ANSI S6.5:2001 pdf download.SMALL OFFICE/HOM E OFFICE FURNITURE- TESTS.
ANSI S6.5 is intended to provide a common basis of mechanical tests for evaluating the safety, durability, and structural adequacy of storage and desk-type furniture intended for use in the small office and/or home office. The styling, marketing and chain of distribution for these products are intended to address usage in a residential, home office or small office environment. These products may be completely assembled, partly assembled or totally unassembled (often known as RTA or “ready to assemble”), when they leave the point of manufacture. These partly assembled and RTA products are designed to be assembled by the end user.
This standard defines tests used to determine acceptability of the product for the intended and reasonably foreseeable uses of the product. It specifies acceptance levels to help assure reasonable safety and performance independent of construction materials, manufacturing processes, mechanical designs, or aesthetic designs.
The acceptance levels prescribed in these tests are based on the actual field and test experience of The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA International) members. These tests are not intended to assess a product that has been in use in the field.
Reasonable safety of the product shall be considered the manufacturer’s responsibility only to the extent that the product is assembled and used in accordance with the original manufacturer’s instructions. The assembler must follow the manufacturer’s instructions to ensure the product performs as designed.
2 Definitions
Note: The common dictionary definition shall be used for terms not defined in this section
2.1 acceptance level: The performance level required to pass the test.
2.2 accessory item: Items such as hanging rail bars, divider plates, and other items supplied by manufacturers for the convenience of the users of the products.
2.3 adjustable glides: Support devices for leveling and/or stabilizing an office product. (Alternately referred to as glides, levelers, adjustable supports, or height adjusters.)
2.4 anchored: Fastened to a part of the building structure or other stable support in such a way as to secure the product against tipping or displacement.
2.5 cabinet: The case and the full complement of extendible elements.
2.6 caster: A wheel or set of wheels mounted in a swivel frame and fixed to the leg or base of a piece of furniture, used for supporting and easily moving furniture.
2.7 categories of desk/tables:
2.7.1 category I: Units with surfaces greater than 610 mm (24 inches) in height and having a total work surface area greater than 0.46 m2.
2.7.2 category II: Units with surfaces that are always less than or equal to 610 mm (24 inches) in height.
2.7.3 category Ill: Units with surfaces greater than 610 mm (24 inches) in height and having a total work surface area less than or equal to 0.46 m2. Note: The highest position of adjustable work surfaces is used to define the category. If a unit has multiple surfaces, its highest primary surface shall be used to define its category.ANSI S6.5 pdf download.