Road Safety Audit
Road Safety Audit (RSA) is defined as the formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road by an independent auditor or a joint multidisciplinary team. It qualitatively estimates and reports on potential road safety issues and identifies opportunities for improvements in safety for all road users.
Need of Road Safety Audit
The main objective of safety audit is to ensure that all roads should operate as safely as far as possible after opening to traffic. The objectives of RSA can be summarised as below:
- To make roads safer
- To minimise collision rates and severity rates
- To reduce the risk of collisions on the road network
- To enhance the importance of safety in road design
Stages of Road Safety Audit
Road Safety Audits is mandatory for all categories of roads including Expressways, National Highways, State Highways and Other Roads. In India Road Safety Audit is carried out at different stages such as:
- Feasibility Stage
- Design Stage
- Construction Stage
- Pre-Opening Stage
- During Operation of the Road
Road Safety Audit for Private Roads
In respect to the ownership and use, roads can be classified as Public Roads and Private Roads. Public Roads comprise roads which are being used by people at large. Private Roads include roads which are constructed and maintained by organizations. These roads generally include roads constructed inside industries, plants and large academic institutions etc. It is sole responsibility of organizations to conduct Road Safety Audit of such roads to ensure safety of road users. We provide road safety audit services through certified road safety auditor for road safety audit of all types of roads including National Highways, State Highways, Major District Roads, Other District Roads, Village Roads and Urban Roads etc. Under our Road Safety Audit services, we generally conduct audit for following types of roads:
- Industries and Plants
- Academic Institutions
- Segment of Public Roads for Obtaining NOC for Grant of Access for Establishments