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Assessing Fitness to Drive Implementation
This report describes the results of surveys conducted among medical practices and medical practitioners in March/April 2023. The surveys investigated the barriers to conducting fitness for duty assessments in the transport industry, and the…
Feasibility of Using Anti-stripping Additives as an Alternative to Hydrated Lime
Hydrated lime is widely used in Australia to reduce the moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixes in service. However, the local asphalt industry is concerned about the sustainability of the continued use of hydrated lime in asphalt. This report…
Optimising Project Delivery Performance (Accelerated Projects)
This report provides practical advice and examples of ways to successfully accelerate transport infrastructure projects and programs up to $500 million. An accelerated project or program has delivery expedited, typically in response to external…
Methodology for Comparing Dangerous Goods Risks in Road Tunnels to Those on Alternative Routes: Best Practice Review
This report is one of the three reports produced as part of a project undertaken to establish a comparative risk assessment method for assessing whether a tunnel route is safer than a surface route for the road transit of dangerous goods (DG)…
Methodology for Comparing Dangerous Goods Risks in Road Tunnels to Those on Alternative Routes: Case Study Using DG-QRAM in the Australasian Context
This report is one of the three reports produced as part of a project undertaken to establish a comparative risk assessment method for assessing whether a tunnel route is safer than a surface route for the road transit of dangerous goods (DG)…
Methodology for Comparing Dangerous Goods Risks in Road Tunnels to Those on Alternative Routes: Manual for Using DG-QRAM in the Australasian Context
This report is the second of the three reports produced as part of a project undertaken to establish a comparative risk assessment method for assessing whether a tunnel route is safer than a surface route for the road transit of dangerous goods (DG)…
Review of Axle Spacing /Mass Schedule for General Access and Restricted Access Vehicles
The Review of Axle Spacing/Mass Schedules report covers vehicles conforming to RoRVL Option C axle mass limits in the General Access and Restricted Access classifications proposed by Austroads. The report`s considerations and recommendations only…
Special Purpose Vehicles
The Special Purpose Vehicles report proposes a framework for assessing registration conditions for large special purpose vehicles with rubber tyres that wish to travel on public roads, eg plant and cranes. The framework aims to manage the risk…
Quality Assurance in Contracts
This document was produced to assist clients and contractors and establish the principles of quality assurance in contracts and defines desirable practice for clients to adequately specify requirements and contractors to deliver capably. It also…
Interim Efficiency Measures
Austroads is giving high priority to developing a set of nationally agreed performance measures to: Facilitate comparisons between member organisations