Product Safety Resources

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.

European Commission guidance on harmonised standards.

European Commission guidance on the single market for goods.

Product recall web pages.

Resources for local regulators.

Voluntary quality mark that manufacturers and service industries use to demonstrate safety, reliability and quality.

Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe (PROSAFE) risk assessment web page.

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.

GB and NI cosmetic products notification portals.

ESA information and resources.

Product safety information from Electrical Safety First.

Official list of qualified gas engineers

European Commission information on chemicals.

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) info on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Enforcement Forum).

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

Resources for local regulators.

Product safety sample submission spreadsheet for local authorities.

Information on the legal status of cannabis and cannabis extracts in finished cosmetics in the UK.

Guidance to the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009.

Things to consider when buying and using products.

Guidance on which regulations apply to which products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.