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Guidance PRODUCT SAFETY FOR BUSINESSES: A TO Z OF INDUSTRY GUIDANCE Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them. Get

emails about this page CONTENTS * Introduction: general product safety law * A to Z of industry guidance * Aerosols * Construction * Cosmetics * Dummies * Electrical and electronic *

Equipment for explosive atmospheres * Fireworks and pyrotechnics * Food imitations * Furniture * Gas appliances * Lifts * Machinery * Nightwear * Oil heaters * Outdoor equipment * Personal

protective equipment * Pressure equipment * Recreational craft * Toys Print this page INTRODUCTION: GENERAL PRODUCT SAFETY LAW If you make, import, distribute or sell products in the UK, you

need to understand the basics of product safety law. You must comply with the regulations for specific product types. If none apply, you must comply with the general product safety

regulations. To learn more about them visit: * Product safety advice for businesses * General product safety regulations: Great Britain * General product safety regulations: Northern Ireland

A TO Z OF INDUSTRY GUIDANCE The following links can help you understand which regulations for specific product types apply to your business and how to comply. While the various regulations

cover the UK, their provisions are applied differently in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Consequently, there is separate guidance for businesses selling products in these areas. This

will continue to be the case while the Windsor Framework is in place. Placing certain products on the Northern Ireland market For guidance on regulations relating to: * food, visit the Food

Standards Agency (FSA) * drugs and medical devices, visit the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) * vehicles and vehicle parts and accessories, visit the Driver and

Vehicle Standards Agency (DVLA) * workplace products other than those mentioned below, visit the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) AEROSOLS GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Aerosol

Dispensers Regulations 2009 RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) CONSTRUCTION GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES Construction

Products Regulations 2013 – guidance from MHCLG National regulation: construction products GRENFELL TOWER INQUIRY The Grenfell Tower Inquiry published its final report on 4 September 2024.

The Government published its response on 26 February 2025 and is acting on all 58 recommendations, to build a more robust and trusted regulatory system to deliver safe, quality homes for

everyone. Alongside the response, the Government has published a construction products green paper, which sets out proposals to strengthen the regulation of construction products in the UK,

improve the product testing regime, and transform the culture and practices in the construction products industry. Read the Government response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Read the

Construction Products Reform Green Paper. RELATED BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE Construction products RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION Construction Products Association COSMETICS GUIDANCE ON

APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 Making cosmetic products available to consumers in Great Britain Access the GB Submit cosmetic

product notification service Cosmetic products: reporting serious undesirable effects (SUEs) Cosmetic products: exemption process for CMR substances RELATED BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE

Cosmetic products RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) DUMMIES The N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable Substances in Elastomer or Rubber Teats and

Dummies (Safety) Regulations 1995 apply. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 Electrical

Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 – These regulations were revoked on 8 December 2016 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the market prior to this date. Electromagnetic

Compatibility Regulations 2016 Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2006 – These regulations were revoked on 8 December 2016 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the

market or put into service prior to this date. Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 Radio Equipment and Telecommunications

Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000 – These regulations were revoked on 26 December 2017 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the market prior to this date. The Plugs and

Sockets (Safety) etc. Regulations 1994 also apply. Statutory guidelines on lithium-ion battery safety for e-bikes Using button and coin batteries Laser radiation: safety advice from the UK

Health Security Agency RELATED BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE Electrical equipment Second hand electrical goods RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances

(AMDEA) EQUIPMENT FOR EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016

Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 1996 – These regulations were revoked on 8 December 2016 but continue to apply to relevant

products placed on the market or put into service prior to this date. Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland)

2017 FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNICS GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 – These regulations cover fireworks and pyrotechnic articles for vehicles.

Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010 – These regulations were revoked on 17 August 2015 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the market prior to this date. The

Fireworks Act 2003 and Fireworks Regulations 2004 also apply. RELATED BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE Storage and supply of fireworks RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION British Fireworks Association FOOD

IMITATIONS The Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989 apply. RELATED BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE Food imitations FURNITURE GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS The Furniture and

Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 apply. Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 – These regulations come into force on 30 October 2025. RELATED

BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE Upholstered furniture Second hand upholstered furniture RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION British Furniture Confederation (BFC) GAS APPLIANCES GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE

REGULATIONS Regulation 2016/426 on appliances burning gaseous fuels and the Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018 Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations

1995 – These regulations were revoked on 21 April 2018 but continue to apply to relevant appliances and fittings placed on the market prior to this date. RELATED BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE

Second hand gas cooking appliances LIFTS GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Lifts Regulations 2016 Lifts Regulations 1997 – These regulations were revoked on 8 December 2016 but continue to

apply to relevant products placed on the market prior to this date. RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) MACHINERY GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS

Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 NIGHTWEAR The Nightwear (Safety) Regulations 1985 apply. RELATED BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE Nightwear OIL HEATERS The Oil Heaters (Safety)

Regulations 1977 apply. OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Regulation 2016/425 on personal protective equipment and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 Personal Protective Equipment

Regulations 2002 – These regulations were revoked on 21 April 2018 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the market until 21 April 2019. RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION British

Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) PRESSURE EQUIPMENT GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999 – These regulations

were revoked on 8 December 2016 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the market prior to this date. Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 Simple Pressure Vessels

(Safety) Regulations 1991 – These regulations were revoked on 8 December 2016 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the market prior to this date. RECREATIONAL CRAFT GUIDANCE

ON APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 Recreational Craft Regulations 2004 – These regulations were revoked on 3 August 2017 but continue to apply to relevant products

placed on the market or put into service prior to this date. RELATED BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE Recreational craft RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION British Marine TOYS GUIDANCE ON APPLICABLE

REGULATIONS AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 Using button and coin batteries RELATED BUSINESS COMPANION GUIDANCE Toys RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATION British Toy and Hobby

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