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Guide Rail Safety Symposium
2017
MASH Crash Testing Overview & Road Side Safety Training
Jesse Hopkins / Jamie West Ontario Guide Rail Safety Coalition
Guide Rail Safety Symposium – MASH & Training
• OGRSC Overview
• Nanos Poll: Ontario on Road Side Safety
• Crash Testing Guidance
• Evolution of Safety
• Road Side Safety Training
• Industry Update: ET Plus
Ontario Guide Rail Safety Coalition
• Formed in Summer 2015
• 8 companies that collectively install over two-thirds of Ontario’s road side safety hardware and employ more than 1000 Ontarians
• Work closely with Regions, Municipalities, and Cities: Installing and maintaining road side safety products
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OGRSC: Municipal Role
• Share a commitment to safety – on the roads and in our own operations.
• Committed to modernization and innovation of municipal road side safety systems. Conduct lunch and learn sessions across the province to provide critical industry updates. Approximately 50 lunch and learn sessions across the province in 2017.
• Committed to identifying cost-effective solutions to ensure all infrastructure investments have the greatest effect.
• Source of knowledge for regions, municipalities, and cities with respect to the installation, maintenance, and inspection of road safety hardware.
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Nanos Poll: Ontario on Road Side Safety
We Conducted a Poll with ORBA and OGRA. Included questions about road side safety products, spending,
and inspections.
Here are the results:
Nanos Poll: Ontario on Road Side Safety
SPENDING
53% Feel that Highways, Roads & Bridges are the Most Important Investment
Nanos Poll: Ontario on Road Side Safety
UPGRADING
78% Consider Road Safety Upgrades a Priority as Crash Testing Guidelines Evolve
Nanos Poll: Ontario on Road Side Safety
INSPECTION
74% Annual Inspections at a Minimum for Road Side Safety Hardware
Why Crash Test Road Side Safety Hardware?
Why Crash Test Road Side Safety Hardware?
Over the years we have seen many changes in the roadside safety industry
Realistically, if we wanted to stop a vehicle quickly there are alternative options – Though safety becomes an issue
Technology has advanced with respect to safety in leaps and bounds
HOW DO WE KEEP UP ?
Q: How Do We Keep Up? A: Follow Crash Testing Guidance
Evolution of Crash Testing
HRCS 482: One Page Document, Specified Weight/Speed/Angle
NCHRP Report 153: Added New Angles of Impact
NCHRP Report 230: Added Light Car Category
NCHRP Report 350: Added Pickup Truck Category
MASH 2009/2016: Critical Update to NCHRP 350
Added Angles / Updated Vehicles
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2009/2016
MASH 2009 / 2016 (Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware)
o Uniform guide lines for crash testing permanent and
temporary highway safety products.
o Developed in 2009 (Updated in 2016).
o AASHTO’s official crash testing procedures for use in assessing roadside hardware (not a design guide).
Where Does the Industry Currently Stand?
What Does MASH Test? o Longitudinal Barriers
o Guide Rail, Cable Guide Rail, Barrier o Crash Cushions
o Re-directive and Non Re-Directive o End Terminals
o Shoulder and Median o Work Zone Attenuation & Channelization
o Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMA) o Support Structures
o Breakaway Signs, Light Poles, Work Zone Traffic Devices
What is MASH 2009/2016 ?
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1. In-Service Performance Evaluation and Crash History
2. Significant Change in Vehicle Demographic
We need to keep up with changing vehicle geometry and identify vulnerabilities through
crash performance.
