BSI confirms standards arrangements for post-Brexit transition period. From 31 December 2020 the UK, with exceptions in Northern Ireland, will no longer automatically align with EU rules or obligations. There will be no immediate changes to standards published by BSI, but the new UK regulatory regime does present some important differences that standards makers and users should be aware of.
To make the most of your BSI membership, you should be able to find standards quickly and easily. In order to do this, it is necessary to understand a few things about standards and your options in how to access and manage them.
How do you keep on top of your standards? Standardization management (SM) enables efficient drafting, development and maintenance of industry standards. BS 202000:2020, Standardization management system – Specification, sets out requirements for a standardization management system (SMS).
BSI Flex Standards have been introduced in order to address this problem. Using an iterative online development cycle, Flex captures emerging consensus on best practice in a format that can be swiftly revised and expanded as the field develops.
Every year on 14 October countries around the globe celebrate World Standards Day, marking our appreciation for the standards that we all rely on and paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as standards.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has revised the international technical specification (TS) relating to the barcodes used on medication packaging. Ensuring the correct identification, labelling and tracking of medicinal products throughout the whole supply chain is essential to help prevent fraudulent pills from entering the market. International machine-readable coding of product packaging is an effective way of achieving that, ISO said.
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) has issued guidance on holding virtual fitness to practise hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic.
People who take prescribed or over-the-counter medicines containing opioids for non-cancer pain will now be given stronger warnings about the risk of dependence and addiction, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced.
David Bell, Director of Standards Policy, BSI provides members with an update on Standards Policy and the future of BSI's relationship with the European Standards Organizations.
