SGS can certify electronic furniture

Increasing volumes of furniture with electrically motorised parts are entering global markets and raising the risk to consumers of mechanical injuries, electrical shock and fire. In response, the IECEE published IEC 60335-2-116 in November 2019.

SGS, from its global network of certified test laboratories, can now provide a one stop testing and certification service to designers and manufacturers looking to demonstrate that their products meet the standard's requirements. This also provides them with market access permits to enable products to enter global markets.

The standard covers furniture with electrically motorized parts intended for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V. Furniture incorporating electrically motorised parts not intended for normal household use, but which may still pose a danger to the public, is also included within the scope of the standard i.e. furniture used by the public in shops, offices, hotels, restaurants, cinemas, hospitals, schools, in light industry and on farms.