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FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
GECA
28-2005 Standard (PDF) |
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Inline Contract Furniture
Pty Ltd
Inline Contract Furniture are designed and
manufactured in Australia. These products display
superior environmental performance and attention to
detail. |
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Product Marketing Name:
Inline Contract Furniture Use and Application: Furniture
Date of Certification: 25
May 2007
1.
Description of the
Technology.
Since 1986 INLINE has been servicing and
supplying architects and interior designers throughout
Australia with innovative and original furniture design.
It has developed a solid reputation for its exciting
design features, using the latest cutting edge
technology. The timelessness of its products and its
exacting finish to detail are qualities INLINE has
maintained from the beginning.
2. The Products
Clue range of chairs: Clue upholstered
visitor chairs, Clue laminate chair, Clue MB & HB
executive chairs, Clue cantilever chair
CS1 cantilever, CS2 timber cantilever,.
CS4 cantilever, CS6 lounge, Luna tub chair
Linea lounge chair, Linea side chair
Lounges: Sketch, Plaza, Cuervo, Nadia,
Jellybean
Verde task chair LB & HB
Ottomans: Cuervo, Metro, Lucy, CTO,
Jellybean
Tables: Rubic, CT5, CT3
Core Environmental Criteria Tested:
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Environmental Requirements |
Core Environmental Performance Characteristics |
Fibre source
Wood and other natural materials from sources that are not
certified under a recognised certification scheme (e.g. FSC or
AFS) as being sustainably managed shall not originate from
Illegal harvesting, Genetically modified organisms, or
Uncertified high conservation value communities |
The nominated product range by Inline Furniture
contains timber components which are sourced from native
forests. Operations are certified to FSC by SMARTWOOD
certificate number SW-FM/COC-1148, this certificate is valid
until the 18th of February
2009. |
Treatment
Wood and natural materials used in furniture and fittings
products may not be treated with fungicides and insecticides
that are classified due to their hazardous nature by the World
Health Organisation as type 1a and Type 1b for storage and/or
transportation.
Refer http://www.who.int/
whopes/
recommendations/en/ |
No chemical or preservatives are applied to the
products supplied to inline Furniture, all products are
inspected prior to export for the presence of fungi and insects. |
Air Emissions
Products made from
wood and other natural products that contain
formaldehyde based additives, shall be subject to air emission
limits for formaldehyde as measured using the Air Chamber,
Desiccator or Perforator test methods. Raw timber and natural
materials is exempt from this criterion. |
The timber used in the nominated product range is
solid timber and formaldehyde is not used. |
Salvaged &
Reclaimed
Timbers
Salvaged or reclaimed timbers may be used in certified furniture
and fittings. Salvaged and reclaimed timbers must be certified
by the EU Flower label or the Nordic Swan label or, once
released, satisfy the requirements of the GECA Standard No – :
Salvaged and Reclaimed Timbers. |
Not applicable – product does not contain any
reclaimed timber. |
Plastics - Resin Identification Code
An appropriate plastics resin identification code promulgated by
the Plastics and Chemical Industry Association must be marked on
each individual recycled plastic products or components
weighing greater than 100g. |
There are no plastic components in the nominated
Inline Furniture product range, this was verified during a site
assessment. |
Padding
material
Polyurethane padding requirements:
1. CFC, HCFC, HFC
or Methylene Chloride shall not be used as blowing agents.
2. Analine based amines, and pigments and catalysis based on
mercury, lead, cadmium, and chromium must not be added to the
padding material.
3. Where organic tin catalysts are used in the production of
flexible polyurethane, the manufacturer must have in place a
contract with a licensed or registered hazardous waste disposal
company who is responsible for the correct disposal of the
hazardous waste. |
Inline Furniture makes use of polyurethane foam.
