Introduction to BSI and standards · •Health & Safety (OHSAS 18000) •IT Services Management...

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Introduction to BSI and standards

Rosie Harper, Programme Manager, BSI

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An introduction to BSI

• Experienced: The world’s first National Standards Body established in 1901 and a

founding member of ISO

• Trusted: established by Royal Charter, reinvesting profits back into our business to improve our clients’ experience

• Independent: acting in the national interest balancing industry, government, and societal needs and expectations

• Leading Global Standards Creation Body: British, European, ISO, Public, Private

• Specialist Focus on Standards Creation, Training and Certification

• The UK National Standards Body: The source of British Standards, members of CEN and ISO

• Global Network: 70,000 clients in 150 countries worldwide including governments, global brands and SME’s

• Thought Leaders: Shaped the world’s most adopted standards, incl. ISO 9001

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Product Specification Standards

Over 100 years expertise shaping global standards to facilitate trade and improve business

• Beginning in 1901, initial Standards focused on product specifications to harmonize and facilitate commerce and reduce duplication

• Railroad gauges

• Steel specifications

• Construction standards

• Agricultural commodities

• Consumer and electrical products

• Personal safety equipment

• Medical devices

• Product Specification Standards remain relevant today driving interoperabilityand innovation in areas such as smart cities and regenerative medicine (e.g. stem cells)

• The next generation of standards focused on business processes to ensure consistent quality output

• BSI shaped the original standards for:

• Quality Management (ISO 9001)

• Information Security (ISO/IEC 27001)

• Environment Management (ISO 14001)

• Health & Safety (OHSAS 18000)

• IT Services Management (ISO/IEC 20000-1)

• Business Continuity (ISO 22301)

• Sustainable Events (ISO 20121)

• BSI’s new generation of Standards are centred around people behaviour andvalues to help organizations reach their full potential and protect their corporate reputation

• Key standards include:

• Anti-Bribery

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Collaborative Business Relationships

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Product Specification Standards Process Standards Organisation Potential Standards


What is a BSI Standard?…

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Terminology

Code of Practice

Guidance

Method

Management

System

Specification

Voluntarily developed ✓

Developed by experts ✓

Consensus-based ✓

Documented good practice ✓

Tested against ✓

Voluntarily applied ✓

A set of documented principles that are agreed, developed and applied voluntarily by technical experts and relevant stakeholders


Current thinking

Set of terms and definitions

Sound good practice

Highly prescriptive

Absolute requirements

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Types of standards

• British Standards (BSs)

• Public Available Specifications (PAS)

• Published Documents (PDs) Specification

MethodsCode of practice

VocabularyGuides

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Product specification Prescriptive and detailed absolute requirements used for high degree of safety assurance (e.g Construction products under the CPR)

Code of practice Recommend good practiceoffer indicative benchmarks with some flexibility(commonly used in civil engineering/construction)

Methods Prescriptive documentsSpecify repeatable activities such as measuring andtesting

Vocabulary terms and definitions to help harmonise the use of subject language

Guides less prescriptive advisory documents reflecting current thinking

Formal British Standard(BS)

Range of BSI documents

Publicly Available Specification (PAS)

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Why does industry use Standards?

- to enhance their reputation (84%)- to help optimise compliance with regulations (89%)- to allow greater control of environmental problems (73%)- to encourage innovation through diffusion of knowledge (50%)

Construction specific…- they help reduce on site accidents

- they improve customer satisfaction by streamlining processes- they improve the quality of products and services through benchmarking

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Fire and related committees

• FSH/17 – Fire and rescue service equipment

• PH/4 – Respiratory protective equipment

• PH/14 Fire fighter’s personal protective equipment (PPE)

• FSH/18 – Fixed fire fighting systems (sprinklers, water mist gaseous, foam, powder)

• FSH/25 – Smoke and heat control systems and components

• FSH/14 – Fire safety precautions in buildings (BS 999x series)

• FSH/12 – Fire detection and alarm systems

• FSH/24 – Fire safety Engineering (BS 7974 series)

• FSH/16 – Hazards to life from fire (toxicity matters)

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My idea is…

Anyone can suggest an idea for a new standard (a proposal for work)

All ideas for new standards are assessed

If approved then a project is created

The committee drafts the standard

The draft is then issued for enquiry

The committee considers the comments

The updated draft is issued for final approval

Once the document passes final approval it is published

National standards are reviewed every 5 years. The committee decide whether the standard needs to be withdrawn, confirmed or reconfirmed, amended or revised.

