Overview of the ANSI Standard for Safety of Window Covering Products
(Room Sun Shading Expo Conference Area #3219)
06 Nov 25
12:30 PM
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12:55 PM
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Sun Shading Expo North America (SSENA)
If you are a manufacturer, importer, fabricator, distributor, retailer or installer of window covering products in the United States, you are required to comply with the current industry standard for window covering products.
The window covering industry, through WCMA, facilitates the development of that industry standard through the voluntary consensus process established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
On June 1, 2024, the WCMA revised the safety standard: ANSI/WCMA A100.2022 American National Standard for Safety of Window Covering Products.
The revised safety standard eliminates the use of free hanging operating cords, free hanging tilt cords and multiple cords into a cord connector on all made to order custom window covering products. It also prohibits the use of continuous cord loops and bead chains on all horizontal slatted custom products and adds enhanced performance requirements for permitted categories of custom products utilizing retractable cord operating systems. Rigid shrouds and continuous cord loop operating systems with enhances tension devices.
We will discuss the standard in detail and answer any questions that you may have. If you are participating in the window covering industry in the United States, this is information that you must understand and comply with! We hope to see you there.
Learning Outcomes:
• What makes a product compliant with the standard
• When to expect the next update to the standard
• What may be addressed in the next round of standard making