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Enforcement of the UK Furniture Fire and Safety Regulations 1988

Enforcement of the UK Furniture Fire and Safety Regulations 1988. Jenny Stubbings Specialist Trading Standards Officer – Safety Essex County Council 7 December 2006. Trading Standards. What do we do: Help protect the public and honest businesses from rogue traders and illegal practices.

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Enforcement of the UK Furniture Fire and Safety Regulations 1988

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  1. Enforcement of the UKFurniture Fire and Safety Regulations 1988 • Jenny Stubbings Specialist Trading Standards Officer – Safety • Essex County Council • 7 December 2006

  2. Trading Standards • What do we do: • Help protect the public and honest businesses from rogue traders and illegal practices

  3. Trading Standards • It is a team that advise, persuade and when necessary prosecute • We are concerned with the law that governs goods and services which are bought, hired and sold

  4. The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 as amended • One of the pieces of legislation that we enforce is “The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 as amended” • Why was this legislation introduced

  5. The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 as amended • The regulations set stringent levels of fire resistance for domestic upholstered furniture unique in Europe

  6. Enforcement in the UK Local Authority Trading Standards Has Powers to • Demand documents • Search premises • Seize goods • Suspend products • Make test purchases • Investigate and Prosecute

  7. Enforcement Issues • Look for the label • Look at the records • Tie back to the manufacturer • Where we think there is a problem, test purchase or seize and test

  8. Display Labels (Swing tags) front reverse

  9. Display Labels (Swing tags) front reverse

  10. Permanent Label • It is an offence to not have this label attached

  11. Example

  12. What do we want to achieve? • To continue to reduce the number of deaths and injuries from house fires in the UK • Compliant furniture being sold in the UK • The UK currently leads Europe in the terms of the Furniture Flammability Regulations and Trading Standards would like to see the rules extended throughout the EU

  13. Any Questions? • Any questions?

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