Where can I view British standards for free?

British Standards Online is now available, free of charge, in all Glasgow Libraries and also remotely from work or home via our online catalogue (Glasgow Library card and PIN required).

How do I access British standards?

British Standards Online (BSI), the UK’s National Standards Body, is supporting local libraries with a new onsite subscription package providing access to thousands of British Standards Online. BSOL (Standards Online) is BSIs flagship platform that gives users access to over 97,000 internationally recognised standards.

Can I share British standards?

Permitted Copies are licensed to the Customer and may not be distributed other than to an Authorised User; 8.4. 2 an Authorised User may copy up to 10% of the content of any of the Documents for use in another document for other Authorised Users.

How do students access the British Standards?

You can find British Standards Online via our A-Z databases webpage on the Library Home Page. Off campus you will be prompted to log in with your MWS username and password. This is the username and password you use to log into the University computers.

Do you have to pay for British standards?

No. As a non-profit-distributing body, BSI reinvests profits from sales into the standards development programme. BSI published over 3,000 last year and maintains a portfolio of over 37,000 British standards. Of these about 2% generate enough income to cover the cost of their preparation.

Why do you have to pay for British standards?

Posted By Sally The cost of british standards reflects the amount of work that goes into deciding on what the standards are. Most of them require extensive testing, long term research etc. It’s not just a case of someone writing a document and printing it.

Are British Standards Law?

British Standards and British Standard Codes of Practice do not have the force of law but they do represent best practice and may be referred to in a court of law in the event of an accident or building failure.

What do British standards mean?

British Standard refers to the specification of recommended procedure, quality of output, terminology and other details, in a particular field making a product, managing a process, delivering a service or supplying materials.

Why do I have to pay for British standards?

What is British Standards construction?

British Standard (BS) publications are technical specifications or practices that can be used as guidance for the production of a product, carrying out a process or providing a service. The BSI Kitemark, first introduced in 1903, is commonly found on a range of products, including construction products.

What is the point of British Standards?

Which is the best way to get British Standards Online?

The answer is BSOL. It’s a simple online tool that gives you instant access to standards you need. With BSOL, it’s easy to build your own database of relevant standards. You can find what you need fast and stay right up to date – so you can avoid costly errors and work with confidence. What is BSOL (Standards Online) and how can it help you?

Where does the term ” British standards ” come from?

Throughout these rules, the term “British Standards” refers only to standards of UK origin. This document is an adoption of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2:2011, with modifications to alter, clarify or extend some of its provisions for easier, clearer use in the UK.

Can you download the full text of a British Standard?

You will be able to view the bibliographic data for each standard or download the full text. Customers will be able to add the standards to their ISO* or IEC* custom collection while BSI goes through the formal adoption process at which point the “pure” ISO or IEC will be removed and replaced by the British adoption.

How are changes tracked in British Standards Online?

Additions, deletions, and other formatting and/or content revisions are clearly displayed as underlined and strike through texts, ensuring all changes made between the two documents are quickly and easily identified. For the full list of Tracked Changes please click here.