ROAD SAFETY AUDIT (RSA)

A Road Safety Audit (RSA) is a systematic evaluation of a road or highway project's potential safety risks and concerns. Its purpose is to identify potential safety issues and provide recommendations to mitigate them, ultimately enhancing road safety for all users.

Overall, conducting an RSA involves a thorough assessment of road safety risks, followed by targeted recommendations to enhance the safety performance of the road infrastructure. It plays a crucial role in ensuring that road projects are designed and built with the highest standards of safety in mind, ultimately saving lives and preventing injuries on our roads.

Malaysia, RSA is benchmarked to Public Works - ( Jabatan Kerja Raya JKR ) Guidelines on Road Safety Audit Management including Attachment A (Lampiran A) - Terms of Reference for RSA

All RSA Auditors must be certified, competent, experienced and well-versed personnel have taken the RSA Auditor Course and have completed all the modules and sit for the examinations/tests. For Professional Engineers with Practicing Certificate (PEPC) seeking registration as a Road Safety Auditor to contact Board of Engineers Malaysia for further details.

REPORTING

The findings and recommendations of the RSA are compiled into a formal report. The report typically includes: