Personal Safety Newsletter April 2016

Welcome to our very first Personal Safety Community newsletter, designed to keep you up to date with technical news, events and more. Personal Safety at BSI includes a multiple range of products, so you’ll find articles here which include many of these, from PPE to fire detection and suppression, and much more. 

We hope you enjoy reading, and look forward to keeping in touch with you over the coming months.

The BSI Personal Safety Team

Earlier in the year we exhibited at Intersec, the Trade Fair for Safety, Security & Fire Protection held annually in Dubai.

Meeting clients from around the globe, we were particularly delighted to award a certificate to Lifeco, (Lichfield Fire and Safety Equipment Company) for their BSI Kitemark approved fire alarm panel.

A sixteen-year-old boy has been granted his wish to ride a horse with his friends, thanks to an innovative new helmet designed at a centre in Swansea. At our Centre of Excellence in Hemel Hempstead, we tested the helmet against the same standard in order to ensure that it was safe.

PED 2014/68/EU will become effective from 19 July 2016 and if you haven’t started preparation then now is the time to get busy.

Article 13 of 2014/68/EU relating to fluid classification was enacted into law via Statutory Instrument (SI) 2015 No. 399 on 01 June 2015 and it’s requirements are enforceable.

BSI’s Whitepaper clearly describes the changes to the PED and provides a timeline for their implementation.

From 1 July 2016 BSI will be offering PED training/awareness sessions in a modularised format. If you need training or awareness of specific PED issues, e.g. material certification or PMA’s or permanent joining or changes imposed by 2014/68/EU or two or more specifics we can provide it. Watch this space for more information.

The current suite of Glove standards under EN ISO 374, and the standard EN 388:2003 are changing. BSI’s certification manager Kinga Demetriou has prepared a technical guide to help clients prepare. Manufacturers need to be aware of these changes as they affect the performance characteristics, labelling and marking of information.

Read more about how BSI Kitemark and certification as a compliance tool are helping manufacturers in the fire industry secure commercial opportunities.

BSI’s Global Head of Personal Safety, Bob Wells, represents  BSI as one of the elected Council members and helps provide advice and guidance to the members on certification issues globally.

The Export Council meets quarterly to discuss developing and promoting export activities within the UK fire protection industries. Locations for meetings are rotated amongst the members.

A vital role of the Council is to engage actively with government and its agencies on expert issues that will impact on the competitiveness of the UK fire industry. Acting as the recognised industry voice, the Council has the experience and credibility to exert real influence in growing international trade and exports.

The latest edition of ISO 13485, the internationally recognized quality management systems standard for the medical device industry, with over 27,000 certificates globally, has been published, 25 February 2016. 

You and your customers can find out more here >

We now also have three new training courses available for people to book onto: 

• ISO 13485:2016 Transition 
• ISO 13485:2016 Auditor Refresher 
• ISO 13485:2016 Transition & Auditor fresher

Find out more >