{"id":18114,"date":"2017-03-16T13:05:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T13:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officenieuws.com\/?p=18114\/"},"modified":"2017-03-16T13:05:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T13:05:53","slug":"fira-publishes-new-standard-for-office-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officerepublic.news\/en\/2017\/03\/fira-publishes-new-standard-for-office-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRA publishes new standard for Office Furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FIRA (The Brittish Furniture Industry Research Association) can announce that a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fira.co.uk\/news\/article\/new-office-furniture-standard-published-1\" target=\"_blank\">new International Standard<\/a><\/span> for assessing office seating has been published: BS ISO 24496:2017 Office furniture \u2014 Office chairs \u2014 Methods for the determination of dimensions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The standard has been in development for some time and features a new assessment dummy (chair measurement device, or CMD) which is used to assist in the measurement of office chairs and their features.<\/p>\n<p>The standard is a test method standard and does not have any requirements. As an International Standard (ISO) this standard may not be implemented in all European countries, unlike Europe Standards (EN). It is hoped, however, that this standard will be referenced by standards that define chair dimension, such as EN 1335-1, when it becomes due for revision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information contact FIRA on +44-(0)1438 777700 or email <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:info@fira.co.uk\"><strong>info@fira.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIRA (The Brittish Furniture Industry Research Association) can announce that a new International Standard for assessing office seating has been published: BS ISO 24496:2017 Office furniture \u2014 Office chairs \u2014 Methods for the determination of 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