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DIN Standards Committee Timber and Furniture

About NHM

The DIN Standards Committee Timber and Furniture (NHM) is responsible for the standardization works in the areas of forestry, wood industry and furniture industry as well as related fields on a national, European and international level.

The scope of the committee includes the development of product, application, test and safety standards in the fields of round wood, sawn wood, wood-based panels, wood protection, wood adhesives, wooden floorings, laminate floorings, ladders and furniture for domestic, children, educational, non-domestic and office environments.

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DIN e. V.
Dr.
Christiane Loser

Am DIN-Platz
Burggrafenstraße 6
10787 Berlin

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New projects
Document number Begin Title
Document number DIN EN 17869 Begin 2025-05-15 Title Hardware for furniture - Test methods for strength and overload tests of connectors for furniture constructed from panel material; German version EN 17869:2023 More  Comment 
Document number DIN EN 1725 rev Begin 2025-05-12 Title Furniture - Beds - Requirements for safety, strength and durability More  Comment 
Document number DIN 68877-1 Begin 2025-05-09 Title Industry work chair - Part 1: Dimensions, Determination of dimensions More  Comment 

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Current Draft Standards
Document number Edition Title
Document number DIN EN 16755 Edition 2025-06 Title Classes of fire-retardant treated wood products in interior and exterior end use applications - Reaction to fire performance; German and English version prEN 16755:2025 More  Read draft and comment
Document number DIN EN 18122 Edition 2025-06 Title High chairs and learning towers - Learning towers - Requirements and test methods; German and English version prEN 18122:2025 More  Read draft and comment
Document number DIN 4575 Edition 2025-06 Title Graphite test for furniture surfaces More 

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New publications
Document number Edition Procedure Title
Document number DIN 4074-3 Edition 2025-06 Procedure Standard Title Strength grading of wood - Part 3: Devices for supporting visual grading of sawn timber - Requirements and testing More  Order from DIN Media
Document number DIN EN ISO 12460-2 Edition 2025-05 Procedure Standard Title Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 2: Small-scale chamber method (ISO 12460-2:2024); German version EN ISO 12460-2:2025 More  Order from DIN Media
Document number ISO 13061-15 Edition 2025-05 Procedure Standard Title Physical and mechanical properties of wood - Test methods for small clear wood specimens - Part 15: Determination of radial and tangential swelling More  Order from DIN Media

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Documents withdrawn without replacement
Document number Deadline for comments Title
Document number DIN EN 15534-5 Deadline for comments 2025-07-31 Title Composites made from cellulose-based materials and thermoplastics (usually called wood-polymer composites (WPC) or natural fibre composites (NFC)) - Part 5: Specifications for cladding profiles and tiles; German and English version prEN 15534-5:2019 More  Comment 

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