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BS EN 1335-2:2009

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Office furniture. Office work chair Safety requirements

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

01-12-2018

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-04-2009

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Safety requirements
  4.1 General design requirements
      4.1.1 Corners and edges, trapping, pinching
            and shearing
      4.1.2 Adjusting devices
      4.1.3 Connections
      4.1.4 Avoidance of soiling
  4.2 Test sequence
  4.3 Stability during use
  4.4 Rolling resistance of the unloaded chair
  4.5 Strength and durability
5 Information for use
Annex A (normative) - Loads, masses and cycles
        for safety tests

Describes the mechanical safety requirements for office work chairs.

This part of EN 1335 specifies the mechanical safety requirements for office work chairs. The requirements are based upon use for 8 h a day by persons weighing up to 110 kg. For more severe conditions of use, increased requirements will be necessary. Annex A (normative) includes loads, masses and cycles for safety tests. Additional loads, masses and cycles for functional tests can be found in EN 1335-3:2009, Annex C.

Committee
FW/0/3
DevelopmentNote
Together with BS 5459-2(2000) & BS EN 1335-3, it supersedes BS 5459-2(1990). Supersedes 96/501104 DC. (08/2005) Supersedes 07/30163945 DC. (04/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 5459-2(2000) : 2000 SPECIFICATION FOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS FOR OFFICE FURNITURE - PART 2: OFFICE PEDESTAL SEATING FOR USE BY PERSONS WEIGHING UP TO 150 KG AND FOR USE UP TO 24 HOURS A DAY, INCLUDING TYPE-APPROVAL TESTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS

EN 1335-3:2009/AC:2009 OFFICE FURNITURE - OFFICE WORK CHAIR - PART 3: TEST METHODS
EN 12529:1998 Castors and wheels - Castors for furniture - Castors for swivel chairs - Requirements
EN 1335-1 : 2000 COR 2002 OFFICE FURNITURE - OFFICE WORK CHAIR - PART 1: DIMENSIONS - DETERMINATION OF DIMENSIONS

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