ANSI-BIFMA e3-2019 pdf free download – Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association/ American National Standard.
3Definitions
3.1air pollution: The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air that interfere withhuman health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects.
3.2applicant/applicant organization:The organization that is assessing their products to the standard.3.3biodegradable: Capable of decomposing in the most common environment where the material isdisposed of within three years through natural biological processes into nontoxic carbonaceous soil, water,carbon dioxide or methane.
3.4chemical substance: A substance of fixed composition, characterized by its molecular structure(s),which typically has an associated CASRN (Chemical Abstract Substance Registration Number) andorEINECS(European lnventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances) number.
3.5child labor: Exploitation of workers under the minimum legal age for employment in the country wherethe facility operates.
3.6compostable: Microbes in the environment can break down the material and use it as a food source,meeting an appropriate standard such as ASTM D6400 (for Compostable Plastics) or ASTM D6868(forCompostable Packaging) or similar recognized S
tandards.
3.7conformity assessments: Demonstration that specified requirements relating to a product, process,system, person,or body is fulfilled.
3.7.1first-party claims of conformance:Conformity assessment activity that is performed by the personor organization that provides the object.
3.7.2second-party claims of conformance: Conformity assessment activity that is performed by aperson or organization that has a user or purchaser interest in the object.
3.7.3 third-party claims of conformance: Conformity assessment activity that is performed by a personor body that is independent of the person or organization that provides the object,and of the user orpurchaser interests in that object.
3.8consensus-based: General agreement,characterized by the absence of sustained opposition tosubstantial issues by any important stakeholder group.Consensus should be the result of a process seekingto take into account the views of interested stakenolders, particularly those directly affected, and to reconcileany conflicting arguments. It need not imply unanimity.
3.9cradle-to-gate: A term used to describe LCA boundary encompassing the life cycle stages of rawmaterial extraction and conversion to a bulk form or a generic shape. A term used to describe the partialproduct life cycle from resource extraction (cradle) to the entry gate (i.e., the entry gate is the receiving dockof the first facility where basic materials used in the manufacture of the furniture).
3.10design for the environment: Design for the Environment (DfE) is the systematic integration ofenvironmental considerations into product and process design throughout the product’s life-cycle.
3.11ecosystem: The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmentalsurroundings.
3.12environment: The sum of all external conditions affecting the life, development, and survival of anorganism.
3.13environmental aspect: An element of an organization’s activities,products or services that caninteract with the environment.
3.14environmental management system: The part of a company’s overall management system thatincludes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities,practices, procedures, processes, andresources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing, and maintaining the environmental policy.3.15environmental policy: A statement by the organization of its intentions and principles in relation toits overall environmental performance，which provides a framework for action and for the setting of itsenvironmental objectives and targets.
3.16facility where final assembly occurs: The facility (or facilities) where the last product assemblyoperations occur.These assembly operations occur prior to distribution of the product. Packaging. picking,kitting operations, or assembly and installation operations occurring after the product has departed from thefacility where final assembly occurs are not considered final assembly operations for the purposes of thisstandard.ANSI-BIFMA e3 pdf download.