Overview of ISO 39001 Certification
Road accidents are the most common reasons for injury and death, and so ISO 39001:2012 specifies the requirements for a road traffic safety management system to enable an organisation that interacts with road traffic system to reduce death and other serious injuries related to road traffic crashes which it can influence. The requirements in this ISO 39001 include the development and implementation of an appropriate Road Traffic Safety policy, development of Road Traffic Safety objectives and action plans which take into account requirements, including legal requirements to which the Organisation subscribes and information that the Organisation can control and those which the Organisation can influence. ISO 39001:2012 standards are concerned with the development and correct implementation of an appropriate road traffic safety policy and takes action plans into the same scope. It states the requirements for a road traffic safety management system.
ISO 39001 Certification helps the Organisation in implementing its road safety management system objectives and action plans within the Organisation's operations. It sets out the most basic requirements for a Road Traffic Safety (RTS) Management System. Governments, safety groups, road authorities and private companies are developing this standard because of the rising number of people's death and injuries on the road per year. This Certification ensures that the system of the Organisation is working effectively with Organisation's policy and objectives. The validity of ISO 39001 Certification is for three years.
ISO 39001 requirements help in reducing deaths and serious injuries resulting from road accidents through the following core ways:
Benefits of ISO 39001 Certification
Followings are the benefits of obtaining ISO 39001 Certification:
Benefits of ISO 39001 Certification to the customers of such organisations are as follows:
Eligibility criteria for ISO 39001 Certification
ISO 39001 standard is applicable to the public as well as private organisations interacting with road traffic safety management systems. Transport companies, vehicle fleet operators and other similar organisations seek the resources and services necessary to reduce operational and insurance costs. This objective can be achieved by minimising road accidents.
An organisation who are having the following factors applies for ISO 39001 Certification:
Following organisations must obtain ISO 39001 Certification:
Requirements for obtaining ISO 39001 Certification
Followings are the pre-requisites required at the time of obtaining ISO 39001 Certification:
- Context of the Organisation
- Leadership and Commitment
- Planning
- Support
- Operation and Control
- Performance Evaluation
- Improvement
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Documents required to obtain ISO 39001 Certification
List of documents that are required for obtaining ISO 39001 Certification is divided into the following directories:
- Organisation's size
- Activities performed by Organisation
- Processes undertook by the Organisation
- Products and services offered by the Organisation
- The complexity of processes undertaken
- Competence of persons involved.
Procedure to obtain ISO 39001 Certification
The most basic steps to be followed to get ISO 39001 Certification are as follows:
- Optional Preliminary Audit
The preliminary audit is conducted to determine if any requirements related to the standard have been implemented already in the Organisation.
- Audit: Stage I
Assessment of Certification eligibility is determined by auditing, quality management documents analysis and business assessment results.
- Audit: Stage II
An on-site inspection is conducted for excellence in the applied practice of the Organisation's application of its road traffic safety management system to test its effectiveness.
- Certification
If the Organisation meets all the criteria, the Official confirmation certifying the integrity of the Organisation's road traffic safety management system and full compliance with the ISO 39001 standards is given, and Certification for the same is issued.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Road Traffic Safety Management is part of the Management System that sets such conditions as well as factors relating to the road traffic crashes and other road traffic accidents or incidents that can impact or have a potential to impact death or measure injuries of people who uses roads for their mode of transportation.
The main objective behind obtaining this Certification are the followings:
- Road Traffic Safety results at levels that exceed what is to be achieved through complying with the laws and standards
- Organisation's objectives and, at the same time, contribution to achieving society's goals.
The documented information required for such Certification is as follows:
- scope and Limitations of Organisation's Road Safety Management
- Policy and Objectives of Organisation's Road Safety Management
- Records at the individual process or department
The procedure of ISO 39001 Certification is based totally on the ISO 9001 and 14001 Certifications.
The ISO 39001 standard was published and developed by the ISO Technical Committee "ISO/TC 241 in October 2012.
The ISO 39001 Certificate is valid for up to three years.
The renewal of this certificate requires a renewal audit to reflect the social conflict of the Organisation.
