As the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, we can all become vulnerable at any time. As consumers, that vulnerability makes it so much harder to make smart, informed choices. Standards such as BS 18477 can help your organization identify and meet the needs of vulnerable customers. And a new international standard, ISO 22458, is also being developed from this ground-breaking British standard.
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Whether it’s finding standards to support innovation, or identifying exactly what’s inside a particular standard, or maybe you need guidance in a new area, we can help members get an answer.
Every month, our BSI Members get the definitive run-down on standards. The monthly Update Standards magazine has all you need to know about new standards, revised ones, withdrawn ones, BS implementations of European standards, new standards started, and standards open to public comment, and more.
Now is the time to applaud our standards superstars. So, if you know someone who has shone as a creator or user of standards in the last year, why not nominate them for the 2021 BSI Standards Awards? As a BSI Member committed to real excellence in standards, it might well be you.
We are delighted to present the new BSI Shop, now fully redesigned to make it easier for members and other visitors to explore, understand and find the standards that are shaping our future. Featuring insightful content and intuitive navigation, our new platform enables users to get the very best out of BSI and the standards that can transform your organization.
Standards evolve over time, through a regular review process that ensures they are up to date and reflect current best practice. But withdrawn standards are still valuable sources of information in a number of important situations, as we explain.
What if technology could extend the healthy part of our lives for a decade or more? Tech advances such as health sensors, AI diagnostics and telemedicine could improve health and prevent disease throughout the human life span, delaying the onset of age-related health conditions. The International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) latest report ‘Digital healthcare – a vision for 2030’ reveals the key trends to watch out for, and how standards can potentially support safe innovations and developments.
How do standards help shape a better future? Why are collaboration and consensus so crucial to their development? And how can you get involved to ensure that the standards of tomorrow address everyone’s needs? Find out at a new interactive exhibition in central London, The Standards Experience 2021: The Future Has Begun.
Ever wondered which organizations sat on the committee for a particular standard? Or which international standards relate to the one you’ve just bought? The answers to questions like these are in the bibliographic information. Here’s what to look out for.
Found a foreign standard and wondering if there is a BS or equivalent standard in the UK? Or working on a project that's abroad and need the right standard for that country? Here are two ways to save time and get what you need.
