5 Fascinating Facts about OPSS

The OPSS plays a vital role in ensuring everyday products meet UK safety standards. Discover 5 intriguing facts that highlight the breadth and impact of its work.
The OPSS plays a vital role in ensuring everyday products meet UK safety standards. Discover 5 intriguing facts that highlight the breadth and impact of its work.
Join our mission to empower UK businesses and protect consumers, all while thriving in a workplace built on collaboration, innovation, and integrity.
Join us in our unwavering mission to keep people and places safe from product-related harm.
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Driven by a commitment to ensuring the safety of people and places, our recent research documents the latest trends, benefits and risks of AI in consumer products.
This International Women’s Day, we consider how to #AccelerateAction to empower women globally. Read our recent research aligned with this theme. Women’s economic empowerment is vital for economic growth and sustainable development.
2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS). On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we hear from Frances, a Senior Toxicologist at the OPSS, as she shares her career journey.
Unlock your potential: Graduates describe our program in one word
Are you studying Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, English, History, Politics, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Science or Law with the option to undertake a year out in industry to start in September 2025?
Our commitment extends to nurturing talent from the very start of their careers through a variety of specialised development programs. Hear from Emily about her experience of joining the OPSS Regulatory Leaders Graduate Scheme (RLGS) scheme.