Guardrail on the side of Interstate 94 in North Dakota.

Guardrail Training Resources

Explore past recordings and the participant notebooks for previously held FAST ACT Guardrail Safety training sessions. 

Barrier Systems Mean Safety

Barrier systems are designed and installed for one primary reason — to reduce the severity of a crash by preventing a motorist from reaching an area of concern, which is either an obstacle or non-traversable terrain feature. Barriers are considered when the consequences of striking the barrier are less severe than that of reaching the obstacle or area of concern.

Recordings (Day 1)

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Recordings (Day 2)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Recordings (Day 3)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Manufacturer Technical Briefs, Instructional Manuals, and Additional Resources

Learn more about the standard guardrail system - Midwest Guardrail System (MGS)

Information about guardrails that meet the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) standards or NCHRP 350 standards are available below.

Not available at this time

MASH

MASH Sequential Kinking Terminal (MSKT)

MSKT Training Video

SoftStop

SoftStop Training Video

MASH Flared Energy-Absorbing Terminal (MFLEAT)

MFLEAT Training Video

Max Tension (Roadside and Median)

Max Tension Training Video


350

Slotted Rail Terminal (SRT-350)

SRT-350 Installation Manual

SRT-350 Training Video

Flared Energy-Absorbing Terminal (FLEAT)

FLEAT-350 Training Video

MASH

Big Sandy

Crash Gard

350

Energite