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Updates for Furniture Test Standards (1) – ASTM F2057-09
The ASTM Subcommittee F15.42 who responsible for Furniture Safety, has recently revised and updated the Safety Specification for Chests, Door Chests, and Dressers to ASTM F2057-09.
Compared with the previous edition ASTM F2057-04, additional performance and labeling requirements were specified in the new edition with details of changes summarized in the following table.
| Section | Major Changes in ASTM F2057-09 |
| 1. Scope | Update the scope to cover products of chests, dressers, door chests, chest-on-chests, tall chests, lingerie chests, bureaus, and armoires; and specify all standard measurements in inch-pound units. |
| 2. Terminology - "Operational sliding length" | Redefine the terms "Operational sliding length" - in a drawer with stops, the drawer opened to its stops. In the absence of stops, the operational length is length measured from the inside back of the drawer to the inside face of the drawer front in its fully closed position with measurements taken at the shortest drawer depth dimension minus 3.5 in. |
| 3. Performance Requirements | Add Sec. 3.4 – 3.6 for additional performance requirements related to tip over restraints, Sec. 3.7 for instruction requirement, and Sec. 3.8 for warning label requirement (see Fig. 1 & Fig. 2). |
| Figure 5 – Weights | Additional details were given for the design and specifications of the 25-lb dual weights. |
