Product safety

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Guidance and regulation

1. Simple Pressure Vessels Regulations 2016
   • Statutory guidance
   • 30 August 2017
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards
2. Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations 2016
   • Statutory guidance
   • 30 August 2017
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards
3. Lifts Regulations 2016
   • Statutory guidance
   • 30 August 2017
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards
4. Recreational Craft Regulations 2017
   • Statutory guidance
   • 30 August 2017
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards
5. Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016
   • Statutory guidance
   • 30 August 2017
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards

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News and communications

14 December 2018 — News story

GC responds to the FSA review of food standards delivery

Government Chemist

1. Laser pointers are not toys
   • 3 December 2018
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards
   • News story
2. Safer online shopping and selling for International Product Safety Week
   • 13 November 2018
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards
   • News story
3. Help us spread the word on safety during party season
   • 29 October 2018
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards
   • News story
4. National product safety strategy now published
   • 10 August 2018
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety report
   • 19 July 2017
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Office for Product Safety and Standards
   • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety report: government response
   • 21 January 2018
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Office for Product Safety and Standards
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Strengthening national capacity for product safety: Strategy 2018-2020
   • 10 August 2018
   • Office for Product Safety and Standards
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Office for Product Safety & Standards
2. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

1. Government Chemist