Practical Liquid Fuel Measuring Instruments

This course is suitable for Local Authority Weights and Measures Officers and trainees and will be held at Warwickshire Trading Standards over two days. Delegates will need to attend both days.

Learning outcomes: 

The programme will include the following:

• What a forecourt dispenser is
• What legislation covers dispensers
• The construction of a dispenser
• Ancillary and peripheral components of a dispenser system
• Tests to apply to a fuel dispenser, ancillary and peripheral devices
• Practical testing of a fuel dispenser

Trainer: Andy Watson

CPPD: Total 11 hours

In person - Thurrock

7 and 8 July 2025

9:30-16:30 both days

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Market Surveillance vs Enforcement

This training is designed for Trading Standards professionals and regulatory enforcement officers who need to develop their understanding of market surveillance. It is also suitable for those seeking a refresher on this key area.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will:

• Know the difference between the activities of market surveillance and enforcement in the context of trading standards.
• Understand the strategic process of market surveillance and how tactical enforcement relates to it.
• Explain how market surveillance is used to inform tactical enforcement decisions.
• Demonstrate how enforcement is used as a market risk management tool through tactical intervention. 

Trainer:  Mark Gardiner

CPPD: 2 hours

Webinar

2 July 2025

10:00-12:00

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Construction Products (Insights and Interventions)

This training is designed for local regulators involved in the oversight of construction products, particularly those responsible for identifying, inspecting and intervening in cases of non-compliance.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the context: Define what constitutes a construction product and explain its significance in terms of safety, regulation, and economic impact.
• Target effectively: Identify high-risk construction products as flagged by OPSS and understand the rationale for prioritisation.
• Identify and inspect products: Accurately recognise and target select construction products for regulatory intervention.
• Access resources: Locate and use relevant guidance, instructions, and authoritative materials to support interventions.
• Conduct physical inspections: Understand how to perform compliance checks, including physical inspections where safe and practical, and to recognise signs of non-compliance for certain product types.
• Verify compliance: Critically assess documentation and declarations of conformity to ensure compliance with standards and the construction product regulations.
• Report and share outcomes: To know the process for informing OPSS of regulatory interventions and outcomes.

Trainers: OPSS Construction Products colleagues

CPPD hours:  4.5 hours 

In person - London

15 July 2025

10.00-15.30

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Please note that this training will also be taking place in the North of England at a later date. Date and venue TBC.

Cosmetics – Refresh and Update of Key Principles in Great Britain

This webinar is relevant to those new to cosmetics and those wishing to refresh or build on existing knowledge. 

Learning outcomes: 

This webinar is designed to both revise and build on a practitioners’ existing knowledge of the Cosmetics Regulation as applied in Great Britain and to build capability and confidence when investigating products in-market or when arriving at the border.

By the end of this course, participants will:

• Know the GB Cosmetics Regulation key principles
• Understand how the legislation has changed since exiting the EU
• Recognise fundamental non-compliances for a cosmetic label, notification and PIF
• Recognise whether an EU product is compliant for entry to GB

Trainer: Amanda Isom

CPPD: 2 Hours

Webinar

16 July 2025

10:00 - 12:00

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Navigating Product Safety Laws for Second-Hand Goods

This training is designed for Trading Standards professionals and regulatory enforcement officers who need an understanding of the General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) as they apply to second-hand goods. It is also suitable for those seeking a refresher on key legislation and enforcement practices.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will:

Gain an understanding of GPSR and how it applies to second-hand goods.

Learn about safety assessment processes, risk-based approaches, and enforcement options.

Understand legal obligations for businesses selling second-hand goods.

Develop knowledge of best practices for ensuring compliance and consumer safety.

This training provides crucial insights for those engaging with businesses to ensure compliance with second-hand goods regulations.

Trainer:  Hannah Forbes

CPPD:   2 hours

Webinar

22 July 2025

10:00-12:00

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When this training is fully booked please email [email protected]  to go on the waiting list.

Bulk Fuel 

This practical workshop is suitable for Local Authority Weights and Measures Officers and trainees and will be taking place at Warwickshire Trading Standards. Delegates are required to attend on both days.

Learning outcomes: The programme will include the following:

• What a meter measuring system is
• What legislation covers meter measuring systems
• The construction of a meter measuring system
• Ancillary and peripheral components of a meter measuring system
• Practical liquid fuel delivered from road tankers training (tests to apply to an MMS, ancillary and peripheral devices/practical testing of an MMS)

Trainer: Andy Watson

CPPD: 5.5 hours

In person - Warwick

21 and 22 July 2025

9:30-16:30 both days

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Measuring Instruments Directive

This course is aimed at those Inspectors of Weights and Measures that are looking for a reminder and updates on those instruments that are covered by the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 and the various amendments that have changed it since the UK’s departure from the EU. There will be a discussion on the various types of automatic weighing instruments, liquid fuel measuring instruments, capacity serving measures and material measures of length.

Learning outcomes: The delegate will have a more detailed understanding of the instruments covered under the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 and the requirements when they are placed on the market or put into service.

Trainer:  Ian Turner

CPPD:  4.5 hours

In person - Basildon

1 October 2025

9:30-15.00

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Battery science and product safety

This training is aimed at Product safety specialists and generalists investigating product safety issues involving batteries.

