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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 4074-1 Begin 2025-04-16 Title Strength grading of wood - Part 1: Coniferous sawn timber More  Comment 
Document number DIN EN 00193378 Begin 2025-04-14 Title Adhesives for load-bearing timber structures made of hardwoods - Classification and performance requirements - Part 1: Adhesives for the bonding of selected hardwood species (group A), with no specific high shear strength classification More  Comment 
Document number DIN CEN/T? 00193396 Begin 2025-04-11 Title Adhesives for load-bearing timber structures made of hardwoods - Classification and performance requirements - Definition of groups of species and sampling specifications for testing 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 
Document number DIN EN 212 Edition 2025-05 Title Wood preservatives - General guidance on sampling and preparation for analysis of wood preservatives and treated timber; German and English version prEN 212:2025 More  Read draft and comment
Document number DIN EN 1729-1 Edition 2025-05 Title Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 1: Functional dimensions; German and English version prEN 1729-1:2025 More  Read draft and comment

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New publications
Document number Edition Procedure Title
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 DIN EN 12520 Edition 2025-04 Procedure Standard Title Furniture - Safety, strength and durability - Requirements for domestic seating; German version EN 12520:2024 More  Order from DIN Media
Document number ISO 4211-1 Edition 2025-04 Procedure Standard Title Furniture - Tests for surface finishes - Part 1: Assessment of resistance to cold liquids More  Order from DIN Media

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