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This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
PROSAFE website.
  1. European Communities Act 1972
  2. European Directives
  3. PROSAFE
Health and Safety Executive's role as policy lead for health and safety in the workplace and as regulator for product safety for goods used in the workplace.
  1. European Directives
  2. HSE
  3. Market Surveillance
Voluntary quality mark that manufacturers and service industries use to demonstrate safety, reliability and quality.
  1. BSI
  2. Product Safety Principles
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.
  1. CLP Regulation
  2. HSE
  3. REACH
Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) information on enforcement and research activities.
  1. Aerosols
  2. CLP Regulation
  3. Dangerous Goods
  4. European Directives
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) best practice guide on improving measurement understanding.
  1. NPL
  2. Units of Measurement
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on UK REACH.
  1. HSE
  2. REACH
Official list of qualified gas engineers
  1. Gas Safe Register
  2. HSE
  3. Product Safety Principles
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) international vocabulary for metrology.
  1. OIML
  2. Units of Measurement
Euramet guidance on calibrating of non-automatic weighing instruments.
  1. UK Weighing Federation
  2. NAWI
Product recall web pages.
  1. Legal and Administrative Regulations
  2. Product Recalls
Resources for local regulators.
  1. PSD
  2. RAPEX
RoSPA product safety information.
  1. Aerosols
  2. Baby Goods
  3. Batteries
  4. Childcare Articles
  5. CPL
  6. Fireplace Surrounds
  7. Lasers
  8. Prams and Pushchairs
  9. Product Safety Principles
Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe (PROSAFE) risk assessment web page.
  1. General Product Safety Regulations
  2. PROSAFE
  3. Risk Assessment
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.
  1. BSI
  2. Product Safety Principles
GB and NI cosmetic products notification portals.
  1. Cosmetics
  2. Product Safety Principles
ESA information and resources.
  1. Product Safety Principles
  2. RoPSA
Product safety information from Electrical Safety First.
  1. Electrical Safety First
  2. Plugs and Sockets
  3. Product Safety Principles
An introduction from the Tyre Industry Federation to applicable regulations in England and Wales.
  1. Product Safety Principles
  2. Tyres
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) info on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Enforcement Forum).
  1. ECHA
  2. European Communities Act 1972
  3. REACH
European Cooperation in Legal Metrology (WELMEC) advice for manufacturers and notified bodies on what the organisation considers as best practice.
  1. Software
  2. Testing Indicators
  3. Peripheral Devices
  4. WELMEC
  5. NAWI
  6. Conformity Assessment
  7. Automatic Catchweighing Machines
  8. MID
  9. Load Cells