Resources

Find a UK market conformity assessment body.

Find out if you will need to use the new UKNI marking and how to use it.

Quarterly local authority briefing from the Office of Product Safety and Standards, 11th October 2023. Covers Product Safety Review and Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Consultations, and updates around the Section 70 Report, CE extension and e-bikes, e-scooters and conversion kits.

Summarises the regulations which Vape Producers must comply with under the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive. Includes producer and distributor obligations and Authorised Treatment Facilities (ATFs) and a list of AATFs identified by OPSS.

Product Safety Review & Fire Safety of Domestic Upholstered Furniture Consultations
Community Focused Public Safety Proposals
Gas Hob Elbow Joints
Regulators' Companion
Businesses seeking PA

A question has been raised concerning missing stickers on weighing and measuring instruments. The Legal Metrology Expert Panel has considered this matter and offers the following points for consideration.

A question has been raised concerning the safe transportation of Fuel Dispenser Test Measures. The Legal Metrology Expert Panel has considered this matter and offers the following points for consideration when Local Authorities compile their own appropriate Health and Safety at Work procedures.

A 'Growler' is a refillable container, into which draught beer or cider is poured at licensed premises for 'off premises' consumption. They come in many different shapes and sizes and have become very popular. This note considers the legislation that relates to them. It only considers sale of beer and cider for consumption off the premises and the options a licensee has for filling the Growler.

Quarterly local authority briefing from the Office of Product Safety and Standards, 11 July 2023. Covers PRISM, online marketplaces, presumption of conformity, and e-bikes and e-scooters.

Quarterly local authority briefing from the Office of Product Safety and Standards, 25 April 2023. Covers product safety triage and escalation, construction products, PRISM update and product safety review and REUL.

This handbook brings together tools, guidance, case studies and templates in one place and was developed through the Better Business for All programme.

Benefits of Primary Authority and Insurable Risk - David Scott & Chris Green, KEOGHS

Innovation and Technology in PA Delivery - Dean Dixon, Hampshire and IOW FRS & Alison Phillips, Ocado