Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Euramet guidance on calibrating of non-automatic weighing instruments.
- UK Weighing Federation
- NAWI
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 Directives
- HSE
- Market Surveillance
Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe (PROSAFE) risk assessment web page.
- General Product Safety Regulations
- PROSAFE
- 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.
- BSI
- Product Safety Principles
GB and NI cosmetic products notification portals.
- Cosmetics
- Product Safety Principles
Product safety information from Electrical Safety First.
- Electrical Safety First
- Plugs and Sockets
- Product Safety Principles
Official list of qualified gas engineers
- Gas Safe Register
- HSE
- Product Safety Principles
RoSPA product safety information.
- Aerosols
- Baby Goods
- Batteries
- Childcare Articles
- CPL
- Fireplace Surrounds
- Lasers
- Prams and Pushchairs
- Product Safety Principles
Voluntary quality mark that manufacturers and service industries use to demonstrate safety, reliability and quality.
- BSI
- Product Safety Principles
European Commission information on chemicals.
- CLP Regulation
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) info on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Enforcement Forum).
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) best practice guide on improving measurement understanding.
- NPL
- Units of Measurement
European Cooperation in Legal Metrology (WELMEC) advice for manufacturers and notified bodies on what the organisation considers as best practice.
- Software
- Testing Indicators
- Peripheral Devices
- WELMEC
- NAWI
- Conformity Assessment
- Automatic Catchweighing Machines
- MID
- Load Cells
OIML model regulations specifying the metrological characteristics of measuring instruments and methods and equipment for checking their conformity.
- Packaged Goods
- Verification
- Weights
- NAWI
- Cold Water Meters
- Automatic Catchweighing Machines
- Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments
- Automatic Rail Weighbridges
- Beltweighers
- Measuring Instruments
- Metal Stamps
- Load Cells
- Graduated Pipettes
- Length Measures
European Commission guidance on CE marking.
- CE Marking
- European Communities Act 1972
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) advice on harmonising and improving legal metrology work.
- Software
- Pattern Approval
- Vortex Meters
- Certification Bodies
- Density
- Automatic Pipettes
Resources for local regulators.
- GPSR
- OPSS
Resources for local regulators.
- Database
- OPSS
- Product safety
Resources for local regulators.
- S70 W & M
- Primary Authority advice
- OPSS
- W & M Bulletins
Product safety sample submission spreadsheet for local authorities.
- Sampling Protocol