ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 Testing Services In India

CIL Provides ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 Testing For Office Seating. CIL is an ISO 17025 accredited inspection agency.

What are the various BIFMA testing Standards? 

Most common and popular standards for furniture testing are BIFMA standards. Though BIFMA standards exist for many furniture products, The most common BIFMA Testing is performed against the following standards 

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1-2017 (R2022): This standard specifies BIFMA Tests to be performed by a Testing lab on Office Chairs. This standard covers general office and institutional seating as well as side/guest chairs, tablet armchairs, stools, stacking chairs and stools. These seating products are usually single seat and may incorporate adjustment features also. This standard is popular for getting a BIFMA Certification. 

BIFMA Testing lab for Office Chairs BIFMA X5.1 

ANSI/BIFMA X5.3-2011: Vertical Files 

ANSI/BIFMA X5.4-2020: Lounge Seating 

ANSI/BIFMA X5.41-2021: Large Occupant Public and Lounge Seating 

ANSI/BIFMA X5.5-2021: Desk Products 

ANSI/BIFMA X5.6-2019: Panel Systems  

ANSI/BIFMA X5.9-2012: Storage Units 

ANSI/BIFMA X5.11-2015: General Purpose Large Occupant Office Chairs 

ANSI/SOHO S6.5-2011: Home office, small office furniture 

ANSI/BIFMA X6.1-2019: Educational Seating 

ANSI/BIFMA X6.4-2018: Occasional Use Seating 

BIFMA X5.1 

Office Chairs 

BIFMA X5.1 Furniture Testing - Office chairs Micom offers BIFMA X5.1 testing as part of its Office Furniture Testing services.  ANSI/ BIFMA X5.1 General Purpose Office Chairs – tests – was released in February 2017 and replaces the 2011 standard edition. 

This standard provides a common basis for manufacturers, specifiers, and users to evaluate the safety, durability, and structural adequacy of general-purpose office chairs. These office chairs are normally used in office environments and may include chair styles usually described as executive, task/secretarial, guest chairs, nesting folding chairs, armchairs with tablet, and stools. 

BIFMA X 5.1 now has 20 tests and covers office chairs offering different features. Not all tests need to be done on all chairs. There are three chair categories referred in the standard as chair “types”.   These types are as follows: 

Type I: Tilting chair 

Type II: Fixed seat angle, tilting backrest 

Type III: Fixed seat angle, fixed backrest 

BIFMA - Business and Institutional Furnitures Manufacturers Association is an organization which develops standards for institutional / office Furnitures. BIFMA was founded in 1973. BIFMA's standards are recognized worldwide & these standards has been accepted & implemented by most of furniture giants. Now BIFMA certification is accepted as parameter of furniture quality & safety worldwide. CDG is one of few organizations worldwide which provide BIFMA testing & compliance services for different ANSI/BIFMA standards. If you are willing to know more about BIFMA standard & it's applicability on your product, you can contact us. CDG is a pioneer BIFMA certification company worldwide.