Certification You Can Trust
You are a buyer and are required to take into account the specific standards and regulations of public facilities.
By placing your trust in companies that have obtained the NF mobilier professionnel SANTÉ certification, you can be assured of a purchase that conforms to the standards and regulations for furniture designed for users in healthcare establishments.
Unlike self-certifications, the NF mobilier professionnel SANTÉ certification offers a guarantee of transparency and impartiality guaranteed by AFNOR CERTIFICATION.
Its framework is measurable and quantifiable. It is regularly revised to incorporate regulatory developments and the changing expectations of customers.
You can integrate it into your technical specifications or draw inspiration from it, considering it as a "bonus" in terms of safety, quality, and durability.
NF mobilier professionnel SANTÉ is therefore a major asset in the development of an exemplary furniture procurement policy for healthcare.
The new social and societal criteria include the dimension of sustainability for this furniture.
Meeting Your Expectations
Quality audits in each company and regular inspections at production sites ensure that they meet the requirements of the framework over time and guarantee consistent quality of NF mobilier professionnel SANTÉ certified furniture for:
Safety
The risk of injuries is assessed and controlled (corners, sharp edges, pinch zones, ...)
Stability and loads are studied (frontal or lateral impacts, ...)
Fire behavior is controlled and verified, especially for furniture exposed to this type of risk, such as padded seats.
Size and Ergonomics
This criterion prescribes dimensional requirements for chairs and tables adapted to users, as well as morphological criteria or health-related usage, such as geriatric chairs or tables suitable for wheelchair users.
Strength
Furniture is designed to withstand the daily demands of users and staff in healthcare facilities or nursing homes.
Appearance Durability
This aims to prolong the product's original qualities over time (resistance to cleaning agents and common products, color retention, ...) and ensure resistance to intensive use (wear resistance, good resistance to light and temperature, ...)
Hygiene
This involves considering ease of cleaning and maintenance in product design (shapes, materials, textures, ...) as well as controlling VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and heavy metals,...
Societal and Environmental Criteria
These criteria relate to the product + company and take into account societal criteria such as fairness and diversity, health and safety at work, interaction between stakeholders, and minimizing environmental impact throughout the product's life cycle.
What Does Buying Certified Mean?
Buying certified means:
- The assurance of choosing your partners wisely:
Obtaining the NF mobilier professionnel SANTÉ certification is a voluntary and demanding process for a manufacturer. Thus, you trust companies that are committed to progress and responsibility.
Also, it ensures good complementarity with the NF MEDICAL mark.
- The assurance of trusting a measurable and quantifiable framework
You integrate into your specifications a precise, detailed framework developed with all stakeholders, including education professionals and public buyers, manufacturers, control institutes, which takes into account foreseeable risks.
- The assurance of complying with standards and regulations
You obtain a guarantee from FCBA, an independent organization accredited according to ISO 17065, which tests and conducts audits and controls on manufacturers and delivers the NF mobilier professionnel SANTÉ certification under the mandate of AFNOR CERTIFICATION. Unlike self-certifications, this certification offers transparency and impartiality guaranteed by AFNOR CERTIFICATION.
- The assurance of perfect consistency with the ISO 9001 company certification
The analysis of customer satisfaction processes, required by ISO 9001, is taken into account. If the manufacturer is not already ISO 9001 certified, FCBA regularly audits its quality management according to an ISO 9001 model framework.
How to Buy Safely?
Access to manufacturers and products:
Browse the list of manufacturers who have received the right to use the mark, via the list of manufacturers section. You can also find certified furniture via the list of certified products section.
Framework:
FCBA is responsible for impartially assessing the conformity of products and the company according to the framework that can be downloaded from this site.
Advice and Information:
You can find a wealth of information in the FAQs. You can also meet with an auditor by clicking here. FCBA can assist you in drafting your specifications to prescribe standards and regulations in force; technical criteria can also be used. It can also help you analyze the validity of received offers.
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