Size of fire resistant labels

[Guest SafBut]

Please could you advise the size the fire resistant label needs to be and if the material needs to be anit flammable. We are producing these for customers so want to ensure that we produce them within legislation.

[Tom Sutton]

Are you referring to the Furniture and Furnishing Regs?

If so the only size mentioned is, “All words and numbers on the permanent label must be in medium letters of at least 10 point (approx. 2.5 millimetres high) in upper or lower case. The letters must be legible, in durable print, and appear on a label of sufficient colour contrast to enable them to be seen clearly."

As for fire resistance of the labels the display labels are removed soon after purchase and the permanent labels are fixed to the underside of the items therefore only need to comply with the following,

"The label must be durable and securely attached to the furniture (i.e. cannot be removed without causing damage to the label or the product and must be able to withstand the normal wear and tear of everyday use and misuse). The durability period for permanent labels is not defined in the Regulations. However bearing in mind that any records need to be kept for 5 years and the purpose of the permanent labelling is to link through to those records, a similar period would seem logical. The permanent label has to be securely attached to the external surface of the item. Attachment of the permanent label to the underside of the item is also permissible"

You should check out the FIRA website for the guide to the regs and a link can be found on http://www.firesafe....81989-and-1993/