COVER STORY
THE TIMES THEY ARE-A CHANGING; BUT BSI’S HIGH STANDARDS AREN’T!
Ian Richardson, Standards Publishing Manager, BSI, tells us more about meeting the needs of standards users with their range of best practice publications.
Health and safety standards cover a very broad and diverse set of subjects. From Occupational Health and Safety, such as ISO 45001 (due in 2017), to Explosive Atmospheres (the 60079 and 80079 series), through to the many forms of Personal Protective Equipment that are supported by standardisation (including the forthcoming revision of the Protective Gloves standard, EN 388 – due towards the end of 2016).
With such a diverse catalogue of best practice publications, we work hard to ensure that they meet the needs of standards users as best we possibly
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can, and not just in terms of current thinking, but the future landscape for the health and safety industry too. This is where our stakeholders form a key part in the standards development lifecycle. A strong partnership between BSI, our committee members, the trade associations, government departments, consumer bodies and individual experts is vital, in order for the industry, and those who work within it, to have a route into the standards development process. This is always at the heart of standards development - irrespective of the type of standard we are
drafting. Our national standards are mainly aimed at a UK audience, European standards are often linked to compliance with EU Directives, and International standards (ISO or IEC) involve a process which can include countries from across the globe. Countries that have very different infrastructures meaning they face very different challenges.
Recent events, such as the Brexit vote, are a good example of where there is such a challenge in the UK. How will we approach EU Directives once we are no longer a member of the European Union, and what
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