OPSS Support for LAs Resources

Please note important update: Change of Local Authority Unit’s email address
Product Safety: OPSS future work with Local Authorities on fires relating to e-bike and e-scooter lithium batteries
Legal Metrology: Contacts for Section 70 Weights and Measures Returns
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking a Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building LA Capability – learning and development opportunities; Quarterly Live Briefing
Dates to note

Product Safety: PSD data quality improvements; PRISM spotlight webinar; webinars on the use of UKCA and CE markings in Great Britain
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking a Primary Authority
Dates to note

Product Safety: Proposed designated standards update
Legal Metrology: DBT publishes the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking a Primary Authority
Dates to note

Legal Metrology: Legal Metrology Delivery mailbox closure
Primary Authority: Slides from Primary Authority shared learning day 2024, business seeking PA partners
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Product Safety: PRISM spotlight webinars
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking PA partner
Dates to note

Product Safety: PRISM spotlight webinars
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking PA partner
Dates to note

Product Safety: E-bike and e-scooter safety messaging shared with LA housing services
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking PA partners
Dates to note

Quarterly Live Briefing: Recording and slides from Quarterly Live Briefing
Product Safety: PRISM Spotlight webinars
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking PA partners, PA training dates
Dates for your Diary

Product Safety: Publication of the OPSS Delivery Report 2022-23, UPP Batteries withdrawal notice
Primary Authority: Primary Authority Shared Learning Day, Primary Authority training dates, Business seeking PA Partner
Wider Updates: Announcement – extending recognition of CE marking

Agenda for the Primary Authority Shared Learning Day taking place on Thursday 29 February 2024.

OPSS quarterly briefing for Local Authority and Fire and Rescue Services from 30 January 2024.

Product Safety: Sampling Protocol; Product Safety Review (PSR) consultation - digital labelling views sought
Primary Authority: Primary Authority shared learning day; businesses seeking PA partner
Construction Products: New resources on Regulators’ Companion
Wider Updates: Regulators’ Companion – your views

Product Safety: Product Safety Database user research survey, Updates to the Child safety: blind cords awareness resources, British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) aerosols labelling enquiry
Primary Authority: Business seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Vape retailers WEEE compliance video

Quarterly Online Briefing
Product Safety: UPP Batteries withdrawal notice
Primary Authority: Reminder – Primary Authority Shared Learning Day; business seeking partnership
Wider Updates: Department for Business and Trade (DBT) announcement – recognition of CE marking; Request to share intelligence - ecodesign and energy labelling issues with lava style lamps

Product Safety: E-Scooters, E-bikes and conversion kits; Product Safety Database user research survey
Primary Authority: Primary Authority training dates 2024; businesses seeking partnerships reminder

Wider Updates: Quarterly Online Briefing, Regulators’ Companion – Your Views
Product Safety: Reminder – OPSS Digital Team seeking Product Safety Database (PSD) user research and feedback, PSD updates, Publication of the OPSS Delivery Report 2022-23, OPSS Sampling Protocol and Pilot
Primary Authority: Reminder – Primary Authority Shared Learning Day; Businesses seeking partnerships; Calls to join newly-formed Primary Authority Coffee Shop panel

Product Safety: Designated Standard for PPE with restriction
Primary Authority: Date for your Diary – Primary Authority Shared Learning Day, Primary Authority Training Dates 2024, Businesses seeking Primary Authority partner
Wider Updates: Disposal of single use vapes - video guidance, Deadline extended for DBT Smarter Regulation and regulatory landscape consultation

Legal Metrology: announcement on changes to permitted sizes for prepacked wine; publication of the Government response to the units of measurement consultation

Product Safety: sampling protocol pilot; gas hob corrective action; publication of research;
Primary Authority: date for your diary – Primary Authority shared learning day

Product Safety: OPSS issues important safety message; OPSS Digital Team seeking Product Safety Database user research and feedback
Primary Authority: Business seeking Primary Authority Partner
Quarterly Live Briefing January 2024