Product Safety Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Toy manufacturers', importers' and distributors' responsibilities.
- CE Marking
- Product Safety Principles
- Toys
Guidance notes on legislation relating to gas appliances.
- Gas Appliances
- Product Safety Principles
Policy paper on the new protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and political declaration as presented at the October European Council.
- Northern Ireland Protocol
Database of counterfeit NIOSH respirator certificates.
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
A variety of GOV.UK links with information regarding the use of face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
- 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.
- BSI
- PPE
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) guidance on PPE and hand sanitiser during COVID-19.
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
- Hand Sanitiser
- PPE
Guidance on how OPSS is supporting businesses and local authorities and protecting consumers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
Guidance on the different regulationsthat apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment).
- Coronavirus
- COVID-19
- Hand Sanitiser
- PPE
Guidance by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) on the sale of fireworks by businesses.
- Fireworks
- Pyrotechnic Articles
Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
- Machinery
Guidance by the National Product Safety Group (NPSG) on personal light electric vehicles (PLEVs).
- e-Scooters
- Hoverboards
- Machinery
Code of practice on consumer product safety related recalls and other corrective actions.
- BSI
- Product Recalls
PROSAFE website.
- European Communities Act 1972
- European Directives
- PROSAFE
Official list of qualified gas engineers
- Gas Safe Register
- HSE
- Product Safety Principles
Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe (PROSAFE) risk assessment web page.
- General Product Safety Regulations
- PROSAFE
- Risk Assessment
ISO creates documents that provide requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics which can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose.
- BSI
- Product Safety Principles
GB and NI cosmetic products notification portals.
- Cosmetics
- Product Safety Principles