Furniture fire safety regulations: proposed amendments
Proposed changes to the UK's furniture flammability laws to improve safety, make UK furniture greener and bring savings to industry.
Detail
The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 set levels of fire resistance for domestic upholstered furniture, furnishings and other products containing upholstery.
This consultation sets out the government’s intention to change the specification for the match test and the requirements for the cigarette test (both for covering fabrics) in the regulations.
Documents
Consultation on proposed amendments to Schedule 5 - The Match Test - Part 1 and Schedule 4 - The Cigarette Test - of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentImpact assessment on proposed amendments to Schedule 5 - The Match Test - Part 1 and Schedule 4 - The Cigarette Test - of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988application/pdfConsultation on amendments to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations: summary of responses Schedule 5 - The Match Test - Part 1 and Schedule 4 - The Cigarette Testapplication/pdfTechnical annex: systematic rationale for modification of the Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) Regulationsapplication/pdfFurniture fire safety regulations: proposed amendments - responses (A to H)application/x-zip-compressedFurniture fire safety regulations: proposed amendments - responses (H to W)application/x-zip-compressed