e for the example will return documents containing Clear zone Truncation Symbol used ped Returns all documents containing any word string i e for the example will return documents containing ped
17. ch the audit was undertaken Choices include e Clear e Raining e Snowing e Fog e Dust e Smoke e Unknown or not applicable Light Condition From the drop down box select the appropriate light condition applicable at the time of audit Choices include e Light e Dark e Dusk e Dawn e Light and dark e Unknown or not applicable Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 16 Road Surface From the drop down box select the appropriate road surface condition applicable at the time of audit Choices include Dry Wet Muddy Snowy Icy Unknown or not applicable Create Audit Step 2 Audit Location Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 5 1 3 Create audit Step 3 Team members This screen allows the user to record details of the team members who are conducting the audit Team members can be added deleted or edited Once the information for the team member has been entered into the appropriate fields which are described below the team member is added by pressing the Add Team Member button At least one team member is required to be entered per audit For each team member the following information is recorded Title Enter the title of the audit team member for example Mr Mrs Ms Dr etc First name Enter the first name of the audit team member Surname Enter the surname of the audit team member Team Position Enter the team position of the audit team member eg senior auditor ob
18. cified by the user e Project e Start Date e End Date Users then have the option of completing or deleting each audit rol G RAROUP Home About RSA Toolkit Contact Browse Resources Help Audits Account demo enduser Logout RSA Toolkit Audits Create a new Audit gt Export checklist questions gt You have 3 incomplete audits Hide my incomplete audits 191 MRWA_001 Main Roads 15 01 2005 18 01 2005 Complete Delete 324 RTA_NSW_11_04 Safety Road 11 04 2007 15 05 2007 Complete Delete 323 demo audit intersection of A and B 27 05 2007 29 05 2007 Complete Delete For audits where users that have completed one stage of audit questions for a particular project and then have commenced but not completed another stage of audit questions the project will be included in the completed audits table as per below 5 2 2 Searching completed audits Users can search completed audits created by users within their own organisation by specifying the following information Organisation This field is set to the organisation for which your account is attached users cannot view audits created by persons from other organisations Creator Enter the user name of the person who created the audit for which you are searching Between Enter the dates between which you wish to search for audits Audit File Enter the audit file number as specified by the user that you wish to search for Cl
19. e identified a safety issue selecting a no response but have not provided a comment Description Enter the description of the issue hazard or comment that you wish to record For example a hazard identified in an existing road audit may be Large tree 3m from edge of through lane or Guideposts missing on outside of bend A general comment may be This question has been answered as N A as this is the design of an existing intersection not a green field site Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 26 Location Once the description has been entered a location needs to be assigned to the issue comment This can be a description such as 100m north of James Crescent or a chainage reference such as Ch 532 00 etc Priority Assign a priority to the issue comment the choices are listed below More information on assigning priorities can be found under Section 6 Risk Assessment Process and Assigning Priorities Intolerable High Medium Low Comment only To save the issue or comment press the Add Issue button Chee Existing roads road safety audit Stage 6 Existing roads road safety audit Topic 1 Road alignment and cross section Merk ei WA tor Topic N A ONot enough informadon ess Ne OwA Onr anoinhyniomation does the line of street lights or the poles follow the road alignment OYes No ONA O Not enough information AX 4
20. e screen nant button found under the checklist questions When selected box will be dsplayed where a description Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 21 Navigating from Audit information to Checklist questions Once an audit has been created in the RSA Toolkit system users are able to navigate or switch between the Audit information section which provides the background information for the audit as per Section 5 1 1 to 5 1 4 of this document and the Checklist questions by selecting the Skip to Questions or Back to Audit Information buttons as appropriate eonoaue Stage 1 Feasibility stage audit Tople 1 General topics Sub Te S asibility stage audit Create Audit Step 1 Audit information Navigating through the checklist questions Users are able to navigate through the checklist questions by either selecting the Next or Previous buttons or by using the navigation menu on the left side of the screen The sections that have been answered are shown as green in the navigation menu with a tick placed beside the section number and name Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 22 Answering the checklist questions Checklist questions may be answered e at the topic level e at the sub topic level or e individually Topic level Sometimes a whole topic is not applicable for instance if auditing an existing road length that does not have any traffic signals Users m
