TOPAS is registered as a limited company operating on a not-for-profit basis. It is overseen by a tripartite Management Board comprising of members of Government, users including National Highways, and the Manufacturing community.
TOPAS offers a straightforward means for those purchasing such equipment to verify compliance with the specifications through the TOPAS product registration system.
The three key purposes of TOPAS are :
to develop and maintain a suite of Technical Procurement Standards covering traffic control and related equipment specifying details technical performance criteria for traffic control products
to maintain a register of products that have been assessed as meeting those standard requirements by an independent third party Technical Assessor
to provide a product registration and certification service for manufacturers
In addition, TOPAS publishes its standards reviews for public consultation