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This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Guidance to the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009.
  1. Aerosols
  2. Product Safety Principles
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
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
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
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) fireworks guidance.
  1. Fireworks
  2. HSE
  3. Product Safety Principles
A framework for how regulators should engage with those they regulate.
  1. OPSS
A framework for how regulators should engage with those they regulate.
  1. OPSS
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) guidance on the local authority notified body protocol.
  1. Stickers
  2. Verification
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) guidance for inspectors and manufacturers of weights and measures equipment.
  1. Automatic Catchweighing Machines
  2. Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments
  3. Automatic Rail Weighbridges
  4. Beltweighers
  5. Capacity Measures
  6. Cold Water Meters
  7. Intoxicating Liquor
  8. Length Measures
  9. Liquid Fuel
  10. NAWI
  11. Road Tankers
  12. Verification
The framework for the operation of Primary Authority.
  1. Primary authority
  2. Statutory Guidance
Guidance note by the European Commission on borderline legislation for cosmetics and biocides.
  1. Biocide
  2. Cosmetics
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) guidance on product safety for businesses.
  1. General Product Safety Regulations
  2. GPSR
Department for Business and Trade guidance on CE marking on products.
  1. CE Marking
  2. European Communities Act 1972
  3. European Directives
Electrical equipment manufacturers - regulations and responsibilities.
  1. CE Marking
  2. Electrical Equipment
  3. Product Safety Principles
Statement of the government’s policy on conformity assessment and accreditation.
  1. Conformity Assessment
Statement of the government’s policy on conformity assessment and accreditation.
  1. Conformity Assessment
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) guidance on cosmetic product safety.
  1. Product Safety Principles