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Sarra Cheyne – British Standards Institution (BSI).Thurs 14.45 – 15.25: Seminar room...
BSI is the business standards company that helps organizations all over the world make excellence a habit. For more than a century we have been challenging mediocrity and complacency to help embed excellence into the way people and products work. That means showing businesses how to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth. ...
Standards help businesses embed the habits of excellence so that they perform better; manage their risks more effectively and achieve sustainable growth. This session will explore the importance of standards, the main principles of standards development and their contribution to the resilience and continuity of businesses of all sizes across all industries. ...
BSI is the business standards company that helps organisations all over the world make excellence a habit. For more than a century we have been challenging mediocrity and complacency to help embed excellence into the way people and products work. That means showing businesses how to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth....
BSI, the UK-based business standards company, has published independent research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) demonstrating the economic benefits of standards to UK companies. The research, which is an update to a UK Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) 2005 study, shows that standards continue to play a crucial role in the UK economy....
A new international occupational health and safety management systems standard is currently under development with publication expected in October 2016. A public consultation period for the committee draft of ISO 45001 – Occupational health and safety management standard systems – requirements with guidance for use is now open, with UK comments requested by 8th September 2014. ...
This overview from BSI, the British Standards Institute, looks at asset management standards for organisations operating in hazardous industrial environments....
BSI, the UK’s National Standards Body, has published a new standard that will help to reduce the potential risks to people, buildings and the general environment from contaminated land and “brownfield” sites where toxic ground gases exist. Emissions from these sites during redevelopment have to be monitored properly to ensure they meet UK regulations for safety....
Dr Brian Atkin, Director of The Facilities Society and principal expert involved in the drafting of BS 8210:2012, urges organisations to take a best practice approach using this new standard to address the challenges of modern buildings and ensure the effective implementation of maintenance strategies. ...
Understanding the legislation, Directives and machinery safety standards that apply to machinery and work equipment can be a difficult task. If your organisation uses or supplies machinery as part of its operations, you will need a clear understanding of what is required for legal compliance, whilst employers and staff in any field of work must familiarise themselves with their rights and duties in the workplace under new legislation....