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SPN JUN 2011 Pool&SpaIndustry


www.swimmingpoolnews.co.uk THE BSI BADGE OF QUALITY


SPATA has signed an agreement to be a distributor for BSI Standards which are known and respected as a seal reflecting high quality in commerce. We look at some of the reasons why it is important to make the most of them


ustomers always look for quality. It is one of the basic criteria when it comes to selecting a service or product. BSI Standards is the UK’s National Standards Body (NSB) and was the world’s first. It represents UK economic and social interests across all of the European and international standards organisations and through the development of business information solutions for companies of all sizes and sectors. BSI Standards works with manufacturing and service industries, businesses, governments and consumers to reflect the production of British, European and international standards.


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The key to how BSI works is the award of independent verification that technical standards provide. Certification marks are earned by businesses whose products and practices consistently stand up to rigorous examination and they are instantly recognisable and act as respected badges of quality, safety and performance.


WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF STANDARDS?


Standards are a powerful tool for organisations of all sizes, supporting innovation and increasing


productivity. Effective standardisation promotes forceful competition and enhances profitability, enabling a business to take a leading role in shaping the industry itself. Standards allow a company to:


• attract and assure customers • demonstrate market leadership • create competitive advantage • develop and maintain best practice


Put at its simplest, a standard is an agreed, repeatable way of doing something. It is a document that contains a technical specification designed to be used consistently as a rule, guideline, or definition. Standards help to make life simpler and to increase the reliability and the effectiveness of many goods and services we use. Standards are created by bringing together the experience and expertise of all interested parties such as the producers,


sellers, buyers, users and regulators of a particular material, product, process or service. Standards are designed for voluntary use and do not impose any regulations. However, laws and regulations may refer to certain standards and make compliance with them compulsory. For example, the physical characteristics and format of credit cards is set out in standard number BS EN ISO/IEC 7810:1996. Adhering to this standard means that the cards can be used worldwide.


Any standard is a collective work. Committees of manufacturers, users, research organisations, government departments and consumers work together to draw up standards that evolve to meet the demands of society and technology. As the world’s oldest National Standards Body, BSI British Standards has over 100 years’ experience of bringing together these often very varied viewpoints and of facilitating consensus.


STANDARDS ARE POWERFUL MARKETING TOOLS The ability to demonstrate compliance with widely recognised and respected standards is an effective means of differentiation in a competitive marketplace. In addition, manufacturing products or supplying services to appropriate standards maximises their compatibility with those


manufactured or offered by others, thereby increasing potential sales and widespread acceptance. As consumers become


increasingly informed about their choices, conformity to recognised standards becomes pivotal. An example is the international standard for environmental


management (ISO 14001), increasingly used by businesses to demonstrate environmental responsibility.


STANDARDS ARE A RESPECTED BADGE OF QUALITY


Customers look for the independent verification that technical standards provide. Certification marks earned by businesses whose products and practices consistently stand up to rigorous examination are instantly recognisable and act as respected badges of quality, safety and performance.


STANDARDS WITHIN THE POOL AND HOT TUB INDUSTRY There is a large range of British Standards that directly affect the swimming pool industry, and a small number of these include: • BS EN 15288: 2008 Safety Requirements for the Design and Operation of Swimming Pools • BS EN 13451: 2001 Swimming Pool Equipment


• BS EN 1069-1: 2000 Water Slides of 2m Height and More


• BS 7671: 2008 – Requirements for Electrical Installations. IEE Wiring Regulations. Seventeenth edition


• BS 8580: 2010 – Water Quality Risk Assessment for Legionella Control.


Both BISHTA Standards and SPATA Standards acknowledge the importance of working to regulations and norms.


For more information about British Standards: BSI British Standards, BSI Group Headquarters, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL. Tel: 020 8996 9001 or visit www.bsigroup.com


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