ISO 39001: Road Traffic Safety Management System (RTSMS)
Road traffic accidents have been known to kill or seriously affect millions of people every year worldwide. The issue of road safety is a public health concern, a teaching tool, and a significant economic and social problem facing governments, organizations, and individuals alike. To counter this increasing worldwide challenge, the standard ISO 39001: Road Traffic Safety Management System (RTSMS) was created as an internationally approved protocol to assist organizations in enhancing their road traffic safety levels and minimizing the dangers of accidents and losses of human life.
ISO 39001 presents an organized system with which organizations dealing with road traffic systems can identify risks, adopt controls, and ensure continuous enhancement in safety results. Be you a transport operator, a logistic fleet company, the operator of the common road network, or a manager tasked with the organization of employee transport, ISO 39001 has rules that make you follow the best practices to reduce road-related accidents.
The importance of ISO 39001 Certification
Safety on the road is not only the responsibility of the road users but also of other stakeholders such as companies that own the vehicles, logistics solution providers, operators of the infrastructure, and even those companies that have their employees commute to jobs. The certification of ISO 39001 has several significant advantages:
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Reducing Road Traffic Accidents
ISO 39001 gives a well-organized method to determine the hazards, evaluate the threats, and take precautionary measures to minimize road mishaps, injuries, and death.
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Legal Compliance
The standard assists the organizations in ensuring that they have adhered to the national and international road safety requirements, which can help in preventing penalties and develop effectiveness in terms of their overall compliance with the government and industry requirements.
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
There is also the level at which organizations could adopt the ISO 39001 and express their care for human lives, safe use of the road environment, and the well-being of the community.
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Operational Efficiency
The organizations save on insurance premiums, time used by vehicles in the event of car accidents, disruptions, and better overall continuity of their operations.
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Enhancing Reputation & Trust
ISO 39001 certification improves an organization's image and reputation as industry players enhance their trust in the organization when it comes to responsibility, safety, and sustainable roles.
Key elements of ISO 39001
ISO 39001 offers a complete management system that reinforces the concepts of road safety into the policies, activities, and cultures of an organization. The important highlights of the standard are:
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Leadership Commitment: The participation of top management actively in enhancing road traffic safety.
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Context Analysis: This involves the understanding of the organization on road safety risks, obligations, and interests.
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Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification: The scheme of analysis of risks on the road, driver behavior, vehicle frequency of maintenance, road conditions, and sides.
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Accident History Transactions: A systematic method of retrieving and recording the history of accidents, prevention efforts, corrective measures, and review of progress.
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Objectives & Performance Targets: Establishment of quantified road safety objectives as well as monitoring of performance continuously.
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Training & Competence: All drivers, operators, and employees are provided with proper road safety training and education.
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Emergency Preparedness: Creation of effective measures to cope with road traffic accidents, reduce the scope of damage, and assure quick response.
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Monitoring & Auditing: There should be regular monitoring auditing and reviews to guarantee an effective practice of road safety measures.
Who Should Get ISO 39001 Certification?
ISO 39001 has a large scope with various organizations participating in road traffic activities, such as:
- Transport & Logistic Firms
- Public Transport Companies
- Ride-Share, Delivery Services, and Taxi
- Fleet Management Providers
- Road Authorities of Government
- The Municipalities & City Planners
- Construction and Infrastructure companies
- Oil & Gas and Mining Companies (having giant vehicle fleets)
- Corporate vehicle fleets or Mobile Employees
ISO 39001 certification can also be of great help to any organization whose proceedings/process require exposure to road traffic to reduce the risk of road accidents and increase road safety levels.
Why APEX SC Can Assist You in ISO 39001 Certification?
We know how challenging road safety issues are to organizations of any size. Our professional team offer full assistance along the entire ISO 39001 certification path giving the proper implementation that is successful and provides actual safety improvement.
Our Services of ISO 39001:
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Gap Assessment and Readiness Review: Mapping the gaps between what you do regarding safety management and the requirements of ISO 39001.
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Custom Implementation Planning: Formulating a concise and step-by-step roadmap, which is specific to the risk profile, industry sector, and operational requirements of your organization.
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Policy & Documentation Development: Helping to develop road safety policy, risk registers, incident investigations procedures, and incident investigation procedures.
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Training of Employees: Awareness training/development of competencies to your employees to make sure that they implement road safety controls.
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Compliance checks and Internal Audits: we Review the effectiveness of your road safety management system before certification.
With our services, your organization is going to be able to establish a long-term healthy culture of road safety, minimize road incidents, and protect people and property.
