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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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1973 1980

1993

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