Ensuring Road Safety: The 2008 Directive on Infrastructure Safety Management
The 2008/96/EC Directive by the European Parliament mandates comprehensive road safety audits for infrastructure projects across Member States. These audits are crucial at various stages, including the draft and detailed design phases, as well as pre-opening and early operation. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of appointing and training qualified auditors to ensure effective implementation of safety measures. Compliance with this directive is expected by December 2010, with the adoption of necessary guidelines to enhance road safety management by December 2011.
Ensuring Road Safety: The 2008 Directive on Infrastructure Safety Management
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DIRECTIVE 2008/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 19 November 2008on Road Infrastructure Safety Management
Article 4Road safety audits for infrastructure projects - ”Member States shall ensure that road safety audits are carried out for all infrastructure projects.” - ”Road safety audits shall form an integral part of the design process of the infrastructure project at the stage of draft design, detailed design, pre-opening and early operation.”
Article 9Appointment and training of auditors - ”... undergo initial training resulting in the award of a certificate of competence, and take part in periodic further training courses.”
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with thisDirective by 19 December 2010. Member States shall ensure that guidelines, if they do not already exist, are adopted by 19 December 2011.