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1. BSSA Guide to Stainless Steel Specifications - NEW 2010 Edition - NOW AVAILABLE!
2. Getting the Best out of Stainless Steel
3. Special Grades of Stainless Steel - Where to Find Them
4. BSSA Understanding Stainless Steel
5. Fabricating Duplex Stainless Steel
6. Importance of Surface Finish in the Design of Stainless Steel
7. More Than Just Scratching the Surface - A Practical Approach to Surface Finish
8. The Then and Now of Electropolishing
9. Structural Sections in Stainless Steel
10. Stainless steel fasteners
11. European Standards - Referenced Standards for Stainless Steel Products
12. European EN Standard Grade Summary
13. Stainless Steel Grades Datasheets
14. Selection of stainless steels for the food processing industries
15. Stainless Steel in Indoor Swimming Pool Buildings

1. Safe Use of Nickel in the Workplace

   The Third Edition of Safe Use of Nickel in the Workplace was released in May 2008 to inform
   downstream users of nickel about the anticipated outcome of the European Nickel Risk
   Assessment.

2. Selection and use of stainless steels for skin contact and body piercing jewellery applications

   The European Directives 76/769/EEC and 94/27/ECC (12th amendment to 76/769/EEC, dated 30th June 1994) are sometimes referred to as the 'nickel or jewellery' directives. There are two separate issues, Body Piercing and Skin Contact. The selection and suitability of stainless steels for these uses is outlined.