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Bariatric Seating:  Performance and Dimensional Requirement - FIRA Standard FS058: 2017
Standards

Bariatric Seating: Performance and Dimensional Requirement - FIRA Standard FS058: 2017

This FIRA Standard specifies the performance requirements for all types of bariatric seating for office, hospital, contract and domestic use. It covers safety, strength and durability performance requirements for users whose body weight is in the region of 150 kg to 300 kg

14th September, 2017 Standards
Childcare product classification
Information

Childcare product classification

Help with identifying the difference between a childcare product and an item of children's furniture, as the standards and test methods applicable to these two categories are substantially different


13th September, 2017 Information
Glass in Furniture: Best Practice Guide  FIRA-FRQG G0001: 2017
Standards

Glass in Furniture: Best Practice Guide FIRA-FRQG G0001: 2017

Developed in conjunction with The Furniture Retail Quality Group, whose members include technologists from many of the leading UK furniture retailers.

4th July, 2017 Standards
BFC Proposal for updating UK Flammability Regulations - June 2017
Flammability

BFC Proposal for updating UK Flammability Regulations - June 2017

Summary of the British Furniture Confederation’s Proposed Revision of Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations

30th June, 2017 Flammability
Sustainability Hotspot Analysis for the Furniture Industry
Sustainability

Sustainability Hotspot Analysis for the Furniture Industry

The Furniture Industry Research Association presents the wide ranging aspects of a sustainability hotspot analysis by researching and contextualising the commercial, reputational and material source risks that exist within supply chains.

30th May, 2017 Sustainability
Children’s Domestic Furniture Industry Standard: Storage Furniture FIRA/FRQG C004 2016 + A1 2017
Standards

Children’s Domestic Furniture Industry Standard: Storage Furniture FIRA/FRQG C004 2016 + A1 2017

This FIRA/FRQG Standard covers children's storage furniture (aged 3 to 12 years old) and includes scope, safety and performance requirements, and test report requirements

30th March, 2017 Standards
REACH Guide 2017 (Archived)
Sustainability

REACH Guide 2017 (Archived)

This guide is designed to give a general introduction to REACH awareness and user obligations


26th January, 2017 Sustainability
Remanufacturing for the Circular Economy
Sustainability

Remanufacturing for the Circular Economy

Report summarising the finding of a project which compares the potential of remanufactured furniture versus brand new product, carried out in collaboration with Orangebox.

14th July, 2016 Sustainability
The potential impact of flame retardants on the 'end of life' of upholstered furniture and furnishings
Flammability

The potential impact of flame retardants on the 'end of life' of upholstered furniture and furnishings

This report investigates the impact of the presence of flame retardants on the furniture industry in relation to the disposal of upholstery and furnishings

30th November, 2015 Flammability
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