Standardization and Social Responsibility

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Standardization and Social Responsibility

• Newell Hampson-Jones,
• Education Sector Representative, British
  Standards Institution
• 15th March, 2012

Produced in Collaboration with John Logan Dr Nor
Aziz The Sustainability Hub Kingston University
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• What are standards?

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Societal Standardization
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• c. 3000 BC c. 1500 BC Indus Valley Civilization
• First to develop uniform weights and measures
• c. 8070 BC c. 15 BC Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
• The first engineer
• 1215 Magna Carta
• Clause 35 established consistent measures

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Formal Standardization
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• Industrial Revolution
• 1841 Sir Joseph Whitworth
• 1850 onwards The birth of the railways
• 1895 Henry Skelton
• 1901 Sir John Wolfe-Barry

Image Tom Curtis / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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Types of Standard
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Intl Standards (ISO)
European Standards (EN)
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Control
British Standards (BS)
Publicly Available Specifications (PAS)
Private Standards
Corporate Technical Specifications
High
Low
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Standardization Bodies
Body British Standards Institution (BSI) European Committee for Standardization (CEN) International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Role National Standards Body European Standards Body International Standards Body
Process Proposal for new work Acceptance Drafting Public Comment Approval Publication of a British Standard Review Proposal for new work Acceptance Drafting Public Comment Approval by Weighted Vote Publication of European Standard Review Proposal for new work Acceptance Drafting Public Comment Approval by OMOV Publication of ISO Standard Review
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Impact of Standardisation
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Sources DTI/BSI, DIN, SCC/CBC, SA, MPEG
Licensing Authority, ISO/TC 96
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Using Standards
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FirstGroup (ISO 14001)
Shree Cement Ltd (SCL) (EN 16001)
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS
Amba Research (ISO/IEC 27001)
LG Electronics India (EN 16001)
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PAS 2050
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PAS 2050
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PAS 2050
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PAS 2050
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PAS 2050
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PAS 2050
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BS 8900
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Consumers and Standardization
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BS 8900
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BS 8900
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BS EN 71
BS EN 71 standards BS EN 71 standards
BS EN 71-12011 Safety of toys. Mechanical and physical properties
BS EN 71-22011 Safety of toys. Flammability
BS EN 71-31995, BS 5665-31995 Safety of toys. Specification for migration of certain elements
BS EN 71-42009 Safety of toys. Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities
BS EN 71-51993A22009, BS 5665-51993 Safety of toys. Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets
BS EN 71-72002 Safety of toys. Finger paints. Requirements and test methods
BS EN 71-82011 Safety of toys. Activity toys for domestic use
BS EN 71-92005A12007 Safety of toys. Organic chemical compounds. Requirements
BS EN 71-102005 Safety of toys. Organic chemical compounds. Sample preparation and extraction
BS EN 71-112005 Safety of toys. Organic chemical compounds. Methods of analysis
Current work being done by CW/15 Current work being done by CW/15
11/30246171 DC BS EN 71-4. Safety of toys. Part 4. Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities
BS EN 71-12 Safety of toys. Nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances. Methods of analysis
BS EN 71-13 Safety of toys. Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustativve games
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Mandate Standards
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Compliance with Standards
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ISO 26000
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ISO 26000
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ISO 26000
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The Standardization Process
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• Proposal for new work
• Project acceptance
• Drafting
• Public Comment
• Approval
• Publication
• Review

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How Can You Get Involved?

• Become a Committee member
• Become a Consumer Public Interest
  representative
• Join BSI
• Join the British Standards Society
• Become a BSI author
• Standards Development Standards Proposal
  websites
• Become a user of standards
• Standards and publications
• Self-assessment tools
• British Standards Online (BSOL)

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Contact
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Name Newell Hampson-Jones
Title Education Sector Representative

Address BSI
389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL

Telephone [phone]
Email newell.hampson-jones_at_bsigroup.com
Links www.bsigroup.com / www.bsieducation.org