FURNITURE & WP STANDARDS
Furniture and Wooden Products Standards
This page is being used by the Furniture Technical Committee to collaborate and communicate with its members during the revision of the Jamaican furniture standards. All the relevant documents will be placed here and links to the various discussions grouped in the sidebar.
The executive members of the Furniture Standards Technical Committe are as follows:-
- Mr. Mortimer McPherson - Chairman
- Mr. Owen Reeves - Vice Chairman
- Mr. Gladstone Rose - Technical Secretary
- Mrs. Gail Bailey - Standards Facilitator
- Ms. Joan Henry - Recording Secretary
The other members of the Committee are as follows:-
- Maxine Harris
- Diedre Douglas
- Carlton Francis
- Sherryleen Pike
- Chimo Lindo
- Owen Wilson
- Victoria Chang
- Owen Leslie
Relevant Furniture Documents are as follows:-
JAMAICAN STANDARDS
JS 106: 1996 (Jamaican Standard Specification for Minimum requirements for wooden, metal, plastic and upholstered accomodation furniture and craft intended for export and import)
JS1: Part 11: 1983 (Jamaican Standard Specification For The Labelling of Commodities Part 11: Labelling of Furniture)
JAMAICAN MINISTERIAL ORDERS
The Trade Act: The Trade (Wooden Furnture Control) Order, 2004
The Trade Act: The Trade (Plastic Furnture Control) Order, 2003
The Trade Act: The Trade (Sleep Product Control) Order, 2004
DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN JS 106: 1990 are as follows:-
BS 4875-1: Strength and stability of furniture. Requirements for the strength and durability of the structure of domestic and contract seating
BS 4875-5: Strength and Stability of furniture. Requirements for strength, durability and stability of tables and trolleys for domestic and contract use
BS 4875-7: Strength and stability of furniture. Methods of determination of stability and durability of storage furniture.
BS 4875-8: Strength and stability of furniture. Methods of determination of stability of non-domestic storage furniture.
BSEN 1022: Domestic Furniture. Seating. Determination of stability
BSEN 1730: Domestic Furniture. Tables. Test methods for determination of strength, durability and stability.