March 2018

March 2018 - News

28 februari 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.

26 maart 2018

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.

26 maart 2018

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.

21 maart 2018

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.

20 maart 2018

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.

14 maart 2018

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.

14 maart 2018

BSI reports global supply chain disruption >

12 maart 2018

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.

12 maart 2018

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.

07 maart 2018

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.

07 maart 2018

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.