21. estions in this fashion should only be used if the chosen response is relevant to all questions in the sub topic Answers to questions will be automatically saved if questions are answered in this fashion Responses to individual questions may be changed and issues comments added as per below It must be remembered that if individual question responses are changed in order for these changes to be saved users must select the Save Responses button or the Next or Previous buttons which will also take users to the next or previous screen of questions lt Bact to Audit informaton Stage 6 Existing roads road safety audit Checklist Existing roads road safety audit Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 24 Individual questions Each checklist question can be answered by selecting the circular option button next to the following responses only 1 response per question is permitted e Yes e No e NAA ie not applicable e Not enough information A number of issues comments can also be entered against each checklist question In order for answers to be saved users must select the Save Responses button or the Next or Previous buttons which will also take users to the next or previous screen of questions If a user answers or amends a response and then browses through questions via the navigation menu on the left side of the screen without selecting to first save responses the
22. etailed design stage audit na iv Pre opening stage audit v Roadwork traffic scheme audit vi Existing roads road safety audit Road Safety Audits may also be undertaken for roads associated with land use developments and for target road user groups eg pedestrians motorcyclists bicyclists etc The checklist questions in the Road Safety Audit Toolkit website are based on those in the Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6 Road Safety Audit 2009 Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 2 BACKGROUND ARRB Group was commissioned by Austroads to complete a computer based road safety audit advisory system The computer based expert system is designed to assist road safety auditors by prompting auditors with the Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6 Road Safety Audit 2009 checklist questions providing a medium in which they can record the location and audit team details providing a medium in which auditors can record the findings of an audit in a structured manner based on the Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6 Road Safety Audit 2009 providing relevant Australasian and jurisdiction specific reference publications and a searching function that allows auditors to interrogate references using key words to identify salient sections providing an export function that will allow auditors to generate road safety audit reports Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 3 SY
23. ety Auditing course Rather it is a tool to assist effective and efficient completion of road safety audits Your state road authority should be able to advise you when the next Road Safety Auditing course is being held Q Iwish to access the RSA Toolkit website but don t know how A Send an email to rsatoolkit arrb com au advising that you would like an account created An account including username and password can then be created for you Q Ihave forgotten my RSA Toolkit account password A Send an email to rsatoolkit arrb com au advising that you have lost your password Your password can then be emailed back to you or anew password created for your account Q Dolneed to include recommendations for each issue identified A Yes Every time a road safety issue is identified a comment or recommendation about the issue should be provided The RSA Toolkit system will prompt you to provide a comment or recommendation if you do identify a road safety issue by selecting no for that checklist question Q Sometimes questions issues are duplicated in the checklist questions A The checklist questions are as per the Austroads Road Safety Audit Guide 2nd Edition 2002 These checklists are comprehensive and are at times repetitive to ensure all issues are covered as best possible Q The format of the reports is not suitable A The reports are produced in a basic HMTL format Text from reports may be copied and pasted into word processing or spreadsheet
24. eway e Car runs into crowded bus stop e Bus and petrol tanker collide e Collapse of a bridge or tunnel Serious Likely death or serious injury e High or medium speed vehicle vehicle collision e High or medium speed collision with a fixed roadside object e Pedestrian or cyclist struck by a car Minor Likely minor injury e Some low speed vehicle collisions e Cyclist falls from bicycle at low speed e Left turn rear end crash in a slip lane Limited damage only Likely trivial injury or property e Some low speed vehicle collisions e Pedestrian walks into an object no head injury e Car reverses into post Table 6 3 The resulting level of risk Frequent Probable Occasional Improbable Catastrophic Intolerable Intolerable Intolerable High Serious Intolerable Intolerable High Medium Minor Intolerable High Medium Low Limited High Medium Low Low Table 6 4 Treatment approach Risk Suggested treatment approach Intolerable Must be corrected High Should be corrected or the risk significantly reduced even if the treatment cost is high Medium Should be corrected or the risk significantly reduced if the treatment cost is moderate but not high Low Should be corrected or the risk reduced if the treatment cost is low Source Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6 Road Safety Audit 2009 Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0
25. g Mid block A aient Medium Delete Edit and advisory speed signs may be toad image il er appropriate 13 07 2010 Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 28 Editing or deleting an issue comment The number of current issues comments that have been saved against a checklist question are shown under the Add Issue Comment button To view the issues comments select Current Issues A pop up box will then be displayed showing the current issues comments The user then has the option to either edit or delete the issue comment Stage 6 Existing roads road safety audit Checklist i and cross section Mark ot NA tor Topic Existing roads road safety audit Sub Top y by drivers SON ot enough intormebon Brie Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 29 5 1 6 Completing the audit stage Once the user has reached the end of the audit questions a finish stage button is available for selection If all questions in the stage have been answered the user will be directed to the Audit Reports screen from where they can select the stage of the audit for which the report is required and the type of report that is to be created Alternatively users may return to the Audit Menu screen Refer to Section 5 2 3 of this manual for further information on creating reports If all questions in the stage have not been answered users will be reminded with the text You have not provided a resp
