(ANSI: New York) -- The Swedish Standards Institute has submitted a proposal to the International Organization for Standardization for a new international management systems standard on the subject of road traffic safety.

According to a World Health Organization report, road traffic is the cause of more than 50 million worldwide injuries each year. Unless there is a commitment to address this major public health challenge, projections indicate that the next twenty years will see a 65-percent increase in road traffic injuries.

The new work item would outline the principles of road traffic safety, as well as requirements and guidelines for the implementation of a road traffic safety management system. The standard would be applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, location, or product type.

Specifically, the document would seek to:

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