The FORS Standard version 7.1
Everything you need to become FORS accredited
S8 Internal communications
Requirement
To actively promote FORS and the requirements of the FORS Standard across the organisation.
Purpose
To raise awareness of road risk, environment impact, efficiency and terrorist threat and achieve long-term behaviour change.
Demonstration
FORS Operators shall have an annual campaign plan in place to communicate topical issues that are relevant to FORS and the fleet operation.
At FORS Silver re-approval, relevant internal communications for the previous 12 months shall also be demonstrated.
Internal communications campaigns should utilise relevant materials and resources published by FORS, industry bodies, campaign groups and government agencies.
In the UK, agencies include:
- Department for Transport ‘Think!’ campaign
- DVSA
- Health and Safety Executive
- Highways authorities
Each campaign should have clear objectives and measures of success and be managed by the relevant person with continuous and effective responsibility for the campaign issue.
Internal campaigns shall be:
- Consistent with requirement M5
- Retained in accordance with requirement M2
Resources for Silver
Resources marked with a padlock require a FORS account.
Guides
- Common Silver audit mistakes
- Silver audit toolkit (login required)
Training records
- FORS Professional Training Register (login required)
- FORS Training Dashboard (login required)
Tools
- FORS Emissions Calculator (login required)
Templates
- S2 Operational Performance Action Plan (login required)
- S3 Operational Performance Review (login required)
- S6 Vehicle safety equipment report (login required)
- S7 Noise Assessment template (login required)
- S10 Fleet Replacement Plan (login required)