Standards and Regulatory Update March 2026
Updates to furniture standards, standards in development, and the latest on industry-relevant regulations and consultations
11th March, 2026
Standards
Standards
Electrically Powered Office Furniture: Guide to the GB Regulations
This guide identifies the relationship with powered office furniture products such as sit/stand desking and other electrically powered office furniture falling within the scope of the Supply of Machinery Regulations
3rd March, 2021
Regulations
Standards update report - December 2020
Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development
10th December, 2020
Standards
Standards update report - September 2020
Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development
11th September, 2020
Standards
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
Standards update report - June 2020
Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development
5th June, 2020
Standards
Standards update report - March 2020
Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development
8th April, 2020
Standards
Standards update report - December 2019
Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development
2nd January, 2020
Standards
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
4th December, 2019
Flammability
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
8th October, 2019
Standards
