Role of Working Group 2

The Standards working group has been established to ensure common standards/training and best working practices are introduced, maintained, updated and promoted within the breakdown/recovery industry.

Membership:

• Association of British Certification Bodies
• Association of British Insurers
• Association of Chief Police Officers
• Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators
• Automobile Association
• AXA Assistance
• Britannia Rescue
• Europe-Assistance Holdings Limited
• Green Flag 
• Habilis Health and Safety Solutions Limited
• Highways Agency
• Institute of Vehicle Recovery
• Mondial UK
• National Tyre Distributors Association
• RAC Motoring Services
• Recovery Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers Association
• Retail Motor Industry Federation
• Road Haulage Association - Rescue Recovery Group
• Road Maintenance Contractors

Key Issues being addressed by the Working Group

PAS 43:2008 - The main focus of Working Group 2 had been the production of PAS 43:2008.  The agreed revisions had been incorporated into the new version.

Stakeholders - The key stakeholders of PAS 43:2008 now included the Highways Agency and ACPO, who in previous editions of PAS 43 had both been mentioned as supporters, as well as the ABI and AXA Assistance Ltd. The tyre industry were now also represented by REACT as well as the National Tyre Distribution Association

Communication - The main changes to PAS 43:2008 have been incorporated on the SURVIVE website. An important change within this new version of PAS 43 was the inclusion, as an example of best practice, of the National Training Scheme modules contained within the HA Sector Scheme 17b. The price of PAS 43:2008 will be £27and it will be available in colour.

More Information:

For more information about the work of SURVIVE please contact SURVIVE at mailto:surviveorg@googlemail.com