Roadside Safety Evolution Factors
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End Terminal - Test Level 3 ~ 100 km/hr (62 mph)
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* Significant Change
1. Crash Test Matrix: Change Based on In-Service Performance
1. Crash Test Matrix: Change Based on In-Service Performance
2. Test Vehicle: Changing Vehicle Demographic
Weight: 820kg (1807lbs) Weight: 1100kg (2420lbs)
NCHRP Report 350 - 1993 MASH - 2016
- Vehicle Cannot be More Than 6 Years Old at Time of Test. - Reflects a 34% Increase in Test Vehicle Weight
Weight: 2000kg (4409lbs) Weight: 2270kg (5000lbs)
NCHRP Report 350 - 1993 MASH - 2016
- Vehicle Cannot be More Than 6 Years Old at Time of Test. - Center of Gravity Minimum = 28”
- Reflects a 14% Increase in Test Vehicle Weight
2. Test Vehicle: Changing Vehicle Demographic
TRAINING: Relation to Other Safety Standards
Electrical Code vs. Road Side Safety Guidance
Electrical Code: Dated Standard
Electrical Code: Current Standard
TRAINING: Relation to Other Safety Standards
Electrical Code and Road Side Safety Guidance
Road Side Product: Dated Standard
Road Side Product: Current Standard
TRAINING: Relation to Other Safety Standards
Electrical Code and Road Side Safety Guidance
Road Side Product: Dated Standard
Road Side Product: Current Standard
TRAINING: Relation to Other Safety Standards
Electrical Code and Road Side Safety Guidance
If you have an issue with the wiring in your home you would call an electrician
to identify and correct the problem. Electricians have extensive training and
qualifications (and continuing education, ensuring they are up to date
with any changes to code)
Road Side Safety Should Follow the Same Path!
TRAINING: Road Side Safety Hardware
• No clear training requirements for road
side safety installers and maintenance employees working in regions and municipalities.
• The industry has clearly evolved
• Higher Degree of Training necessary
• This applies to: Guide Rail, Cable Guide Rail, End Terminals, Crash Cushions, Concrete Barrier, and Sign Posts
• Industry talk in the US to mandate training
Consider This:
TRAINING: US Update
FHWA Memorandum ‘Action: Roadside Safety Hardware’ May 26th 2015.
‘It is critical that devices are installed and maintained properly so they are in the best position to perform as designed and tested’. FHWA Memo excerpt
• Two Action Items:
1. Put in place the necessary protocols to ensure that any entity installing or maintaining roadside safety hardware are capable of doing this work (Trained, credentialed or authorized by the manufacturer to install and maintain there hardware).
2. Review standard plans and specifications to ensure that only crashworthy devices are used on the National Highway System
FHWA Memo:
Product Creation:
Based on current crash testing
guidance
Train Designers: Proper product implementation
into projects
Train Contractors: Proper installation per manufacturers recommendations
Train Contract Administrators: Quality control
verification after installation
Train Maintenance Worker:
Appropriate repair and assessment to
ensure future performance
Training Cycle
• Everything starts with the creation of a product
• As the product works its way
around the cycle the constant variable to maintain is
education.
• After the last stage, maintenance, the in-service
performance data should then cycle back to the governing
authorities and testing houses
At the Core: EDUCATION
TRAINING: Road Side Safety Hardware
• A training program is currently under development
• The training will be broken down into the following: • Installer Training • Designer Training • Assessment/Audit of hardware • Municipal Maintenance
• The intention is to have the program ready early 2018.
• Training will also cover information found in NCHRP Report 656
• A document that helps agencies understand when a road side safety product is in need of repair and when it will function appropriately.
Industry Update: ET Plus Lawsuit
Trinity Industries ET Plus System • NCHRP Report 350 TL3 • Re-directive, Gating End Terminal • Found Throughout Ontario
Industry Update: ET Plus Lawsuit
Center of a $680 million dollar lawsuit. (Generated a lot of questions and
concerns from municipalities.)
Recently, Fifth Circuit Ruling: (Sept 29th, 2017)
• Judgement has been completely reversed in Trinity’s favour.
For more information and a copy of the complete fifth circuit
ruling please visit: WWW.ETPLUSFACTS.COM
Communication is the key
‘At best these roadside barriers can only mitigate – they cannot erase the risks attending all unintended exits, nor can they assure safety at all speeds, angles, and weights.’ Court of Appeals
Our group is very passionate about Road Side Safety, Crash Tested Products, and Industry Training.
We look forward to discussing this more with you in the near future
We use crash tested product as a due diligence to mitigate the severity of a road side event. We must remember that accidents will still happen, human factors will always exist. It is up to us, as road safety professionals, to continually raise that bar with respect to safety and continue moving forward.
Thank you and Enjoy Lunch – Jamie West and Jesse Hopkins OGRSC
In Closing