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How TSOs can gain a seat at the table when new standards are being developed
Posted 22 March 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Enforcement Practice|National
ANALYSIS: Seventy years after its creation, the Consumer Public Interest Network continues to champion the consumer voice in standards development. This feature explores its evolving priorities, the role of volunteer representatives and why meaningful consumer involvement remains central to better standards.
When it was founded in 1951, the Consumer Public Interest Network (<a href="https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/about-bsi/uk-national-standards-body/what-is-the-national-standards-body/consumers-and-standards/CPIN/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CPIN</a>) was a women-only organisation established to keep an eye on the safety of domestic appliances. As it ce...
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