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Guidance Notes for the Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation (2007 Edition)
Please click here for the full document [PDF format (7.31MB)].

Table of Contents

A. GENERAL INFORMATION [PDF format]

A.1 Introduction (10KB)
A.2 Products and suppliers affected by the Regulation (10KB)
A.3 The safety requirements (12KB)
A.4 Certificate of safety compliance (10KB)
A.5 Advisory notes for suppliers (12KB)
A.6 Enquiry (10KB)
A.7 Acknowledgement (10KB)

B. THE REGULATION (9KB)

PART I PRELIMINARY

B.1 Commencement (10KB)
B.2 Interpretation (17KB)
B.3 Application to electrical products (10KB)

PART II SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

B.4 Essential safety requirements for electrical products (13KB)
B.5 Specific safety requirements for prescribed products (10KB)
B.6 Applicable safety requirements for particular types of electrical products

(15KB)
PART III CERTIFICATE OF SAFETY COMPLIANCE

B.7 Certificate of safety compliance (13KB)
B.8 Issue of certificate of safety compliance (16KB)

PART IV RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION BODIES AND RECOGNIZED MANUFACTURERS

B.9 Recognized certification bodies (14KB)
B.10 Recognized manufacturers (13KB)

PART V DIRECTOR'S POWERS

B.11 Director's powers (10KB)

PART VI OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

B.12 Offences (10KB)
B.13 Penalties (10KB)
B.14 Defence of due diligence (10KB)

C. TECHNICAL GUIDANCE

C.1 List of standards that are deemed to satisfy the applicable safety requirements of the Regulation

1.1 Prescribed products (23KB)
1.2 Non-prescribed products (29KB)
1.3 Electromagnetic fields generated by electrical products (11KB)

C.2 Elaboration of the essential safety requirements for electrical products

(21KB)
C.3 Elaboration of the specific safety requirements for prescribed products

3.1 Plugs (37KB)
3.2 Adaptors (21KB)
3.3 Lampholders (13KB)
3.4 Flexible cords (14KB)
3.5 Extension units (17KB)
3.6 Unvented thermal storage type electric water heaters (14KB)

Annex 1 Guidelines on second-hand electrical products (14KB)
Annex 2 List of recognized certification bodies (14KB)
Annex 3 List of recognized manufacturers (10KB)

Figure 1 Prescribed products (5.94MB)
Figure 2 Applicable safety requirements (139KB)
Figure 3 Means to obtain certificate of safety compliance (245KB)
Figure 4 CB test certificate (95KB)
Figure 5 HOKLAS endorsed test report (273KB)
Figure 6 Declaration of conformity (81KB)
Figure 7 Sample warning label for electrical products designed solely for use at a voltage of less than 200V alternating current single phase (177KB)
Figure 8 Dimensions of BS 1363 Plug (11KB)
Figure 9 Dimensions of BS 546 Plug (11KB)
Figure 10 Dimensions of BS 4573 Plug (11KB)
Figure 11 Dimensions of EN 50075 Plug (11KB)
Figure 12 Test certificate on second-hand electrical products (79KB)
Figure 13 Inspection and testing report on second-hand electrical products (102KB)
Figure 14 Importer's declaration (114KB)

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