Corporate Membership and Affiliations

AIRSO

AIRSO provides support for professionals working in the area of road safety. The breadth of membership covers a high level of professionalism and expertise. AIRSO became a registered charity in 1996 and is an independent organisation, highly respected within the public, private and voluntary sectors. AIRSO is consulted by statutory and nonstatutory organisations on road safety issues. Members represent a wide crosssection of professions, including commercial transport, fleet management, driver training, independent and local government road safety organisations, the armed services, the emergency services and enforcement agencies.

BRAKE

Brake is a national road safety charity that aims to prevent death and injury on the roads through the education of all road users. Brake also campaigns for improvements to road safety and provides care and support for people who are bereaved or affected by serious injury in a road crashes.

Brake runs specialist professional divisions for fleet managers, road safety professionals, and educators, to help them prioritise road safety within their jobs. Their work for road crash victims includes a helpline, acclaimed support literature, and a pilot face to face support project and they place particular importance on their services for families and children.

ORDIT

Following discussions between the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and representatives from the driver training industry it was agreed that both instructors' and the public's best interests would be served by a single register or directory of suitably qualified and inspected trainers and establishments. The ORDIT register has therefore been compiled. It contains a list of establishments that, following inspection by DSA, have satisfied the criteria under the voluntary scheme of minimum training standards.

PACTS

PACTS is an associate parliamentary group and registered charity, advising and informing MPs and peers on road, rail and air safety issues. The PACTS charitable objective is to protect human life through the promotion of transport safety. Established in 1982, PACTS has gained a reputation in Westminster and Whitehall for independent crossmodal transport safety analysis and commentary.