by westoncompliance | Sep 6, 2023 | BEIS, Brexit, Certification, Department for Business and Trade, Equipment, Health and Safety, Product Design, Product Safety, UK
The Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have updated how the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is used on products being manufactured or handled. This guidance updates the ‘call...
by westoncompliance | Aug 2, 2023 | BEIS, DESNZ, Equipment, Product Design, Product Safety, Safety, UK
If the UKCA marking applies to products you manufacture or handle, you will have specific obligations and responsibilities for compliance, depending on your role which this guidance provides information on. The Department for Business and Trade and the Department for...
by westoncompliance | Nov 21, 2022 | BEIS, Brexit, Certification, Equipment, Health and Safety, Product Design, Product Safety, UK
This guidance allows organisations to find out if they need to use the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking on products they manufacture or handle. The deadline for when businesses need to use the UKCA mark has been extended. The CE marking and reversed epsilon...
by westoncompliance | Sep 1, 2022 | BEIS, Equipment, Product Design, Product Safety, UK
If the UKCA marking applies to products you manufacture or handle, you will have specific obligations and responsibilities for compliance, depending on your role. Consumers and most professional end-users are not subject to obligations under the legislation. However,...
by westoncompliance | Jul 7, 2022 | OPSS, Product Design, Product Safety, UK
This sets out the approach of the Office for Product Safety and Standards to deal with non-compliance by those we regulate and resolve potential product safety issues. Across all the areas in which we deliver regulation our aim is to support and enable those we...
by westoncompliance | Jun 28, 2022 | BEIS, Brexit, Certification, Equipment, Health and Safety, Product Design, Product Safety, UK
This guidance helps you find out if you need to use the UKCA marking and how to use it. It has been updated to include the following information: – The government will introduce legislation so that the UKCA marking can be placed on a label affixed to the product...
by westoncompliance | Jun 1, 2022 | Electrical, Equipment, Explosive Atmosphere, OPSS, PPE, Pressure Equipment, Product Design, Product Safety, UK
The Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has revised the following guides to clarify what actions businesses must take if non-compliance with the regulations is found: – Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations 2016: Great Britain (link) – Electrical...
by westoncompliance | Dec 6, 2021 | Brexit, Equipment, Health and Safety, Product Design, Product Safety, Radio Communication, Safety
These Regulations are made in part in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular paragraphs (a), (d),...
by westoncompliance | Dec 1, 2021 | Air Quality, Chemicals, Conservation, Emissions, Environment, Habitat, Nature, Product Design, UK, Waste, Wildlife
This new act makes provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection; about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for...
by westoncompliance | Oct 13, 2021 | Environment, Equipment, Product Design, UK
These Regulations specify ecodesign requirements for light sources and separate control gears, and energy labelling requirements for light sources. Chapter 1 of Part 2 contains interpretation provisions. Chapter 2 of Part 2 sets out the ecodesign requirements for...
by westoncompliance | Oct 13, 2021 | Environment, Product Design, UK
These Regulations make amendments to legislation in the field of ecodesign and energy labelling for energy-related products. The following relevant regulation is amended: – S.I. 2010/2617 Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 Read more…...
by westoncompliance | Aug 2, 2021 | Aviation, CAA, Helideck, Offshore Installation, Product Design, Transport, UK
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has updated its Standards for offshore helicopter landing areas guidance. This new amendment reflects current best practice in light of revisions to regulations and guidance resulting from experience within the wider aviation fueling...
by westoncompliance | Jul 22, 2021 | Ecodesign, Environment, Equipment, Product Design, UK
These Regulations set out ecodesign requirements for specified energy-related products, and are an implementing measure for the purposes of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 (as amended). The Regulations also set out energy labelling...
by westoncompliance | Jul 21, 2021 | BEIS, Ecodesign, Electrical, Environment, OPSS, Product Design, UK
Tier 1 ecodesign requirements have been in place since 1 October 2019 for small, medium and large power transformers in the UK. The Tier 2 requirements have higher minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) than the former Tier 1 requirements, and came into force on...
by westoncompliance | Jun 8, 2021 | Brexit, Equipment, Product Design, Product Safety, UK
This guidance provides information about when use of the UKCA marking is needed and how to use it. It has recently been updated to give more details on when you can self-declare. The ‘Relevant UK and EU legislation’ section has been updated to remove inaccurate...
by westoncompliance | Feb 4, 2021 | Brexit, Equipment, OPSS, Product Design, Safety, UK
This guidance will assist your understanding of the regulations as amended at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 and includes obligations for manufacturers, their authorised representatives, importers and distributors. The Lifts Regulations 1997 were...
by westoncompliance | Jan 28, 2021 | BEIS, Brexit, Ecodesign, OPSS, Product Design, UK
This guidance is for manufacturers, their authorised representatives and importers. It has been updated to reflect amendments, at the end of the transition period, to the regulations and the different rules for placing energy-related products on the market in Great...
by westoncompliance | Jan 12, 2021 | Brexit, Environment, Equipment, Product Design, UK
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1) and 8C(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to (a) address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section...
by westoncompliance | Aug 31, 2020 | Amendment, Brexit, Product Design, Safety, UK
These Regulations amend two sets of Regulations which were made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in...
by westoncompliance | Aug 27, 2020 | Construction, Equipment, EU, Marine, Product Design, UK
This EU regulation provides up-to-date information on design, construction and performanace requirements and testing standards for marine equipment. It repeals Regulation (EU) 2019/1397 and comes into effect on the 1st of September 2020. Read more… Source:...
