Code Requirements, Laws, Standards and Regulations 30% (Reference Standards/Guidelines)

Question 1

What is BIFMA?

Answer 1

Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturere’s Association

Question 2

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1

Answer 2

General Purpose Office Chairs

Question 3

What is OSHA?

Answer 3

Occupational Safety and Health Act

Question 4

What is ASHRAE?

Answer 4

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Sets standards for ventilation

Question 5

What is ANSI?

Answer 5

Approves standars developed by other organizations and works to avoid duplications bewtween different standards

DOES NOT develop or write standards

Question 6

What does ASTM do?

Answer 6

Sets standards for testing

American Society for Testing and Materials

Question 7

What type of code is the IBC?

Answer 7

Model building code

Question 8

Building codes are usually adopted and enfoced by who?

Answer 8

Local goverment

County or district

Question 9

What are the two testing laboratories?

Answer 9

• UL (Underwriters Lab)
• NRTL (National Recognized Testing Lab)

Question 10

Do standards have a legal standing?

Answer 10

NO

They are only enforceable with/wide adopted code

Question 11

ANSI/BIFMA X5.3

Answer 11

Veritcal Files

Question 12

ANSI/BIFMA X5.4

Answer 12

Lounge Seating

Question 13

ANSI/BIFMA X5.5

Answer 13

Desk and Table Products

Question 14

ANSI/BIFMA X5.6

Answer 14

Panels Systems

Question 15

ANSI/BIFMA e3

Answer 15

Furniture Sustainability Standard

Question 16

ANSI/BIFMA M7.1

Answer 16

Test Method for Determining VOC Emissions from Office Furniture Systems, Components and Seating

Question 17

ANSI/BIFMA X5.9

Answer 17

Storage Units

Question 18

ANSI/BIFMA/SOHO S6.5

Answer 18

Small Office/Home Office

Question 19

ANSI/BIFMA X7.1

Answer 19

Standard for Formaldehyde and TVOC Emissions of Low-Emitting Office Furniture Systems and Seating

Question 20

BIFMA G1

Answer 20

Ergonomics for Visula Display Terminal Furniture

Question 21

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1

Answer 21

Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

5 CFM Per Person

Question 22

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2

Answer 22

Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings

Question 23

ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1

Answer 23

Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

Question 24

NFPA 252

Answer 24

Fire test of door assemblies

Question 25

NFPA 253

Answer 25

Radiant panel test

Flame spread carpet

Question 26

NFPA 265

Answer 26

Room Corner Test (textiles)

Question 27

ASTM D2859

Answer 27

Methenamine Pill

Carpet ignition from cigarette

Question 28

ASTM E119

Answer 28

Assembly test. (Fire rating of walls, structures, ceilings, glazing)

Question 29

ASTM E84

Answer 29

Steiner tunnel test

Flame spread wall and ceiling finishes

Question 30

NFPA 286

Answer 30

Room Corner test

Fire growth on ceilings and walls

Question 31

NFPA 265

Answer 31

Room Corner Test (textiles)

Question 32

NFPA 258

Answer 32

Smoke Density Chamber Test

Question 33

ASTME 2573

Answer 33

Prep of stretch systems

Question 34

NFPA 252

Answer 34

Fire test of door assemblies

Question 35

NFPA 257

Answer 35

Fire test of window assemblies

Question 36

NFPA 251

Answer 36

Fire test of Wall assemblies

Question 37

NFPA 701

Answer 37

Vertical ignition test

window treatments, fabric panels

Question 38

CALTB116

Answer 38

Cigarette ignition resistance test upholstered furntire

parts/composites -upholstery, foam, barrier

Question 39

CALTB117

Answer 39

Cigarette ignition resistance test for filing materials

Question 40

CALTB133

Answer 40

Full seating test