Events are being planned in the UK to commemorate 20 years of controls on the fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture.
The Furniture (Fire safety) Regulations were introduced in 1988 following widespread public concern on the high number of fire deaths and injuries caused by the involvement of flammable furniture in fires in the home.
The hazards came from the use of easily ignitable coverings and highly flammable foam fillings which gave very little escape time once the furniture became involved in fire, in many cases escape became impossible in as little as 3 minutes after ignition.
The Regulations require all upholstered furniture to be resistant to ignition by cigarettes or matches and foam and other filling materials used, to be slow burning to allow more escape time.
Independent research estimates that in the first fifteen years the regulations contributed to saving over 4,000 lives and preventing approximately 40,000 injuries.
The 20th anniversary will commemorate the work of the fire service, furniture manufacturers and material suppliers, together the enforcement agencies, in what has been a remarkable consumer safety achievement and will urge the adoption of similar standards throughout the European Union.
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It's amazing! I saw a programme on Channel Five one ideal Sunday morning about this. And now the fabrics and material are coated and preventitive that they actually seem to put the matches/cigarettes out themselves! It highlighted for me the need for fire safety (in the absence of this upholstered furniture) and found Discount Fire Supplies a useful resource and fire safety specialist!
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Windows are often needed to escape a fire, so it's extra important to make sure any window treatments, such as curtains or shades use fire retardant fabrics. You may also be able to have them post-treated for this, if they're not already.
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Recently I bought living room furniture and now it has lost its shine, I may have dealt with froud shopkeeper. I liked your post.. and thanks for this, see my ottoman beds that is luxury and affordable to buy.
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Only just noticed this article, It's amazing and shows the importance of fire retardant fabrics. Fire risk assessment from UKFSS can be helpful for businesses on the subject.
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Interesting, I was never aware that furniture in the UK was supposed to be relatively flame retardant, I was under the assumption that they hav e to remain relatively useful. Still I wonder if this regulation applies to curtains, blinds and carpets. I could imagine them burning up rather easily if there happened to be a house fire.
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Fire retardant furniture is essential. Anything that helps with fire safety is worthwhile.
Fire retardant furniture is essential. Anything that helps with fire safety is worthwhile.
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