Road Safety Audits

Road safety audit involves the evaluation of road schemes during design and construction to identify potential hazards that may affect any type of road user, and the appropriate measures to eliminate or mitigate any such hazards. 

Road safety audit procedures are incorporated into the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges which became the design standard for National Roads in early 2001. 

All works that involve a permanent change to the existing layout of a National Road require a road safety audit. 

The NRA have just completed an extensive review of the Road Safety Audit Standards (NRA HD 19/09) - they were issued in February 2009.

NRA HD 19/09 Road Safety Audit Standards

The NRA is responsible for approving all members of road safety audit teams. See the links below for more information:

Background to NRA Road Safety Audit Approvals

Registering on the NRA Road Safety Audits System

Submitting a Road Safety Audit Team for approval on the NRA Road Safety Audits System