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implementation will be monitored and focussed on achieving results (results driven). The
processes in doing this will be transparent and open and communication internally and
externally of these is an important function of top management. Equally important is that top
management ensures that the importance of compliance with laws relevant to achieve the
intended outcomes of the RTS management system is communicated and understood by its
entire staff.
The leadership of the organisation shall provide the necessary resources to establish,
implement, maintain and continually improve the RTS management system. The leadership
must furthermore stimulate its staff to strive for the RTS goals and set personnel targets and
benchmarks as part of performance appraisal (individuals will be stimulated to be results driven
and evaluated accordingly).
Top management will establish RTS policy which is appropriate to the organisation; provides
the framework for setting objectives and targets; shows commitment to satisfy applicable
requirements and continual improvement of the system. The policy shall be documented and
publicly available and shall be communicated to the entire organisation.
3.5.3 Planning
The ISO 39001 standard stipulates that the lead agency/organisation shall review RTS
performance, determine risks and opportunities, select RTS performance factors to work on,
analyse what is achievable over time and sets appropriate RTS objectives, targets and
implementation plans to achieve these. The performance shall be quantified and future impacts
assessed.
The organisation shall plan actions to address risks and opportunities and integrate these into
the RTS management processes and it shall also evaluate the effectiveness of such actions.
The standard provides a list of RTS performance factors (risk exposure; final safety outcomes
and intermediate safety outcomes) which organisations have to select a number (or all) of
depending on the context of the organisation and the risks and opportunities it has identified.
These factors are listed below.
Risk exposure factors
 Mobility data (distance travelled and traffic volumes by mode and road user type);
 Volume of product or service provided by the organisation.
Final outcome factors
 The number of deaths and serious injury crashes and victims.
Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs, referred to as Intermediate Safety Outcome Factors in
ISO 39001). These relate to the safe planning, design and use of the road network and all aspect
associated with that and include: