The following changes in requirements are being proposed:
1. For Preliminary Review Only: Clarification of the scope as it relates to the structural support of Video Displays
2. For Preliminary Review Only: Revision of Glossary of Terms to define portable furnishings, stationary furnishings, fixed furnishings and addition of definitions from the Standard for Small Office/Home Office
3. For Preliminary Review Only: New and revised stability requirements
4. For Preliminary Review Only: Clarification on how various furnishings are to be loaded for the temperature test, not just furnishings supporting a human
5. For Preliminary Review Only: Addition of testing to ANSI/SOHO S 6.5 and clarification of testing of massage tables and chairs
6. For Preliminary Review Only: Revision of the structural loading requirement from twice the video monitor weight to a 100 pound safety factor
7. For Preliminary Review Only: Establishing consistency within the standard of the load imparted by a person to be 300 pounds minimum
8. For Preliminary Review Only: Reference to ANSI Z97.1, Class A
9. For Preliminary Review Only: Editorial revisions
10. For Preliminary Review Only: Use of Technical Bulletin 133, Flammability Test Procedure for Seating Furniture for use in Public Occupancies
11. For Preliminary Review Only: Application of UL 991 to safety related electronic control systems
12. For Preliminary Review Only: Force limitation requirement to correlate UL 962 and UL 2442
13. For Preliminary Review Only: Addition of a humidity conditioning test and leakage current or insulation resistance test
14. For Preliminary Review Only: Reliability of electrical and electronic motor controls
15. For Preliminary Review Only: Addition of requirements for polymeric device supporting means
16. For Preliminary Review Only: Additional requirements for outdoor use furnishings with convenience receptacles
17. For Preliminary Review Only: New supplemental section for loads on the output of NEC Class 3, LPS, or SELV power supplies
18. For Preliminary Review Only: Supplemental section for heated glazing utilizing conductive coating technology
19. For Preliminary Review Only: Addition of requirements for furnishings for use with water
20. For Preliminary Review Only: Addition of incandescent lamp drape test