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Guidelines for the Use of Truck-Mounted Attenuators in Incident Response
  • Publication no: AP-G106-23
  • ISBN: 978-1-922994-15-8
  • Published: 13 December 2023

Use of truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) improves responder and road user safety around incident sites. The Guidelines for the Use of Truck-Mounted Attenuators in Incident Response are intended to provide direction for practitioners where positive protection at incident sites is required, aiming to improve and promote consistency across jurisdictions.

This document provides guidance on when and how TMAs and other attenuator vehicles should be used in incident response scenarios. The use of TMAs for incident response often requires departures from the established guidelines for TMA use, which are generally developed around planned operations (i.e. roadworks and maintenance activities). These issues are addressed alongside related considerations around broader temporary traffic management pertaining to incident response specifically.

Note: These Guidelines should be read alongside relevant standards and regulations.

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This draft document has been published for consultation with industry and other Austroads stakeholders. Your feedback is important. Please let us know your views about the Guidelines by completing the online feedback survey by 1 June 2024.

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  • Summary
  • Definitions
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 Background
    • 1.2 Purpose
    • 1.3 Scope
      • 1.3.1 Limitations
    • 1.4 Methodology
    • 1.5 How to Use This Guide
      • 1.5.1 Intended Users
      • 1.5.2 Structure of the Guidelines
  • 2. Approach
    • 2.1 General Principles of Temporary Traffic Management
    • 2.2 Standards and Guidance Documents
    • 2.3 Research Report
    • 2.4 Matters for Resolution
      • 2.4.1 TMA Crash Testing
      • 2.4.2 TMA Compliance
      • 2.4.3 Warning Light Colours
  • 3. Technical Direction and Guidance
    • 3.1 When to Use TMAs
      • 3.1.1 Special Build and Other Attenuator Vehicles
    • 3.2 Technical and Functional Specifications
    • 3.3 Deployment and Operations
      • 3.3.1 Communications
      • 3.3.2 Traffic Management Arrangements
      • 3.3.3 Risk Management
      • 3.3.4 Other Vehicles Responding to an Incident
      • 3.3.5 Additional Assistance to those Involved in Incidents
      • 3.3.6 Reporting Procedures
    • 3.4 Operator Qualifications and Training
  • References
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