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New international standard to enable city leaders to deliver on sustainable growth

BSI, the business standards company, has published a new international standard for city leaders to meet the challenges of urbanization and grow sustainably. BS ISO 37106:2018 Sustainable cities and communities – Guidance on establishing smart city operating models for sustainable communities was created following a five-year process of research and engagement with city leaders. It defines a smart operating model for cities, which enables them to operationalize their vision, strategy and policies at a faster pace.

New code of practice for employers to improve health and wellbeing for staff

BSI, the business standards company, has launched a new code of practice for organizations to help tackle a crisis in the mental health and wellbeing of Britain’s workforce. The code of practice, PAS 3002, provides recommendations to establish, promote, maintain and review the health and wellbeing of workers within an organization. It considers how health and wellbeing should be incorporated into the working environment and how leadership can ensure health and wellbeing related services are available to employees.

BSI launches verification scheme to ensure fair and flexible services for all

BSI, the business improvement company, has today launched a new Inclusive Service Verification scheme to help organizations demonstrate that they are providing a fair, flexible service that can be used by all consumers equally, regardless of their health, age or personal circumstances.

Updated British standard for plastic moulding will improve quality and consistency in manufacturing

BSI, the business standards company, has published BS 89100:2018 Plastics: Joining of thermoplastic moulded components – specification of variables for thermal joining processes. The revised standard brings together, for the first time, a document which defines all the essential variables that must be considered when making thermal joints in plastic moulded components, in order to product components of consistently acceptable quality.

Revised Published Document for tarmac on roads to prevent potholes

BSI, the business standards company, has revised its Published Document for asphalt, with changes to help prevent the low temperature cracking of road surfaces which cause potholes, the bane of motorists across the UK.

New international standard for online consumer reviews

New guidance for organizations which use online review platforms has been published by BSI, the business standards company. The voluntary standard is backed by leading review platforms Feefo, Trustpilot, and Bazaarvoice, as well as leading international consumer organizations such as ANEC, the European Consumer Voice in Standardization.

International food safety standard revised to meet the evolving challenges of the food supply chain

BSI, the business standards company, has published the revised international standard for food safety management. ISO 22000:2018 Food safety management systems – requirements for any organization in the food chain provides a framework based on best practice for any organization, from a small, family-owned farm to a multi-national food service outlet, to implement a comprehensive food safety management system.

BSI launches verification scheme to help organizations reduce carbon footprint

BSI, the business improvement company, has today launched a new verification certification scheme to help infrastructure organizations reduce the volume of carbon used throughout their projects.

New report outlines how standards support risk management and add business value

BSI, the business standards company, has produced a report examining how standards support risk managers. Written in conjunction with Airmic – the UK association for risk and insurance professionals – the report describes what standards are and how they are developed. In particular, it highlights how standards can support risk management in organizations.

International standard outlines how to achieve sustained success in organizations of any size or sector

BSI, the business standards company, has published the recently revised international standard, ISO 9004:2018 Quality management – quality of an organization – guidance to achieve sustained success. ISO 9004 provides practical guidance to managers who wish to improve their organization’s overall performance and achieve sustained success.

BIM standards update from BSI

Later this year will see the first two international standards published for Building Information Modelling (BIM) BS EN ISO 19650–1 Organization of information about construction works – Information management using building information modelling – Part 1: Concepts and principles and BS EN ISO 19650-2 Organization of information about construction works – Information management using building information modelling – Part 2: Delivery phase of assets.

58 per cent of businesses have no defined process for responding to Data Subject Access Requests

New research by BSI, the business improvement company, has revealed that over half of European organizations have no fixed method in place for responding to Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs).

Board Changes at BSI

BSI, the business standards company, announces the following board changes: Alicja Lesniak, appointed as a BSI Board Advisor in 2014 and then Non-Executive Director in 2015, retired from the BSI Board and the Chair of its Social Responsibility Committee on 30 March 2018.

BSI launches Kitemark for Internet of Things devices

BSI, the business improvement company, has today launched a new BSI KitemarkTM for IoT Devices, the first of its kind in the internet of things (IoT) space. The BSI Kitemark has been developed in response to the growth of internet connected products, and is designed to help consumers confidently and easily identify the IoT devices they can trust to be safe, secure and functional.

International standard for competency testing of laboratories revised

BSI, the business standards company, has revised its standard for competency of testing and calibration laboratories, ISO 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

New guidance to protect children from viewing adult content online

A new code of practice for effective age checks to protect children from viewing adult content online has been published by BSI, the UK’s National Standards Body. The guidance – PAS 1296: 2018 Online age checking – provision and use of online age checks services – code of practice – assists online service providers – such as dating, gambling and adult entertainment firms – to verify an individual’s age without being able to access their full identity.

Only five per cent of organizations claim to be ready for GDPR

Research conducted by BSI, the business improvement company, has underlined the growing concern that European businesses are simply not ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

BSI performs strongly with continued global growth

BSI, the business improvement company, has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Global revenue has risen for the eighteenth year in a row to £473 million – an increase of 18% - while underlying operating profit has grown by 19% to its highest ever mark of £59.5 million.

BSI launches Commonwealth Standards Network

BSI, the UK National Standards Body, in partnership with the Department for International Trade and Department for International Development, has today launched the Commonwealth Standards Network (CSN).

