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This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) guidelines for the application of certain requirements to legal metrology.
  1. OIML
  2. Units of Measurement
  3. Density
  4. Calibration
  5. Hardness
European Cooperation in Legal Metrology (WELMEC) advice for manufacturers and notified bodies on what the organisation considers as best practice.
  1. Software
  2. Testing Indicators
  3. Peripheral Devices
  4. WELMEC
  5. NAWI
  6. Conformity Assessment
  7. Automatic Catchweighing Machines
  8. MID
  9. Load Cells
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
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
Resources for local regulators.
  1. GPSR
  2. OPSS
Resources for local regulators.
  1. Database
  2. OPSS
  3. Product safety
Resources for local regulators.
  1. S70 W & M
  2. Primary Authority advice
  3. OPSS
  4. W & M Bulletins
Product safety sample submission spreadsheet for local authorities.
  1. Sampling Protocol
Information on the legal status of cannabis and cannabis extracts in finished cosmetics in the UK.
  1. Cosmetics
Guidance to the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009.
  1. Aerosols
  2. Product Safety Principles
Guidance on which regulations apply to which products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
  1. Aerosols
  2. ATEX
  3. Cosmetics
  4. Electrical Products
  5. Electromagnetic Compatibility
  6. Fireworks
  7. Gas Appliances
  8. General Product Safety Regulations
  9. Lifts
  10. Machinery
  11. Outdoor Equipment
  12. Personal Protective Equipment
  13. PPE
  14. Pressure Equipment
  15. Pyrotechnic Articles
  16. Radio Equipment
  17. Recreational Craft
  18. Simple Pressure Vessels
  19. Toys
Things to consider when buying and using products.
  1. CE Marking
  2. Electrical Equipment
  3. Product Recalls
Guidance document on EU law.
  1. European Communities Act 1972
The Office for Product Safety and Standards incident management plan for product safety in conjunction with government, local authorities and industry partners.
  1. OPSS
OPSS's enforcement and market surveillance activities from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018.
  1. NMRO
  2. Market Surveillance
These support good practice for primary authorities and include templates and draft agreements for use by Primary Authority partnerships.
  1. Primary authority
  2. Templates
OPSS statutory guidance on the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015.
  1. Fireworks
  2. Product Safety Principles
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) guidance on identifying and naming substances.
  1. CLP Regulation
  2. ECHA
  3. European Communities Act 1972
  4. REACH
Links to guides for businesses, local authorities, enforcement officers, trade associations, businesses with a coordinated primary authority, and national regulators.
  1. Primary authority
OPSS guidance for businesses on the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006.
  1. Packaged Goods
  2. Units of Measurement
  3. Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006
Information on MHRA's enforcement duties and how to report a non-compliant medical device.
  1. European Directives
  2. Market Surveillance
  3. Medical Devices
  4. MHRA