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Quality Partnership Council Making it Easier to Use MAS Interior Design Services Allyn Richert Trade Products Corporation James Boyle IWAC Business Development
MAS Design Services…Make it Easier Quality Partnership Council Concern: Confusion around availability and appropriate use of design services on GSA Schedule Goal: Make it easier for Federal buyers to use Schedule for design services Establish Design Services Working Group • Include perspectives from GSA, Industry, and other Federal agencies who have an interest and experience around this topic • Define and identify issues around current use • Develop and implement recommended solutions (i.e. process improvements, resources/tools, training etc.)
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Quality Partnership Council BIFMA Standards and New Conformance Program Dave Panning BIFMA Technical Services
BIFMA STANDARDS – PROVE IT! 14 November 2019
Agenda 1. Why BIFMA Standards matter in commercial spaces. 2. Understand the relevant standards for furniture safety and performance. 3. Understanding of BIFMA’s anticipated Conformance Program and how it applies to the furniture selection process. 14 November 2019
1 | STANDARDS MATTER Making the case for: SAFETY ‘Furniture - Only’ Tip -Over – Annual Emergency Department Injuries 8,700 (46%) involved children, under age 18 years 7,500 (39%) involved adults, ages 18 – 59 years 2,900 (15%) involved seniors, ages 60 years + Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Oct. 2018 14 November 2019
1 | STANDARDS MATTER Making the case for: SAFETY ‘Furniture - Only’ Tip -Over – Reported Fatalities between 2000 and 2017 110 (67%) involved children, victim ages 1 month to 14 years 9 (5%) involved adults, victim ages 28 – 59 years 46 (28%) involved seniors, victims aged 60 years + Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Oct. 2018 14 November 2019
1 | STANDARDS MATTER Making the case for: CONFORMANCE 14 November 2019
2 | BIFMA HAS RELEVANT STANDARDS Overview of our standards and guidelines ANSI/BIFMA X5.1, X5.4, X5.11 and X6.1 Seating BIFMA X6.4 Occasional Use Seating ANSI/BIFMA X5.5 Desk / Table Products ANSI/BIFMA X5.6 Panel Systems ANSI/BIFMA X5.9 Files and Storage Units ANSI/SOHO S6.5 Small Office / Home Office ANSI/BIFMA M7.1 and X7.1 Emissions ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability BIFMA G1 Ergonomics for Computer Workstations Note: Those in bold will be in the proposed BIFMA Compliant Program 14 November 2019
2 | BIFMA STANDARDS - SEATING ANSI/BIFMA X5.1-2017 General-Purpose Office Seating “… normally used in an office environment and may include, but are not limited to those seating styles typically referred to as: executive/management, task/secretarial, side/guest chairs, stacking chairs, tablet arm chairs and stools.” In reality, this standard is used for many other types of chairs in addition to those listed above. This is the workhorse of North American seating tests. The 95 th percentile male weighs 275 pounds and was used as the basis for the tests along with a 10-year life at single shift usage. 14 November 2019
2 | BIFMA STANDARDS - SEATING ANSI/BIFMA X5.11-2015 General-Purpose Large Occupant Seating Similar scope to ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 General-Purpose, except the basis uses a 400 pound male. The seat width must be 22 inches or greater. The tests were developed in conjunction with Mississippi State University. 14 November 2019
2 | BIFMA STANDARDS - SEATING ANSI/BIFMA X5.4-2012 Lounge & Public Seating BIFMA X6.4-2018 Occasional-Use Seating “… normally used in indoor public spaces such as waiting, reception, or gathering areas. Lounge and public seating products are generally not adjustable for personal use.” Where a product may be covered by more than one ANSI/BIFMA standard, the manufacturer shall determine which standard provides most appropriate test conditions. The 95 th percentile male weighs 253 / 275 pounds and was used as the basis for the tests along with a 10-year life at single shift usage. Note : BIFMA X6.4-2018 Occasional-Use Seating – 5-year life Note: The X5.4 standard is in revision and planning to use the 95 th percentile at 275 lbs.
2 | BIFMA STANDARDS - SEATING ANSI/BIFMA X6.1-2018 Educational Seating Pre-school, elementary, middle school, high school, adult education, trade school, and college. Not intended to evaluate products used in living/dorm environments. Includes units with integrated desk or table surfaces. Size A: Seat Height < 13.9 inches / User Weight 74 lbs. (age 6) Size B: Seat Height 13.9-16.7 inches / User Weight 200 lbs. (12) Size C: Seat Height > 16.7 inches / User Weight 275 lbs. (adult)
2 | SEATING STANDARDS TESTS Backrest Strength | Drop Test The chair must withstand a force for one minute. The chair must withstand a weighted bag dropped into the chair from a height of 6 inches.
2 | SEATING STANDARDS TESTS Seating Durability The chair must withstand a weighted bag set into the center of the seat pan for 100,000 cycles; and again for 20,000 cycles each front corner.
2 | SEATING STANDARDS TESTS Rear | Front Stability Numerous disks representing a person leaning back are placed along the backrest. The chair must not tip over. 79 kg (175 lb.) Load applied through fixture (See Figure 12d) Hold down strap See Figure 12d 60 mm (2.4 in.) from front edge of the load – bearing surface 20 N (4.5 lbf.) Centerline of seat Test loads representing a person sitting on the front edge are applied very near the front of the seat pan. The chair must not tip over.
2 | SEATING STANDARDS TESTS The chair must withstand a Arm | Leg Strength force for one minute in the horizontal direction at the front leg. Repeat for a side The chair must application. withstand a force for one minute in Side view the vertical direction and must withstand a force for one minute in the horizontal direction (shown). Per 17.3.1a: Direction Restraining device of force 11 to 38 mm (0.44 to 1.50 in.) in height 13 mm - 38 mm (0.5 in. -1.5 in.)
2 | SEATING STANDARDS TESTS Backrest | Armrest Durability The chair must withstand a force applied to the seat back for 120,000 cycles. Locations vary depending upon the size of the backrest. 445 N Position per 15.3 (100 lbf.) Direction of force The chair must application (backrest withstand forces applied in its most rearward 90°± 10° position) to the armrests (each 159 kg (350 lb.) simultaneously) for 60,000 cycles.
2 | SEATING STANDARDS TESTS Caster Durability | Footrest Test The chair must withstand cycling a certain distance for 100,000 cycles including a specified number of cycles over obstacles. There are two footrest tests: one for static loading and one for repeated loading.
2 | BIFMA STANDARDS - PANELS ANSI/BIFMA X5.6-2016 Panel Systems This standard tests products such as, panels, screens, panel-supported systems, access doors and various hang- on components used in conjunction with panel systems products. This standard also provides recommendations for acoustical performance of panel systems products, and an Informative Annex that addresses considerations for Full- height Relocatable Wall products. 14 November 2019
2 | PANEL STANDARD TESTS 203 mm (8 in.) Diameter Disk Stability Tests This test is not intended for panels or screens less than FRONT VIEW 1829 mm (72 in.) in height or less than 0.93 square meters (10 square feet) in area . 10° or 178 N (40 lbf.) FORCE 1372 mm SIDE VIEW (54 in.) 10° There are force and impact FORCE APPLICATION FROM THE FRONT stability tests for Panels and Screens.
2 | BIFMA STANDARDS - STORAGE ANSI/BIFMA X5.9-2019 Storage Units Storage units include, but are not limited to, bookcases, wardrobes, cabinets, wall-mounted or exterior-mounted elements (such as shelf assemblies or paper management accessories), freestanding and mobile pedestals, etc. 14 November 2019
2 | STORAGE STANDARD TESTS Stability | Drawer Cycle Tests 44 N (10 LB) FORCE EXTENDIBLE ELEMENT WITH THE LARGEST CLEAR SPACE LOADED TO LOADED 3 (0.017 lb./in. 3 ) 470 kg/m OF CLEAR SPACE. LOADED EXTENDIBLE ELEMENT WITH THE SECOND LARGEST CLEAR SPACE LOADED TO 3 (0.005 lb./in. 3 ) OF 140 kg/m CLEAR SPACE. LOADED 13 mm (0.5 in.) LOADED There are several types of Stability Open and close the drawers for 50,000 Tests for Storage Units cycles. Pull location dependent upon design.
