Flammability Best Practice Guide
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The guide - FIRA-FRQG F001: 2011 - has been developed by FRQG to fulfil four major functions: - To provide basic information to upholstery suppliers across the global supply chain regarding the requirements of the UK's Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations. - To give a standard interpretation of the testing requirements within the regulations to ensure that all test laboratories around the world are testing in the same way, and hopefully reduce expensive product recalls. - To give instructions to test laboratories on test report format to ensure that they are easy to read. - To give advice on the age of test reports that will be accepted
Contents:
- Introduction
- Objectives
- Background
- Best practice - test methods
- Reporting
- Best practice matrix - flammability testing recommendations
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