British Standards Institution

When it comes to external registration of a business’ Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System, I remain a true believer. However, after a 10 year relationship under the ISO 14 001 and OHSAS 18 001 programs, my Site has decided to find other ways to enhance our progress.
In my opinion, BSI has «Jumped the Shark» in terms of providing auditing services that actually make a practical difference in protecting people’s safety and health and protecting the environment. Minor documentation errors are not an end to themselves. Nor are poorly communicated and «evolving» requirements that directly contradict the International Standards, BSI’s own training materials, accepted professional and regulatory practice, or reasonable continual improvement. We also got tired of the «established» opinions of the current crop of auditors, and decided that our programs would actually do better without them. I’m sad and disappointed, while some of my fellow Locations are jealous that they can’t do the same.