Putting Performance Based
Standards into Practice
David Anderson
Independent Chair of the PBS Review Panel
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Ingredients Method Tricks for young players What needs to happen in 2010? Put your logo here
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The Ingredients
•  Decision making about the heavy vehicle •  Decision making about the road and bridge network •  Business rules Decision making about the heavy vehicle
PBS Review Panel
Independent
Chairperson
The Panel
Independent
Deputy Chairperson
Commonwealth
Victoria
NSW
Queensland
Western Australia
South Australia
ACT
Northern Territory
Tasmania
Secretariat
NTC Staff
Decision-making about access
•  This rests with Australia’s 9 federated jurisdicFons (NaFonal, State, and Territory) and over 700 Local Government bodies who: –  Issue permits to approved PBS vehicles –  Retain control of road network access –  May request addiFonal operaFng condiFons e.g. •  Membership of the Intelligent Access Program •  Rear Underrun ProtecFon •  Others Business Rules
•  The PRP policy is governed by a set of rules agreed by Australia’s 9 Transport Ministers. These cover such things as: –  Membership, mee,ngs and decisions of the PRP –  Opera,ons of the secretariat –  Obliga,ons on jurisdic,ons Business rules (continued) ...
•  JurisdicFons have guidelines for assessing roads and bridges suited to the various levels of PBS vehicle performance; they are not mandatory. •  There are also guidelines for assessors and cerFfiers Methodology
•  ConsultaFon and informaFon –  PoliFcians (NaFonal, State, Territory and Local), –  Industry (groups, operators and manufacturers), –  Policy administrators (not regulators please), –  technical experts and advisers •  Goodwill –  We should understand that we have embarked on a radical change in approach but the rewards for success are very, very great methodology (continued).........
•  Common purpose: defined by the Prime Minister, State Premiers, and Chief Ministers of Territories” “con&nuous produc&vity gains and technological improvement, whilst mee&ng reasonable safety, road asset protec&on and environmental standards”. Tricks for new Players
•  A clash of empirical and objecFve –  Criteria for acceptance of vehicles •  e.g. Australian Design Rules vs Performance standards –  Criteria for assessment of routes •  Geometric evaluaFon vs poliFcal acceptability •  A clash of cultures (for both jurisdicFons and industry) –  Longstanding experience vs analyFcal tools tricks for new players.......
•  Risk taking –  We don’t have good data on the safety of the exisFng fleet, but we are more certain about the performance of PBS vehicles –  If the main aim is producFvity, what addiFonal cost in infrastructure maintenance is acceptable? •  ExpectaFons –  Our communiFes are wary of larger vehicles –  Industry should have “as of right access” if a vehicle meets the performance standards What needs to happen in 2010?
•  ConFnue to lead towards the common goal •  IdenFfy where lack of commitment exists and deal with it •  Improve our knowledge of the various risks and understand how to share the benefits •  Progressively idenFfy the most appropriate standards •  Eliminate the “them vs us” mentality