BUSINESS STANDARDS
is the quarterly magazine of BSI Group, highlighting the vital role that standards play in today's business environment. Regular features include interviews with leading business figures, as well as news on the latest developments in management systems and standards.
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The May 2008 iPod prize was won by Happy Agrawal, IBS Mumbai, India.
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All those registering for the first time for email alerts from BusinessStandards.com between 1 July 2008 and 31 July 2008 inclusive, and subsequent months thereafter, will be entered into a draw for an Apple iPod nano (8GB), or item of equivalent value. No cash alternative. Only one entry per person is permitted. Employees of BSI, their families and agents are not eligible to take part in the draw. Those who have previously signed-up to email alerts from BusinessStandards.com are not eligible to take part in the draw. The draw will take place on Monday 4 August 2008 (and the first Monday of each month thereafter), and the winner will be emailed with confirmation of his or her win soon after. The winner must agree to the publication of his or her name, position and company name on BusinessStandards.com as part of the publicity for the promotion. BSI reserves the right to use or not use the winner's name in this way. BSI will not provide any information submitted by the winner to any third party. BSI's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. BSI reserves the right to end the promotion at any time without prior notice. By registering for email alerts from BusinessStandards.com entrants confirm that they are aged 18 or over, and have read and agreed to these terms and conditions.
Previous iPod winners
April 2008: Roman Sliwinski, Senior Quality Auditor at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, UK.
March 2008: Rebecca Day, Managing Director at Textile FR Consulting in Worcester, UK.
February 2008: Martyn Freeman, HSQE Manager at Richard Burbidge Ltd in Oswestry, UK.
Reducing risk to the environment
Norfolk Environmental Waste Services (NEWS), a waste management company in East Anglia, has achieved certification to ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001.
The Live Group plc, the communications and event management company, along with all its subsidiary companies, business units and central departments, have now been awarded full certification to ISO 9001.
A new British Standard - BS 8495 Code of practice for digital CCTV recording systems for the purpose of image export to be used as evidence, gives recommendations for the specification, selection, installation and operation of digital CCTV recording systems (DCRS), for the purpose of generating CCTV images to be used as evidence in a court of law.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) recently announced the publication of the Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 5 and the Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials Issue 3.
BSI Management Systems has become a Business Continuity Institute (BCI) industry partner as part of its ongoing efforts to raise the profile of business continuity management (BCM) as a discipline and to promote corporate excellence in the delivery of BCM.
We are under increasing pressure to comply with a growing number of regulations and to maintain growth - while under greater scrutiny than ever before. How can this be good for business?
We are all in the risk management business. In the current climate, as consumers we are encouraged to claim compensation or sue for damages for almost any negative incident we encounter.
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