Resources

Updated (October 2024) version of the Expression of Interest form for Primary Authorities to complete for business seeking PA.

Chief Fire Officers' email to Fire and Rescue Services sent on 25 October 2024

This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bike and e-scooters safety campaign
Primary Authority: Primary Authority online training opportunities; changes to the statutory guidance 2024
Dates to note

A recording and slides from OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing for Local Authorities hosted on Tuesday 8 October at 4pm.

There are approximately 3,500 designated standards. To date, 509 new or amended European harmonised standards have been designated since 1 January 2021. Attached are the 18 designated standards that have a restriction or informative note not reflected in the equivalent citation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Primary Authority Regional Groups and Panels

Guidance from the Vaping Expert Panel on what officers should do if they discover vapes containing CBD (cannabidiol) or THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) during enforcement visits.

Important updates: Pre-election period; Change of email addresses
Product Safety: Current fire safety product cases
Primary Authority: Training for new and potential Primary Authority providers; Businesses seeking a Primary Authority partner
Dates to note

A list of businesses that provide testing of vape liquids – inclusion on this list is not to be seen as approval or authorisation by CTSI or the Vaping Expert Panel.

Training session, including information on standards and the dangers of lithium-ion batteries

Quarterly local authority briefing from the Office of Product Safety and Standards, recorded on the 30 April 2024.

IPO Copyright Explained webinar provided by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.

IPO Trade Marks Explained webinar provided by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.

IPO legal update training provided by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.

PRISM Spotlight On: recording your risk assessments, including using the digital tools presented by the Department for Business and Trade.

PRISM Spotlight On: using data and arriving at probabilities for your harm scenarios presented by the Department for Business & Trade.

A series of videos showing how to use catchweighers and checkweighers

PRISM stage 3 risk assessment webinar presented by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Introduction to PRISM and risk basics webinar presented by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).