Built Environment

    Read how standards are improving lives across the globe

    In this issue of Standards Outlook, our BSI experts look at how standards are changing the world in areas that are essential to all of our futures. Like net zero, fighting cybercrime, ethical AI, and supporting dementia sufferers.

    Published date:

    14/06/2022


    Stay up to date with June’s BSI Update Standards Magazine and don’t miss the standards changes that will impact you

    Which recent changes to British or international standards will affect you and your business? Find out now, all in one place: Update Standards magazine. It’s a complete list of new standards, revisions, withdrawals, BS implementations of ISO or IEC standards, new standards work started, and standards open to public comment, plus lots more.

    Published date:

    14/06/2022


    Seven key things you can learn from the foreword of a standard

    The section at the very start of the document clarifies what the standard does and where it comes from. You can also find out how a standard relates to other standards, its publication date, or even who it was developed by, and lots more. Here are seven key things you need to know about forewords.

    Published date:

    14/06/2022


    When it comes to types of standards, seven is the magic number

    Standards are not all the same. Did you know that British Standards (prefixed BS) fall into seven different categories. These range between precise instructions on how to carry out a procedure to general guidance on best practice. Let’s look at these seven different categories of BS.

    Published date:

    13/06/2022


    Making the most of your BSI membership in the first year

    If you've just become a BSI Member, welcome. You’ll now want to get up to speed quickly and get every bit of value from your new BSI Membership. From 50% discounts to access to standards experts, here are our top tips for making the most of your first year. And subsequent years too, of course.

    Published date:

    10/06/2022


    Are you doing enough to support your lone workers?

    The concept of lone working is nothing new to many sectors. The pandemic has simply brought increasing attention to a category of worker that has always existed. But, with more attention on lone workers than ever, what does lone working really mean, and how best can organisations like yours support lone workers?

    Published date:

    10/06/2022


    Standards and product marking in the wake of Brexit: some of the terms you need to know

    There are many terms that are used in the world of standards. These words are used to have a specific and precise meaning, but it’s all too easy to understand the general meaning without appreciating the finer detail of many terms. Following the UK’s departure from the EU in 2020 and the end of the Brexit transition period, some of the terminology around standards and product marking have changed. Here’s a handy explainer setting out some of the most commonly-used terms.

    Published date:

    13/05/2022


    What every business needs to know about post-Brexit standards and product marking

    Brexit has provided a lot of regulatory detail for businesses to grapple with. The transition has changed the terminology and framework around standards that can be followed for a presumption of conformity to regulation in England, Scotland and Wales. We’ve prepared this quick primer on what the situation was before Brexit and what it looks like now.

    Published date:

    13/05/2022


    Starting young: in conversation with Sophie Jones, a standards award winner with an unusually early beginning in standards

    After CAA International (CAAi) scooped a top award at 2021's BSI Standards Users Awards, we caught up with Head of Operations and Training, and BSI Member, Sophie Jones. She discussed her childhood introduction to standards, the recent award win, and how she sees BS EN ISO 9001 contributing to the future of her organisation.

    Published date:

    13/05/2022


    May’s BSI Update Standards Magazine: lone workers, fire safety, medical devices, and more standards updates

    Do you know which changes to British or international standards will affect you and your business? This May, it’s all inside the 50+ pages of the monthly BSI Update Standards Magazine. Find out what’s new, revised, or withdrawn. Discover BS implementations of ISO or IEC standards, new standards started, and standards open to public comment, plus lots more.

    Published date:

    09/05/2022