What is ISO 39001?
The ISO 39001 standard specifies the standards for a management system for road traffic safety (RTS). This standard helps organisations who work with road traffic systems to prevent serious injuries and fatalities caused by traffic collisions. Injury-related road traffic accidents are the eighth biggest cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, with an estimated 1.3 million traffic-related deaths per year.
Why is Road Traffic Safety Management important for you?
Because road traffic accidents are one of the primary causes of death or injury in work-related accidents, Road Traffic Safety Management is critical to address in order to better for you, your company, and other stakeholders. According to the HSE, work-related road mishaps, injuries, or deaths account for up to a third of all road traffic accidents; hence, preventing and lowering the risk of such accidents is a global concern.
According to the ISO Survey, road traffic safety management has been more of a concern in recent years, with a 30% increase in ISO 39001 certificates worldwide in 2017.
Benefits of ISO 39001 Road Traffic Safety Management
- Ensure that the organization's safety and social responsibility goals are met.
- Demonstrate to stakeholders that you are serious about these goals.
- Determine how better management might boost efficiency.
- Improved efficiency reduces costs.
- Become known as one of the first businesses to implement BS ISO 39001.