General manufacturing

BSI publishes a huge range of standards, books and other guides to help you navigate though the legislation and regulations relating to the manufacturing industry.

Key Publications

Risk management of machinery and work equipment
John Glover

The Essential Guide to Technical Product Specification: Engineering Drawing 

Neil Phelps and Colin Simmons

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BS 8887-1:2006
Design for manufacture, assembly, disassembly and end-of-life processing (MADE), General concepts, process and requirements

BS 8888:2008
Technical product specification (TPS). Specification

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive.
Requirements and implementation

BS EN 62075:2008
Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment. Environmentally conscious design 

PD ISO Guide 34:2009
General requirements for the competence of reference material producers