GECA inspected MSDS for the products to establish compliance to
the requirements of this criterion. In addition GECA have
received statements from their suppliers of flexible
polyurethane foam which are declared to be in compliance with
the requirements of this criterion. GECA inspected agreements
and invoices for the removal of tin based waste thus
establishing compliance with the requirements of section 3 of
this criterion. |
Fabrics
Fabrics must be certified by the Good Environmental Choice
Label, the EU Flower label or the Nordic Swan label or satisfy
the requirements of the GECA Standard No – 19: Textiles. |
This standard allows the certification of white
furniture and hence does not necessarily cover the fabric that
will be subject to the choice of Inline Furniture individual
customers. Thus this criterion is not applicable to nominated
product. Inline Furniture have made a commitment to promoting
GECA certified textiles to customers. The outcome would be a
fully upholstered GEC certified chair. The current suitable
sources for commercial fabric are: Sustainable Living Fabrics
and Macquarie Textiles. |
Glass
Lead glazing, crystal glass, mirror glass, wire reinforced glass
and/or laminated glass must not be used in the furniture or
fittings. |
The Inline Furniture product range under
assessment does not contain glass. |
Adhesives
Adhesives must be certified by the Good Environmental Choice
Label, the EU Flower label the New Zealand Environmental Choice
Label or the Nordic Swan label or satisfy the requirements of
the GECA Standard No – 1: Adhesives. Adhesives used to fasten
textiles on to padding are exempted from the VOC requirements
specified in GECA Standard No – 1: Adhesives. |
Inline Furniture use NMP 3725 adhesive in the
nominated product range, this product is a certified by GECA
under licence number NMP- 2004 and is therefore fully compliant
with the requirements of this criterion. |
Hazardous
Materials
The following substances shall not be added to ecolabeled
furniture during the production process:
Arsenic
Cadmium
Chromium
Copper
Lead
Mercury
Fluorine
Chlorine
Pentachlorophenol
(PCP)
Tar oils
(benzo(a)pyrene) |
GECA inspected MSDS and technical ingredient
sheets for the all substances used. These are in compliance to
the requirements of this criterion. In addition GECA has
received statements from their supplier stating the production
process of the supplied components is in compliance to the
requirements of this criterion. Chrome coated steel is not
compliant to this criterion. Chairs with Chrome legs or fittings
outside of mechanisms are not complaint. |
Chemical
Additives
Furniture or fittings shall not contain carcinogenic substances
in categories 1, 2A as classed by the International Agency for
Research on Cancer –
http://www.iarc.fr. At levels which expose the user to
emissions greater than 1/20th of the NICNAS recommended limits |
The substances listed in this criterion are not
added to the products, this is apparent from a review of MSDS
for all production ingredients and statements by various
component suppliers. |
Prohibited
Substances
Halogenated organic binding agents, analine based amines,
phalates, aziridine or polyaziridines as well as pigments and
additives that contain lead, tin, cadmium VI, mercury or their
compounds are prohibited. There are some exceptions, for example
the coating of metal gas lifts |
The substances listed in this criterion are not
added to the products, this is apparent from a review of MSDS
for all production ingredients and statements by various
component suppliers. |
Separability
The eco-labeled product shall be easily disassembled making
possible the recovery and recycling of materials used. In order
to facilitate recycling of the materials used in products, the
following materials have to be easily separated:
- Aluminium, if it composes ≥ 5% by
weight of the ecolabelled product;
- Steel, if it composes ≥ 10% by weight of the ecolabelled
product;
- Glass, if it composes ≥ 10% by weight of the ecolabelled
product;
- Plastic, if it composes ≥ 20% by weight of the ecolabelled
product. |
The nominated chairs and tables range by Inline
Furniture are largely mechanically fixed and there is no barrier
in disassembly with common industry tools, this was established
by an inspection of the product range by a GECA approved
assessor during a
site assessment. Assembly of all components is done in
Australia. |
Product
Custodianship
The applicant shall accept their product without additional cost
(not including transportation costs) for further recycling, or
have arrangements with an Australian plastics or steel recycler
to accept the product, or have an established product
stewardship program. |
GECA have inspected a product stewardship policy
by Inline Furniture, the company will take back the nominated
products line and reuse components. |
Coatings and
treatments
Furniture and fittings products (or components) must not be
impregnated, labelled, coated or otherwise treated in a manner
which would prevent post consumer recycling. Exemption may be
made for products with a long product life where a coating or
treatment would further extend the useful life of the product. |
No coating or treatment is applied to the
nominated product range that will prevent future disassembly and
recycling. |
Replacement
Parts
For those parts of a product which are subject to wear, e.g.
hinges, locks, table leaves, functionally compatible
replacements shall be guaranteed for a period of at least five
years. Replacement parts are available to all products. |
The Inline Furniture product range the subject of
this report meets the requirements of this criterion,
replacement parts are available. |
Recycled
furniture
Recycled furniture can be licensed in conformation to this
standard providing that the furniture has not been refinished or
coated with any materials except for the purpose of cleaning. |
This criterion of the standard is not applicable
to the Inline Furniture range under assessment. |
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3. Environmental and Social Regulatory Obligations:
GECA also found the range to
be fully compliant with their obligations under Labour,
Anti-Discrimination, and Safety Regulations. The company
has not been the subject of prosecution in relation to
compliance with labour, anti- discrimination, safety
regulations and environmental regulations.
Additional Information
Good Environmental Choice Australia
recommends these products to green purchasing officers,
specifiers, and every day Australians seeking to
purchase products and services on the basis of
functional and overall environmental and human health
performance.
For more information contact Inline
Contract Furniture
directly:
Inline Contract Furniture Pty Ltd
Address: 5/36 Ralph Street, Alexandria Sydney, NSW 2015
Ph: +61 2 9700 9220
Fax: +61 2 9700 7244
Web:
http://www.inlinefurniture.com.au/
E-mail: sales@inlinefurniture.com.au
You can go to the company's web site here:
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