Description of standards

The specification is made up of the different standards you need to meet in order to become a bronze FORS member. The standards are divided into four groups: Drivers and driver management, Vehicle and fleet management, Transport operations and Performance management. You need to demonstrate that you have effective systems, policies, procedures and risk assessments in place for them all.

The FORS specification standards

The four groups of standards that make up the FORS specification are listed below.
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1) Fleet management

a) Roadworthiness

b) Tax and insurance

c) Fuel management

2) Driver management

a) Competency

b) Speeding

c) Working time and driver hours,

d) Fitness and health

e) Agency drivers

3) Performance management - KPIs

a) Fuel-use

b) Vehicle incidents and collisions

c) Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs)

d) Other infringements

4) Transport operations

a) Operator licensing

b) Health and safety policy

c) Access onto vehicles

d) Safe loading of vehicles

e) Parking, coupling and uncoupling

f) Managing work-related road safety

g) Keeping up with industry

h) Developments

i) Vulnerable road users

j) Vehicle routing, restrictions and payments

k) PCNs and other infringements

l) Waste transport and specialist goods