2 | STORAGE STANDARD TESTS Separation Test The purpose of this test is to evaluate the ability of tall storage products with stacked or attached components to resist separation due to horizontal impacts.
2 | BIFMA STANDARDS – DESKS & TABLES ANSI/BIFMA X5.5-2014 Desk / Table Products ANSI/SOHO S6.5-2008 (R2013) Small Office / Home Office Covers products such as Desks, Credenzas, Tables, and Benching . 14 November 2019
2 | DESKS & TABLES STANDARD TESTS Stability Test Figure 4a - Stability with Extendible Elements Open Test 25 mm (1 in.) 25 mm (1 in.) TOP VIEW TOP VIEW PLACE IN LEAST STABLE POSITION ANYWHERE ALONG PLACE IN LEAST PERIMETER (Note: FOR TABLES STABLE GREATER THAN 1,829 mm (72 in.) POSITION IN LENGTH, PLACE TWO LOADS ANYWHERE UNLOADED UNLOADED PER 4.3.2. ALONG CLOSED CLOSED PERIMETER LOADED LOADED FRONT VIEW OPEN OPEN DISK DISK 57 kg LOADED UNLOADED UNLOADED LOADED 57 kg (125 lb.) CLOSED (125 lb.) FRONT VIEW UNLOADED OPEN CLOSED OPEN CLOSED UNLOADED UNLOADED UNLOADED UNLOADED CLOSED SIDE VIEW SIDE VIEW UNLOADED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Figure 4a - Stability with Extendible Elements Open Test Figure 4b - Stability Under Vertical Load Test 14 November 2019 ad
2 | DESKS & TABLES STANDARD TESTS TOP VIEW Unit Strength | Vertical Adjustment Tests 305 mm (12 in.) DIAMETER DISK 305 mm The purpose of these tests is to (12 in.) evaluate the ability of the unit to 305 mm 305 mm withstand static loads when loaded (12 in.) (12 in.) to its full capacity. 45 kg (100 lb.) ON DISK DISTRIBUTED LOAD 100% HEIGHT 4th Quartile 75% 3rd Quartile HEIGHT 50% 2nd Quartile HEIGHT centerline 25% 1st Quartile HEIGHT of load 0% HEIGHT 203 mm (8 in.) FRONT VIEW The purpose of this test is to determine the ability of user adjustable surfaces to be EXTENDIBLE ELEMENTS LOADED cycled through their range of adjustment AND EXTENDED (2) Figure 5e - Distributed Load Tests for Primary Surfaces under load.
2 | BIFMA STANDARDS - EMISSIONS ANSI/BIFMA M7.1-2011(R2016) Furniture Emissions Test Method For determining VOC emissions from furniture under environmental and usage conditions that are typical of those found in buildings. ANSI/BIFMA X7.1-2011(R2016) Low-emitting Furniture Standard This standard specifies acceptance levels that define low-emitting furniture (as tested per M7.1). 14 November 2019
2 | EMISISIONS STANDARD TESTS Furniture Emission Testing Sample preparation and timing is very critical. Chamber testing is conducted for 7 days. The standard is very flexible with respect to loading (area) and chamber size. 14 November 2019
2 | BIFMA STANDARDS - SUSTAINABILITY ANSI/BIFMA e3-2019 Furniture Sustainability The purpose of this voluntary Standard is to provide measurable market-based definitions of progressively more sustainable furniture by establishing performance criteria that address environmental and social aspects throughout the supply chain http://www.levelcertified.org/ 14 November 2019
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