Road accidents belong to the most common causes of injury and death. The analysis of road accident data 2015 reveals that about 1,374 accidents and 400 deaths take place every day on Indian roads which has increased by 2.5% in comparison to 2014.India is a signatory to Brasilia Declaration and is committed to reduce the number of road accidents and fatalities by 50 per cent by 2020. To achieve this goal ISO 39001:2012 certification can play a great role.
ISO 39001:2012 standard specifies requirements for a road traffic safety (RTS) management system to enable an organization that interacts with the road traffic system to reduce death and serious injuries related to road traffic crashes which it can influence. The requirements in ISO 39001:2012 include development and implementation of an appropriate RTS policy, development of RTS objectives and action plans, which take into account legal and other requirements to which the organization subscribes, and information about elements and criteria related to RTS that the organization identifies as those which it can control and those which it can influence.
ISO 39001 "Road traffic safety (RTS) management systems" is an ISO standard for a management system (similar to ISO 9000) for road traffic safety. The implementation of the standard is intended to enable organizations to improve their traffic safety and to reduce the number of persons killed or severely injured.
Which Companies Require ISO 39001 Certification ?
- RTSM - Road Traffic Safety Management is relevant to all organizations, regardless of business type or scale.
- Companies which use motor vehicles (trucks) for transportation of goods or provide business services.
- Companies providing transportation services: transportation of goods or passengers (i.e. truck, bus, taxi companies).
- Organizations / Institutions involved in establishing Road Traffic Safety laws (i.e. governments, local public organizations).
- Companies involved in the designing, manufacturing, maintaining, and inspecting of motor vehicles (i.e. Automobile manufactures).
- Companies / Organizations and businesses having parking facilities (i.e. supermarket, parking management companies).
- Organizations involved in the designing, building, operating and maintaining of roads (i.e. Road authorities).
- Organizations involved in providing emergency medical care (i.e. emergency medical centers, hospitals, Ambulance Services).
Benefits of ISO 39001 Certification
- Increases company's brand value and corporate image.
- Reduces costs on road safety measures.
- Establishes a sustainable business structure.
- Decreases number of road accident cases & number of injuries.
- Provides opportunity for establishing Road Traffic Safety Management System and helps in setting goals.
- ISO 39001 certification shows your corporate social responsibility.