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Raising
standards – British Standards Institute's
(BSI) Consumer and Societal Policy Unit seeks help
In 2003
BSI's consumer representatives have helped make buildings
and cash machines more accessible, contributed to an
international standard for redress, set standards for
clothing that protects kids from the sun, written guidance
for language school operators, proposed an international
system for water safety symbols, improved the safety of
recreational diving, and made fireworks safer and quieter
…amongst other things!
Could
your experience improve consumer protection and prevent
consumer detriment? BSI's Consumer and Societal Policy
Unit is currently recruiting more consumer
representatives. We want new representatives to sit on
existing technical committees in traditional areas such as
product specification. We also want representatives who
can get involved in ground breaking work in the standards
field, looking at how standards might be used in current
areas of consumer detriment, particularly in the services
area.
BSI's Consumer Policy
Committee
Standards
matter. Standards can make products and services safer,
more accessible and more usable. But they can only achieve
this if real consumers' needs and values are well
understood by those making standards
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Through
its consumer policy activities BSI aims to ensure that the
interests of all consumers are properly considered, taking
into account the needs of children, older people, people
with disabilities and different ethnic groups.
We co-ordinate a group of approximately 60 consumer
volunteers and representatives from consumer organizations
who input directly to standards development and standards
policy at national and international levels.
Recruiting for
representatives
We are
looking for volunteers (expenses paid) with a wide range
of skills and experience. Vacancies exist in the following
areas: childcare and leisure equipment, quality
management, clothes sizing, tourism services,
environmental claims and other consumer services. We’re
open to hearing from anyone who has experience and
enthusiasm for making better products and services for
all.
Volunteering
as a BSI Consumer Representative is one way of
contributing to a better framework of societal and
consumer protection for everyone.
If you
want further information, please contact Chris Evans on chris.evans@bsi-global.com
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