CHAIR STANDARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

Type of certification:

Weight Rating

What is it?

Certification for 'heavy duty' office chairs.
AFRDI 142 tests office chairs for rated load performance – user weight and shift length.

What about other weight ratings?

AFRDI 142 is the only standard in Australasia which certifies office chairs for weight ratings. 

Any other ‘weight ratings’ that get quoted are not certified ratings, but simply supplier recommendations.

Levels of certification:

There are four levels:
135kg Single Shift — for users up to and including 135kg, for single 8 hour shift operations.
135kg Multi Shift — for users up to and including 135kg, for multi shift operations.
160kg Single Shift — for users up to and including 160kg, for single 8 hour shift operations.
160kg Multi Shift — for users up to and including 160kg, for multi shift operations.

The first chair to pass

In October 2012 our Spectrum with Long/Wide Seat was the first chair ever to be certified to AFRDI 142 160kg SS.

Link to: AFRDI newsletter
Link to: Spectrum page  

Which Eden Office chairs have
certified weight ratings?

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Type of certification:

Ergonomic/durability

What is it?

Australian/New Zealand Standard for computer chairs.

The government standard for computer chairs in Australia and New Zealand is the Australian/New Zealand Standard for Height Adjustable Swivel Office Chairs – AS/NZS 4438(1997).

This standard specifies dimensional, ergonomic, and durability requirements for computer chairs.

Levels of certification:

AS/NZS 4438 offers three levels of certification – Level 4, 5, 6 – with Level 6 being the most severe and regarded as the market standard. 

AFRDI state that Level 6 is regarded as suitable for users up to about 110kg.

Other names for this Standard

Certification at AS/NZS 4438 Level 6 is sometimes referred to as ‘AFRDI Level 6’.

Which Eden Office chairs are
certified AFRDI Level 6?

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Type of certification:

Quality

What is it?

Quality assurance for office chairs.

AFRDI operates their own system of quality assurance for furniture and furniture components. The AFRDI Blue Tick is eligible for products that are certified to appropriate standards and meet AFRDI’s criteria for strength, durability, stability, function, flammability, and workmanship. 

Learn more about: Blue Tick

Which Eden Office chairs have
AFRDI Blue Tick?

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