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Standards Report – Common test methods
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CEN TC207 WG9, the European standards committee tasked with developing common test method standards for furniture, recently met at FIRA’s headquarters. The committee chaired by FIRA’s Phil Reynolds discussed a wide range of topics, including:
- Motorised furniture
- Standardising test foams and mattresses
- Report from seat loading point workshop
- Report from suspended seating workshop
- Problems identified with EN 1022 – Furniture. Seating. Determination of stability
- Problems identified with EN 1728 – Furniture. Seating. Test methods for the determination of strength and durability.
- Rational for increasing the load of seating users above 110 kg
Key decisions taken at the meeting were:
- To Ask CEN TC207 for a WI for the Technical Report standardizing the requirements for test foams and mattresses
- To delay work on a revision/amendment of EN 1022 whilst more information is gathered.
- To start work on a draft standard for suspended seating
- To start work on a draft technical report for increasing the load of users.
Members of the Furniture Industry Research Association can read a full meeting report below, or contact FIRA on 01438 777700 or email info@fira.co.uk.
