Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe (PROSAFE) risk assessment web page.
- General Product Safety Regulations
- PROSAFE
- Risk Assessment
European Commission information on chemicals.
- CLP Regulation
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
ISO creates documents that provide requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics which can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose.
- BSI
- Product Safety Principles
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) info on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Enforcement Forum).
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
An introduction from the Tyre Industry Federation to applicable regulations in England and Wales.
- Product Safety Principles
- Tyres
Euramet guidance on calibrating of non-automatic weighing instruments.
- UK Weighing Federation
- NAWI
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 Commission guidance on CE marking.
- CE Marking
- European Communities Act 1972
OIML model regulations specifying the metrological characteristics of measuring instruments and methods and equipment for checking their conformity.
- Packaged Goods
- Verification
- Weights
- NAWI
- Cold Water Meters
- Automatic Catchweighing Machines
- Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments
- Automatic Rail Weighbridges
- Beltweighers
- Measuring Instruments
- Metal Stamps
- Load Cells
- Graduated Pipettes
- Length Measures
European Cooperation in Legal Metrology (WELMEC) advice for manufacturers and notified bodies on what the organisation considers as best practice.
- Software
- Testing Indicators
- Peripheral Devices
- WELMEC
- NAWI
- Conformity Assessment
- Automatic Catchweighing Machines
- MID
- Load Cells
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) guidelines for the application of certain requirements to legal metrology.
- OIML
- Units of Measurement
- Density
- Calibration
- Hardness
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) advice on harmonising and improving legal metrology work.
- Software
- Pattern Approval
- Vortex Meters
- Certification Bodies
- Density
- Automatic Pipettes
Resources for local regulators.
- GPSR
- OPSS
Resources for local regulators.
- Database
- OPSS
- Product safety
Resources for local regulators.
- S70 W & M
- Primary Authority advice
- OPSS
- W & M Bulletins
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
Things to consider when buying and using products.
- CE Marking
- Electrical Equipment
- Product Recalls
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