BIFMA X5.9 Association Ballot
BIFMA has been reviewing its “ANSI/BIFMA X5.9-2012 – Storage Units – Tests” Standards. BIFMA’s review process hit a new yardstick last Friday as it was the closing date for the association ballot on the standard draft. You will find below our comments in the ballot we did submit. Essentially, our comments are editorial in nature since we participate in the committee’s writing activities and that our technical comments were addressed as the new draft was being reviewed.
The second table below is a test-by-test comparison between the current and the proposed draft standard. This will hopefully help you follow where the standard is heading and how it might impact your products. This review follows the revision of ANSI/BIFMA X5.5-2014 for desk and table products as well as ANSI/BIFMA X5.6-2016 Panel Systems. Anything could change, however we expect the approval process leading to a published standard to be completed within the next 12 months.
On another front CGSB recently published its CAN/CGSB 44.227 standard – Free-standing office desk/table, storage products and components and CAN/CGSB 44.229 standard – Interconnecting Panel Systems and Supported Components.
OUR BIFMA X5.9 ASSOCIATION BALLOT COMMENTS
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Subclause Annex (e.g. 3.1) |
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Type of comment1 | Comment (justification for change) by the Commentor |