Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Publication of button battery safety literature review; Product Safety research collection; reminder: British Standards Online - training offer
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: DBT Local Authority deep dive sessions in England
Dates to Note
Product Safety: Publication of button battery safety literature review; Product Safety research collection; reminder: British Standards Online - training offer
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: DBT Local Authority deep dive sessions in England
Dates to Note
- Batteries
- Head of service
- Local authority
- Primary Authority
OPSS offers Local Authorities access to internal OPSS expertise; including technical, scientific and risk associated with construction products.
- NsNC Criteria
- OPSS
- Construction Products Regulations
CFO Email sent to FRS on 30 October 2025.
- Head of service
- Machinery
- OPSS
- Primary Authority
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bike battery safety funding opportunity; Product Safety Database Notifications, Reporting and Data Quality webinar recordings; proposal to amend designated standards; OPSS firework safety campaign
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building Local Authority Capability training in November; Regulators’ Companion Student Hub
Dates to Note
Product Safety: E-bike battery safety funding opportunity; Product Safety Database Notifications, Reporting and Data Quality webinar recordings; proposal to amend designated standards; OPSS firework safety campaign
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building Local Authority Capability training in November; Regulators’ Companion Student Hub
Dates to Note
- Head of service
- Machinery
- OPSS
- Primary Authority
Resource page for OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing which was held on Thursday 11 September 2025.
- Local authority
An OPSS template letter to assist Trading Standards Officers when writing to a business premises that they believe is not complying with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment legislation.
- Batteries
Slides to accompany an OPSS presentation from 28.07.2025 which outline the environmental impact of button batteries through an explanation of their lifecycle. It also details the environmental regulations covering the acceptable content of Button and Coin Batteries and appropriate packaging, and WEEE regulations concerning takeback scheme requirements.
- Batteries
- OPSS
Chief Fire Officers email sent on 17 July 2025.
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
- Product safety
Single-use vape ban formal warnings note - Letter to be inserted in Local letter template.
- Vapes
Guidance by the National Product Safety Group (NPSG) on personal light electric vehicles (PLEVs).
- e-Scooters
- Hoverboards
- Machinery
Resource page for OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing which was held on Thursday 8 May 2025.
- Construction products
- Local authority
- Regulation
- Vapes
Notes and Actions taken at the OPSS Product Safety Group on March 6th 2025. Please note that it is not formal DBT or OPSS guidance. Only the court of law can make a final decision on the interpretation of law and regulations.
- OPSS
- Product Safety Principles
Templates and notices for use with Single Use Vape Regulations.
- Vapes
This email contains information on the following:
OPSS and wider updates: OPSS publishes further information surrounding the use of UPP batteries in e-bikes
Primary Authority: Statutory Guidance – 2025 update; Primary Authority Register user research for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Dates to note
OPSS and wider updates: OPSS publishes further information surrounding the use of UPP batteries in e-bikes
Primary Authority: Statutory Guidance – 2025 update; Primary Authority Register user research for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Dates to note
- Head of service
From 1 June 2025, single-use (disposable) vape products will be banned in the UK, as the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations 2024 take effect. This measure aims to reduce plastic waste and promote more sustainable vaping options. It marks a significant step towards environmental responsibility within the vaping industry. This guidance outlines the key aspects of the ban that wholesalers and retailers need to know to ensure their products comply.
- Vapes
Hyperlink document - FSDM 2025. Access to essential resources and hyperlinks.
- FSDM
A collection of resources to support the CTSI Qualifications Framework.
- CTSI Training
This email contains information on the following:
OPSS and wider updates: OPSS publishes further information surrounding the use of UPP batteries in e-bikes
Primary Authority: Statutory Guidance – 2025 update; Primary Authority Register user research for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Dates to note
OPSS and wider updates: OPSS publishes further information surrounding the use of UPP batteries in e-bikes
Primary Authority: Statutory Guidance – 2025 update; Primary Authority Register user research for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Dates to note
- Head of service
Meeting notes and actions from the Product Safety Reps Group meeting on 6th December 2024.
- OPSS