CIHT: SoRSA now open to all road safety professionals
SoRSA membership is now open directly to all those who work in road safety and road safety audit.
This opening up of the membership of SoRSA is the start to fulfilling the requirements of the EU Infrastructure Directive and the establishment of a formal accreditation process for road safety auditors.
Those involved in road safety work and particularly road safety audit who do not wish to have formal membership of CIHT can now join SoRSA direct by paying a one off application fee followed by an annual subscription for SoRSA membership.
Individuals wishing to take this route and successfully passing the competence appraisal will be awarded one of the widely recognised SoRSA post-nominal’s.
The MSoRSA membership appraisal process currently validates auditors with appropriate auditing experience as sufficiently qualified to meet the requirements of HD19/03 allowing them to undertake audits on the Highways Agency’s motorway and trunk road network and thereby the TERN network, the specified network in the EU Directive.
John Smart, CIHT Director of Professional & Business Development said:
“The industry is still awaiting formal confirmation from the Department for Transport, the Highways Agency and the other overseeing organisations on how they intend to administer an auditor accreditation process.”
“Whatever changes are made to the current requirements to audit, SoRSA will update its own competence appraisal process to continue to ensure that SoRSA members are sufficiently qualified and vetted to work on the TERN network in line with the requirements of the Directive.”
To apply for direct membership of SoRSA please contact CIHT via e: sorsa@ciht.org.uk or t: 020 7336 1571 w: sorsa.iht.org
Notes for Editors
SoRSA
SoRSA (Society of Road Safety Auditors) represents an exciting initiative for the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT), in providing a home for the development of professional highways safety auditing best practice.
SoRSA has been established by the Institution as a response to a growing call from professionals operating in the field of safety auditing and safety engineering practice in the UK, for a forum to exchange best practice and, importantly, to provide advice and ultimately routes to professional recognition for safety auditing practitioners.
Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
CIHT is a membership organisation representing over 12,000 people who work in the highways and transportation sector.
CIHT members design, build, operate and maintain best-in-class transport systems and infrastructure, whilst respecting the imperatives of improving safety, ensuring economic competitiveness and minimising environmental impact.
CIHT supports its member’s professional endeavours by:
offering training, information, professional development and support promoting the value added to society by the profession being the focused voice to Governments and other decision makers on transportation expertise and knowledge.
For more information please contact Daniel Isichei, Director of Communications, CIHT on t: +44 (0) 20 7336 1567 m: 07912122573 e: Daniel.Isichei@ciht.org.uk
Regards
Daniel Isichei
Director of Communications
t: +44(0)20 7336 1567
f: +44(0)20 7336 1556
Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
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