Brief description

Road traffic safety (RTS) is a global concern. It is estimated that around 1,2 million people are killed and 20 million to 50 million are injured on roads around the world each year, and that this level is rising. The socio-economic and health impacts are substantial.

ISO 39001 standard provides a tool to help organizations reduce, and ultimately eliminate, the incidence and risk of death and serious injury related to road traffic crashes. This focus can result in a more cost-effective use of the road traffic system.

ISO 39001 standard identifies elements of good Road Traffic Safety management practice that will enable the organization to achieve its desired Road Traffic Safety results.

Adaptation and implementation of the road traffic safety management systems contributes to the United Nations’ ambitious target of reducing road deaths and serious injuries by 50 per cent by the end of 2030.

Detailed description

ISO 39001:2012 Standard helps an organization to improve its Road Traffic Safety performance and to proactively manage Road Traffic Safety risks, save lives, reduce lost productivity and demonstrate its commitment to both safety and social responsibility.

Key elements of the Road Traffic Safety management system are:

• emphasis on the context of the organization
• risk-based thinking throughout towards achieving ambitious road safety results through the Safe System goal and approach
• integration of the Road Traffic Safety management into overall business strategy
• requires top management involvement and accountability
• emphasis on communication with and understanding of interested parties
• increases efficient management

ISO 39001 standard shares the high-level structure (HLS), as defined by Annex SL, and core text with other key international management system standards and can be easily integrated with other management systems.

What is the certification procedure?

Who is it for?

Certification is addressed to any organization, regardless of its size, type or activities.

Examples of activities within organizations, public and private, large and small, that can involve Road Traffic Safety are listed below:

a) Employees’ use of the road traffic system to and from work, or on duty, in public or private vehicles as a passenger or driver, and while walking or cycling.

b) Goods and passenger transport in the road traffic system carried out by the organization, or contracted to other organizations.

c) Activities that generate traffic to and from locations controlled or influenced by the organization such as supermarkets, schools, and locations with many visitors.

d) Service delivery and products for the road traffic system, such as transport service, management, planning, design, construction and maintaining infrastructure, vehicles and related products, emergency medical response, trauma care, rehabilitation, enforcement and legislative activities.

What are the benefits of certification?

The implementation and certification of the Road Traffic Safety Management System contributes to:

• improved stakeholder relationships by prioritizing road traffic safety
• recognition, assessment and management of all potential risks associated with use of the road network, and implementation of controls to keep the risks as low as possible
• systematic monitoring, implementation of the relative legislation and achievement of compliance
• improved performance, including sustainability, by improved management of resources
• reduced operating costs due to elimination of road traffic incidents and accidents and lower insurance costs
• adaptation of proactively approach on road traffic safety (elimination of fines, optimization of route planning and reduction of fuel consumption)
• customer satisfaction and better understanding of interested parties needs and expectations
• strengthening the safety culture and improving the reputation of the organization

Who do I contact for certification?

Customer Service Department Contact Person: Ms. Anna Topaltziki, Tel: 210 5220920, Ext: 2064