ISO 14001 Award: the shortlist

29 May 2008
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001

Environmental performance is proving to be as important for a company's record and reputation as the bottom line. The BSI British Standards ISO 14001 Awards 2008, supported by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), will celebrate the achievements of organizations following their implementation of ISO 14001

After Aftermarket

29 May 2008
Topics: Automotive, PAS 80, Kitemark

According to a survey by BSI Product Services carried out at the recent Aftermarket Show, 71 per cent of visitors think that all garages should have a Kitemark® , while over half said they would definitely take their car to a Kitemark® garage, given a choice.

Reducing risk to the environment

29 May 2008
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, Quality management, ISO 9001, Entropy Software

Norfolk Environmental Waste Services (NEWS), a waste management company in East Anglia, has achieved certification to ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001.

A quietly cultured revolution

29 May 2008
Topics: Cultural collections

Collections Trust (formerly MDA) is working with BSI British Standards to create a new Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for the management of cultural collections.

Trial and fewer errors

29 May 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999

TDG, one of Europe's leading supply chain management companies, became the first logistics company in the world to achieve certification to BS 25999 Business Continuity Management (BCM) in November 2007, following a review of its BCM approach during the first quarter of 2007.

ReGenMed: tomorrow's medicine today

29 May 2008
Topics: Regen medicine

In February, BSI hosted the Regenerative Medicine Forum - "Supporting UK Innovation in Regenerative Medicine through Standardization" - in London, inviting some of the biggest names in the field to discuss the development of a vibrant regenerative medicine industry.

Coming clean

29 May 2008
Topics: Clean rooms

In June, BSI will be hosting a conference on "Cleanrooms and Contamination Control for Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals: Update on Standards, Regulation and Best Practice".

Full service

29 May 2008
Topics: Customer service

BSI has recently adopted two new international standards on customer service (ISO 10001 and ISO 10003) as BS ISOs.

A measured response to climate change

29 May 2008
Topics: Climate change, GHG, ETS, Environment, Entropy Software

In order to participate in the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), organizations must comply with UK Climate Change Agreement obligations and better manage their energy management and minimize their carbon footprint.

ISO 9001 goes Live

29 May 2008
Topics: Quality management, 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.

Partners in BCM

29 May 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999

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.

Tracking your carbon footprint

29 May 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market

BSI Management Systems has launched a Carbon Footprint Verification (CFV) scheme in the UK for businesses seeking to verify their carbon footprint.

Food stuffs

29 May 2008
Topics: Food safety, BRC

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.

In the frame

28 Jan 2008
Topics: CCTV

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.

BS 31100: deadline passed

28 Jan 2008
Topics: Risk management, BS 31100

The first deadline date for comments on the draft of BS 31100 Code of practice for risk management has passed. The standard is intended to help organizations understand, develop, implement and maintain risk management plans. It establishes the principles and terminology for risk management, and gives recommendations for its model, framework, process and implementation. The revised draft is due for further public comment in February 2008.

Health & safety first

28 Jan 2008
Topics: Health & safety, OHSAS 18001

BSI has launched a new Health & Safety Quick Check, for organizations concerned with achieving and demonstrating sound occupational health and safety (OH&S) performance by controlling their OH&S risks.

Brain review

28 Jan 2008
Topics: Recruitment

Occupational assessment - including assessment centres, psychological testing and profiling of potential job candidates and biodata assessments - has become a vital tool in the executive recruitment and selection process.

New appointment

28 Jan 2008
Topics: China

Mike Low, director of BSI British Standards, has been appointed to the China Standardization Expert Committee (CSEC) as the first foreign advisor to the committee.

Green with envy

28 Jan 2008
Topics: ISO 14001, Awards, Environment

Think your business has really gone green? Then why not send in your nomination for the BSI British Standards ISO 14001 Awards 2008 - being held this year on 4 June at the Bournemouth International Centre - and pit yourself against some of the most environmentally astute organizations in the country?

Three times the continuity

28 Jan 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, Japan, USA

BSI Management Systems held three global Business Continuity launch events in London, New York and Tokyo on October 30. The events showcased BS 25999, the Business Continuity Management (BCM) standard and BSI's related training and certification services. And with 500 delegates in the UK, 190 in Japan and 140 in the US, it was an unqualified success.