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Seating Testing
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+44 (0) 1438 777 700Seating tests are concerned with the safety, stability and durability of products, minimising risk to the end-user and ensuring products are fit for purpose.
Test requirements vary dependent on the type and intended end use of the product. Flammability is also a legal requirement for all upholstered domestic furniture.
We’re UKAS accredited to test domestic and commercial seating (including ANSI / BIFMA testing for products designed for the US market):
- Sofas
- Dining chairs
- Recliners
- Children’s seating
- Benches
- Office chairs
- Outdoor seating / camping chairs
- Stadium and theatre chairs
What we test to (domestic):
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- BS EN 12520:2015 Furniture. Strength, durability and safety. Requirements for domestic seating
- BS 8474:2013. Furniture. Chairs with electrically operated support surfaces. Requirements.
- BS EN 581-1:2017. Outdoor furniture. Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use. General safety requirements
- BS EN 581-2:2015. Outdoor furniture. Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use. Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for seating
- FIRA/FRQG C001: 2016 - Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture - General safety requirements
- FIRA/FRQG C002: 2016 – Seating: Requirements for strength, stability and durability
- BS EN 14183:2003. Step stools
What we test to (non-domestic):
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- BS EN 16139:2013. Furniture. Strength, durability and safety. Requirements for non-domestic seating.
- Contract seating. Performance requirements for seating for use by persons weighing up to 200kg
- BS 8474:2013. Furniture. Chairs with electrically operated support surfaces. Requirements.
- BS EN 581-1:2017. Outdoor furniture. Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use. General safety requirements
- BS EN 581-2:2015. Outdoor furniture. Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use. Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for seating
- BS EN 12727:2016 Furniture. Ranked seating. Requirements for safety, strength and durability
- BS EN 1729-2:2012+A1:2015 Furniture. Chairs and tables for educational institutions. Safety requirements and test methods
- BS 5459-2:2000+A2:2008 Specification for performance requirements and tests for office furniture. Office pedestal seating for use by persons weighing up to 150kg and for use up to 24 hours a day, including type-approval tests for individual components
- BS EN 1335-2:2018 Office furniture. Office work chair. Safety requirements
- FS055: 2005 Office Work Chairs - Performance Requirements for Office Pedestal Seating for Use by Persons Weighing up to 200kg
- FS058: 2009 Performance and Dimensional Requirements for Bariatric Seating
- ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 2017 Office Chairs
- ANSI/BIFMA X5.4 - 2020 Public and Lounge Seating
- ANSI/BIFMA X5.11 - 2015 (R2020) Large Occupant Office Chair
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