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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.

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04. 04. 2017

New standards just published

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

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23. 03. 2017

Published the new standard UNI 11675 Furniture – Design of furniture and its approach to comply with the needs of all the people. Requirements

Important news in the Italian standardization landscape: a new standard defining the requirements and recommendations for the design of accessible furniture.

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14. 11. 2016

ISO workshop on seating mechanical strength tests definition.

Grand Rapids, Michigan - November  2016. The standardization activities is going on in order to define at ISO level the tests to determine the mechanical strength of a chair.

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09. 11. 2016

UNI EN 1177 Impact attenuating playground surfacing – Determination of critical fall height.

Both in laboratory and on site: CATAS carries out the critical fall height determination testing.

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06. 12. 2016

Design for all: state of the art of standards and experience in Italy

The ISO framework, the european and italian strategies related to accessibility and universal design.