Electrical accessories incorporated into furniture - a guide to the UK Regulations

News updates across various standards

Electrical furniture, office furniture, non-domestic seating, educational furniture, bunk beds

New standard proposal

How to address shear and compression risks in electrically operated furniture

Green light for the prEN 17191 – Seating for Children Standard

Standard to go to a formal vote in the coming weeks

CEN TC 207 Furniture Standards meeting report

Scope of committee to include 'circular economy'; changes to bunk bed standard EN 747

Latest quarterly standards update published

Members can now access all the updates

Work on ISO standards

Updates on 10 ISO standards

Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 as amended

Due to Covid-19 OPSS have been revising their timetable and does not expect to have new regulations ready until 2022

EN 16139: 2013 – Strength, durability, and safety – requirements for non-domestic seating

Your chance to feedback on a revision

Update on EN 1335-1: 2020 Office work chair – Dimensions -determination of dimensions

Published by CEN 207 in April, adopted by BSI in May, the older version of EN 1335-1; 2000 was withdrawn

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: 2...

‘Toolkit’ to assist conformity with CE marking Directives

To help users navigate the sometimes complex ‘technical file’

Latest Standards Update released

Confirms the publication of three new standards

ISO TC 136 furniture standards meeting reports

Covers storage, children’s furniture, seating, tables and mattresses

BS EN 1335-1: 2020 Office furniture

Implementation of new standard delayed

New Standard for educational furniture published

BS EN 13150: 2020 immediately replaces the 2001 version

Standards meeting report - hardware for furniture

Despite lockdowns the development of European Standards continues

New Standard for office furniture published

BS EN 1335-1: 2020 Office Furniture. Office work chair. Part 1 Dimensions – Determination of dimensions

Latest Standards Update

Includes two new standards

France issues update to childcare standards

References NF EN 1130: 2019 Childcare furniture: Cradles - Safety requirements and test methods

Standards meeting report - Safety of child use and child care products

Meeting covered changing units, safety barriers cots and bedding

Children's Highchair standard amended

BS EN 14988: 2017 +A1: 2020 - Children's Highchairs

Standards meeting report – Test methods for furniture

Development of technical report for testing seating used by people weighing over 110kg; review of EN 1022: 2018

Standards committee report – Bunk beds

Preparation of draft revision of EN 747-1: 2012 + A1: 2015 Furniture. Bunk beds and high beds

Standards meeting report: non-domestic furniture

Suggested priority standards for development within CEN TC207 during the current pandemic

UK furniture fire safety regulations – revision process commences

OPSS outlined its aims of maintaining (or increasing) the current level of fire safety

Standards meeting report – Motorised furniture

Key areas to address are stability, strength and durability and entrapment.

Furniture Industry Research Association share updates to standards and other key matters

One of the main headlines is the publication of a new standard

New European standard for childcare furniture published

BS EN 1130: 2019 Children’s furniture. Cribs

Positive vote for a new standard for electrical furniture

​IEC 60335 Part 2 -116 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-116

Standards meeting report – Domestic furniture

covered a range of topics including motorised furniture, swivel chairs, foldaway beds and more...

Baby Products Association technical meeting report - November 2019

Key topics covered at this latest meeting included the possible revision of BS 1877 Part 10

Standards meeting report – Non-domestic furniture

Meeting covered work on amendments to EN 15372 and EN 16121

Standards meeting report – Test methods for furniture

Meeting covered issues related to motorised furniture, foams and mattresses and seating

First office furniture Remanufacturing Standard

Covers office and contract chairs / seating, office and contract tables / desking, office and contract storage units

New standard for bariatric beds

Specifies safety, strength and durability performance requirements

Standards Meeting Report - PAS 7050 Steering Group

Development of new specification for bringing safe products to market

European Standards meeting – outdoor furniture

The meeting focused on potential revisions of two standards - EN 581-1 and EN 581-2

New European Standard for assessing furniture surfaces published

BS EN 17214: 2019 Visual assessment of furniture surfaces

New standard for furniture hardware published

BS EN 15939: 2019 Hardware for furniture

Furniture Industry Research Association share updates to standards and other key matters

