This standard is intended to provide manufacturers, specifiers, and users with a common basis
for evaluating the safety, durability, and structural adequacy of business and institutional lounge
seating.
This standard describes the means of evaluating lounge seating, independent of construction
materials, manufacturing processes, mechanical designs or aesthetic designs. This standard
does not address general-purpose office chairs or seating used for stadiums, auditoriums,
lecture rooms and similar high-density public seating areas. This standard does not address
flammability, surface material durability, cushioning materials, product emissions, or ergonomic
considerations.
The standard defines specific tests, the laboratory equipment that may be used, the conditions
of tests, and the minimum acceptance levels to be used in evaluating lounge seating. The
acceptance levels given in this standard are based on the actual field use and test experience of
BIFMA International members.
The tests in this standard are intended to assess the performance of new products only. They
are not intended to assess a product that has been in use.
| ANSI : | ANSI Approved |
| Number of Pages : | 73 |
| Published : | 2005 |