26. ient Details Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 32 Enter the details of the client for the audit s Responsible Road Authority Enter the details of the responsible road authority for the audit s Region Enter the region in which the audit was conducted Council Enter the council in which the audit was conducted Once the above information has been entered select the Search Audits button and the list of audits that match the chosen search criteria will be displayed The user can then either e delete the audit if they have the authority e review the audit e view audit reports The stage column of the completed audits table indicates whether an audit is complete or commenced but currently incomplete Audits incomplete or complete may be completed or amended by selecting to review the project RSA Toolkit Audits Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 33 5 2 3 Creating a road safety audit report Audit reports can be created for completed audits only This is done by selecting the View audit reports link Users are then prompted to select the stage of the audit for which the report is required and the type of report that is to be created Users can select from the following report types e Detailed audit report by category this report displays the issues comments by checklist question category e Detailed audit report by priority this report type displays the issues comments
27. ions are not able to set security for documents in the reference library Organisations have no authority over other organisations accounts or audits 4 2 Administration Two types of users have access to manage administration of accounts and the RSA Toolkit program These are Administrators and Account Managers A description of each of their roles is described below 4 2 1 Administrator ARRB Group behalf of Austroads is the administrator of the RSA Toolkit As administrator ARRB Group has control over all accounts The Administrator is able to create edit and delete accounts i e Guests Users and Organisations The Administrator is also able to delete audits but are not able to create or edit audits The Administrator is able to manage documents contained within the reference library 4 2 2 Account managers Account managers are permitted to create and edit end user accounts There will generally be one or two account managers per large organisation such as a state road authority These may be given responsibility by ARRB Group in order to manage accounts of end users within their organisation i e creating and closing accounts as deemed appropriate It is recommended that if an account remains inactive for a one year period the account be closed Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 4 3 Using the RSA Toolkit Once you have logged into the RSA Toolkit you can create an audit search for an existing audit browse the
28. it Reports and Audit Report of Checklist Questions Country Select the country that the audit is being conducted in There are two countries to choose from Australia and New Zealand State If Australia has been selected in the country field then you must also select a state If New Zealand has been selected then this is also shown in the State field The Australian states and territories include e New South Wales e Northern Territory e Queensland e South Australia e Tasmania e Victoria e Western Australia e Australian Capital Territory Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 This is included in the Location Details section of the Detailed Audit Reports and Audit Report of Checklist Questions Stage Enter the stage of the audit The checklist questions that are presented in the following sections of the RSA Toolkit are dependent on what audit stage and state territory have been selected This is included in the Audit Details section of the Detailed Audit Reports and Audit Report of Checklist Questions Road type From the drop down box select the road type for which the audit is being conducted You are able to select from the following e State territorial roads that fall under the jurisdiction of the relevant state or territorial road authority in the case of New Zealand these will include state highways e Local roads that fall under the jurisdiction of local government authorities in the case of
29. le reference documents can be browsed by selecting the reference location Users can choose from the following locations e New South Wales e Northern Territory e Queensland e South Australia e Tasmania e Victoria e Western Australia e Australian Capital Territory e New Zealand e Australasian Once the location has been selected a list of the available titles will be listed Once the title has been selected a list of available sections will be listed Once the section has been selected the available chapters will be listed Location Keywords Title Section should be provided to the appropriate contact that can be found here Any feedback Browse Resources Location Australasian x ai Tom Keywords Search Title Section contact that can be found here ain Any feedba Gen Fite 1742 t Date added Browse Resources x pepon Location Keywords Title Auatroass Cada te Engneanng Practice Section x Category Australasian gt Australi Speed controis File AS 174 Date added Description Specifies the trafic d Fite Part 1 Date added 30 Category Australasian gt Austroads Guide to Engineering Practice gt Pan 2 Roadway capacity 1949 File Part 2 pdf Date added Description Provides guidance on determining roadway capacity in terms of pemnision of trafic lanes at any point in the road network or ate
