Flammability Testing: Best Practice Guide (FRQG)

Flammability Testing: Best Practice Guide (FRQG)
30th December, 2011

At a glance:

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

Highlights:

This guide draws upon experience gained by retailers and test organisations when conducting ignition tests for the industry and other interested parties. The guide aims to provide advice to manufacturers and suppliers of upholstery and components and to help identify the flammability testing requirements for different upholstery components in a straightforward manner.

Contents:

  • Basic requirements of the Regulations
  • Details of the Schedules
  • Labelling requirements
  • Best practice test methods
  • Reporting
  • Best practice matrix – flammability testing recommendations

Note:

More information on the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations can be found in the British Furniture Confederation’s document ‘Fire safety of furniture and furnishings in the home. A Guide to the UK Regulations’, available as a free download from The Research Association.

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