Report Provides for the First Time an up-to-Date and Comprehensive Catalogue of All Furniture-Related Standards in the United States.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c63597) has announced the addition of "American Furniture Standards" to their offering. This report provides for the first time an up-to-date and comprehensive catalogue of all furniture-related standards in the United States. More than 140 standards are listed, together with contact addresses of the standard-setting institutions, testing laboratories, and certification agencies. Special attention has been given to flammability standards for upholstered furniture and bedding, as well as safety standards for baby and juvenile products. Also included are standards for important raw-materials and supplies, such as wood, veneer, particleboard, engineered wooden panels, furniture hardware, paints, lacquers, varnishes, etc. The principal non-governmental standards institutions in the United States, with some relevance to furniture are (in alphabetical order): - American Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM ASTM abbr. American Society for Testing and Materials produces the largest number of non-governmental, voluntary standards in the United States. - BIFMA BIFMA Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association International for office and institutional furniture - ISPA ISPA International School Psychology Association ISPA Internet Service Providers Association ISPA Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (Portugal) ISPA International Spa Association ISPA Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari for mattresses - National Fire Protection Association - NFPA NFPA National Fire Protection Association NFPA National Food Processors Association NFPA National Fluid Power Association NFPA National Federation of Paralegal Associations (Edmonds, WA) produces the National Electrical Code The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is a U.S. standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment. It is part of the National Fire Codes series published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). , - Upholstered Furniture Action Council - UFAC UFAC Upholstered Furniture Action Council UFAC Underground Facility Analysis Center UFAC Unity for a Change for upholstered furniture - Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association - KCMA KCMA Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association develops and certifies kitchen cabinet standards. It also administers an accreditation program for laboratories that test kitchen cabinets - Underwriters Laboratories - UL is a major standards writer. It also operates non-profit testing laboratories whose mission is to investigate mainly electrical products and materials with respect to potential hazards. American exporters of furniture may also have to consider standards issued by several international or foreign national institutions, such as: - International Standard Organization, Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , Switzerland (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) - Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB CGSB Canadian General Standards Board CGSB Chatham Grammar School for Boys (Chatham, Kent, UK) CGSB Canadian Geomatics Source Book ) - Centre Europeen de Normalisation, Brussels, Belgium (CEN) - British Standard Institute, London, England (BS) Contents: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE REPORT 3. ALL CONSUMER GOODS - REPORTING REQUIRMENTS 4. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE - EXCEPT UPHOLSTERY 5. UPHOLSTERED HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE 5.1. Construction 5.2. Flammability 6. JUVENILE & BABY FURNITURE 6.1. Baby Cribs & Bunk Beds 6.2. Other Juvenile Furniture 7. MATTRESSES & BEDDING PRODUCTS 7.1. Construction, Size and Labelling 7.2. Flammability 7.3. Water Mattresses 8. OFFICE & INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE 8.1. Case Goods 8.2. Seating Products 9. KITCHEN CABINETS 10. RAW-MATERIALS & SUPPLIES IN FURNITURE PRODUCTION 10.1. Wood 10.2. Paints, Coatings, Lacquers, Laminates 10.3. Furniture and Cabinet Hardware APPENDICES I. Selected Furniture Related Standards II. Important Addresses III. Companies Producing Law-Labels IV. Abbreviations used in this Report For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c63597 |
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