BUSINESS+INSTITUTIONALFURNITUREMANUFACTURERSASSOCIATIONANSI/BIFMAX5
5-2014Desk/TableProducts-TestsAmericanNationalStandardforOfficeandInstitutionalFurnishingsANSI∕BIFMAX5
5-2014AmericanNationalStandardApprovalofanAmericanNationalStandardrequiresverificationbyANSIthattherequirementsfordueprocess,∞∩sβ∩sus
andothercriteriahavebeenmetbythestandardsdeveloper
Consensusisestablishedwhen,inthejudgmentoftheANSIBoardofStandardsReview,substantialagreementhasbeenreachedbydirectlyandmateriallyaffectedinterests
Substantialagreementmeansmuchmorethanasimplemajority,butnotnecessarilyunanimity
Consensusrequiresthatallviewsandobjectionsbeconsidered,andthataconcertedeffortbemadetowardtheirresolution
TheuseofAmericanNationalStandardsiscompletelyvoluntary;theirexistencedoesnotinanyrespectprecludeanyone,whetherh