CGSB has been reviewing its CAN/CGSB 44.232 – Canadian General Standards Board – Task Chairs for Office Environments. The ballot officially closed November 11th. Did you cast your vote or were you too busy digesting the “other” vote that came…
BIFMA has been updating its BIFMA X5.1 standard and recently released its ANSI Canvass Association Ballot. Members are to review, vote and if appropriate; comment on this new standard. This is the last stretch before the standard gets formally adopted. …
Micom Laboratories is happy to inform you that we now offer test services to FED-STD-834A - Performance Test Method for Intensive Use Chairs. This test method, albeit somewhat similar to BIFMA X5.1, is effectively quite different for the following aspects:…
ASTM F2057 Furniture test The ASTM F2057 furniture test can be used by manufacturers to comply with new requirements for free-standing clothing storage units. According to Health Canada's recent announcement, Canadian manufacturers and importers of free-standing clothing storage units such as chests,…
Please note that Micom no longer offers Cal TB 133 testing services. Please refer to our Furniture Testing page to see the tests we offer. We received a communication from BIFMA indicating Boston City Fire Code has effectively been changed,…
BIFMA recently released a new revision of its loss of serviceability guidelines for interpretation on furniture testing. Most BIFMA test methods have an acceptance level for its functional loading and cyclic testing requiring “No Loss of Serviceability” to the unit.…