Public involvement

Public involvement

Public involvement

Public involvement

The Standards Making Process

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ONGOING OR NEW WORK

• REVISION OF BS 750 –UNDERGROUND FIRE HYDRANTS

• NEW WORK ON BS XXXX

• BS 8617 – CLEANING, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF FIREFIGHTER’S UNIFORMS (ENSEMBLE)

• BS 9992 – FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN RAILWAY BUILDINGS AND WALKWAYS

• BS XXXX – PERSONAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (FOR VULNERABLE PERSONS)

• REVISION OF BS 9251 – FIXED FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS –SPRINKLERS FOR BUILDINGS OVER 18M

• REVISION OF BS 7346 SERIES –SMOKE AND HEAT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

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British Standards development – a robust process

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Building a case

Project launch

Consensus building

Publication

PHASE 0 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3

• Establish market need

• Gain stakeholder support

• NSB criteria match

• Domain research• BSI approval

• Allocate BSI PM• Identify technical

author• Establish steering

panel• Hold kick off

meeting

• Draft development• Panel review &

approval• Public consultation• Comment resolution• Approval for

publication

• Design & edit• Print • Launch• Marketing & distribution


STANDARDS

• Voluntary, market-led

• Full stakeholder engagement

• Written by experts

• Open public consultation

• Maintained and reviewed

REGULATIONS

• Minimum legal requirements

• Written by lawyers for Government

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The importance of separating standards and regulations


An outline of stakeholder consensus

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Regulatory authority

Professional Institutions

Trade associations

AcademiaClients/

consumers

Technical Experts

Test houses

“a lack of sustained

opposition”

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Product specification Prescriptive and detailed absolute requirements used for high degree of safety assurance (e.g Construction products under the CPR)

Code of practice Recommend good practiceoffer indicative benchmarks with some flexibility(commonly used in civil engineering/construction)

Methods Prescriptive documentsSpecify repeatable activities such as measuring andtesting

Vocabulary terms and definitions to help harmonise the use of subject language

Guides less prescriptive advisory documents reflecting current thinking

Formal British Standard(BS)

Range of BSI documents

Publicly Available Specification (PAS)


BS Standards and Publicly Available Specifications

ASPECT British Standard PAS

Product Description British Standard developed by a national committeePublicly Available Specification commissioned by a

sponsor

Development Process / Style

Formal process; written as a standard and edited to BS 0, black and white

Flexible, partially tailored process; written as a standard and edited to PAS 0, full colour

ConsensusHigh; extensive consensus building process with

public consultationHigh; extensive consensus building process with

public consultation

Committee StructureCommittee participation through nomination by

stakeholder organisations, unlimited sizeSteering group selected by BSI; typically limited to

15 stakeholders; can be international

Consultation Includes a 2 month public consultation stageIncludes a 4 week public consultation and targeted

review

Influence / Copyright Low influence over content; BSI owns copyright Medium influence over content; BSI owns copyright

Route to ISO Direct established route to EN and ISO Enabled to be submitted straight to EN and ISO

Branding No co-branding Co-branding with BSI

Relationship with certification

Can be used for certification if written as a specification

Can be used for certification if written as a specification

Development Time 18-24 months 9-12 months14/10/2019


Benefits of standards in new market development

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Robust process

Benchmarking good practice

Speed up commercial exploitation

Managing risk (safety)

Further innovation enhanced

Consensus

Market credibility

Stakeholder buy in

Collaborative

Educational

Document integrity

Verifiable content

Compliance

Testing and certification

Point to existing

standards

Marketing

Thought leadership

Co-branding

BSI brand

Channels via CEN/ISO


A standardized process for making British Standards

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idea

Feedback and new proposals Stakeholder group

Committee drafting

Public consultation

Review commentsConsensusPublish and support


What is a PAS (Publicly Available Specification)

• Fast, flexible, consensus driven standard suitable for certification purposes

• Client sponsored solution, developed for market needs

• Endorsed by BSI and co-branded with clients

• Developed in 9 to 12 months

• Potential for submission into formal national standards (i.e. BS or ISO) as a seed document

See www.bsigroup.com/pas

Private Standard PASBritish

Standards (BS)

European Standards

(EN)

Int’l Standards

(ISO)

http://www.bsigroup.com/pas

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