Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Resources for local regulators.
- S70 W & M
- Primary Authority advice
- OPSS
- W & M Bulletins
Resources for local regulators.
- GPSR
- OPSS
Resources for local regulators.
- Database
- OPSS
- Product safety
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
Guidance to the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009.
- Aerosols
- Product Safety Principles
The Office for Product Safety and Standards incident management plan for product safety in conjunction with government, local authorities and industry partners.
- OPSS
These support good practice for primary authorities and include templates and draft agreements for use by Primary Authority partnerships.
- Primary authority
- Templates
OPSS statutory guidance on the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015.
- Fireworks
- Product Safety Principles
Links to guides for businesses, local authorities, enforcement officers, trade associations, businesses with a coordinated primary authority, and national regulators.
- Primary authority
OPSS guidance for businesses on the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006.
- Packaged Goods
- Units of Measurement
- Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006
Information on MHRA's enforcement duties and how to report a non-compliant medical device.
- European Directives
- Market Surveillance
- Medical Devices
- MHRA
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fireworks guidance.
- Fireworks
- HSE
- Product Safety Principles
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) guidance on the local authority notified body protocol.
- Stickers
- Verification
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) guidance for inspectors and manufacturers of weights and measures equipment.
- Automatic Catchweighing Machines
- Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments
- Automatic Rail Weighbridges
- Beltweighers
- Capacity Measures
- Cold Water Meters
- Intoxicating Liquor
- Length Measures
- Liquid Fuel
- NAWI
- Road Tankers
- Verification
The framework for the operation of Primary Authority.
- Primary authority
- Statutory Guidance
Guidance note by the European Commission on borderline legislation for cosmetics and biocides.
- Biocide
- Cosmetics
