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Consumers will be able to save money on their bills thanks to new regulations for many smart energy appliances.

• Updated: 23 April 2025

Things to consider when buying and using products.

• Updated: 29 July 2024

Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.

• Overview

  All ships must carry certain emergency and life-saving equipment. This…

• Life-saving equipment

  Merchant ships You can find information on the life-saving appliances that…

• Fire-fighting equipment

  Ships must carry certain fire-fighting equipment on board. Download ‘MSN…

• Safe use of emergency equipment

  All emergency life-saving equipment must be safe to use, and you must make…

• Servicing and testing emergency equipment

  Life-saving appliance testing Some life-saving equipment must be serviced…

• Help and advice

  You can contact the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for further…

Legacy resources to support consumer appliance registration awareness produced for a product safety campaign during 2021.

• Updated: 26 April 2021

• Updated: 1 January 2003

• Updated: 25 May 2022

• Updated: 13 March 2024

OPSS scientists identified fire risks in tumble dryers and secured improved repairs, leading to a national programme to fix or replace affected machines.

• Updated: 22 January 2026

Independent research reports.

• Updated: 1 March 2023

Smart meters put consumers in control of their energy use, allowing them to adopt energy efficiency measures that can help save money on their energy bills and offset price increases.

• Updated: 14 October 2021