The British Standards Institution is 125 years old this year ... BS 30480, the world's first free standard on suicide in the workplace ... downloaded more than 12,500 times.

BSI was founded in 1901, making 2026 its 125th year. BS 30480 (Suicide and the workplace) is confirmed by BSI as the first British Standard - and world's first - to address suicide in the workplace, published as a free standard. The specific '12,500 downloads' figure is not independently verifiable from primary sources.

▸ BSI Group — 125 Years of Raising Standards ▸ BSI Group — BS 30480 Suicide and the Workplace

Checked Wed 1 Jul, 10:00 · Broadcast: PMQs: Prime Minister's Questions - 10 June 2026

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