Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
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
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) guidance on product safety for businesses.
- General Product Safety Regulations
- GPSR
Department for Business and Trade guidance on CE marking on products.
- CE Marking
- European Communities Act 1972
- European Directives
Electrical equipment manufacturers - regulations and responsibilities.
- CE Marking
- Electrical Equipment
- Product Safety Principles
Statement of the government’s policy on conformity assessment and accreditation.
- Conformity Assessment
Statement of the government’s policy on conformity assessment and accreditation.
- Conformity Assessment
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) guidance on cosmetic product safety.
- Product Safety Principles
