Product Safety Resources

Sampling submission form for 2020/21 in relation to product safety published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Sampling protocol for 2021/22 in relation to product safety published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards

Product safety compliance update for cricket PPE (excluding helmets) from the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

National Product Safety Group (NPSG) guidance on the safety enforcement of contract office chairs.

Purchase costs form for 2020/21 in relation to product safety published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Policy paper on the new protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and political declaration as presented at the October European Council.

Online directory of available personal protective equipment at the PPE Exchange website.

Guidance from BSI on the COVID-19 response in regards to PPE.

Listing of Nando (New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations) notified bodies in regards to PPE.

BSI guide for personal protective equipment (PPE) products from non-PPE manufacturers.

BSI white paper on the history and future regulation on PPE.

Online directory of wanted personal protective equipment at the PPE Exchange website.

Database of counterfeit NIOSH respirator certificates.

Article by the European Safety Federation on suspiscious certificates for PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guidance for trading standards officers on applying Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR)) to hand sanitiser products.

A variety of GOV.UK links with information regarding the use of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Government guidance on essential technical specifications for PPE.

This BSI guide summarises the main characteristics of the four most common categories of mask and face covering available in the UK that health workers and the public may use.