BS7858 screening for data centres
Colocation and hyperscale customers ask hard questions about who can reach their racks. A documented BS7858 file for every engineer, smart-hands technician and escort is the simplest answer — and it supports the personnel-screening controls in frameworks such as ISO 27001. Yezda runs that screening in-house, so onboarding a new shift doesn't wait on a bureau.
What data centres & colocation teams need from screening.
Colocation and hyperscale operators screen everyone who can reach the floor — engineers, smart-hands, escorts and visitors — to satisfy customer security schedules and standards like PCI DSS. BS7858 is the baseline auditors look for.
- DC engineers
- Smart-hands
- Facilities & escorts
- NOC staff
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.
Data centres & colocation: 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.
Other sectors: Security & manned guarding · Cash-in-transit & cash management · Critical national infrastructure · Stadium, events & crowd safety · Aviation & airport services · Facilities & corporate security · Telecoms & field engineering · Cleaning & facilities services · Hospitality & events staffing · Logistics & warehousing · Recruitment & staffing agencies
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