British standard for procurement of facilities services revised

BSI, the business standards company, has published BS 8572:2018 Procurement of facility related services. Code of practice. The revised standard guides those responsible for the management of facilities – such as officer managers, owner-occupiers, landlords and tenants – through a roadmap for successful procurement.

28 February 2018

BSI first to provide verification to Government’s IoT code of practice

BSI, the business improvement company, today launches a compliance scheme and governance framework for the Internet of Things (IoT). The scheme allows ‘smart’ devices and applications to be assessed against the Government’s new IoT proposed code of practice announced earlier this month by Margot James, Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries.

First UK organizations certified by BSI to the global data protection scheme ahead of GDPR deadline

BSI, the business standards company has today launched a new certification scheme to help organizations demonstrate that they are proactively protecting data and managing personal information securely and effectively.

BSI signs deal with Japanese Standards Associations

BSI, the UK National Standards Body appointed by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, has signed an agreement with the Japanese Standards Association (JSA) today. This Memorandum of Understanding will increase collaboration between BSI and Japan, to further economic ties between the two nations. The agreement builds on extensive engagement between BSI and Japan, complementing agreements signed between BSI and the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee in December 2004 and re-signed in March 2017.

UK’s virtual reality tech sector needs industry-agreed standards in order to take off

BSI, the business standards company, has published a report calling for the creation of best practice guidance to grow the nascent virtual and augmented reality sectors. The UK is a strong player in the global markets for gaming, video content creation and broadcast – as well as the supporting R&D, education/training, and design and innovation sectors. BSI’s new report, The Requirement for Standards in the VR and AR Sectors, cites the pivotal role that standardization will play in moving virtual/augmented reality technology from the niche to the mainstream.

FAB is one of the first companies worldwide to conform to the new ISO 45001: 2018 Standard for Occupational Health and Safety

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the first financial institution and one of the first organizations worldwide to conform to ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems Standard, as independently assessed by BSI.

BSI reports global supply chain disruption

Inadequate government resources, political instability, terrorist activity and corruption drove an overall increase in supply chain disruption over the last year. This is according to a new report out today from BSI.

First ten companies achieve conformity to the new international standard for occupational health and safety

CBRE GWS EMEA, Colas Rail Ltd, EMCOR UK, Eurovia UK, Interserve, Morgan Sindall, OKI UK Ltd, OPG, Overbury and Ringway Jacobs are the first ten UK and worldwide companies to have been independently assessed by BSI and achieve conformity to ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety.

New international standard for occupational health and safety management, ISO 45001, launched

BSI, the business standards company, has published the first global standard for occupational health and safety management, ISO 45001 Occupational health and safety management – requirements with guidance for use. ISO 45001 specifies requirements for creating an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, with interpretation guidance to enable an organization to improve OH&S performance in the workplace. The requirements in the standard are applicable to all organizations, irrespective of its size, activities.

DFS becomes first and only UK retailer to be certified to the British Standards Institution Kitemark™ for upholstered furniture

DFS has become the first and only UK furniture retailer to be certified to the BSI Kitemark™ for upholstered furniture. The BSI Kitemark is one of the most established and recognized symbols of quality and safety throughout the world, giving consumers the confidence that a product or service goes above and beyond standard levels of quality, and can be trusted to meet the highest levels of safety and reliability.

New guide to improve consumer product safety recalls

The Government’s new Office for Product Safety and Standards has teamed up with BSI, the UK’s National Standards Body, to launch the first Government-backed Code of Practice (PAS 7100) for product safety recall in the UK. The Code of Practice includes details on how a business can monitor the safety of products and plan for a recall, and how Market Surveillance Authorities such as local authority Trading Standards can support businesses in their monitoring of incidents and their implementation of corrective action.

27 February 2018

New BIM specification for sharing health and safety info during construction projects

BSI, the business standards company, has launched a specification for the sharing of health and safety information through a project or asset-life cycle. PAS 1192-6 Specification for collaborative sharing and use of structured Health and Safety information using BIM supports the development of structured health and safety information for all construction projects from the outset.

24 February 2018

BSI responds to ministerial speeches on Brexit

David Davis and Greg Clark spoke earlier this week (20 February) about the UK’s desire for UK-EU trade post-Brexit to remain “as frictionless as possible” and commented on the important role that industry standards will continue to play in the economy after the UK leaves the EU.

09 February 2018

Cyber-attack top business threat for third year running

The large-scale cyber-attacks that took place last year reaffirmed the need to build cyber resilient organizations, according to the seventh edition of the BCI Horizon Scan 2018, released today in association with BSI. For the second year in a row, the threat of data breach was ranked second.

23 January 2018

Standard for designing accessible buildings and facilities revised to be more inclusive

BSI, the business standards company, has revised BS 8300:2018 Design of an accessible and inclusive built environment. The revised standard aims to give clients, design professionals, builders, local government officials, enforcers and ultimately users of buildings the information they need to create an inclusive environment from the outset of a project.

10 January 2018

New specification for care of racing greyhounds launched

BSI, the business standards company, has launched a new specification for looking after racing greyhounds housed in residential trainers’ kennels. The specification is comprehensive in its scope, covering requirements for constructing the kennels, bedding, diet, and the appropriate veterinary healthcare of greyhounds, among other requirements.

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