SYNOPSIS

With so many road accidents reported in the media, ranging from cars and buses crashing into road barriers to accidents during construction and the ever increasing number of vehicles on the road, it is imperative that more emphasis on road safety be incorporated in all road engineering designs & construction. Road Safety Audit (RSA) is a formal examination of the planning, design and construction of a road project by independent and qualified examiners to identify any potentially unsafe feature or operational arrangement that may adversely affect the safety of any road user. The goal of the RSA is to ensure that all road projects and existing roads are capable of providing the highest practicable standard of traffic safety for all road users.

Road safety is now given much priority in road planning, design and construction. Prior to a road construction, a TMP has to be provided by the contractor to show the method to systematically and safely construct the road with traffic management to protect all road users and workers from work zone hazards.

The course will cover:
•    The role of the road engineer, road safety auditor and authorities
•    The flow chart/interactions between them
•    Design Guidelines and standard references by JKR and LLM
•    The various stages of a road safety audit
•    Standard TMP layouts and their various zones
•    What does a road safety audit look out for – practical issues


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Richard Wong graduated from Monash University, Melbourne in 1984 and is presently the Principal of RW Consultancy, a civil engineering consultancy firm that he founded in 2005. He is a Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate and has more than 40 years experience in the engineering profession. He has worked in both overseas and local projects and his key experience extends to Road Safety Audits (RSA), road and interchange designs, traffic light designs, traffic and transportation engineering, traffic studies and project management. Ir. Richard is a Road Safety Auditor accredited by Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR), Malaysia and is a Past-Chairman of the Highway and Transportation Engineering Division of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM).

Ir. Richard has conducted RSA talks, courses and seminars for IEM in Petaling Jaya, Johor Bahru, Penang, K. Kinabalu and Miri; and also MIROS and DBKL. He has also attended several road safety courses and seminars including a Road Safety Engineering Workshop by Vic Roads in Melbourne, Australia.