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Hi, Just looking for some advice on what actions to take really. Alot of our staff have individual offices which they like to make feel homely so they bring in settees, other comfy funiture or acquire it from other offices of people who have left. Previously its been turned a blind eye to unless theres foam coming out of it but in reality should we only allow furniture like this that can be confirmed as fire retardant? What do other people / organisations do? Thanks in a advance.
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Personally, I would only allow it if it could be confirmed as fire retardant (..if I allowed it at all !)
How does this sort of unchecked fire risk fit in with your fire risk assessment ? Would it have any impact upon protected fire escape routes as a basic example ?
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This would be an out and out no without any procduere for checking the fire resistance, the condition and getting them to agree to remove when they leave. Fire risk, hygiene risk, if its broken in any way that could cause harm who is picking up the tab on checking this, insurance would have fiel dday on that and then disposal who pays to get rid of it when its knackerd.
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Thankyou for the responses, it's much appreciated. I'm being asked to ignore the matter but just don't feel comfortable doing that so looks like my christmas card list is going to reduce again!
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Join the club ! I stopped getting Christmas cards from my many admirers at work some years ago - it goes with the territory I'm afraid. Some people just have no sense of humour ! :-)
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This might be useful- http://britishfurnitureconfederation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/BFC-Contract-flammability-guide.pdf
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Try a quick survey the other way round - look at all those nice DSE chairs your company issued and see how many of them (manufactured overseas) carry the labelling to prove fire resistance required for domestic supply. I won't disagree that the item will add to the potential fire load but it will be the same regradless of being a bring your own or the company purchase.
Unless you have suruptitious smokers in a smoke free workplace what will cause the item to ignite? Edited by user 28 February 2019 12:25:23(UTC)
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Try a quick survey the other way round - look at all those nice DSE chairs your company issued and see how many of them (manufactured overseas) carry the labelling to prove fire resistance required for domestic supply. I won't disagree that the item will add to the potential fire load but it will be the same regradless of being a bring your own or the company purchase.
Unless you have suruptitious smokers in a smoke free workplace what will cause the item to ignite? Edited by user 28 February 2019 12:25:23(UTC)
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i wonder who is moving these items? if you are using other staff members are they doing it with management permission. if so then the company could e liable for a claim if the person moving the furniture gets injured.
also why do they neeed sofas and such in their office? they are their to work not relax IMO.
Mike
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Originally Posted by: mike52 
also why do they neeed sofas and such in their office? they are their to work not relax IMO.
Mike
Trouble at t'mill? Heve you not been to a fancy London office lately? No-one has desks any more, they recline on chaise longue's, perch at breakfast bars or 'breakout' in cosy nooks whilst connected to the cloud on their laptops and phones.
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Originally Posted by: ttxela Originally Posted by: mike52
also why do they neeed sofas and such in their office? they are their to work not relax IMO.
Mike
Trouble at t'mill? Heve you not been to a fancy London office lately? No-one has desks any more, they recline on chaise longue's, perch at breakfast bars or 'breakout' in cosy nooks whilst connected to the cloud on their laptops and phones.
and dont forget the x-box!
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Originally Posted by: ttxela Originally Posted by: mike52
also why do they neeed sofas and such in their office? they are their to work not relax IMO.
Mike
Trouble at t'mill? Heve you not been to a fancy London office lately? No-one has desks any more, they recline on chaise longue's, perch at breakfast bars or 'breakout' in cosy nooks whilst connected to the cloud on their laptops and phones.
There's no issue with them having a nice place to sit and work its more the fact that in some cases there is foam exposed and has been covered with a nice throw to conceal the damage or it came out of a house clearance. As long as its in good condition and it can be demonstrated to meet the regs there's no bother.
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Have you had a read though this HSE Guide: Setaing at Work HSG57? http://www.hse.gov.uk/pU...ed/hsg57.pdf Obviously it is focused on the usual adjustable office chairs but you might find a few things of relevance within it.
Just another couple of thoughts regarding bringing in chairs from home etc - hygiene could be an issue (especially if from a smokers home) and or the risk of any stowaways (fleas etc) being brought into the workplace?
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Originally Posted by: A Kurdziel This might be useful- http://britishfurnitureconfederation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/BFC-Contract-flammability-guide.pdf
Just to back this up furniture in the workplace needs to be appropriate to the location. I would agree that workplace these days to tend to have a mixture of formal and informal furniture and that is not necessarily a bad thing where welfare, reduction in institutional bullying etc is concerned, its a lot harder to bully someone if you are sitting on a sofa! BUT it needs to be to the correct standard and should be from a reputable supplier of contract furniture.
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