30. matively determining the tr g performance of an existing road Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 39 7 2 Keyword searching Documents can also be searched using the keyword searching facility shown in the title bar or by selecting the Find documents about this sub topic button in the checklist question section 7 2 1 General To use this facility users must enter the keyword or keywords with which they wish to search and the location to which documents are assigned Note that by leaving the location blank the searching function will search through the documents for all locations If the Find documents about this sub topic option is selected the RSA Toolkit automatically suggests a number of keywords to search depending on the checklist questions section being completed These suggested keywords can be deleted and replaced by keywords preferred by the user G RA O U P Home About RSA Toolkit Contact Browse Resources Help Audits Account dem Giiduser Loaout Browse Resources Section Any feedback regarding these resources should be provided to the appropriate contact that can be found here Search found 605 results Page 1 of 61 Category Australian Capital Territory gt Standard Specification for Urban Infrastructure Works gt SS01 Provision for Traffic 01 File 5501 Provision for Traffic 01 00 pdf Date added 28 11 2003 Category Australian Capital Territory gt Standard Specifi
31. nal information relating to the audit Once the date and content of the note have been entered pressing the Add Note button saves the summary note More than one summary note can be stored against an audit It should be noted that summary notes are stored at an audit level not at a stage level This is included in the Summary Notes section of the Detailed Audit Reports and Audit Report of Checklist Questions Create Audit Step 4 Summary notes New note Date Cd izoni ES iaon intent Add Now Existing Notes There are currently 0 note Create Audit Step 4 Summary notes otes may be useful for adding any additional information relating fo the audit For instance planned future Jand use developments along road reason for audit or current AADT for existing road New note Date Bienen Date hono Ea TA Existing Notes There y 1 Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 20 5 1 5 Create audit Step 5 The checklist questions Once the general information about the audit has been entered the user is prompted to answer a series of checklist questions The number and subject of the questions vary depending upon the jurisdiction and stage selected for the audit The checklist questions are based on those provided in the Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6 Road Safety Audit 2009 Create Audit Step 5 Checklist introduction jon menu on the left hand side of th
32. ny adverse consequences that may arise from use of the RSA Toolkit International user accounts may be created on request However assistance or support will not be provided any for these accounts Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 1 ABOUT THE ROAD SAFETY AUDIT TOOLKIT The Road Safety Audit RSA Toolkit is an on line tool to assist practitioners to carry out road safety audits A road safety audit is a formal examination of a future road or traffic project or an existing road in which an independent qualified team reports on the project s crash potential and safety performance A road safety audit has the greatest potential for improving safety and is most cost effective when it is applied to a road or traffic design before the project is built It can be conducted on any design proposal that involves changes to the ways road users will interact either with each other or with their physical environment It is a formal process using a defined procedure To be effective it must be conducted by people who are independent and who have appropriate experience and training Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6 Road Safety Audit 2009 The road safety audit process supports the safe system approach to road safety which seeks to make allowance for human error and minimise the risk of serious injury or death Road safety audits may be carried out as follows i Feasibility stage audit i Preliminary design stage audit iii D
33. of the end user Surname of the end user Phone number Email Organisation Username unique to the user Password unique to the user If this account is to be a group account provide multiple passwords that are to be used Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0
34. onse to each question Stage may not be completed until all questions are answered Click OK to view the questions you are yet to answer Users will then be returned a list of all incomplete checklist questions in order to complete them Windows Internet Explorer You have not provided a response to each question Stage may not be completed until all questions are answered Click OK to view the questions you are yet to answer Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 30 5 2 Searching for existing audits If the user wishes to search for an existing audit this can be done by selecting the Search for an existing audit link once logged in This will take the user to the Audits screen Alternatively the user can select the Audits link in the menu bar located in the header at the top of the page at any time From the Audits screen incomplete audits may be viewed or completed audits may be searched In addition checklist questions for all audit stages may be generated from here You are now logged in RSA Toolkit Audits Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 31 5 2 1 Viewing your incomplete audits The number of incomplete audits that you have saved in the system is shown To view these audits select the link titled View my incomplete audits A table will then be displayed listing the user s incomplete audits and the following information e Audit ID e Audit File spe
