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Release 06/19
SoftStop®Tangent End Terminal
Customer Service Contacts
Ingal Civil Products is committed to the highest level of customer service. Feedback regarding the SoftStop™ EndTerminal,
its assembly procedures, supporting documentation, and performance is always welcome. Additional information can
be obtained from the contact information below:
Ingal Civil Products Corporate Contacts
Telephone 09 920 6838 (Within New Zealand)
+64 9 920 6838 (International Calls)
Internet www.ingalcivil.co.nz
Regional Telephone Contacts:
Auckland Contacts Bruce Stephens 021 580 997
Steve Edwards 021 2464 997
Christchurch Contacts Steve Brown 021 480 753 Ian Rowland 021 1983 311
Wellington Contact Brendon Morgan 021 504 870
Trinity Highway, in compliance with AASHTO MASH, contracts with
FHWA approved and accredited testing facilities to perform and
evaluate crash tests in accordance with AASHTO MASH.
The SoftStop® System has been deemed eligible for reimbursement
by FHWA as meeting the requirements and guidelines of MASH. A
component of MASH eligibility requirements include a variety of crash
tests to evaluate product performance by simulating certain impact
conditions involving lightweight cars (approx. 1100 kg [2420 lb.]) and full
size pickup trucks (approx. 2270 kg [5000 lb.]).
The SoftStop® System is tested pursuant to the test matrix criteria of MASH
as designated by AASHTO and FHWA. The FHWA AASHTO tests are not
intended to represent the performance of systems when impacted by
every vehicle type or in every impact condition existing on the roadway.
Every departure from the roadway is a unique event.
Trinity Highway expressly disclaims any warranty or liability for injury or
damage to persons or property resulting from any impact, collision or
harmful contact with its products, other vehicles, or nearby hazards or
objects by any vehicle, object or person, whether or not the products
were assembled in consultation with Trinity Highway or by third parties.
The SoftStop® System is intended to be assembled, delineated, and
maintained in accordance with specic state guidelines. It is the
responsibility of the highway authority specifying the use of a highway
product to select the most appropriate product conguration for its
site specications. A highway authority’s careful evaluation of the site
layout, vehicle population type and speed, trac direction, and visibility
are some of the elements that require evaluation in the selection of a
highway product. For example, kerbs could cause an untested eect on
an impacting vehicle.
After an impact occurs, the debris from the impact must be removed
from the area immediately and the specied highway product must be
evaluated and restored to its original specied condition or replaced as
the highway authority determines as soon as possible. Product selection,
approval, proper installation, and maintenance of any highway product is
the sole responsibility of the specifying highway authority.
Safety Alert Symbols appear throughout this manual
and indicate Danger, Warning, Important or Caution.
Failure to read and follow these warnings could result
in serious injury or death.
WARNING: Do not assemble, maintain, or repair the SoftStop®
System until you have read this Manual thoroughly and completely
understand it. Ensure that all Danger, Warning, Caution, and
Important statements within the Manual are completely followed.
Please call Ingal Civil Products on (09) 920 6838 if you do not
understand any portion of these instructions or this manual.
WARNING: Safety measures incorporating appropriate trac
control devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) specied
by the highway authority must be used to protect all personnel
while at the assembly, maintenance, or repair site.
WARNING: Ensure that your assembly meets all appropriate
Manual on Uniform Trac Control Devices (“MUTCD”) and/or local
standards.
WARNING: Use only Trinity Highway or Ingal Civil parts that are
specied by Trinity Highway for use with the SoftStop® System
for assembling, maintaining, or repairing the SoftStop® System.
Do not utilise or otherwise comingle parts from other systems
even if those systems are other Trinity Highway systems. Such
congurations have not been tested, nor have they been approved
for use. Assembly, maintenance, or repairs using unspecied parts
or accessories is strictly prohibited. Failure to follow this warning
could result in serious injury or death in the event of a vehicle
impact with such an UNACCEPTED system.
WARNING: Do NOT modify the SoftStop® System in any way.
IMPORTANT: Trinity Highway makes no recommendation whether
use or reuse of any part of the SoftStop® System is appropriate
or acceptable following an impact. It is the sole responsibility
of the local highway authority and its engineers to make that
determination. It is critical that you inspect the SoftStop® System
after assembly is complete to make certain that the instructions
provided in this Manual have been strictly followed.
Limitations and Warnings
