British Standards Publications
Standard means "something that is generally accepted". A British Standard
Publication is a document that has been produced by the BSI as a technical
specification or practice to be used as a guideline for the standard
production of a product, or the carrying out of a process, such as testing
or providing a service.
British Standards are not generally used as law or to impose regulations;
but are rather designed to be used voluntarily to help manufacturers, users
and consumers. However, some laws or legal regulations do make compliance
with a British or ISO standard compulsory.
British Standards are identified by the prefix 'BS', such as BS 25999.
Following the move in Europe to harmonise standardisation, some British
standards have become adopted for European use and are now prefixed 'BS EN',
for example BS EN 13177. Further to this selected BS Standards have then
gone on to be recognised internationally by the ISO (International
Organization for Standardization), and are prefixed 'BS EN ISO', the most
widely used of which is BS EN ISO 9001.
British standards are collective works, with committees working to produce
publications that meet the needs and demands of society at large. These
committees can consist of representatives and experts from all organizations
with a vested interest in the subject the standard pertains to, and the BSI (which is incorporated under a Royal Charter), or a board set up by the BSI oversees and manages the standards production and proliferation.
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- BS 5266-1:2005
Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises.
 
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