Safty Design In Home Furniture
There is a plentiful supply of appropriately treated and certified materials that will be compliant in your destination market, from the Americas, through the EU and on to China and Australasia.
you can improve fire safety of your products with a range of materials, components and fire safety testing:
Furniture – Flame retardant materials used in seats, upholstery, sofas and mattresses significantly reduce the possibility of ignition and, in the vent of ignition, limit the spread of any flames. Flame retardant materials on a sofa would ensure that even if a person should drop a cigarette butt into the upholstery, the sofa would not ignite, and the emission of any toxic gases would be minimal. To reduce the potential for harm from this hazard, the European Union and United States have implemented flame retardant regulations on the furniture industry. Manufacturers and retailers must ensure their products are tested against standards including:
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 – in the UK
EN 1021/EN 597 – in Europe
16CFR 1633 – in the United States, supplemented by TB117 in California
Decorative materials – Fire retardant materials can limit the spread of a fire, but also offer the benefits of reduced smoke and reduced releases of toxic gases – both of which enable the occupants of a building more time to escape/await rescue in safety. Good quality building materials should have good mechanical, environmental and flame retardant capabilities. Materials claiming flame retardancy, such as fireproof plasterboard, floor coverings, carpets and curtains, must be tested against the above-mentioned international standards.
Doors – Fire doors save lives. The doors and their hardware are designed to contain flames and smoke, allowing people time to escape or await rescue in safety. Testing will verify a door set’s fire resistance and qualify it’s rating. Regulations are in place across the USA and European Union, where standards have recently been harmonized with the publication of EN 16034 and the introduction in September 2016 of a common CE marking procedure.
Fire retardant coatings – Slow and limit the spread of fire. Fire retardant coatings are commonly applied to combustible substrate surfaces. They can reduce the surface flammability of a coated material, limit fires, slow the spread of flames, and improve the fire endurance of the protected materials.
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