Transport Managers must be professionally competent and of good repute, as defined in the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Guidance.
Traffic Commissioner’s statutory documents also include a specific series of ‘Road Safety’ competences for Transport Managers. One of these competences refers to post collision procedures. It states that, in relation to road haulage and passenger transport, Transport Managers must ‘be able to lay down procedures to be followed in the event of an accident and to implement appropriate procedures to prevent the recurrence of accidents.’
Bronze requirement ‘O3 Road traffic collisions’ requires operators to appoint a Road Risk Champion, document the procedure to be followed in the event of a road traffic collision and implement actions to prevent recurrence. Since 2007, FORS has provided Transport Managers with training on post-collision actions and how to prevent recurrence.
For further details on how to develop this essential skillset, check out the FORS Collision Manager training course and FORS Practitioner Workshop 5 – Collision Procedures and Analysis.