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The TSO online bookshop is an official distributor of British Standards, providing you with access to an extensive range of British Standards essential to your business. British Standards are documents, established by consensus, that provide for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results.

Almost all types of business have to conform in some aspect with British Standards and every business can benefit from British Standards - from industry giants to sole-traders seeking to maximise competitive advantage.

The use of British Standards is becoming more and more of a prerequisite to worldwide trade. A very large percentage of export is influenced by the European and International Standards business, with all European Union standards automatically adopted as British Standards.

Consumers too, value the reassurance of safety and quality that conformity to British Standards brings. In addition, British Standards enable the creation of a safer, healthier workplace and in the case of environmental management, they facilitate progressive steps towards eliminating the harmful effects of industry on the environment.

British Standards cover an enormous spectrum of products, services and processes, from administration to shopping trolleys. Key British Standards available from the TSO online bookshop include British Standards BS 8300: 2001 - Design of Buildings and their Approaches to meet the Needs of Disabled People and BS EN ISO 9000.

BS 8300: 2001 - Design of Buildings and their Approaches to meet the Needs of Disabled People: Code of Practice

This British Standards publication will ensure that architects, surveyors, town planners and builders are complying with the Disability Discrimination Act, working towards making access easier for disabled people.

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BS 8800: Guide to occupational health and safety management systems

This new British Standards publication is designed to help organisations develop a framework for managing occupational Health and Safety. This is intended to ensure adequate protection for employees and others who may be affected by an organisation's activities.

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BS 5839-1: New Edition - Fire Detection and alarm systems for buildings code of practice for system design, installation, commissioning and maintenance

This new edition of the British Standards publication BS 5839-1:2002, incorporation amendment 1, provides the following significant changes:

1. Clarification of how the connections between detectors and remote indicators should operate.
2. Clarification of the signal transmitted by the control equipment under fire conditions.
3. An explanation of the permitted variation in detector location, where access for maintenance is difficult.
4. Clarification of the PH30 and PH120 classification when testing fire-resisting cables.
5. An explanation on who issues mains supplies certificates.
6. More detailed information on control and transmission equipment for tactile alarm devices, provided for people with hearing impairments.

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