Clarifications from Trading Standards regarding contract chairs in a domestic environment
Clarification relates to 'legacy’ chairs (marketed pre-pandemic), contract chairs (marketed post-pandemic) and mesh back chairs
News
New approach …to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 2021
January newsletter from OPSS
Update on fire safety of contract seating in domestic settings
Establishing clear furniture fire safety guidelines that can be applied to office chairs used in the home
New substances added to REACH candidate list of SVHC
The two substances are both considered as toxic to reproduction
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Our Annual Review is now available
2020 activity review, and new Chair, Brian Ahern looks to 2021
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Employers guide to home working updated
HSE clarified employers have same health and safety responsibilities for home workers as for any other workers
REACH update: Brexit changes, additional chemical restrictions
Key things to note are an additional restriction on residual nonyl phenol ethoxylate (NPE)
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'Introduction to REACH' webinar playback
Replay to understand the impacts of the REACH legislation for the industry
