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.…
We received a communication by e-mail from BIFMA reporting that the Boston City Fire Code will be imminently amended to withdraw the compliance requirement for seating products to comply to California Technical Bulletin 133. The city fire code will now…
It was recently brought to our attention that ULC has published a first draft standard – CAN/ULC S131 - “Test Method of Test For Fire Growth of Upholstered Furniture”. This standard, when published, will be a voluntary standard; nobody that…
CGSB has been reviewing its CAN/CGSB 44.232 – Canadian General Standards Board - CHAIRS FOR OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS. Following the new way CGSB deals with standards writing activities; the standard review was done through a working group for “efficiency reasons”. …
BIFMA recently closed its Association Ballot for BIFMA HCF8.2 – Health Care Seating - Tests. The comments will be reviewed and addressed by the committee on September 23rd. Based on our own review, we do not expect many negative comments…
CGSB has been reviewing its CAN/CGSB 44.227 standard through a working group for efficiency reasons. I was part of that working group. I really like this formula as this is much more efficient than the full meetings where a lot…