Three new standards

Standards Meeting Report – CEN TC207 Plenary

Standards expected to be published in the coming years

Standards Report – Common test methods

Topics include motorised furniture, mattresses, seating and more

Standards meeting report – Suspended seating workshop

Possible test methods for suspended seating

Standards meeting report – seat loading template

Discussion on the seat loading point when testing stability

Standards meeting report – foldaway beds

Potential revision of EN 1129 Parts 1 & 2 Furniture - Foldaway beds - Safety requirements and testing

Standards meeting report – Non-domestic furniture

Committee merger and revision to EN 15372

Confirmation of standard for cot mattresses

European standard BS EN 16890: 2017 Children’s furniture – Mattresses for cots and cribs

New standard for office desks

BS EN 527-2: 2016 + A1: 2019 Office furniture. Work tables. Part 2

Standards Meeting Report - hardware for furniture

Draft standards for corrosion performance of hardware and also star bases for swivelling chairs

France issues update to list of reference standards under Childcare Decree 91-1292

For the prevention of risks arising from the use of childcare articles

European Standard for Cots amended

Corrigendum published modifying requirements for footholds

Standards meeting report – Storage furniture

Meeting covered issues identified during the drafting of the revised standard ISO 7170

​Standards meeting report – outdoor furniture

Includes three main standards for outdoor furniture (EN 581 Parts 1, 2 & 3)

Standards meeting report – kitchen furniture

International Standards committee responsible or looking at standardising the sizes of kitchen furniture

​Standards meeting report – Electrical furniture

Task Group meeting to liaise with IEC TC61 who have been developing an electrical standard for furniture

Standards meeting report – Beds

Developing the standard ISO WD 23769 Furniture-Mattresses-Test methods for the determination of functional characteristi...

Standards meeting report – Tables

Development of ISO 19682 Furniture — Tables — Test methods for the determination of stability, strength and durability

Standards meeting report – Seating

Key topic for discussion was ISO 7173 Furniture — Chairs and stools — Determination of strength and durability

Baby Products Association technical meeting report - February 2019

Key topics included possibility of new Standard for mattresses used in moses baskets and carrycot.

Standards Meeting Report – domestic furniture

Insights from CEN TC 207 WG1 (the committee responsible for developing European Standards for domestic furniture)

Final standards update for 2018

Details of new standards and updates to others

Standards meeting report – Hardware for furniture

The working group discussed two new draft standards.

New document for surface finish assessment published

PD CEN/TR 17292: 2018 Technical report regarding precision data for various standards

New European Standard for Office Seating published

BS EN 1335-2: 2018 Office furniture. Office Work Chair. Safety Requirements

‘Electrically powered office furniture - a guide to the UK Regulations’

Details powered office furniture falling within certain Directives.

New standard for seating published

A new European Standard for assessing the stability of seating has been published.

Standards meeting report – domestic furniture

A meeting of CEN TC207 WG1, the European standards committee tasked with producing standards for domestic furniture

Standards meeting report

CEN TC 207 WG9, the European Standards committee that develops common test methods for furniture standards

Furniture Industry Research Association release their latest Standards Update

The September update confirms the publication of a number of new standards across the furniture sector.

Standards Meeting Report – Domestic furniture

A meeting of CEN TC207 WG1, the European committee tasked with producing standards for domestic furniture was recently h...

Latest update on standards

This latest quarterly 'Standards Update' reflects changes notified to the Furniture Industry Research Association since ...

New European Standard for Kitchen Furniture published

BS EN 1116: 2018 Furniture. Kitchen furniture. Coordinating sizes for kitchen furniture and kitchen appliance has now be...

Latest update on standards

This latest quarterly 'Standards Update' reflects changes notified to the Furniture Industry Research Association since ...

Standards meeting Update

A meeting was recently held in London of BSI Technical Committee FW/002 regarding British Standard BS 8474: 2013 and ele...

Standards Meeting Report - Domestic Furniture

A meeting was recently held in Nuremberg of CEN TC207 WG1 – the European Standards committee responsible for developing ...

Standards meeting report – Motorised furniture

​UK British Standards meeting report – Safety of child use and child care products

A meeting of CW/001, the UK mirror committee responsible for safety of childcare products recently met in London. The co...

