S.I.G.-nificant Newsy

A roundup of news from the BSIF Special Interest Groups Most of our product group members have been wrestling with the twin challenges of trying to source product when supply…

RSSS Update – Q1 2020

Following on from the work started in 2019 to audit all members of the BSIF Registered Safety Supplier Scheme (RSSS), 2020 so far has presented great opportunities to engage with…

BSIF Membership Services Manager 2020 Update

2019-20 has seen a sufficient rise in members and in engagement of those same members through the Registered safety Supplier Scheme Audit, with which I have helped the fantastic work…

Fit2Fit and Face Fitting

In the last weeks we have all seen the media attention on the availability of face masks for workers in healthcare and social services. What the media has not seen…

Bogus and Suspicious Certificates for PPE for COVID 19

While the safety industry is working flat out to provide suitable and adequate legally compliant PPE where it is needed most, the market is absolutely awash with offers of product…

Kevin Warren

Dear BSIF members It is with heartfelt and the deep sadness, that I have to tell you that our friend and colleague Kevin Warren was killed on Sunday April 5th…

Guidance for new high volume manufacturers of COVID – 19 Personal Protective Equipment

Dear BSIF Member The Government Office for Product Safety & Standards has published guidance for manufacturers of Covid 19 (related) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). This guidance is intended to assist…

Conformity assessment procedures for protective equipment

This document is addressed to prospective manufacturers of protective equipment. The document will be complemented on a regular basis in order to address any additional questions or concerns expressed by…

WARNING: Fake PPE Certificates

The prominence of fake certificates for PPE has increased a lot over the last few weeks, we urge anyone seeing offers of PPE to check the validity of the product…

CE Certification and Declarations of Conformity

Over the past 2 weeks we have received a number of enquiries relating to CE Certification and Declarations of Conformity – specifically for Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) to be bought…