Theme audit of safety management systems
Publication type: Audit
Release date: 15 December 2008
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Last amendment made/date: 10 May 2010
Price: Free
Summary
Safety Management Systems (SMS) have been adopted in various forms by Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) since the mid 1990s. In 2003, the NZ Transport Agency (as LTSA) developed a set of SMS guidelines and a programme to assist RCAs to develop a SMS. Through this programme almost all RCAs now have a SMS in operation. The purpose of this theme audit was to ascertain how useful and effective the Safety Management System has been in providing safety outcomes.
A representative sample of twenty RCAs (27% of all NZ RCAs) were surveyed. The sample was drawn from RCAs that had developed a SMS at least two years prior to the survey and were part of the Land Transport NZ (now NZTA) programme.
