BFA members have access a FREE first response service as well as a variety of furniture health and safety resources, furniture making risk assessment advice and on-site training.
Wood dust exposure - We can help with furniture health and safety activities such as wood dust exposure: with the reduction of exposure limit for most wood dust from 5mg/m3 - 3mg/m3.
Prosecutions and incidents - We provide information and advice around prosecutions and incidents relating to furniture and the woodworking sector, acting as useful learning points for many businesses.
Employment and legal
As well furniture health and safety advice, we also offer a wide range of employment and legal resources to support your business, which can be found here:
Advice line
BFM provides advice on any areas of EHS management such as legislation, technical issues and best practice.
Site reviews
BFM offers site reviews to members to evaluate operations and assess current levels of EHS performance.
Risk assessments
BFM provides risk assessment templates for key topics along with examples of completed risk assessments.
Monitoring
BFM provides a range of H&S monitoring services for its member companies including; dust personal exposure monitoring; noise surveys; local Exhaust Ventilation testing.
Health surveillance
BFM offers a variety of health surveillance services for its member companies including: Audiometry (hearing tests) and spirometry (breathing tests).
Seminars
BFM hold seminars on an occasional basis to give a concise guide to legal compliance, best practice and risk minimisation focusing specifically
on the furniture manufacturing sector.
Updates
BFM issue a monthly publication by email which contains news of EHS developments relevant to the sector as well as details of forthcoming
environmental conferences and guidance etc.
Policy level representation
BFM works closely with regulators and policy formers such as DEFRA and the Wood Safety Group to ensure that member views are represented during the formation and revision of policy.
