Around the World

• In Australia
  Australia
  Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
  
   barrier boards, normally referred to simply as council barriers, are 2.5m long heavy duty PVC
  PVC
  Polyvinyl chloride is a plastic.PVC may also refer to:*Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor*Peripheral venous catheter, a small, flexible tube placed into a peripheral vein in order to administer medication or fluids...
  
   boards with yellow and black reflective stripes on both sides supported by 1 or 2 'A frame' stands/legs.

• In Europe
  Europe
  Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
  
   barrier boards are typically red and white striped boards made from PVC plastic or wood and used in conjunction with traffic cones.

• In the United States
  United States
  The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
  
  barriers are typically white aluminium or plastic 'A frame' devices with orange and white reflective boards on either one side or both.