Feb 09, 2023
ASTM International’s furniture safety subcommittee () has approved several revisions to ASTM’s specification for clothing storage units (CSU) ().
“The recent revisions to F2057 were a collaboration between manufacturers, consumers, testing labs and others to take into account real world use of the products and to increase the safety of clothing storage units,” says Richard Rosati, subcommittee chair and vice president of governmental affairs and industry standards at Bureau Veritas.
The specification is intended to address hazards associated with tipover of free-standing clothing storage units, including but not limited to chests, chests of drawers, drawer chests, armoires, chifferobes, bureaus, door chests, and dressers, which are 27 in. (686 mm) or greater in height, 30 lb (13.6 kg) or greater in mass, and contain 3.2 ft3 (90.6 dm3) or greater of enclosed storage volume. The following changes are reflected in the latest revision of the standard:
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