Foreword

This Part of Bs 7000 has been published under the authority of MS/4.

The Bs 7000 series of British standards currently comprises the following parts:

— Part 1: Guide to managing innovation;
— Part 2: Guide to managing the design of manufactured products;
— Part 3: Guide to managing service design;
— Part 4: Guide to managing design in construction;
— Part 5: Guide to managing obsolescence;
— Part 6: Managing inclusive design - Guide;
— Part 10: Glossary of terms used in design management.

The BS 7000 series of British standards are relevant to all types of products and services, and to the business processes involved in their creation, fabrication, delivery and sustenance in the market, right through to final disposal, including the management of obsolescence. They apply to all levels of staff and management in all types of organizations operating in the manufacturing, process, service and construction industries, as well as in the public and not-for-profit sectors. Those adopting this standard should seek to benefit from all other relevant parts of this series.

BS 7000‑6 will be supported by a regularly updated list of useful publications, organizations, links and resources relating to inclusive design. The intention is to guide newcomers to relevant literature and act as an access point to key websites for use at the discretion of readers. This will be hosted by the Design Council at: www.designcouncil.org.uk/inclusivedesign.

In addition, an extended bibliography of related UK, EU and other European standards and more specialist publications will be downloadable in portable document format (pdf). Originally for the joint CEN/CENELEC Working Group CEN/BTWG 113 Safety and usability of products by people with special needs, and CENELEC BT/WG 101-5 Usability and safety of electrical products with reference to people with special needs.

Users are also advised to consider the desirability of applying the guidance provided by the BS 7000 series of British standards to fill in the detail relating to managing design when adopting the BS EN ISO 9000, BS ISO/IEC TR 10000, BS EN ISO 14001 and ISO 19000 series, as well as BS 6079, BS 8300 and BS 8800.

Users are invited to submit technical comments, observations and suggestions to the Technical Committee MS/4 secretary at BSI (see address on back cover). This will assist the Committee when it reviews the standard in due course and considers additional parts to the Bs 7000 series.

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This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

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Amendments issued since publication

Amd. No	Date	Comments
15638 Corrigendum No. 1	20 May 2005	Correction to Committees responsible
15949 Corrigendum No. 2	18 November 2005	Correction to Figure 2

Summary of pages

This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages ii to iv, pages 1 to 47 and a back cover.

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BS 7000-6:2005

Design management systems - Managing inclusive design. Guide

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Published:

4 Feb 2005