Learning outcomes: By the end of this course delegates will be familiar with the way in which batteries store energy, and the risks associated with this, and apply the relevant product safety legislation to management of these risks in both the pre and post market. The programme will include examples of PRISM risk assessment of battery-operated products, as well as a discussion of risk tolerability.

Trainer: Mark Gardiner

CPPD: 5 hours 

Webinar

11 July 2025

10:00 - 16:00

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Product safety for e-bikes and e-scooters

This training is aimed at Product safety specialists and generalists investigating product safety issues involving e-bikes and e-scooters.

Learning outcomes: By the end of this course delegates will be familiar with the legislative framework for the safety of electronically operated products which act as a means of transport, and the hazards and risks that case arise from such products. The programme will also include a detailed examination of conformity assessment and traceability, which will assist in developing the skills to audit suppliers’ compliance status, and from this determine risk and necessary risk management measures.

Trainer: Mark Gardiner

CPPD: 3 hours 

Webinar

18 July 2025

10:00 - 13:00

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Introduction to Chemical Products Regulation and Compliance

This training is aimed at officers who enforce the Fireworks Regulations 2004, the Explosives Regulations 2014  and the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015. The course is designed for updating and refreshing the knowledge of experienced officers and acting as an introduction to officers new to explosives enforcement.

Learning outcomes:
By the end of this course, participants will:

• Gain a foundational understanding of the key legislation governing chemical products in Great Britain, including GB CLP, GB BPR, and GB REACH.
• Learn about the roles and responsibilities of Trading Standards and other enforcement agencies in regulating chemical products.
• Understand essential testing, labelling, and documentation requirements for compliance.
• Develop knowledge of enforcement options, offences, and the legal powers available in this area.
  This training provides crucial insights for those engaging with businesses to ensure compliance with chemical product regulations.

Trainer: Hannah Forbes

CPPD:  2 hours

Webinar

8 September 2025

10:00-12:00

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Weighbridge Testing in compliance with NAWI Regulations 2016

This course is aimed at those candidates that have begun the S73 Examination to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures and are looking for practical guidance and experiences on how this should be done.

This training will be taking place at Axle Weight Technology Ltd (Axtec) in Runcorn. Delegates are required to attend both days.

Learning outcomes: This course will give the candidates a good training on both the theory and practice of the verification of large capacity non-automatic weighing instruments. It will include a classroom element with a discussion of the principles of testing a large capacity weighing instrument and a practical experience of doing this.

Trainer: Ian Turner

CPPD:  11 hours total

In person - Runcorn

16 and 17 September 2025

9:30-16:30

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19 and 20 November 2025

9:30-16:30

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Introduction to Fireworks Enforcement

This training is aimed at officers who enforce the Fireworks Regulations 2004, the Explosives Regulations 2014  and the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015. The course is designed for updating and refreshing the knowledge of experienced officers and acting as an introduction to officers new to explosives enforcement

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will:

• Understand the legislation governing the storage and sale of fireworks
• Know the restrictions on the storage and sale of firework
• Explain best practice advice to retailers
• Demonstrate competence in the enforcement of fireworks legislation

Trainer:  Ian Hillier

CPPD:   3 hours

Webinar

18 September 2025

10.00 - 13.00

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Automatic Weighing Instruments

The course is aimed at trainees or recently qualified Inspectors. It will also be useful for other inspectors who may need a refresher in the different types of automatic weighing instrument that they may come across.

Learning outcomes:

A full understanding of the legislation that governs the placing of automatic weighing instruments on the market and the use of these instruments under the Packaged Goods Regulations 2006. 

Trainer: Ian Turner

CPPD: 5.5 hours

In person - Basildon

30 September 2025

9:30-16:30

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Being a Local Authority in Primary Authority- What's your role?

This webinar is aimed at those working in Trading Standards, Environmental Health or Fire Services, regardless of current levels of engagement with Primary Authority.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to understand the following:-

• What is Primary Authority? 
• The role of primary authorities, enforcing authorities and businesses in achieving improved compliance through the delivery of Primary Authority 
• The statutory tools within Primary Authority, and what impact they have on primary authorities and enforcing authorities 

Trainer:  Nicole Jordan (lead trainer)

CPPD:  2 hours

Webinar

30 September 2025

10:00-12:00

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Personal Protective Equipment

This webinar is designed for new trainees to PPE, or as a refresher for qualified officers.

Learning outcomes:

This webinar is designed to provide an overview of the PPE Regulations, including a review of the economic operator obligations, required technical documentation and enforcement powers. The session aims to build upon knowledge and confidence in carrying out market surveillance, and enforcement activities within the sector of PPE, finishing with some practical hints and tips on product and documentation checks.  

Trainer: Vicki Burch

CPPD: 2 hours

Webinar

8 October 2025

14:00-16:00

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An Introduction to the Packaged Goods Regulations 2006

The course is an introduction to the Packaged Goods Regulations 2006. It will consider some of the statistical principles necessary to understand the Regulations and we will have a detailed look at each of them and what they mean to an Inspector of Weights and Measures. There will be an explanation of how to carry out a practical weights and measure check and the paperwork that can be used for this.

Learning outcomes

This course will give a good outline of some of the statistical concepts necessary to understand the Packaged Goods Regulations and will undertake a detailed understanding of each regulation and place it into the context of our work.

Trainer:  Ian Turner

CPPD: 5 hours

Webinar

11 November 2025

9:30-16:30

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