Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Animation from Better Business for All (BBfA) explaining the role of trading standards.
- Trading Standards
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
Advice provided by the National Product Safety Group (NPSG) to trading standards authorities regarding boron found in slime and putty.
- Chemicals
- Toys
PROSAFE website.
- European Communities Act 1972
- European Directives
- PROSAFE
Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) information on enforcement and research activities.
- Aerosols
- CLP Regulation
- Dangerous Goods
- European Directives
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.
- CLP Regulation
- HSE
- REACH
European Commission information on chemicals.
- CLP Regulation
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe (PROSAFE) risk assessment web page.
- General Product Safety Regulations
- PROSAFE
- Risk Assessment
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) info on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Enforcement Forum).
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) international vocabulary for metrology.
- OIML
- Units of Measurement
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) best practice guide on improving measurement understanding.
- NPL
- Units of Measurement
European Union information on the application of EU law.
- European Communities Act 1972
Euramet guidance on calibrating of non-automatic weighing instruments.
- UK Weighing Federation
- NAWI
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
European Commission guidance on harmonised standards.
- European Communities Act 1972
- European Directives
- The Blue Guide