The Standards Show

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an urgent call for action by all countries.

They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests.

In this episode Matthew and Alan speak to Vimal Mahendru, President of Legrand-India and IEC Ambassador, about his personal ‘standards journey’, his role as IEC Ambassador for the SDGs, and the power of standards to help tackle global challenges.

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For over 100 years BSI has been shaping standards to help improve the quality and safety of products, services and systems.

We’ve published over 40,000 standards and publish around 3,000 standards annually, underpinned by a collaborative approach, engaging with close to 13,000 stakeholders to develop standards that reflect good practice.

In this episode David Bell, BSI Director of Standards Policy and Stephanie Eynon, BSI Standards-Makers Engagement & Inclusion Manager, tell Alan and Matthew about stakeholder engagement for standards development – how it happens and why it matters.

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Trade Associations sit at the heart of their industries, speaking on behalf of their members to government, agencies, regulators, the media and standards bodies.

In this episode Matthew and Alan speak to Steve Brambley, Chief Executive of GAMBICA, the UK Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology.

They discuss how GAMBICA helps to shape the industry, influences public policy and develops positive outcomes for society through standards.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on people and communities, and organizations are facing significant disruptions and challenges that they need to quickly manage and respond to.

In this episode Matthew and Alan are joined again by Sally Swingewood from BSI and Martin Cottam from Lloyd’s Register.

They discuss BSI’s Safe Working Guidelines - how they provide practical steps to prevent and mitigate COVID-19 outbreaks in organizations large and small - and the ambition to develop an international standard based on them.

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ISO 45001 is designed to prevent work-related injury and ill-health and to provide safe and healthy workplaces.

As an international standard, it crosses geographic, political, economic, commercial and social boundaries, setting a single benchmark for the management of occupational health and safety.

In the episode Matthew and Alan speak to Martin Cottam from Lloyd’s Register and Sally Swingewood from BSI about ISO 45001 – why it was developed, why it matters and what’s next for occupational health and safety management standards.

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In this episode Matthew speaks to leading academic and standards-maker Dr Irina Brass, Associate Professor at UCL’s Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP).

She talks about her 'standards journey' and explains why she’s such a passionate advocate for standards education and research.

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Episode 1.

Successful standards draw on the widest range of expertise and opinion as possible. At BSI we want young professionals to get involved in standards, to bring their bright ideas and fresh perspectives to the world of standards-making to help shape the future of their sectors.

In this episode we hear from two such young professionals - Navdeep Mehay, Group Leader at the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Kat Rosier, Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer at Veolia Nuclear Solutions - about how becoming standards-makers has had a positive and rewarding impact on their career development.

Navdeep and Kat share their experiences of taking part in the IEC Young Professionals Programme – supported by BSI and its partners - as their first steps into the world of developing standards at national and international level.

The BSI Education Podcast is hosted by Matthew Chiles - Educational Development Manager at BSI and Alan Sellers - Senior Compliance and Approvals Manager at Dyson and Chair of BSI’s Young Professionals Advisory Panel.

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