European Standards meeting report – Common test methods for furniture

A meeting of CEN TC207 WG9, the working group tasked with producing test method standards for furniture recently met in ...

European Standards meeting report – Advisory Group.

A meeting of the CEN TC207 advisory group recently met in Paris, to discuss issues that affect all groups developing Eur...

Latest update on standards

The 9 page document covers new and revised standards being published, alongside details of the new guide to the EU machi...

New mattress standard published

A new European Standard for cot mattresses has been published - BS EN 16890: 2017 Children's furniture — Mattresses for ...

​New childcare standard published

A new European safety standard for cots has been published. BS EN 716-1: 2017 Furniture. Children’s cots and folding cot...

New Childcare standard published

A revised version of the European test method standard for cots has been published. BS EN 716-2: 2017 Furniture — Childr...

​New European Standard for furniture hardware published

A new European Standard covering requirements for the gas cylinders used in office chairs, and similar seating has been ...

​New Childcare standard published - Highchairs

A new European Standard for children’s highchairs has been published. BS EN 14988: 2017 Children’s Highchairs. Requireme...

​New standard for kitchen furniture published

FIRA can announce that a new standard for kitchen furniture has been published. BS 6222-3: 2017 Domestic kitchen equipme...

​New Guide for glass in furniture published

FIRA-FRQG G001: 2017 - The Furniture Retail Quality Group. Best Practice Guide. Glass in Furniture – Requirements, is an...

​European Standards meeting report

A meeting of the European standards committee CEN TC207 WG – Common test methods for furniture, was recently held in Nur...

​Standards meeting update

A meeting of the combine UK standards committees for furniture was recently held at BSI in London.

​New Child care standard published

FIRA can announce that a new standard for child care articles has been published: BS EN 1272:2017 Child care items – Tab...

​Standards meeting report – BSI Furniture committee meeting

A meeting of FW/0, the overarching BSI technical committee for furniture standards was recently held at FIRA’s Stevenage...

​Latest Standards updates published

The update includes details of a new standard; ‘BS EN 581. Part 1. 2017. Outdoor furniture. Seating and tables for campi...

​European Standards meeting held in Berlin

A meeting of CEN TC 207, the European technical committee responsible for developing standards for furniture, was recent...

​Outdoor furniture – new standard published

A revised standard for outdoor furniture is now available: BS EN 581-1: 2017 Outdoor furniture — Seating and tables for ...

​Amended standard for kitchen furniture published

A heavily amended British Standard for kitchen furniture has been published. BS 6222-2: 2009 + A1: 2017 Domestic kitchen...

​New Standards for children’s furniture published

Four revised standards for children’s furniture have been published. The standards have been produced by the Furniture I...

FIRA Quarterly Standards Update Report - January 2017

There have been a number of European and International Standards meetings since the previous quarterly report, with a nu...

​Standards meeting update

CEN TC207 WG9, the European Standards committee responsible for developing test method standards, and chaired by FIRA’s ...

FIRA Quarterly Standards Update Report - September 2016

Even though the summer months are traditionally quieter, standards making, both at an International and European level, ...

​British Standards for kitchen furniture to be revised

At a recent meeting at BSI in London it was agreed that the two main British Standards for kitchen units are to be updat...

​Report from European Standards meeting – Stability of seating

A meeting of the European Standards Committee developing test method standards for furniture, CEN TC 207 WG9, recently m...

​New Standards Meeting Report from Europe

A meeting of the Standards Committee responsible for producing furniture standards, CEN TC207, was recently held in Pari...

Standards

Furniture Retail Quality Group - Industry Standard Children’s Domestic Furniture - General safety re...

FIRA Standard created due to the absence of any British or European Standards applicable to children’s domestic and camp...

Furniture Retail Quality Group - Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture – Seat...

FIRA Standard created due to the absence of any British or European Standards applicable to children’s domestic and camp...

Furniture Retail Quality Group Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture - Tables ...

FIRA Standard created due to the absence of any British or European Standards applicable to children’s domestic and camp...

Furniture Retail Quality Group - Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture – St...

