BS 5940-1:1980
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Office furniture Specification for design and dimensions of office workstations, desks, tables and chairs
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-07-1980
15-04-2000
Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
Section one. General
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
Section two. Design requirements
4 General
5 Office chairs
6 Footrests
7 Desks, tables and worktops
Section three. Dimensional requirements
8 Office chairs
9 Footrests
10 Desks, tables, worktops and drawers
Appendices
A Measurement of the seat height of office chairs
B Anthropometric dimensions taken into consideration
Tables
1 Dimensions of chairs
2 Dimensions of desks, tables, worktops and drawers
Figures
1 Office chair side view
2 Office chair plan view
3 Desk, table or worktop and footrest
4 Leg room
5 Measurement of the seat height of office chairs
6 Anthropometric dimensions
Specifies limits and basic ergonomic and functional requirements for adjustable and fixed height chairs, desks, tables and worktops for general purposes and machine operators. Also covers drawers and footrests. An appendix gives anthropometric dimensions taken into consideration.
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FW/0
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| DevelopmentNote |
REPLACES BS 3079:1959, BS 3404:1961 AND BS 3893:1965.
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| UNE-EN IEC 60966-2-1:2025 | Identical |
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