S.L. 499.57 Art. 12DRoad Safety Auditors.

(1) The Authority shall ensure that road safety auditors carrying out the functions stipulated in regulation 12C undergo initial training resulting in the awarding of a certificate of competence.

(2) The holder of a certificate of competence must take part in further periodic training courses, at a periodicity determined by the Authority.

(3) The Authority shall recognise certificates of competence issued to road safety auditors before the 19 December 2010.

(4) The road safety auditors must have relevant experience or training in road design, road safety engineering and accident analysis.

(5) The road safety auditors shall not have been or be involved in the conception or operation of the infrastructure project for which they have been engaged to carry out the audit.

(6) Where audits are undertaken by teams, at least one member of the team shall hold a certificate of competence.

(7) For road safety auditors taking their training from the 17th December 2024, the Authority shall provide training curricula for road safety auditors which shall include aspects related to vulnerable road users and the infrastructure for such users.