35. ontinue to be 1 Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 35 6 RISK RANKING OF SAFETY ISSUES The priority drop down box that is part of adding an Issue Comment has five levels of priority that can be assigned These are Intolerable High Medium Low Comment Only The tables below may help provide an indication of the level of risk and how to respond to it This is not a scientific system and professional judgement should be used The tables are from Section 4 8 of the Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6 Road Safety Audit 2009 To identify the risk level 1 determine the frequency that crashes are likely to occur due to the problem Table 6 1 determine the likely severity of the resulting crash type Table 6 2 using steps 1 amp 2 identify the resulting level of risk Table 6 3 suggested treatment approaches for different levels of risk are identified in Table 6 4 Table 6 1 How often is the problem likely to lead to a crash Frequency Description Frequent Once or more per week Probable Once or more per year but less than once per week Occasional Once every five or ten years Improbable Less often than once every ten years Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 36 Table 6 2 What is the likely severity of the resulting crash type Severity Description Examples Catastrophic Likely multiple deaths e High speed multi vehicle crash on fre
36. reference library search the reference library using keywords print a hard copy set of checklist questions From any screen of the RSA Toolkit website the menu bar located in the header at the top of the page can be used to access various pages The menu bar also notes the logged in account name Users can log out of the system by selecting Logout at the far right side of the menu bar You are now logged in Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 5 AUDITS There are two options for audits you can conduct a new audit or search for an existing audit 5 1 Conducting a new audit There are five steps when conducting an audit details of these are provided below You are now logged in 5 1 1 Create audit Step 1 Audit information Filename Enter in the file name for the audit being created up to 200 characters Some examples include e RTANSW23_04 eg for RTA NSW 23 road safety audit conducted for 2004 e S1AUDIT04_32 e WRegion10_03 Project name Enter the name of the project This should be a concise description of the project eg Heatherton Rd Belgrave Hallam Rd intersection works This is included in the project information at the start of the reports Start date Enter the date that the audit was started eg 1 05 2004 Finish date Enter the date that the audit was finished Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 It should be noted that only one set of start and finish dates can
37. s Issue Comment Current Issues 1 Date Description Location Image Priority old pavement markings difficult Intersection of A road and B 13 07 2010 to see particularly in poor light road western leg on No Image High Delete Edit conditions approach to intersection Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 27 Adding a photo images to an issue comment Photos or images may be assigned to checklist questions through issues comments This is done by clicking the Select image link found below the location description box for the issue comment When selected users will be prompted to browse to and save the relevant image Ce Baco Aust information Stage 6 Existing roads road safety audit Checklist Tople 1 Road alignment and cross section Mork ot NYA tor Topic Existing roads road safety audit Sub Topic 5 Readability by drivers Mark all in Subtopic No ONA ONot enough informaton ea AM Ast inner Comment 2 4 Date Description Location image Priority n aapi 6H mib We image meat Baisi Let Location Mid biock A road tae Rene gt Priority aa Update issue Is the road free of misleading curves or combinations of curves OYes No ONA O Not enough information Aau Issue Comment Current Issues 1 Date Description Location Image Priority There is a cure to the left immediately after PA ithe ist curve to the tight Cure warnin
38. server auditor etc The Title First name Surname and Team Position of each team member is included in the Audit Team Details section of the Detailed Audit Reports and Audit Report of Checklist Questions Phone optional Enter the contact phone number for the audit team member Fax optional Enter the fax number for the audit team member Email optional Enter the email address of the audit team member Company optional Enter the name of the company to which the audit team member belongs Address optional Enter the street number and name for the mailing address of the audit team member Suburb optional Enter the suburb for the mailing address of the audit team member Country optional Select the country for the mailing address of the audit team member Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 State optional Select the appropriate state for the mailing address of the audit team member Postcode optional Enter the postcode for the mailing address of the audit team member Additional Information optional Enter any additional relevant information about the audit team member eg qualifications experience Create Audit Step 3 Team Members Current Team Members There are currently 0 Members Add Team Member Use Existing Team Member Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 5 1 4 Create audit Step 4 Summary notes The Summary notes screen allows the user to enter in any additio
39. will no longer be able to log in using the username and password for an archived account If a client account is archived end users associated with that account will also not be able to log into the Road Safety Audit Toolkit Archived accounts can be made active again if necessary Those wishing to set up an account organisation or individual end user should contact ARRB Group refer to Section 8 of this manual For organisations an account manager is assigned to manage end user accounts within the organisation i Details required of an organisation for setup are Account details Organisation name If the organisation is spread over a number of locations consider creating a separate account manager in each location Username Password Contact details Phone of the account manager or organisation Fax optional State If the organisation is federal or a nation wide company indicate that the organisation s state is federal Local government If an organisation is indicated as federal no local government is required Address line 1 required Address line 2 optional Address line 3 optional Road Safety Audit Toolkit v2 0 45 ii Details required of end user s setup are Contact details End user s client This is the organisation of the Toolkit account manager For administrators a list of available clients will be shown First name
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