DO YOU WANT YOUR FURNITURE PRODUCTS TESTED IN AUSTRALIAN T0 MEET AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS?
The Australasian Furnishing Research & Development Institute (AFRDI), also known as Furntech, is a technical organisation serving the interests of buyers and sellers of furnishings in Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
Furniture displaying the FURNTECH-AFRDI logos and certification marks carries an assurance of quality and high standards often demanded by consumers, retailers and sometimes by law.
AFRDI is a Registered Research Agency (RRA) which carries out testing for products in the high-risk development categories. AFRDI services may attract a tax rebate under the Australian government’s Research and Development support program.
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Procurement requirement ALERT! New office furniture Standard published – Extract
Suppliers of Office desks, office workstations, tables intended to be used as office desks, or the increasingly popular sit-stand desks can expect that their customers will request that products meet the new Standard. The Australian/New Zealand Standard, AS/NZS...
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS IN THE SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT?
A person conducting a business or undertaking has the primary duty under the Work Health and Safety Act to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that workers and other persons are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from the business or undertaking....
STANDARDS UPDATE FROM FURNTECH-AFRDI
Review of standards AS/NZS 4442:1997 Office Desks and AS/NZS 4443:1997 Office panel systems - Workstations. The committee has met to consider a large number of public comments. The accepted comments are now being included in an updated committee draft. Standards...