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Clothing Safety & Compliance: Flammability, Standards & Best Practice

This training is designed for Trading Standards professionals and regulatory enforcement officers who need to understand clothing safety regulations. It is also suitable for those looking for a refresher on key legislation and enforcement practices.

Trainer:听 听Hannah Forbes

CPPD:听 听2 hours

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will:

Gain an understanding of key regulations governing clothing safety, including flammability standards and requirements for children's clothing.

Learn about labelling requirements, testing, and relevant standards.

Develop knowledge of enforcement powers and best practices for identifying unsafe products.

Understand the common risks associated with clothing and textiles, including strangulation and entrapment hazards.

This training provides crucial insights for those engaging with businesses to ensure compliance with clothing safety regulations.

Pre-reads:听 These will be given in the joining instructions.

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Webinar

13 May 2025

10:00-12:00

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

Technical Documentation: From Theory to Practice

This training is for Trading Standards professionals who review technical documentation, including test reports and Declarations of Conformity, and wish to develop their practical skills and confidence.听It is suitable for those new to this work, needing a refresher, or seeking practical tips to enhance their assessment skills.

Trainer: Lewis Collantine

CPPD: 2.5 hours

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will:

understand the information that should be found in a technical file in simple terms

identify which documents to prioritise during compliance checks and what they should contain

recognise common issues and red flags in a range of technical documentation

develop practical skills and confidence in reviewing technical documentation for regulated products, including toys, cosmetics, electricals and construction products.听

Webinar

21 May 2025

10:00-12:30

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

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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.

Trainer: Ian Turner

CPPD: 5.5 hours

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.

In person - Basildon

28 May 2025

9:30-16:30

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30 September 2025

9:30-16:30

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

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:听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 - Warwick

2 and 3 June 2025

9:30-16:30 both days

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In person - Thurrock

7 and 8 July 2025

9:30-16:30 both days

Booking available soon

Capacity Serving Measures

The course is aimed at trainees or recently qualified Inspectors. It will also be useful for other inspectors who may need a refresher. It will look at all of the weights and measures legislation that applies to bar environments including spirit measuring instruments, as well as capacity serving measures and also consider the Intoxicating Liquor Order 1988 relating to the requirements of how you sell spirits, beer and wine.

Learning outcomes:听A full understanding of the legislation that governs the control of equipment and intoxicating liquor supplied in bars and public houses.

Trainer: Ian Turner

CPPD: 3 hours

Webinar

3 June 2025

9:30-12:30

Booking available soon

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3 June 2025

13:30-16:30

Booking available soon

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:听 Hannah Forbes

CPPD Points:听 听2 hours

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Webinar

22 July 2025

10:00-12:00

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

Bulk Fuel听

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:听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听(tests to apply to an MMS, ancillary and peripheral devices/practical testing of an MMS)

Trainer: Ian Turner

CPPD: 5.5 hours

In person - Warwick

9 and 10 June 2025

9:30-16:30 both days

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21 and 22 July 2025

9:30-16:30 both days

Booking available soon

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鈥檚 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.

This training will be taking place in person at 51黑料 Head Office in Basildon.

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:听 Ian Turner

CPPD:听 5.5 hours

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In person - Basildon

24 June 2025

9:30-16:30

Introduction to Chemical Products Regulation and Compliance

This training is designed for Trading Standards professionals and regulatory enforcement officers who require an introduction to chemical product regulations. 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 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.

Webinar

8 September 2025

10:00-12:00

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

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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:听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:听 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

Booking available soon

Personal Protective Equipment

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

Trainer: Vicki Burch

CPPD: 2 hours

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.听听

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.

Trainer:听 Ian Turner

CPPD: 5 hours

Learning outcomes:听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.

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In person - Basildon

11 November 2025

9:30-16:30

Booking available soon

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