Omni Stop Bollard energy-absorbing bollard

The Omni Stop Bollard is an energy-absorbing bollard that has been designed to permit access for workers to a construction zone or pedestrians to a shopping precinct while at the same time preventing vehicle penetration. Suitable for construction zones, bus stops, pavement cafes and retail shop windows, the bollard has been extensively crash-tested with impacts up to 60 km/h and complies with the requirements of AS/NZS3845:1999 Table 5.3.3(3).

Designed, assembled and tested in Australia, the carbon steel bollard is supported by an energy-absorbing cartridge that is encased in a concrete footing. When the bollard is impacted, the cartridge deforms and absorbs the kinetic energy of the vehicle. When a 1600 kg car at 60 km/h hits an Omni Stop, the bollard moves no more than 300 mm at the top. The cartridge can deform in any direction - hence the bollard’s name - allowing it to be located where it provides the best protection. After most impacts the inner cartridge can be replaced and the bollard itself re-used.

The Omni Stop Bollard is suitable for a range of applications, including examples such as: pavement cafes where diners are seated close to moving traffic; tram stops, bus stops and other pedestrian areas where there are large numbers of commuters closer than normal to the edge of the road; and construction work on busy suburban or CBD streets. The bollards can also be used to protect communication assets from vehicle damage and they can be sited along the roadway to delineate the safety zones, with some bollards fitted with a lifting eye to provide the flexibility of removing them and covering the hole left with a specially designed steel disc which allows road authorities to open the lanes for peak hour, special events or emergency traffic flows.