Office for Product Safety and Standards

Memorandum of understanding between the Department for Business and Trade and United Kingdom Accreditation Service.

An independent research report.

We are seeking views on the regulation of pyrotechnics and fireworks in the UK.

An independent research report.

Guidance for businesses on Regulation 1223/2009 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.

Joint Statement from OPSS, UKHSA and HSE.

Listings of numbers for identifying items of weighing or measuring equipment.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for equipment for explosive atmospheres.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for personal protective equipment (PPE).

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for machinery.

This independent research report details the evolution of the construction product regulatory landscape in the EU from December 1988 to July 2024.

Information on how market surveillance authorities should notify products that pose a risk to the health and safety of consumers and / or are noncompliant.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for recreational craft.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for pressure equipment.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for lifts.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for low voltage electrical equipment.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for radio equipment.

Guidance for businesses on the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001.

We are seeking views from businesses, consumer groups and all other interested stakeholders on a new, modernised and enhanced core product safety framework.

We are seeking views on proposed reforms to UK product regulation market surveillance and enforcement.

We are seeking final views on the comprehensive reform of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988.

OPSS’s areas of research interest (ARI) summarise the areas in which the department would like to receive evidence from the external research community.

An independent study on developing options for assessing compliance with the Electric Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021.

UK national certificates for automatic road weighbridges issued by OPSS.

UK national certificates for intoxicating liquor beer, cider and wine meters issued by OPSS.

UK national certificates for intoxicating liquor spirit measures issued by OPSS.

UK national certificates for contents gauging systems issued by OPSS.

An independent research report.

Information and determination summaries.

A comprehensive overview of the analysis conducted to develop an OPSS Benefit Cost Ratio to showcase the economic value of OPSS activities.

Documents that contain technical opinions from the Office for Product Safety and Standards on weights and measures equipment.

A sector regulatory report on an OPSS inspection programme of UK manufacturers of heat soaked thermally toughened glass.

A report on the development of an economic model to estimate consumer and business detriment caused by unsafe and non-compliant products on the UK market.

Display requirements of the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 pertaining to Energy Smart Appliances used for trade.

Results from the OPSS Product Safety Testing Sampling Protocol Programme for April 2020 to March 2025.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for toy safety.

A research report on the evaluation of data from a pilot study into the feasibility of collecting accident data from the NHS relating to consumer products.

Information on how businesses must notify products that pose a risk to health and safety and/or are noncompliant to the relevant authority.

An ASEAN-UK Economic Integration Programme research report.

Information on how we process personal data in relation to the Emergency Care Dataset we receive from NHS England.

Guidance on products and hazards presumed serious risk and fictitious examples of product safety risk assessments.

Guidance for businesses we regulate.

Information for businesses.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for medical devices.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for active implantable medical devices.

Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Guidance for businesses on the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 and Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 and 2025.

An independent research report.

An independent research report.

A literature review.

Electricity Act 1989: register of all pattern-approved electricity meters suitable for billing purposes in Great Britain.

An independent research report.

Local Weights and Measures Authority reports and returns on enforcement work over a 12 month period.

This report sets out how OPSS protects consumers through robust product regulation, working and delivering with partners.

An independent research report exploring the experiences of non-specialists in relation to construction products purchasing and use.

An independent research report.

These statistical releases set out high level findings from the PSD incorporating product safety and non-compliance notifications from regulators.

An independent research report.

An independent research report.

This report presents statistics on fires in e-bikes and e-scooters and related products using information reported to OPSS.

An independent research report.

Guidance for businesses on the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

Guidance for businesses.

Guidance for businesses.

An independent research report.

Guidance for businesses.

Guidance for businesses.

Guidance for businesses.

An independent research report.

Guidance for businesses.

Guidance for businesses.

Guidance for businesses on Regulation 2016/425 and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.

Guidance for businesses and market surveillance authorities.

Guidance for businesses.

Guidance for businesses.

Guidance for businesses on Regulation 2016/426 and the Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018.

Guidance for businesses on the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations.

Understanding the potential impacts of regulatory reform on gender equality and micro, small and medium enterprises in ASEAN countries.

The framework for the operation of Primary Authority.

An independent research report.

This journal article considers the benefits and barriers to the commercialisation of advanced materials.

An independent research report on the causes of the safety risks and hazards associated with PLEV batteries and chargers.

We are seeking views on a proposed new approach to the fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture and furnishings.

This paper comments on 6 themes associated with furniture fire safety and sets out the intentions for the implementation of a new regulatory approach.

An independent research report.

An independent research report.

Guidance for businesses.

Guidance for businesses.

Qualitative research report on behalf of OPSS from YouGov.

An independent research report, comprising a literature review, market survey, analytical method development and testing.

A research report on future and emerging technologically driven changes relevant to OPSS.

The use of metal and non-metal nanomaterials in consumer products and associated safety issues.

An independent research report.

An independent research report.

We're inviting views on the long-term approach to product safety, and how to ensure that the regulatory framework is fit for the future.

An overview of our use of evidence.

Enforcement actions from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2026.

This framework sets out how monitoring and evaluation is delivered across OPSS.

Results from the baseline compliance research for 700 products tested between October 2021 to March 2022.

These legacy reports set out how OPSS protects consumers through robust product regulation, working and delivering with partners.

We are inviting views to gather information for the government review of units of measurement for consumer transactions.

An independent research report.

An independent research report.

An independent research report.

Memorandum of understanding between the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Our ambition, approach and priorities.

Conference report and literature review.

We're seeking your views on changes to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988.

Exchange of letters between Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd and the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Letters requesting and confirming a ministerial direction relating to EU exit preparations.

Report from the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety.

Learning, best practice and recommendations.

An overview of the evidence.

A framework for how regulators should engage with those they regulate.