Division 32 — "other manufacturing" — brings together a range of makers: jewellery and related articles, musical instruments, sports goods, games and toys, medical and dental instruments and supplies, brushes, and other goods not classified elsewhere. They share a starting point: the work is bench- and machinery-based, often with hot work, plating, casting and finishing, so the workplace health and safety duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 apply to all of you. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates in Great Britain and HSENI in Northern Ireland.
On top of that, each product carries its own conformity regime before it can be sold. Use the routes below to find the guides written for your kind of business.
Find your route
Every maker in this division needs both routes below — the workshop foundation and the product-conformity rules. Work through them, then confirm everything with the checklist.
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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.
Open the guide you need
- Set up and run a safe other-manufacturing workshop — the universal spine for every maker.
- Place jewellery, toys, medical devices and other goods on the market — the product-conformity regime that fits your products.
- Other manufacturing compliance checklist — confirm you have covered everything.
Find your product in the placing guide: general consumer goods are in section A, toys and games in section B, personal protective equipment in section C, medical and dental devices in section D (you register these with the MHRA), and articles of precious metal in section E (these must be hallmarked).
Official sources
Authoritative starting points for other manufacturing.