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25. 09. 2017

Fire prevention: new regulation for the city of San Francisco

San Francisco bans the sale of upholstered furniture containing flame-retardant chemicals.

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27. 09. 2017

Nurseries: fire reaction for upholstered products

D.M. 16-07-2014 "Technical regulation of fire prevention for the design, construction and operation of nurseries": the Italian Home Office provided the clarifications that CATAS requested in November 2014.

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01. 09. 2017

Prevenzione incendi per le attività scolastiche

Pubblicato il nuovo decreto D.M. 07.08.2017 "Approvazione di norme tecniche di prevenzione incendi per le attività scolastiche".

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20. 07. 2017

Yellowing of knots – a new specification for furniture surfaces

CATAS Surfaces department offers a new test in order to assess the behaviour of stained and painted softwood with knots.

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23. 06. 2017

The CE marking of construction products step by step

Download the free guide to CE marking of building products.

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05. 06. 2017

MAY: New standards just published

Find here the list of standards published in May 2017 by UNI.

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23. 05. 2017

Anti-decubitus mattresses: clarifications on fire reaction

With the letter prot. n. 5212 of 18-04-2017, the Italian Home Office provided some clarification on the possibility of certifying/homologating anti-decubitus mattresses according to the fire reaction standard UNI 9175.

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03. 05. 2017

APRIL: New standards just published

Find here the list of standards published in April 2017 by UNI.

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19. 04. 2017

Mattresses for children: a new standard

A new standard to assess the safety requirements of cribs and cots mattresses: EN 16890:2017 will be published.

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19. 04. 2017

The American organization ACGIH sets new limits for exposure to formaldehyde in workplaces

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) which is an American organization dealing for many years with the safety in workplaces, sets new limits for exposure to formaldehyde in these places. Limits recommended by ACGIH are often taken over from national legislation to protect workers in various Countries.