ANSI/BIFMA X6.1-2012 Educational Seating - Tests
ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 is intended to provide manufacturers, specifiers, and users with a common basis for evaluating the safety, durability, and structural adequacy of Educational Seating, including units with integrated desk or table surfaces. The tests in ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 are intended to evaluate seating for students in pre-school, elementary, middle school, high school, adult education, trade school, and college, for learning and common space environments. These tests are not intended to evaluate products used in living/dorm environments. Folding chairs and seating products that are anchored to the building floor or structure are not covered by this standard.
ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 includes the following tests:
Unit Tests
- Stability Tests
Back Tests
- Backrest Strength Test - Static 7 Backrest Durability Test - Cyclic
Seat Tests
- Drop Test - Dynamic
- Seat Static Load Test for Chair Desks and Fixed-Tablet Arm Chairs
- Seating Durability Tests - Cyclic ARM TESTS
- Arm Strength Test - Vertical - Static
- Arm Strength Test - Horizontal - Static
- Arm Durability Test - Angular - Cyclic
Leg/Base/Caster Tests
- Caster/Chair Base Durability Test - Cyclic
- Durability Test for Convertible Bench Tables with Casters
- Leg Strength Tests
- Structural Member Strength Test
- Swivel Test - Cyclic
Writing Surface Tests
- Tablet Arm Test - Front Stability
- Tablet Arm Static Load Test
- Tablet Arm Load Ease Test - Cyclic
- Chair Desk and Table Top Horizontal Surface Vertical Load Tests
- Chair Desk and Convertible Bench Table Top Load Ease Test - Cyclic
- Static Loading of Storage (Backpack) Hooks & Unit Stability
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