ISO 40001:2012 Road traffic safety management systems - Requirements with guidance for use is an ISO standard for a management system 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 seriously injured. Development of the standard began in February 2008 and the first edition was published on October 1, 2012. It is under the responsibility of the ISO Technical Committee "ISO/TC 241".
Scope and background
This Standard is applicable to public and private organizations that interact with the roadtraffic system. This International Standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to:
establish, implement, maintain and improve an RTS management system
assure itself of conformity with its stated RTS policy
demonstrate conformity with this International Standard
The organization must have a process, that
observes/evaluates the accident numbers, numbers of killed and injured persons...
observes and evaluates events, that are in connection with the road traffic safety
Performance factors
In section 6 "planning" there is a list of "performance factors" that covers among other things, the following: a) Risk exposure factors
Traffic volume and traffic mileage by vehicle and road user type
Volume of product and/or service provided by the organization
b) Final safety outcome factors
The number of deaths and serious injuries
c) Intermediate safety outcome factors - The safe planning, design, operation and use of the road network
Road design and safe speed especially considering separation, side areas and intersection design
Use of appropriate roads depending on vehicle type, user, type of cargo and equipment
Use of personal safety equipment especially considering seat belts, child restraints, bicycle helmets, motorcycle helmets, and the means to see and be seen
Safe journey planning including consideration of the need to travel, the amount and mode of travel and choice of route, vehicle and driver
- The safe entry and exit of vehicles and road users to the road network
Safe vehicles especially considering the occupant protection, protection of other road users, road traffic crash avoidance and mitigation, road worthiness, vehicle load capacity and securing of loads in and on the vehicle.
Appropriate authorization to drive/ride the class of vehicles being driven/ridden
Removal of unfit vehicles and drivers/riders from the road network
- The recovery and rehabilitation of road traffic crash victims from the road network
Annex : Guidance on the use of this International Standard
Certification
A number of ISO 39001 certification has increased since 2012. For example,
More than 60 companies got certified to ISO 39001 by JQA in Japan.
In Korea, Korea Postal Logistics Agency got certified to ISO 39001 by KFQ for the first time.
ISO reports that 41 organizations affiliated to the Swedish Association of Road Transport Companies had been certified to ISO 39001 by August 2013 – a figure expected to rise to 100 by 2014.
