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Facility Masters Conference

Furniture Safety and Care

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Furniture Safety and Care

How Long Will It Last?

Liability

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Furniture Safety & Care

Implement a Care & Use Program

1. It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure products are in safe working order and being used properly.

2. Broke and worn out furniture should be immediately pulled from service and placed in a secure location.

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• Know Your Federal State and Local Laws

Fire codes, building codes, etc.

• Not all products are the same.

Furniture and equipment with moveable parts need more attention than furniture and equipment without moveable parts.

ADA, CPSIA, etc.

Cal 133, Call 116 & 117

Furniture Safety & Care

Implement a Care & Use Program

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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

CPSIA

http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/cpsia.html

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Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

CPSIA

Signed into law on August 14, 2008, the United States Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), Section 102, provides regulations for testing and certification of children's products. Among the items regulated by Section 102 of the CPSIA are children's products with a paint finish. All applicable Virco products have been certified to comply with Section 102 of the CPSIA. Links to PDF files of these certificates appear on this page.

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How Long Will Furniture Last?

Don’t confuse warranty with longevity

How many things to you own that is used every day, six hours a day, five days a week for fifteen years and cost you less than $25.00?

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Warranties

Read and understand your warranties carefully.


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Warranties

Warranties against defects in original material and workmanship.

What is Covered?


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Warranties

What’s Not Covered

Key terms:

Does not include defects due to abuse, misuse or normal ware and tear.

Does not cover apparent defects caused by modification, alteration or improper assembly of product.


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What else is not included?

•Glides

•Casters

•Upholstery

•Paint / Powder Coat

Warranties


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ANSI-BIFMA The Business and Furniture Manufacturer’s Association

BIFMA’s mission is to lead, advocate, inform and develop standards for the North American office and institutional

furniture industry.

http://www.bifma.com/index.html

Three key principals to BIFMA Testing•Strength

•Safety

•Reliability


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http://www.ul.com/


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Service Life:

Life Cycle: The time expectation for the time you should use a product.

With a proper Care & Use program products can have a long and useful service life.

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Liability

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Liability

Set strict product standards and stick with them.

ANSI-BIMFA minimums

Comprehensive Care & Use Program

Proper usage of all products

Read and understand all safety stickers and labels

Work closely with your district’s risk manager.

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Thank You

sasbo facility masters conference furniture safety and care

Documents

care slide

liability slide

care use program slide

applicable virco products

improper assembly of

useful service life

apparent defects

life cycle