
STANDARDS AS HUMAN FACTORS BEST PRACTICE
FOR INDUSTRY
Scott Steedman
Director of Standards, BSI Group, UK
Voluntary consensus standards embody best practice knowledge
for business and industry and play a vital role in driving innova-
tion. Leading companies now recognise that attitudes to boardroom
behaviour, leadership and risk are all driven by an understanding of
the values and principles that underpin the organisation. This paper,
supported bya symposium of companion papers and debate, explores
the background and opportunity to further integrate human factors
into organisations, through a new generation of codes, guidance and
standards, drawing on examples ...