UK Revised Fire Safety Regulations For Furniture

　　 2010 10, January, Britain Promulgation of fire prevention for furniture Safety regulations Revision.

The British furniture fire safety regulations began in 1988. Implementation For different types of upholstered furniture, including sofa, mattress, pillow, cushion, cushion and other filling products, different fire safety grades are set.

The method stipulates several kinds of test to prevent ignition, some need to use a kind of fireproof cover and put it on the test device to fix the filling material that needs to be tested. However, in the past few years after the implementation of the regulations, there has been no special fabric to be tested, so similar fabrics can only be used. That is to say, at least technically, it is not possible to fully demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements.

　　 The revision of the furniture fire safety regulations focuses on solving the above problems and stipulates that the test fabric available in the circulation field should be used as an alternative. This modification allows the test laboratory to follow the test procedure so that the retailer can prove that it is in full compliance with the requirements of the regulations.