BSI British Standards

A new Kitemark for Balustrades has been launched by BSI, the business standards company.The first organisations to achieve the ‘BSI Kitemark for Protective Barrier Systems (Balustrades)’ are Delta Balustrades, Phoenix Balustrading, part of Cooke Brothers and Q-Railing.

The simplicity and longevity of screw thread standards mean that sometimes fifty years can pass between revisions. As industries globalize, however, it is important that manufacturers produce screws that are able to be used universally and across all sectors.

The Design, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems: A Guide to BS 5839-1 (Third Edition) Colin S Todd - Fully updated to cover changes in fire legislation and the Fire Reform Order - BSI British Standard's official guide to BS 5839 Part 1

The CD-ROM contains both sets of the universal symbols required for use on equipment, covering the symbols and hazard warnings required.

Don’t know your nanorod from your nanoribbon? Want to find out what nanomaterials are in the products you buy? Could the safe handling of nanomaterials be improved? Nine new nanotechnology publications lead the way.

BS EN 60825-1:2007 Safety of laser products. Equipment classification and requirements is applicable to the safety of laser products emitting laser radiation in the wavelength range 180 nm to 1 mm. It provides a classification scheme and engineering, labelling and information requirements.

BSI British Standards has just published a revised guide to the limits of sizes, and tolerances, for single start parallel screw threads of Whitworth form, for general engineering use.

Teachers of Design and Technology and students of Applied Engineering or Manufacturing at GCSE, GNVQ or Advanced VCE level now have access to an essential guide to the conversion of design concepts into instructions for manufacturers.