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Product Safety Resources

This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Guidance for Trading Standards Professionals in raising queries on e-cigarettes to the Vaping Expert Panel
  1. Vapes
  1. e-Scooters
  2. Electrical Safety First
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  1. CTSI Training
A detailed summary of the arrangements in place to make notifications outside the UK, but the initial obligation is on a business to meet its overseas notification obligations.
  1. Market Surveillance Authority
  2. PSD
The Office for Product Safety and Standards delivery report sets out how to protect consumers through robust product regulation, working with local trading standards officers and delivering with partners.
  1. OPSS
MHRA template for E-Cigarette Seizure review
  1. Vapes
Guidance issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  1. Vapes
Lists of standards that businesses can use to show their products, services or processes comply with essential requirements of legislation.
  1. OPSS
The Office for Product Safety and Standards strategy for strengthening the national capacity for product safety.
  1. OPSS
Find out if you will need to use the new UKNI marking and how to use it.
  1. OPSS
  1. CE Marking
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.
  1. Vapes
A powerpoint from the Office of Product Safety and Standards covering the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021.
  1. OPSS
A powerpoint from the Office of Product Safety and Standards covering the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulations 2017.
  1. OPSS
  1. Batteries
  2. Button Cell
  3. Risk Assessment
Product safety compliance update for cricket PPE (excluding helmets) from the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
  1. Cricket
  2. OPSS
  3. PPE
Guidance notes on legislation relating to gas appliances.
  1. Gas Appliances
  2. Product Safety Principles