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Standards & Standardization- Making a New Work Proposal In the following exercise, you are going to simulate a committee meeting at BSI’s Chiswick building (below) and write a new proposal for a standard relating to [insert subject here]. Each person will represent one of the members of the [Insert committee here] committee and one of you will be “elected” chairman of the committee and one the secretary. The role of the chairman will be to manage and lead the meting to ensure the work is completed on time and with agreement from all parties. The secretary will be responsible for drafting the answers to the questions enclosed, which should be completed by the end of the session. When writing your proposal, you will need to consider:

• Is it a product, service or process that needs to be standardized?

• Why is the standard necessary?

• For which industry(ies) is it relevant and specifically, who would use the standard?

• Which trade associations or industry bodies should be involved in its development?

• Are there currently any relevant standards or is there any relevant existing good practice guidance within the industry?

Your proposal will be submitted on to the online New Proposals web portal. BSI welcomes all suggestions and every proposal that we receive online will be considered by a panel of experts. At this stage your suggested proposal will only be visible to BSI staff and experts. You might be contacted if clarification is needed regarding your submission or to enquire whether you would be interested in further involvement with the proposal. If considered suitable, your suggestion could be used as the basis for a formal standardization proposal for a British Standard, international or European standard, or Publicly Available Specification (PAS). If this proposal is accepted, it will go on to be developed by a BSI technical committee and become a published standard. The following page contains the information regarding your committee. You are also provided the questions on the website which, by the end of the session, you will be expected to have answered.

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Committee Information

[Insert a screen grab of the selected committee’s information from http://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com. An example is provided below.]

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[Ideally these questions will be answered through the New Work Proposals website, http://standardsproposals.bsigroup.com to ensure the proposal is sent to BSI for possible consideration & feedback.]

Questions to Answer:

What is your idea for the new standard?

Why is the standard needed and which industries will it be used by?

Who will use the standard (i.e. job role/function)?

How important do you think is the creation of the standard?

• Essential

• Important

• Useful

• Not Useful

Is the standard likely to have a public interest benefit (safety; consumer; public policy; promotion of efficiency; interoperability; sustainability etc.)?

Who do you think should be involved in the development of the standard?

Are you aware of any organisations who have already expressed support for the standard?

Are you aware of any existing standards and other good practice information in this area (e.g. Industry codes of practice; company specifications) in the UK?

And if so is there already a draft available?