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This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Animation from Better Business for All (BBfA) explaining the role of trading standards.
  1. Trading Standards
Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
  1. Machinery
Guidance by the National Product Safety Group (NPSG) on personal light electric vehicles (PLEVs).
  1. e-Scooters
  2. Hoverboards
  3. Machinery
Code of practice on consumer product safety related recalls and other corrective actions.
  1. BSI
  2. Product Recalls
Advice provided by the National Product Safety Group (NPSG) to trading standards authorities regarding boron found in slime and putty.
  1. Chemicals
  2. Toys
PROSAFE website.
  1. European Communities Act 1972
  2. European Directives
  3. PROSAFE
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on UK REACH.
  1. HSE
  2. REACH
Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) information on enforcement and research activities.
  1. Aerosols
  2. CLP Regulation
  3. Dangerous Goods
  4. European Directives
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.
  1. CLP Regulation
  2. HSE
  3. REACH
European Commission information on chemicals.
  1. CLP Regulation
  2. ECHA
  3. European Communities Act 1972
  4. REACH
Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe (PROSAFE) risk assessment web page.
  1. General Product Safety Regulations
  2. PROSAFE
  3. Risk Assessment
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) info on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Enforcement Forum).
  1. ECHA
  2. European Communities Act 1972
  3. REACH
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) international vocabulary for metrology.
  1. OIML
  2. Units of Measurement
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) best practice guide on improving measurement understanding.
  1. NPL
  2. Units of Measurement
European Union information on the application of EU law.
  1. European Communities Act 1972
Euramet guidance on calibrating of non-automatic weighing instruments.
  1. UK Weighing Federation
  2. NAWI
Resources for local regulators.
  1. PSD
  2. RAPEX
Product recall web pages.
  1. Legal and Administrative Regulations
  2. Product Recalls
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.
  1. European Directives
  2. HSE
  3. Market Surveillance
Primary Authority Register portal.
  1. Primary Authority Register
European Commission guidance on harmonised standards.
  1. European Communities Act 1972
  2. European Directives
  3. The Blue Guide