Results for ‘standards’
Clarifications from Trading Standards regarding contract chairs in a domestic environment
Medical Devices Regulations (UK MDR 2002): Requirements for Furniture
How to classify your products based on their intended usage, including guidance on what all products must be subject to (regardless of their classification)
Flammability Testing: Best Practice Guide (FRQG)
Guide for manufacturers and suppliers of upholstery and components to help identify the flammability testing requirements for different upholstery components in a straightforward manner. The guide draws upon experience gained by retailers and test organisations when conducting ignition tests for the industry and other interested parties
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
Bariatric Beds: Performance and Dimensional Requirements - FIRA Standard FS060: 2019
This FIRA Standard specifies the performance and dimensional requirements of bariatric beds. It covers test methods and requirements for the safety, strength and durability for use by persons weighing between 150 kg to 250 kg (23.5 – 40 stone)
Remanufacturing - FIRA Standard FIRA/REMAN001: 2019
This FIRA standard specifies requirements for the remanufacture of:
- Office and contract Chairs / Seating
- Office and contract Tables / Desking
- Office and contract Storage units
BS 7176 compliance: Guide for manufacturers seeking to claim compliance
The route for claiming compliance with BS 7176 - Specification for resistance to ignition of upholstered furniture for non-domestic seating
CE Marking Toolkit
To support members in meeting the strict requirements of CE Marking Directives for those exporting to Europe
Implications of providing office/contract chairs for employees who are working at home
Clarification from the OPSS (Office for Product Safety Standards) via the Hertfordshire Trading Standards Office (TS), to determine if the office chairs in use in the home environment are required to comply with the UK’s Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (FFFSR-1988 Regulations) in circumstances where they have already been tested to BS 7176: 2008 + A1; 2011
