Product Safety Resources

Health and Safety Executive's role as policy lead for health and safety in the workplace and as regulator for product safety for goods used in the workplace.

ESA information and resources.

Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) information on enforcement and research activities.

Product safety information from Electrical Safety First.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on UK REACH.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

European Commission information on chemicals.

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) info on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Enforcement Forum).

RoSPA product safety information.

Voluntary quality mark that manufacturers and service industries use to demonstrate safety, reliability and quality.

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

Resources for local regulators.

Product safety sample submission spreadsheet for local authorities.

Information on the legal status of cannabis and cannabis extracts in finished cosmetics in the UK.

Guidance on which regulations apply to which products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.

Things to consider when buying and using products.

Guidance to the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009.

Guidance document on EU law.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards incident management plan for product safety in conjunction with government, local authorities and industry partners.

OPSS statutory guidance on the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015.

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) guidance on identifying and naming substances.