ANSI-BIFMA-X-5.9-2004

ANSI/BIFMAX5.1-2002TheIndustryVoiceforWorkplaceSolutionsGeneral-PurposeOfficeChairs-TestsAmericanNationalStandardforOfficeFurnitureStorageUnits-TestsAmericanNationalStandardforOfficeFurnitureANSI/BIFMAX5.9-2004AmericanNationalStandardApprovalofanAmericanNationalStandardrequiresverificationbyANSIthattherequirementsfordueprocess,consensus,andothercriteriahavebeenmetbythestandardsdeveloper.Consensusisestablishedwhen,inthejudgmentoftheANSIBoardofStandardsReview,substantialagreementhasbeenreachedbydirectlyandmateriallyaffectedinterests.Substantialagreementmeansmuchmorethanasimplemajority,butnotnecessarilyunanimity.Consensusrequiresthatallviewsandobjectionsbeconsidered,andthataconcertedeffortbemadetowardtheirresolution.TheuseofAmericanNationalStandardsiscompletelyvoluntary;theirexistencedoesnotinanyrespectprecludeanyone,whetherhehasapprovedthestandardsornot,frommanufacturing,marketing,pur-chasing,orusingproducts,processes,orproceduresnotconformingtothestandards.TheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitutedoesnotdevelopstandardsandwillinnocircumstancesgiveaninterpretationofanyAmericanNationalStandard.Moreover,nopersonshallhavetherightorauthoritytoissueaninterpretationofanAmericanNationalStandardinthenameoftheAmericanNationalStan-dardsInstitute.Requestsforinterpretationsshouldbeaddressedtothesecretariatorsponsorwhosenameappearsonthetitlepageofthisstandard.CAUTIONNOTICE:ThisAmericanNationalStandardmayberevisedorwithdrawnatanytime.TheproceduresoftheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituterequirethatactionbetakenperiodicallytoreaf-firm,revise,orwithdrawthisstandard.PartiesinterestedinAmericanNationalStandards,mayreceivecurrentinformationonallstandardsbycallingorwritingtheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute.NOTICEONFORMATANDSTYLE:TheformatandstyleofthisdocumentdiffersformANSIstyleasspecifiedintheANSIStyleManualforPreparationofProposedAmericanNationalStandards.Thisstyleandformatexceptionhasbeenpermittedtoensuretechnologyaccuracy.PublishedbyCopyright®2004AllrightsreservedNopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutpriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaAAAANNNNSSSSIIII////BBBBIIIIFFFFMMMMAAAAXXXX5555....9999----22220000000044445October2004AAAAmmmmeeeerrrriiiiccccaaaannnnNNNNaaaattttiiiioooonnnnaaaallllSSSSttttaaaannnnddddaaaarrrrddddFFFFoooorrrrOOOOffffffffiiiicccceeeeFFFFuuuurrrrnnnniiiittttuuuurrrreeeeSSSSttttoooorrrraaaaggggeeeeUUUUnnnniiiittttssss----TTTTeeeessssttttssssSSSSppppoooonnnnssssoooorrrr::::BBBBIIIIFFFFMMMMAAAA®®®®IIIInnnntttteeeerrrrnnnnaaaattttiiiioooonnnnaaaallll2222666688880000HHHHoooorrrriiiizzzzoooonnnnDDDDrrrriiiivvvveeeeSSSSuuuuiiiitttteeeeAAAA1111GGGGrrrraaaannnnddddRRRRaaaappppiiiiddddssssMMMMIIII44449999555544446666((((666611116666))))222288885555----3333999966663333eeeemmmmaaaaiiiillll@@@@bbbbiiiiffffmmmmaaaa....oooorrrrggggAAAApppppppprrrroooovvvveeeeddddNNNNoooovvvveeeemmmmbbbbeeeerrrr11117777,,,,2222000000004444AAAAmmmmeeeerrrriiiiccccaaaannnnNNNNaaaattttiiiioooonnnnaaaallllSSSSttttaaaannnnddddaaaarrrrddddssssIIIInnnnssssttttiiiittttuuuutttteeeeFFFFoooorrrrAAAANNNNSSSSIIII////BBBBIIII[e-mail],2680HorizonSE,SuiteA1,GrandRapids,MI49546.AAAANNNNSSSSIIII////BBBBIIIIFFFFMMMMAAAAXXXX5555....9999----22220000000044442CCCCoooonnnntttteeeennnnttttssssPPPPaaaaggggeeee1Scope...........................................................................................................................................62Definitions...........................................