Upholstered Furniture Action Council
Organization
Why pick this one
Upholstered Furniture Action Council has worked on furniture safety for 45 years and uses independent, accredited laboratories for flammability testing.
Best for
- Consumers shopping for upholstered furniture with documented safety testing
- Furniture manufacturers seeking Make Life Safer tag verification
- Manufacturers addressing national flammability standards
- Manufacturers addressing certain state toxic flame retardant chemical requirements
Look elsewhere if
- Furniture repair or reupholstery
- Buying furniture directly from a retailer
- Urgent home fire damage response
Specialties
- Upholstered furniture component flammability testing
- Testing for certain toxic flame retardant chemical requirements
- Manufacturer verification for Make Life Safer tags
- Manufacturer verification for Make Life Safer Plus tags
Certifications
- Make Life Safer program
- Make Life Safer Plus program
- Testing by independent, accredited laboratories
What makes them different
- Has worked on furniture safety for 45 years
- Uses independent, accredited laboratories to test participating manufacturers' furniture components
- Testing covers the new national flammability standard
- Programs address certain U.S. state requirements for toxic flame retardant chemicals
- Provides Make Life Safer and Make Life Safer Plus tags for verified manufacturers
- Years in business
- 45
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 317 W High Ave, High Point, NC 27260-4950
- Phone
- 13368855065
- Website
- https://www.ufac.org
Services
- Consumer home fire safety information
- Furniture safety program administration
- Independent laboratory testing coordination