Glass in furniture must be safe. The General Product Safety Regulations place a duty of care on manufacturers, producers & distributors to ensure products supplied to consumers are safe. In the case of glass in furniture enforcement authorities in the UK expect only safety glass to be used in tables and storage units. This can be shown through compliance with relevant standards. The General Product Safety Regulations place a duty of care on manufacturers, producers & distributors to ensure products supplied to consumers are safe. In the case of glass in furniture enforcement authorities in the UK expect only safety glass to be used in tables & storage units. This can be shown through compliance with relevant standards such as: BS 7376:2004 "Inclusion of glass in the construction of tables or trolleys" & EN14749: 2005 "Domestic & kitchen storage units & worktops; Safety requirements & test methods." These standards provide methods for evaluating the performance of the glass to assess its suitability for use & for measuring the physical performance of the product relating to stability, structural strength & durability.
