Further practical information about unsafe goods, liability for damage or injury can be found on the unsafe goods - liability for damage or injury (information supplied by the Trading Standards Institute) page.
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Manufacturers and importers of consumer goods must take steps to ensure that the goods in question are safe and that they comply with any particular regulations that set down safety standards.
For further detailed guidance:
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) website contains information on many aspects of product safety.
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (external website)
The Business Link website also contains some information on product safety.
Business Link (external website)
Important information
Manufacturers and importers may need to refer to British Standards or European Standards. The European Commission website has a useful page to cover European Standards.
European Commission (external website)
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The following pages give you a simplified guide for some products:
Cosmetics
Electrical goods
Furniture
Gas appliances
Jewellery and clothing
Mini-motos and quad bikes
Novelty giftware
Prams and pushchairs
Toys
Tyres
Important information
The above list does not cover all products that you may need to ensure are safe.
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Sellers of second-hand goods have a responsibility to ensure that any second-hand goods they sell are safe. The following pages give you some guidance to cover some types of second-hand goods:
Important information
The above list does not cover all products that you may need to ensure are safe.
Second-hand goods dealer registration
Most dealers in second-hand goods operating in the East Riding of Yorkshire must be registered under the Humberside Act 1982.
We offer advice about second-hand goods dealer registration.
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Further information about the responsibility that landlords and letting agents have for the safety of the goods in the properties they rent out can be found on the Safety of goods in rented accommodation - landlords and letting agencies (information supplied by the Trading Standards Institute) page.
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The following organisations offer advice or information to businesses:
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is a central government department. One of its roles is to help to draft and regulate many of the UK laws, regulations and guidelines on advertising, package travel and timeshare, pricing and product description that help protect consumers and businesses from unscrupulous practices.
Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (external website)
Business Link is a government online resource for businesses. It contains essential information to support businesses with guidance on regulations.
Business Link (external website)
Everything Regulation, Whenever It’s Needed (ERWIN) website has been set up by the East of England Trading Standards Association Limited (EETSA) to provide regulatory services information in an innovative way that will make it more accessible and useful to businesses.
Everything Regulation, Whenever It's Needed (external website)
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