Healthcare

    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 Find out what’s new, revised, or withdrawn.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


    How hybrid working is ramping up the information security threat.And what to do about it

    Working from home poses serious information security challenges. The cost of data security breaches can be considerable, both directly and in terms of reputational damage. But the newly-revised international standard ISO IEC 27002:2022 Information Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection – Information Security Controls provides guidance on the information security controls to protect your organization in this hybrid working environment.

    Published date:

    06/05/2022


    Let’s walk you through it: how BSI’s Expert Commentaries help you make the most of a revised standard

    We might not be able to provide you with a real-life expert to talk through each and every change in a standard, but we can do the next best thing. Supporting content like an Expert Commentary offers authoritative commentary and explanation that helps you to understand what’s changed and why.

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    06/05/2022


    The 2022 BSI Net Zero Barometer Report: just how far is UK business along the journey to net zero?

    In 2021, BSI released its first ever Net Zero Barometer Report on where UK business stood in its ambitions to reduce net emissions by 100% by 2050. 12 months on, we’ve released the second Net Zero Barometer Report. So, what’s changed over the last year? Where has progress been made, or resistance felt, and what do businesses need to do next to achieve net zero?

    Published date:

    25/04/2022


    Struggling with sustainability? Find inspiration and solutions at BSI’s Net Zero Week

    All businesses great and small are challenged to reduce carbon emissions and help limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. BSI's Net Zero Week will help you understand the scale of the challenge, and explore the opportunities, approaches and projects that can contribute to meeting your carbon reduction target. Including seven free interactive webinars, designed to share good ideas, inspire new net zero initiatives, and explore their impact on a range of sectors.

    Published date:

    14/04/2022


    The Plastic Packaging Tax is here. Does your plastic packaging meet the recycled mark?

    The Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) makes it more important than ever to have a reliable way of determining the level of recycled content within plastic packaging. BSI Flex 6228 has been developed as a fast-track Flex standard to meet this urgent need.

    Published date:

    13/04/2022


    April’s BSI Update Standards Magazine: cybersecurity, clean water, cranes, planes and stop signs

    Need to keep up with the changes to the British or international standards that affect you and your business? Need it all in one place? Inside the 60+ pages of the April issue of Update Standards are new, revised, withdrawn, BS implementations of ISO or IEC standards, new standards started, and standards open to public comment, and lots more.

    Published date:

    08/04/2022


    “It’s not that the world needed another motor racing series, but the planet did.” Julia Pallé on racing to sustainability

    Net zero since its inception, Formula E was established to actively promote electric mobility and renewable energy solutions, and to help reduce energy pollution and fight the climate crisis. We spoke with Formula E’s Sustainability Director and BSI Member, Julia Pallé, about her career, how Formula E has developed its pioneering approach to sustainability, and how BS ISO 20121 plays a role in its ongoing success.

    Published date:

    07/04/2022


    The standards roadmap that will help bring AI and machine learning into healthcare

    How far have we come in deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technology in healthcare? BSI’s Standards Landscape Report SAFR - AI and Machine Learning in the Healthcare Domain gives a quantitative analysis of current and relevant standards in health software, particularly those that relate to AI and ML.

    Published date:

    07/04/2022


    Starting up business travel again? Here’s how to keep your employees safe

    As travel restrictions ease, corporate travel is starting to recover. But after the pandemic re-emphasised the importance of health and wellbeing and the duty of care that businesses owe to their employees, what should you be thinking about as your employees start to travel on business again?

    Published date:

    07/04/2022