FIRA Standard created due to the absence of any British or European Standards applicable to children’s domestic and camp...

Furniture Retail Quality Group Best Practice Guide 2017 - Glass in Furniture

The guide has been developed in conjunction with the Furniture Retail Quality Group, whose members include technologists...

FIRA Standard - Performance and Dimensional Requirements for Bariatric Seating

This FIRA Standard specifies safety, strength and durability performance requirements for the structural safety and stab...

FIRA Standard - Performance and Dimensional Requirements for Bariatric Beds

This FIRA Standard specifies safety, strength and durability performance requirements for the structural safety and stab...

Standards meeting reports archive

Quarterly Standards Update Reports

These quarterly reports reflect the changes to furniture related standards notified to the Research Association

Standards Update Report - June 2018

Details of new standards, changes and standards in development

Standards update report - September 2020

Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development

Standards Update Report - June 2019

Details of new standards and standards in development

Standards Update Report - March 2019

Details of four new standards and standards in development

Standards Update Report - September 2018

Details of new standards, changes and standards in development

Standards update report - June 2020

Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development

Standards Update Report - March 2020

Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development

Standards Update Report - September 2019

Details of new standards and standards in development

Standards Update Report - December 2019

Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development

Standards Update Report - December 2018

Details of new standards, changes and standards in development

​Specifying leather for furniture

Identifying which standards and properties are relevant to leather performance

Standards applicable to the sale of childcare (furniture) products in the UK

A summary of some of the products and standards relating to the manufacture, specification and sale of furniture and rel...

What do I need to know to sell highchairs in the UK?

Summary of highchair testing and specification requirements taking account of the current standards and possible introdu...

FIRA Standard - Remanufacturing

FIRA Standard which specifies the requirements for the remanufacture of office and contract furniture including seating,...

Improved Performance for Businesses Implementing ISO 14001:2015

This article is a simple, beginners guide to performance measurement.

Introduction to REACH Regulations training

Recorded training session to give members of the Research Association a high level overview of REACH so they can underst...

Introduction to Biocidal Products Regulation training

Recorded training session to give high-level guidance on the EU Biocides Regulation (528/2012)

Introduction to EUTR training

This European Union Timber Regulation to help Members who first place timber or timber products onto the European Market...

FIRA Guide to European Biocidal Products Regulations

This guide will help companies and their suppliers to comply with the obligations they may have under the Biocidal Produ...

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), t...

BFC Proposal for updating UK Flammability Regulations - June 2017

Summary of the British Furniture Confederation’s Proposed Revision of Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regula...

Introduction to the Domestic Flammability Regulations training

Recorded training session to help you understand the Furniture & Furnishings Fire Safety Regulations for household f...

Fire safety of furniture and furnishings in the contract and non-domestic sectors - a guide to the U...

The fire safety of upholstered furniture supplied into the non-domestic market is more complex. It is heavily influenced...

Fire safety of furniture and furnishings in the home - A Guide to the UK Regulations

Any filling material, whether foam or non-foam, intended for use in furniture, must meet specified ignition tests. This ...

Furniture Retail Quality Group best practice guide - flammability testing

Advice for upholstery component manufacturers and suppliers to help identify the requirements for different upholstery c...

A guide for manufacturers seeking to claim compliance with BS 7176

Specification for resistance to ignition of upholstered furniture for non-domestic seating

Cable Management Systems– Understanding BS 6396

Guide to help you understand the requirements for electrical systems in office and educational furniture

Electrically actuated furniture for the domestic market - a guide to the UK Regulations

Guide to the Application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Edition 2.1 in relation to domestic furniture

Electrically powered office furniture - a guide to the UK Regulations

The 62 page guide identifies the relationship with powered office furniture products such as sit / stand desking and oth...

Furniture and the Medical Devices Directive (MDD) 93/42/EEC - Guidance and CE marking requirements.

How to classify your products based on their intended usage, including Guidance on what all products must be subject to ...

The General Product Safety Directive, furniture industry guide to legislation

43 page guide to support the furniture industry in understanding the GPSD

CE Marking Toolkit

To support members in meeting the strict requirements of CE Marketing Directives