Tub Chairs in Cafes vs Homes: Contract Grade Fire Standards Explained (Crib 5)

Furniture in Fashion has set out the difference between a tub chair specified for a cafe and the same silhouette specified for a living room, and the distinction is regulatory before it is physical. Domestic upholstered seating sold in the UK falls under the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, while seating for non domestic premises is normally specified to BS 7176, which classifies hazard levels and draws on the ignition sources defined in BS 5852. Crib 5 is ignition source 5 in that series, a small wooden crib representing a more severe ignition risk than the match flame used for domestic testing, and it is the level commonly required for medium hazard settings such as restaurants and hotels. Our report explains what each standard covers, why contract chairs are built differently, and what a home buyer actually needs. We also cover where home businesses sit between the two regimes, and how cover materials age in each setting....