Articles tagged ‘Home working’

Clarifications from Trading Standards regarding contract chairs in a domestic environment

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
28th January, 2021 News
Employers guide to home working updated

Employers guide to home working updated

HSE clarified employers have same health and safety responsibilities for home workers as for any other workers
20th January, 2021 News
Implications of providing office/contract chairs for employees who are working at home

Implications of providing office/contract chairs for employees who are working at home

Clarification from OPSS: do office chairs in the home need to comply with the FFFSR if they've been tested to BS 7176: 2008 + A1; 2011.
10th July, 2020 News
Flammability Guidance for Contract Seating: Fire Safety of Office Work Chairs in Domestic Environments
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Flammability Guidance for Contract Seating: Fire Safety of Office Work Chairs in Domestic Environments

In conjunction with Trading Standards, clarifies whether the FFFSR would fully apply in four scenarios

26th May, 2021 Flammability
Home Office Buyers Guide
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Home Office Buyers Guide

To help individuals and companies select fit-for-purpose furniture and accessories to kit out the home office

25th October, 2021 Information
Implications of providing office/contract chairs for employees who are working at home
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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

10th July, 2020 Information
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