5.17.11 | Grand Rapids, MI | The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the new edition of ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 General-Purpose Office Chairs - Tests standard, and copies of the new edition are available from BIFMA immediately. The BIFMA Chair Subcommittee worked diligently to revise this new edition of ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 with improvements in test consistency, modifications to test loads, and one new test for footrests.

Contact Dave Panning at [email protected] or (616) 285-3963 for further information about the changes and improvements to the new edition of BIFMA’s General-Purpose Office Chairs — Tests. Contact Mike Reagan at [email protected] or (616) 285-3963 to order copies of the new standard, or order online at the BIFMA website.