Finnish Safety Investigation Authority has given a recommendation to introduce a change UN Regulation No 80 regarding the structure of the back part of seats for the purpose of making them safer, by adding padding and removing hard protrusions located right in the front of passengers.
Proposal to raise requirements for the attachments and fittings of the seat (as a prelude to the eventual deletion of static test methods in favor of dynamic testing).
This proposal (WP.29/2019/103) was adopted by the World Forum. Thirty-five Contracting Parties out of the 44 applying UN R80 were present for the vote by AC.1. Thirty-five voted in favor with zero against and zero abstaining.
Proposal to raise requirements for the attachments and fittings of the seat (as a prelude to the eventual deletion of static test methods in favor of dynamic testing).