OPSS Support for LAs Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Heads of Service Email sent to LAs on 6 November 2025.
- Head of service
- Machinery
- OPSS
- Primary Authority
CFO Email sent to FRS on 30 October 2025.
- Head of service
- Machinery
- OPSS
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent to LAs on 30 October 2025.
- Head of service
- Machinery
- OPSS
- Primary Authority
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bike battery safety funding opportunity; Product Safety Database Notifications, Reporting and Data Quality webinar recordings; proposal to amend designated standards; OPSS firework safety campaign
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building Local Authority Capability training in November; Regulators’ Companion Student Hub
Dates to Note
Product Safety: E-bike battery safety funding opportunity; Product Safety Database Notifications, Reporting and Data Quality webinar recordings; proposal to amend designated standards; OPSS firework safety campaign
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building Local Authority Capability training in November; Regulators’ Companion Student Hub
Dates to Note
- Head of service
- Machinery
- OPSS
- Primary Authority
Resource page for OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing which was held on Thursday 11 September 2025.
- Local authority
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Launch of OPSS Firework Safety campaign; OPSS-funded Product Safety Database local authority officer training; reminder: British Standards Online - training offer
Legal Metrology: Guidance: UK national certificates for level gauging systems
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building Local Authority Capability training in November; open consultation reminder – high-caffeine energy drinks sale ban to children; keeping up to date with OPSS developments
Dates to note
Product Safety: Launch of OPSS Firework Safety campaign; OPSS-funded Product Safety Database local authority officer training; reminder: British Standards Online - training offer
Legal Metrology: Guidance: UK national certificates for level gauging systems
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building Local Authority Capability training in November; open consultation reminder – high-caffeine energy drinks sale ban to children; keeping up to date with OPSS developments
Dates to note
- Head of service
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: British Standards Online - training offer; OPSS fireworks safety campaign reminder; reminder of Product Safety Database (PSD) update; OPSS-funded Product Safety Database local authority officer training
Primary Authority: ‘Being a Local Authority in Primary Authority – What’s your role?’ recording available; businesses seeking primary authority
Dates to Note
Product Safety: British Standards Online - training offer; OPSS fireworks safety campaign reminder; reminder of Product Safety Database (PSD) update; OPSS-funded Product Safety Database local authority officer training
Primary Authority: ‘Being a Local Authority in Primary Authority – What’s your role?’ recording available; businesses seeking primary authority
Dates to Note
- Head of service
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Machinery safety legislation – reminder of open call for evidence; updates to designated standards GOV.UK pages
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking primary authority
Wider Updates: Building Local Authority Capability training in October
Dates to Note
Product Safety: Machinery safety legislation – reminder of open call for evidence; updates to designated standards GOV.UK pages
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking primary authority
Wider Updates: Building Local Authority Capability training in October
Dates to Note
- CTSI Training
- Head of service
- Machinery
- Primary Authority
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Important update for Product Safety Database (PSD) users
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking primary authority
Wider Updates: New price marking rules for businesses and consumers; banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children consultation; Building Local Authority Capability training in October
Dates to Note
Product Safety: Important update for Product Safety Database (PSD) users
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking primary authority
Wider Updates: New price marking rules for businesses and consumers; banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children consultation; Building Local Authority Capability training in October
Dates to Note
- CTSI Training
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Update to Sampling Protocol resources on Regulators’ Companion
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Unlock the Full Power of British Standards: Free Access via British Standards Online Library (BSOL ); request for feedback on product safety, construction products, and legal metrology training; Building LA Capability training sessions in October
Dates to Note
Product Safety: Update to Sampling Protocol resources on Regulators’ Companion
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Unlock the Full Power of British Standards: Free Access via British Standards Online Library (BSOL ); request for feedback on product safety, construction products, and legal metrology training; Building LA Capability training sessions in October
Dates to Note
- CTSI Training
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
- Sampling protocol
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Product Safety Testing Sampling Protocol 2025-26; Haier integrated heat pump tumble dryers' corrective action
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Building LA Capability Construction Products training session in Sheffield
Wider Updates: Regulators’ Companion maintenance; request for feedback on product safety, construction products, and legal metrology training; Building LA Capability training sessions in September and October
Dates to Note
Product Safety: Product Safety Testing Sampling Protocol 2025-26; Haier integrated heat pump tumble dryers' corrective action
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Building LA Capability Construction Products training session in Sheffield
Wider Updates: Regulators’ Companion maintenance; request for feedback on product safety, construction products, and legal metrology training; Building LA Capability training sessions in September and October
Dates to Note
- CTSI Training
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
- Sampling protocol
This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing
Product Safety: Heat pump tumble dryer incident
Primary Authority: Reminder to update your Primary Authority Register passwords; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Building LA Capability Construction Products training session in Sheffield
Wider updates: Building LA Capability training sessions in September and October
Dates to note
Quarterly Live Briefing
Product Safety: Heat pump tumble dryer incident
Primary Authority: Reminder to update your Primary Authority Register passwords; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Building LA Capability Construction Products training session in Sheffield
Wider updates: Building LA Capability training sessions in September and October
Dates to note
- Construction products
- CTSI Training
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent on 21 August 2025.
- Head of service
- OPSS
- Primary Authority
- Sampling protocol
Heads of Service email sent on 7 August 2025.
- Head of service
- OPSS
- Primary Authority
- Requirement to Warn
Heads of Service email sent on 31 July 2025.
- Construction products
- Head of service
- Machinery
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent on 25 July 2025.
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
- Product safety
Heads of Service email sent on 17 July 2025.
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent on 10 July 2025.
- CTSI Training
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
Chief Fire Officers email sent on 17 July 2025.
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
- Product safety