Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
European Commission guidance on CE marking.
- CE Marking
- European Communities Act 1972
European Commission information on chemicals.
- CLP Regulation
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) advice on harmonising and improving legal metrology work.
- Software
- Pattern Approval
- Vortex Meters
- Certification Bodies
- Density
- Automatic Pipettes
International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) guidelines for the application of certain requirements to legal metrology.
- OIML
- Units of Measurement
- Density
- Calibration
- Hardness
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
Information on the legal status of cannabis and cannabis extracts in finished cosmetics in the UK.
- Cosmetics
Guidance on which regulations apply to which products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
- Aerosols
- ATEX
- Cosmetics
- Electrical Products
- Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Fireworks
- Gas Appliances
- General Product Safety Regulations
- Lifts
- Machinery
- Outdoor Equipment
- Personal Protective Equipment
- PPE
- Pressure Equipment
- Pyrotechnic Articles
- Radio Equipment
- Recreational Craft
- Simple Pressure Vessels
- Toys
Things to consider when buying and using products.
- CE Marking
- Electrical Equipment
- Product Recalls
Guidance to the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009.
- Aerosols
- Product Safety Principles
The Office for Product Safety and Standards incident management plan for product safety in conjunction with government, local authorities and industry partners.
- OPSS
OPSS's enforcement and market surveillance activities from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018.
- NMRO
- Market Surveillance
These support good practice for primary authorities and include templates and draft agreements for use by Primary Authority partnerships.
- Primary authority
- Templates
OPSS statutory guidance on the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015.
- Fireworks
- Product Safety Principles
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) guidance on identifying and naming substances.
- CLP Regulation
- ECHA
- European Communities Act 1972
- REACH
Links to guides for businesses, local authorities, enforcement officers, trade associations, businesses with a coordinated primary authority, and national regulators.
- Primary authority
OPSS guidance for businesses on the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006.
- Packaged Goods
- Units of Measurement
- Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006
Information on MHRA's enforcement duties and how to report a non-compliant medical device.
- European Directives
- Market Surveillance
- Medical Devices
- MHRA