The work is bench- and machinery-based, often with hot work, plating, casting and finishing, so workplace health and safety duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 apply. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates in Great Britain and HSENI in Northern Ireland.
Each product also carries its own conformity regime before it can be sold — general product safety, toys, PPE, medical devices or hallmarking.
What you need to do
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Run a safe workshop and employ people
Whatever you make, start with the universal spine. Follow "Set up and run a safe other-manufacturing workshop" for your health and safety, COSHH controls, work equipment, manual handling, fire safety, insurance, equality and data protection duties.
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Place your products on the market
Meet the product-conformity regime for what you make — general product safety, the Toys (Safety) Regulations, PPE, medical devices or hallmarking. Follow "Place jewellery, toys, medical devices and other goods on the market".
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Confirm you have covered everything
Finish with the other manufacturing compliance checklist to confirm your obligations are met before you sell.
Legal basis
Primary legislation and key regulations
Read it on legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab) legislation.gov.uk