Product Safety Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
National Product Safety Group (NPSG) guidance on the safety enforcement of electrical cells for consumers.
- Batteries
- Button Cell
- Cell
- Coin Cell
- Consumer Electrical Cells
Guidance by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) on the sale of fireworks by businesses.
- Fireworks
- Pyrotechnic Articles
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
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
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.
- European Directives
- HSE
- Market Surveillance
Product safety information from Electrical Safety First.
- Electrical Safety First
- Plugs and Sockets
- Product Safety Principles
Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) information on enforcement and research activities.
- Aerosols
- CLP Regulation
- Dangerous Goods
- European Directives
Official list of qualified gas engineers
- Gas Safe Register
- HSE
- Product Safety Principles
European Commission information on chemicals.
- CLP Regulation
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) info on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Enforcement Forum).
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
RoSPA product safety information.
- Aerosols
- Baby Goods
- Batteries
- Childcare Articles
- CPL
- Fireplace Surrounds
- Lasers
- Prams and Pushchairs
- Product Safety Principles
Voluntary quality mark that manufacturers and service industries use to demonstrate safety, reliability and quality.
- BSI
- Product Safety Principles
Resources for local regulators.
- GPSR
- OPSS
Product safety sample submission spreadsheet for local authorities.
- Sampling Protocol
Information on the legal status of cannabis and cannabis extracts in finished cosmetics in the UK.
- Cosmetics
Guidance on which regulations apply to which products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
- Aerosols
- ATEX
- Cosmetics
- Electrical Products
- Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Fireworks
- Gas Appliances
- General Product Safety Regulations
- Lifts
- Machinery
- Outdoor Equipment
- Personal Protective Equipment
- PPE
- Pressure Equipment
- Pyrotechnic Articles
- Radio Equipment
- Recreational Craft
- Simple Pressure Vessels
- Toys