Ergonomic Home Working – Guides for Employers and Employees
Setting up an ergonomic workspace in the home is more important than ever.
This guide, which is freely accessible to all, will help individuals and companies select fit-for-purpose furniture and accessories to kit out the home office.
The guide is broken up into several sections covering the following:
Setting up an ergonomic workspace in the home is more important than ever.
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
An editable template designed to help furniture buyers, retailers and upholstery manufacturers create or enhance detailed design briefs, with additional sections for more comprehensive specifications. This latest version has been updated to reflect the October 2025 changes to the FFFSR