Product Safety Principles

This document has been prepared by members of the Product Safety Representatives Group, which is made of representatives of product safety groups from the regions and nations of the UK and is being shared by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) with Local Authority Trading Standards and Environmental Health Officers for the purpose of providing peer guidance to Local Authority Trading Standards and Environmental Health Officers on the matter of aesthetic products that are neither classed as cosmetic or medical products.

An introduction from the Tyre Industry Federation to applicable regulations in England and Wales.

Product Safety Database Notifications, Reporting and Data Quality (Ports and Borders) Webinar presented Chartered Trading Standards Institute on behalf of the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

(GB LA's only) Product Safety Database Notifications, Reporting and Data Quality webinar presented by Chartered Trading Standards Institute on behalf of the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Electrical Product Safety webinar presented by Richard Poate on behalf of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute and the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Notes and Actions taken at the OPSS Product Safety Group on 26 June 2025.

Notes and Actions taken at the OPSS Product Safety Group on March 6th 2025. Please note that it is not formal DBT or OPSS guidance. Only the court of law can make a final decision on the interpretation of law and regulations.

A document produced by Cheshire West and Chester Council, which provides examples of enquiries received from both Trading Standards Officers (TSOs) and packers in relation to the Weights & Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 as at November, 2024. The UK Metrology Technical Panel and the Primary Authority Supermarket Group have reviewed the information.

Please note that it is not formal DBT or OPSS guidance. Only the court of law can make a final decision on the interpretation of law and regulations.

Included on this page:

The report by Suffolk Trading Standards and Imports Team – Ladder Project 2023/24: Targetting non-compliant and unsafe ladders at seaports
Ladder Association produced guidance for multi-hinge joint multipurpose ladders
Ladder Association produced guidance for telescopic ladders

Here are the 18 designated standards that have a restriction or informative note not reflected in the equivalent citation in the Official Journal of the European Union.