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A Guide to United States Furniture Compliance Requirements
Published
Author(s)
Karen Reczek, lisa benson
Abstract
This guide addresses childrens furniture, upholstered furniture and other types of furniture. This document does NOT address mattresses or other home furnishings such as carpets and rugs.
Reczek, K.
and benson, L.
(2016),
A Guide to United States Furniture Compliance Requirements, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8119
(Accessed October 9, 2025)