Green product assessment - Furniture
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for assessment of furniture, a kind of green products, and describes the assessment methods.
It is applicable to the green product assessment of furniture.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 5296.6 Instructions for use of products of consumer interest - Part 6: Furniture
GB 6675.4-2014 Safety of toys - Part 4: Migration of certain elements
GB/T 7119 Evaluating guide for water saving enterprises
GB/T 10357.1 Test of mechanical properties of furniture - Part 1: Strength and durability of tables
GB/T 10357.3 Test of mechanical properties of furniture - Part 3: Strength and durability of chairs and stools
GB/T 10357.5 Test of mechanical properties of furniture - Part 5: Strength and durability of storage units
GB/T 10357.6 Test of mechanical properties of furniture - Part 6: Strength and durability of beds
GB/T 15337 General rules for atomic absorption spectrometric analysis
GB/T 16288 Marking of plastics products
GB/T 18414.2-2006 Textiles - Determination of the content of chlorinated phenols - Part 2: Gas chromatography
GB/T 18455 Package recycling marking
GB 18583 Indoor decorating and refurbishing materials - Limit of harmful substances of adhesives
GB/T 19001 Quality management systems - Requirements
GB/T 22808-2021 Leather and fur - Chemical tests - Determination of chlorinated phenols content
GB/T 23331 Energy management systems - Requirements with guidance for use
GB/T 24001 Environmental management system - Requirements with guidance for use
GB/T 26706 Upholstered furniture - Palm fiber elastic mattress
GB/T 28202 Furniture industry terminology
GB/T 28951 Forest certification in China - Forest management
GB/T 28952 Forest certification in China - Chain of custody
GB/T 29115 Evaluating guide for raw material saving of industrial enterprises
GB/T 31106 Determination of volatile organic compounds in furniture
GB/T 31107 Environmental chamber for the determination of volatile organic compounds of furniture - General technical requirements
GB/T 33761 General principles for green product assessment
GB/T 37837 General rules for quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
GB/T 38724 Furniture harmful substances - Test method for radioactivity
GB/T 39560.702-2021 Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products - Part 7-2: Hexavalent chrome - Determination of hexavalent chrome [Cr(Ⅵ)] in polymers and electronics by the colormetric method
GB/T 39600 Formaldehyde emission grading for wood-based panel and finishing products
GB/T 40971 Methods for the determination of prohibited substance in furniture products and related materials - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
GB/T 41546 Forest certification in China - Bamboo stand management
GB/T 45001 Occupational health and safety management systems - Requirements with guidance for use
GBZ 2.1 Occupational exposure limits for hazardous agents in the workplace - Part 1: Chemical hazardous agents
GBZ 159 Specifications of air sampling for hazardous substances monitoring in the workplace
GBZ/T 192.2 Determination of dust in the air of workplace - Part 2: Respirable dust concentration
GBZ/T 300
(All Parts) Determination of toxic substances in workplace air
LY/T 1985-2011 Quantitative determination of pentachlorophenol in antiseptic wood and wood-based panels
QB/T 1952.1 Upholstered furniture - Sofa
QB/T 1952.2 Upholstered furniture - Spring mattress
QB/T 2280 Office furniture - Office chair
QB/T 4839 Upholstered furniture - Foam mattress
ISO 16000-3 Indoor air - Part 3: Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds in indoor air and test chamber air - Active sampling method
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 28202, GB/T 29115, GB/T 31106, GB/T 31107, GB/T 33761 and GBZ 2.1 apply.
4 Assessment requirements
4.1 Basic requirements
4.1.1 Manufacturer
4.1.1.1 The pollutant discharge status of the manufacturer shall meet the relevant laws and regulations on environmental protection and the requirements of national or local pollutant discharge standards and the manufacturer shall be free from major or above safety accidents or environmental pollution events in the past three years.
4.1.1.2 The total pollutant emission control of the manufacturer shall meet the national and local total pollutant emission control indicator.
4.1.1.3 The manufacturer shall establish, implement, maintain and continuously improve an environmental management system, a quality management system, an energy management system and an occupational health and safety management system according to GB/T 24001, GB/T 19001, GB/T 23331 and GB/T 45001 respectively for management.
4.1.1.4 The manufacturer shall carry out the work related to the product green design, continue to improve the green design of products in terms of resources, energy, environment, quality, low carbon, etc., throughout their life cycle to achieve the goals of reduction, reuse and resource utilization, and provide a self-evaluation report.
4.1.1.5 The manufacturer shall adopt advanced technologies and processes encouraged by the State other than technologies, technological equipment and related substances that have been eliminated or banned by the State or relevant departments. The manufacturer shall regularly provide employees with education and training on knowledge related to green manufacturing, disseminate the concept and knowledge of green manufacturing, and evaluate the results of education and training.
4.1.1.6 The manufacturer shall make requirements for and evaluate the environment, safety and health management and the quality of suppliers/subcontractors/contractors, and shall requires them to provide an environmental content report.
Contents
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Assessment requirements
5 Assessment method
Annex A (Informative) Product quality assessment criteria for various furniture products
Annex B (Nominative) Method for calculating indicators
Annex C (Normative) Determination of formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, xylene and total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) in upholstered furniture
Annex D (Normative) Determination of formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, xylene and TVOC in wooden furniture and other furnitures
Annex E (Informative) Example of report on carbon footprint of furniture products
Annex F (Normative) Measurement method for exposed area of upholstered furniture
Annex G (Normative) Calculation method for contour volume of wooden furniture and other furniture
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