The Office for Product Safety and Standards' latest update on their project entitled 'New approach …to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations' is now available. it includes:
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Establishing clear furniture fire safety guidelines that can be applied to office chairs used in the home
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Impact following the dissolution of Parliament
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Answers from Government regarding questions raised by members at our Flammability Consultation Forums
Checklist to help companies identify that products have the correct test certification to comply with the UK Flammabilit...
Resource to help with checking that a product has been tested to the correct flammability standard(s)
Output from the forum is now available to all members
Supporting members in demonstrating compliance to the relevant fire performance or flammability requirements
Furniture Flammability testing tracker to help you manage your flammability testing responsibilities
This forms part of the current review into the UK domestic flammability regulations
Fourth in a series of newsletters from OPSS is now available
Further guidance and clarity from the Irish authorities is needed
The guidance covers four ‘scenarios’ and clarifies whether the FFFSR would fully apply, alongside the role of the GPSR
As part of the review of the UK domestic flammability regulations, OPSS share updates on the project
In conjunction with Trading Standards, clarifies whether the FFFSR would fully apply in four scenarios
The BFC, BRC and UKTLF are working together on guidance for the industry on the differences between the two sets of Regu...
This is a change in advice previously received and must be implemented with immediate effect
Replay available to all members via our service provider, FIRA International
Playback available, which centers on regulations for furniture and beds, across domestic and contract markets
Upholstered furniture that meets UK fire safety regulations will continue to be accepted in Ireland post Brexit
Draft guidance document on the fire safety of contract seating in domestic environments to be produced
Clarification relates to 'legacy’ chairs (marketed pre-pandemic), contract chairs (marketed post-pandemic) and mesh back...
We've set up a cross sector steering group to establish clear guidelines that can be applied to office chairs used in th...
Gives high level overview of the regs and address some of the main queries
Recorded training providing a high level overview of the contract flammability regulations
Results from The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) research
Includes requirements, responsibilities, testing and labelling
Due to Covid-19 OPSS have been revising their timetable and does not expect to have new regulations ready until 2022
Clarification from OPSS: do office chairs in the home need to comply with the FFFSR if they've been tested to BS 7176: 2...
Clarification from the OPSS (Office for Product Safety Standards) via the Hertfordshire Trading Standards Office (TS), t...
CPSC’s Office of Compliance is revising the Interim Enforcement Policy
California regulation prohibiting flame retardant chemicals in upholstered furniture
The route for claiming compliance with BS 7176 - Specification for resistance to ignition of upholstered furniture for n...
Key point: upholstered furniture has a significant impact on domestic house fires
Three of Westbridge’s UK production sites were assessed during audit process
Compliance Scheme includes upholstery manufacturers, retailers and suppliers.
Part of the process to become a ‘Certified Company’ was an in-depth audit
They underwent thorough audit of processes and procedures
Policy for mattresses subject to 16 CFR part 1632
“Compliance and Safety is always at the forefront at everything we do"
The audit demonstrated that Lebus Upholstery have robust processes and procedures in place.
Furniture manufacturers, DFS Furniture Company Ltd, has achieved ‘Certified Company’ status under the Furniture Industry...
The new Compliance Scheme has been in operation for a month, and the first two companies to gain Certified Company statu...
Furniture retailer DFS has gained ‘Certified Company’ status under the Furniture Industry Research Association’s (FIRA...
FIRA recently attended a meeting in Brussels that outlined the scope of an EU funded project promoting research into red...
ScS, one of the UK’s leading furniture and flooring specialists, has become the first national furniture retailer to ac...
FIRA Compliance Scheme benefits for manufacturers, Compliance scheme for the Fire performance of upholstered furniture, ...
Compliance scheme for the Fire performance of upholstered furniture, furniture flammability compliance scheme
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA), with support from the Danish EPA, has recently published a draft screening report w...
Scheme for companies to show their commitment and compliance with the UK furniture fire safety Regulations
Benefits for retailers, Compliance scheme for the Fire performance of upholstered furniture, furniture flammability comp...
Summary of the British Furniture Confederation’s Proposed Revision of Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regula...
On 11 April The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) released a statement about the use of fire retardant chemicals in ...
FIRA was informed yesterday that the Government has re-started the consultation into a potential revision of the fire sa...
On the 19th of January we received the following communication from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills:
Cause for concern over the potential toxicity of some flame retardant chemicals has prompted the UK's largest furniture ...
This report investigates the impact of the presence of flame retardants on the furniture industry in relation to the dis...
A report into the impact the use of flame retardant (FR) chemicals in upholstered furniture has on its disposal and rec...
The use of flame retardants in furniture and furnishings is of great significance, especially in the UK, where fire safe...
Guide to help manufacturers and suppliers of upholstery and components to identify the flammability testing requirements...
This guide intends to clarify the regulations and explain the requirements for non-domestic furniture and furnishings, o...
This guide outlines the UK Furniture and Furnishings Flammability Regulations and the responsibilities of different orga...