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?

Every month you can find out in one place: Update Standards Magazine.

In this May's 50+ page edition, find out what’s new, revised, or withdrawn.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.

Find your way to the relevant changes with an easy-to-use reference index. (And, for BSI Members, there are back issues going back 12 years available here.)

The May 2022 highlights include:

Are you ensuring the safety and security of your lone workers?

BS 8484:2022 Provision of lone worker services – Code of practice is a British Standard giving recommendations and guidance on how to provide lone worker services that safeguard lone workers from environmental and people risks.

Learn more here 

New Amendment
BS 7671:2018 + A2:2022 Requirements for Electrical Installations. IET Wiring Regulations

The new BS 7671 Amendment 2 includes key changes that cover both general safety of electrical installations, as well as advanced fire safety requirements to reflect the latest thinking in industry safety best practices.

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Revised Standard
BS 8536:2022 Design, manufacture and construction for operability

BS 8536:2022 is the newly revised British Standard on how to improve built asset operability. This standard aims to work by strengthening industry practices and procedures, such as promoting the early involvement of the operator, operations team or asset/facility manager. Improve the focus of a project team on the performance of the asset/facility with the guidance of BS 8536:2022.

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International medical device symbols standard

Medical device manufacturers and others in the supply chain must provide specific information that’s essential to the safe and proper use of the medical device.

BS EN ISO 15223-1:2021 Medical devices. Symbols to be used with medical device labels, labelling and information to be supplied.

PART 1. General requirements list symbols with a specific meaning that can be used instead of text to convey the necessary information. Its use can save significant costs and labelling space, and prevent the need for costly translations or labelling changes. As the symbols are recognized internationally, a single symbol should be accepted in all regions.

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BSI Spring Standards Conference 2022 - Reimagining the future. The future is yours

Our hybrid May conference will have a special focus on young professionals following a period of challenge, change and uncertainty. Join us to explore key focus areas of People, Digitalization and Sustainability and the role of standards in shaping the future you want to see.

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BS EN ISO 10209:2022 Technical product documentation

This standard is a one-stop-destination for all the internationally agreed, up-to-date terms and definitions used in modern technical product documentation. It helps users communicate unambiguously and efficiently what they mean to eliminate ambiguity and increase your efficiency as well.

Learn more: here  

Every month, this is what the free monthly BSI Update Standards magazine covers:

• New and revised British Standards (BS) that were made available last month.
• British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs).
• BS implementations of ISO or IEC standards.
• Published documents (PDs).
• Publicly Available Specifications (formerly Product Assessment Specifications)
• Corrigenda to British Standards. (Alteration and/or addition to a standard that corrects one or more errors or ambiguities introduced in either drafting or production.)
• Updated British Standards
• British standards reviewed and confirmed
• British standards proposed for withdrawal
• British standards withdrawn
• New standards work stated
• British Standards under review
• Draft British standards for public comment
• Documents not issued as drafts for public comment
• CEN publications
• Cenelec publications
• IEC publications
• ISO publications

Every month, BSI’s Update Standards magazine really is the go-to-place to keep pace with the ever-changing world of standards. And if you ever want to look back at previous editions, BSI Members can find the archive of previous Update Standards magazines here.