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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
