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BSI releases suite of best practice standards to help UK businesses >

BSI, in its role as the UK National Standards Body, has made a suite of risk and business continuity standards publicly available to help British businesses navigate the challenges they face as a result of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

25 March 2020

BSI makes European standards for medical devices and PPE available >

In response to the European Commission’s request and in association with CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, and CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, BSI has made a series of European Standards (ENs) for medical devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) used in the context of COVID-19 available on its website.

25 March 2020

BSI assists PPE manufacturers with conformity assessments and market surveillance procedures amidst COVID-19 pandemic >

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission has published a recommendation on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

25 March 2020

BSI supports government’s RMVS initiative >

BSI is in full support of the government’s Rapidly Manufactured Ventilator System (RMVS) initiative and we have directly engaged in the approach as it is defined. We are supporting the manufacturing initiative by working with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to supply technical expertise and potentially manufacturing site audits.

17 March 2020

New BSI Report Finds Widespread Protest and Climate Change Among Key Drivers of Global Supply Chain Disruption >

Today, BSI, the business improvement company, unveiled its Supply Chain Risk Insights 2020 Report that identifies the trends and associated risks impacting global supply chains in the year ahead. The report is powered by BSI’s Supply Chain Risk Exposure Evaluation Network (SCREEN) tool, a web-based, comprehensive global supply chain intelligence system.

16 March 2020

Expert advice on remote working from BSI's Cyber Security and Information Resilience team >

As more and more businesses start to implement remote working practices, BSI's Cyber Security and Information Resilience team has issued expert advice to businesses and workers as to how to best prepare for working away from their offices efficiently and securely. While different businesses across the UK will have different policies and protocols, the top 10 tips below covers everything from protecting confidential business information and using Wi-Fi to effective working patterns and environments while at home.

04 March 2020

Employee mental and physical illness now biggest disruption to global businesses >

Poor employee health has become the most frequent cause of disruption to businesses globally, overtaking cyber-attacks for the first time since 2014. This is according to the latest global survey of 665 businesses by the BCI and BSI (British Standards Institution) in their ninth annual Horizon Scan Report.

BSI unveils new safety requirements to help ensure safe trials and tests of automated vehicles >

BSI, in its role as the UK’s National Standards Body, has released PAS 1881 Assuring safety of automated vehicle trials and testing. The specification sets out minimum requirements for managing safety during development testing and when trialling automated vehicles, such as driverless cars, both on and off public roads.

25 February 2020

BSI launches the first tattooing standard >

BSI, the business improvement company, publishes the first safety standard for tattooing. The new voluntary standard, BS EN 17169 Tattooing. Safe and hygienic practice, will provide tattooists, industry and government regulators with guidelines to promote safety of both the tattooist and their clients.

20 February 2020

Warning: Fake Certificate for Medical Face Masks >

BSI has been notified that a number of manufacturers are selling medical face masks - and in some instances other disposable medical clothing - on the back of false certificates.

13 February 2020

BSI raises £15,000 for Crisis to help move people out of homelessness >

BSI, the business improvement company has raised around £15,000 for Crisis, the national charity for homeless people. BSI started working with Crisis in September 2019 donating £10 for every delegate training course booked over a three-month period, which raised £12,820 for Crisis.

05 February 2020

BSI calls attention to reputational impact of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions >

BSI, the business improvement company, is calling on organizations to make changes to their sustainability strategy to shore up reputational risk.

20 January 2020

BSI predicts the cybersecurity trends of 2020 >

BSI’s global centre of excellence for Cybersecurity and Information Resilience has forecast five key trends across the cybersecurity landscape for 2020.

20 January 2020

BSI launches first sustainable finance guide setting standards for financial institutions to align to global sustainability challenges >

In collaboration with the financial services industry and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), BSI launches the first PAS of its Sustainable Finance Standardization Programme to help define globally applicable standards for the finance sector.

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