BSIF: BRITISH SAFETY INDUSTRY FEDERATION
the RSSS member taking the appropriate action of ensuring
that the items were removed from sale. The RSSS is clearly
making a contribution to ensuring the safety and health of
the workforce. source their required product from the supplier directly.
The search results also show contact details and the
suppliers website meaning that their entire range of
products is available to the user.
The BSIF is dedicated to eliminating non-compliant,
unsafe, counterfeit and illegal safety products from the
UK market and provide a quality assurance scheme for the
purchase of genuine PPE that will help to keep people safe
and healthy at work.
The number of non – compliant, illegal and poorly
performing safety products offered for sale in the UK
market is significant and all organisations and individuals
sourcing PPE and related equipment need assurance
that the markings, doc umentation and claims for the
performance of the product are genuine. The supplier list page has an individual section for each
member of the scheme and includes logo, company name
and website, again to make it very easy for the user to find
PPE.
The BSIF Registered Safety Supplier Scheme has been
strengthened to provide assurance to PPE customers
and users that only compliant and correctly performing
products are supplied.
During 2016 there were approximately 40 companies
who were signed up to the scheme and at January 2018,
that number has tripled, meaning that the quality of
products now being presented to wearers and to the UK
market has been improved.
THE RSSS WEBSITE
The new website for the RSSS scheme is designed to
enable end users to understand, engage and utilise the
scheme in a much easier and straight forward way. The
sites visitors will now have full access to the members of
the scheme thanks to the Supplier search function and the
supplier list page.
Supporters of the scheme are also encouraged to get
involved and can benefit from declaring that as a purchaser
of PPE they will source product, where possible, from RSSS
members, because they see the importance of using a
reputable and compliant organisation who has joined the
scheme due to their commitment to good safety practices.
By aligning up as a supporter, they benefit from having the
company logo put on to the RSSS website to promote their
commitment to the scheme and the fact they are using best
practice when it comes to purchasing PPE.
The login area for supporters also provides them with
access to BSIF campaign downloads, latest industry news
and updates in legislation from the EU.
Ask BSIF is another benefit of the new site and allows
for consumers to ask us any questions relating to Safety
& Health by filling out the online form. We will then come
back with the answer to their query.
We hope that by developing this website the RSSS will
become a lot easier to access and be used by all of those
who are involved in the sourcing of Personal Protective
Equipment, therefore combating and illuminating the
threat of non-compliant, fake and illegal PPE within the
market place.
To find out more, visit: www.registeredsafetysupplierscheme.co.uk
The supplier search function is designed so that a buyer
of PPE can put in their chosen location and a radius to this
(from 5 miles up to 100 miles) and then click search. The
results will then show all Registered Safety Suppliers within
the chosen radius. This makes it easy for the purchaser to
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