BUSINESS+INSTITUTIONALFURNITUREMANUFACTURERSASSOCIATIONANSI/BIFMAX5.5-2014Desk/TableProducts-TestsAmericanNationalStandardforOfficeandInstitutionalFurnishingsANSI∕BIFMAX5.5-2014AmericanNationalStandardApprovalofanAmericanNationalStandardrequiresverificationbyANSIthattherequirementsfordueprocess,∞∩sβ∩sus.andothercriteriahavebeenmetbythestandardsdeveloper.Consensusisestablishedwhen,inthejudgmentoftheANSIBoardofStandardsReview,substantialagreementhasbeenreachedbydirectlyandmateriallyaffectedinterests.Substantialagreementmeansmuchmorethanasimplemajority,butnotnecessarilyunanimity.Consensusrequiresthatallviewsandobjectionsbeconsidered,andthataconcertedeffortbemadetowardtheirresolution.TheuseofAmericanNationalStandardsiscompletelyvoluntary;theirexistencedoesnotinanyrespectprecludeanyone,whetherhehasapprovedthestandardornot,frommanufacturing,marketing,purchasing,orusingproducts,processes,orproceduresnotconformingtothestandard.TheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitutedoesnotdevelopstandardsandwillinnocircumstancesgiveaninterpretationofanyAmericanNationalStandard.Moreover,nopersonshallhavetherightorauthoritytoissueaninterpretationofanAmericanNationalStandardinthenameoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.Requestsforinterpretationsshouldbeaddressedtothesecretariatorsponsorwhosenameappearsonthetitlepageofthisstandard.CAUTIONNOTICE:ThisAmericanNationalStandardmayberevisedorwithdrawnatanytime.TheproceduresoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituterequirethatactionbetakenperiodicallytoreaffirm,revise,orwithdrawthisstandard.PartiesinterestedinAmericanNationalStandardsmayreceivecurrentinformationonallstandardsbycallingorwritingtheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.PublishedbyBIFMACopyright©2014AllrightsreservedNopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorOthenvise.withoutpriorwrittenpermissionbythepublisher.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaANSI∕BIFMAX5.5-2014AmericanNationalStandardforOfficeandInstitutionalFurnishingsDeskZTabIeProducts-TestsSponsorBIFMA678FrontAve.NW,Suite150GrandRapids,Ml49504-5368Phone:(616)285-3963email@bifma.orgwww.bifma.orgApprovedFebruary26,2014AmericanNationalStandardsInstituteANSI/BIFMAX5.5-20142FOREWORDThematerialpresentedinthisstandardwasdevelopedasaresultoftheeffortsofBIFMAmembersandreviewedbyabroadrepresentationofinterestedpartiesincludinggovernmentorganizations,commercialtestinglaboratories,andprocurementandinteriordesignorganizations.Thisstandarddefinesspecifictests,laboratoryequipment,conditionsoftest,andrecommendedminimumlevelstobeusedinthetestandevaluationoftheperformance,durability,andstructuraladequacyofdesk/tableproductsusedinoffices,schoolsandotherinstitutionalenvironments.Theoriginalworkonthisstandardwascompletedin1980bytheBIFMAEngineeringCommitteeandparticuIariybyitsSub∞mmitteeonDeskZTabIeStandards.TheSubcommitteeonDeskZTabIeStandards∞nductsroutinereviewsofthestandardtoensurethatthetestsaccuratelydescribethepropermeansofevaluatingthesafety,durability,andstructuraladequacyofdesk/tableproducts.Thereviewsproducedrevisionsand/oradditionstothevarioustestproceduresthatimprovetheproceduresandprovideconsistency.ThisstandardwasrevisedandapprovedbyANSIin1983,1989,1998.andin2008.ThecurrentrevisionswerebegunbytheDeskZTabIeSubcommitteeonMarch8,2012andsubmittedtothemembershipofBIFMAandapprovedinMarchof2013.Acanvassofinteres...
