BS7858 screening for critical national infrastructure
Operators of critical national infrastructure — and the contractors who maintain it — need to show that everyone with site or system access has been properly screened. BS7858 provides a consistent baseline that sits alongside any role-specific national security vetting, and Yezda lets you run it across every site and contractor from one place.
What critical national infrastructure teams need from screening.
CNI operators and their contractors screen staff with access to sites and systems that the country depends on. BS7858 provides a defensible, repeatable baseline that sits alongside any role-specific national security vetting.
- Site operatives
- Contractors
- Maintenance crews
- Control engineers
Screening that fits
the role.
BS7858, BPSS, event staff, right to work and ID, and standard pre-employment screening are all ready to run, with IDV and references already wired in. Each is built from the same checks, so you screen every role to the standard it needs.
BS7858
The British Standard for screening individuals working where the safety of people, goods or property is paramount.
Critical national infrastructure: common questions.
Guides to BS7858 screening.
- What is BS7858? A plain-English guide to BS7858:2019What the BS7858:2019 screening standard is, who has to use it, what checks it involves and how long it takes — explained for UK security and compliance teams.
- BS7858 vs BPSS: what's the difference?BS7858 and BPSS compared side by side: who each standard is for, what checks they include, how far back they go, and which one your roles need.
- BS7858 employment gaps: the 31-day rule and what evidence to acceptHow BS7858:2019 handles gaps in employment: the 31-day threshold, which documents prove each kind of gap, and how to stop gaps from stalling a case.
- BS7858 limited screening and conditional employment, explainedHow BS7858 lets candidates start work before screening is complete: what limited screening covers, the 12- and 16-week deadlines, and how to manage them.
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