GUIDEROADTRANSPORTSAFETYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSTABLEOFCONTENTSTableofcontents1.ForewordbyAuthors.........................................................................................................12.Introduction........................................................................................................................23.Definitions...........................................................................................................................54.GeneralideaofRoadTransportSafetyManagementSystem.......................................84.1.Safetymanagementsystem“atthefirstglance”...........................................................84.2.Whatistheessenceofsafetymanagementsystem?...................................................124.3.Mythsaboutroadtransportsafetymanagementsystem.............................................144.4.ExamplesofRoadTransportSafetyManagementSystems........................................155.RoadTransportSafetyManagementSystemComponents.........................................175.1.Safetyauthorities,responsibilitiesandaccountabilities..............................................175.2.Processwithrespecttoasafetypolicy........................................................................185.3.Processforensuringcompliancewithsafetyrules.....................................................235.4.Processformanagingroadtransportaccidents...........................................................305.5.Riskmanagementprocess...........................................................................................335.5.1.Definitionof“risk”and“riskmanagementprocess”...........................................335.5.2.Descriptionoftheriskassessmentprocess..........................................................345.5.3.Evaluatingandprioritisingrisks...........................................................................455.5.4.Planningtheappropriateresponsestorisks,assigningowners,implementing,monitoringandcontrollingthoseresponses...................................................................495.5.5.Riskmitigation.....................................................................................................505.5.6.Plan-Do-Check-Act..............................................................................................525.6.Processforreportingcontraventionsandsafetyhazards............................................565.7.ProcessforManagingKnowledge..............................................................................575.8.Processwithrespecttoscheduling..............................................................................615.9.ProcessforContinualImprovementoftheSafetyManagementSystem....................646.SafetyAuditandEvaluation...........................................................................................676.1.Purposeandmeaningofauditingandevaluation........................................................676.2.Typesandfrequencyofaudit......................................................................................696.3.Stagesoftheaudit.......................................................................................................706.4.Performingtheaudit....................................................................................................716.5.Reporting........
