How do I get accredited?
Accreditation is built on three principles: loading within the legal load limit, driver wellness and vehicle fitness.
Ten rules and requirements have been developed around these principles:
- Maintain an inventory of nominated vehicles
- Assess the vehicle mass before each laden trip
- Verify the mass determination method
- Maintain vehicles in a roadworthy condition
- Ensure vehicle and load safety
- Manage driver wellness
- Provide training and education
- Assign tasks and responsibilities
- Keep records and documentation
- Perform an internal review (self-audit)
Step 1: Obtain the rules and requirements from SABS, and implement these
The details of these rules and requirements have been compiled into a SABS document:
SANS 1395:1 Road Transport Management Systems Part 1: Operator Requirements – Goods
This document can be purchased at a nominal fee from Standards South Africa:
Tel: 012 428-6883
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Web: www.sabs.co.za
Step 2: Get overloads within agreed limit
In order for a transport operator to become accredited, no more than 4% of all their trips measured on a monthly basis are allowed to be overloaded. An independent auditor must be able to verify the accuracy of such a claim.
Step 3: Perform an internal audit
The company must perform an internal audit, as laid down in the SABS document, SANS 1395:1, as specified under the requirements.
Step 4: Perform an external Audit
Contact a recognised third party auditor to conduct an audit on the implementation of RTMS in your organization. The auditor will make a recommendation to the RTMS, who will issue a certificate upon the successful completion of the audit.
RTMS Steering Committee 