The Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA), together with the Furniture Retail Quality Group (FRQG) has published four new standards relating to children’s furniture.
The FRQG comprises representatives from many of the UK's major furniture retailers. The group, chaired by FIRA, specialises in producing standards and guidance documents covering the furniture industry that are not fully covered by British or European standards.
The newest standards relate to revised documents for children’s furniture:
FIRA-FRQG C001: 2016 Furniture - Children’s domestic furniture - General safety requirements
FIRA-FRQG C002: 2016 Furniture - Children’s domestic furniture - Seating - Requirements for strength, stability and durability
FIRA-FRQG C003: 2016 Furniture - Children’s domestic furniture - Tables - Requirements for strength, stability and durability
FIRA-FRQG C004: 2016 Furniture - Children’s domestic furniture - Storage furniture - Requirements for strength, stability and durability
Updates to the general safety document, seating and tables documents mostly centre around updates to standard references. In light of recent safety reports, the changes to the document for storage furniture enhances the requirements for wall attachment devices and warnings relating to ensuring storage items are attached to the building.
The standards are free to FIRA members here, and non-members can purchase copies from the TRADA bookshop.
