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Businesses can choose between UKCA and CE marking to sell many different types of products in Great Britain (GB).
OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness of safety issues associated with consumer products that can connect to the internet or a network.
Use the definitions, criteria and evidence given to classify portable and industrial batteries.
Organisational definitions of terms concerned with risk and risk-related matters.
Information for Fire and Rescue Services and fire investigators on how they can notify product-related fires to businesses and regulators.
OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness among parents and carers about the potential dangers to children from swallowing small objects.
Guidance for Market Surveillance Authorities.
Information and application forms for organisations seeking to deliver community-based and/or consumer-focused product safety awareness and education projects.
A Code of Conduct for policy makers.
If you rely on the continued recognition of EU requirements, including CE marking, and have used a harmonised standard without an identical GB designated standard, you may need to take specific actions.
Guidance on product marking, including the continued recognition of certain EU requirements, such as CE marking, for specific product sectors.
A list of upcoming webinars on the UK’s approach to product marking and placing products on the market in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Information on how market surveillance authorities should notify products that pose a risk to the health and safety of consumers and / or are noncompliant.
Guidance on the application process to become a UK conformity assessment body for product safety and metrology regulations.
Legacy resources to raise awareness about potential hazards to children from swallowing small objects produced for a product safety campaign during 2022.
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