Technical Reports Risk management

This page lists technical reports of the World Road Association in the field of risk management. These publications are classified chronologically.

Social acceptance of risk and their perception

  • Author(s) Comité technique AIPCR C.2 Exploitation routière plus sûre / PIARC Technical Committee C.2 Safer Road Operations
  • PIARC Ref. 2012R30EN - ISBN 978-2-84060-298-9
  • Date 2013 - Pages 118

This report was prepared by PIARC Technical Committee C3. It consists of 101 pages, including 40 pages of appendices (appendix A consists of 4 case-studies while appendix B presents the results of a survey on perception and social acceptance of risks). Chapter 1 presents the factors influencing risk perception of the general public: the catrastrophic potential, [...] Display the technical report

Managing risk in road organization

  • Author(s) Comité technique AIPCR C.3 Gestion des risques d'exploitation dans l'exploitation routière au plan national et international / PIARC Technical Committee C.3 Managing operational risk in national and international road operations
  • PIARC Ref. 2012R13EN - ISBN 978-2-84060-265-2
  • Date 2012 - Pages 376

The Guide to Risk Management in a Road Organization aims at presenting principles and techniques of risk management (RM) for road organizations illustrated with practical examples of implementation. Risk analysis techniques presented in Chapter 2 include Risk Analysis by Scenario, Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP). [...] Display the technical report

Recommendations regarding road tunnel drivers' training and information

  • Author(s) Comité technique AIPCR C.4 Exploitation des tunnels routiers / PIARC Technical Committee C.4 Road Tunnel Operation
  • PIARC Ref. 2011R04EN - ISBN 2-84060-235-0
  • Date 2011 - Pages 193

A follow-up on the report « Human Factors and safety from the view point of users » that was published in 2008 by the World Road Association, this new work by Technical Committee C4 - Road Tunnel Operations - aims at giving key information and instructions to drivers in order to enable them to adopt the adequate behavior in the 3 situations they can [...] Display the technical report

Towards development of a risk management approach

  • Author(s) Comité technique 3.2 Gestion des risques liés aux routes / Technical Committee 3.2 Risk management for roads
  • PIARC Ref. 2010R01EN - ISBN 2-84060-230-X
  • Date 2010 - Pages 389

A risk management approach is an important decision-making tool that complements good program and project management.The report presents an integrated risk management approach with respect to the following: ·Risk management techniques in the road sector ·Risk management for mega projects; and ·Improving the safety of road systems The concept of risk and the [...] Display the technical report

Risk analysis for road tunnels

  • Author(s) Comité technique 3.3 Exploitation des tunnels routiers / Technical Committee 3.3 Road Tunnel Operation
  • PIARC Ref. 2008R02EN - ISBN 2-84060-202-4
  • Date 2008 - Pages 245

Risk analysis is an important tool which can be used to help improve and optimise the safety of road tunnels. Risk analysis is now explicitly required by the European Directive 2004/54/EC, on minimum safety requirements for road tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network. The report summarises the worldwide application of risk analysis methodologies for road [...] Display the technical report