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I.S. EN 15373:2007

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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FURNITURE - STRENGTH, DURABILITY AND SAFETY - REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-DOMESTIC SEATING

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

16-04-2013

Superseded by

I.S. EN 16139:2013

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2007

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Test sequence
5 Safety requirements
  5.1 General
  5.2 Shear and squeeze points
      5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and
            folding
      5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of
            powered mechanisms
      5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use
  5.3 Stability
      5.3.1 General
      5.3.2 Swivelling chairs
      5.3.3 Non swivelling chairs
  5.4 Rolling resistance of the unloaded chair
6 Strength and durability
  6.1 General
  6.2 Strength and durability requirements
7 Information for use
8 Test report
Annex A (normative) Tests for special types of seating and
        components
A.1 Vertical upwards static load on arm rests
    A.1.1 Seating which may be moved when occupied
    A.1.2 Stacking seating
A.2 Vertical load on back rests
A.3 Auxiliary writing surface static load test
A.4 Auxiliary writing surface fatigue test
A.5 Foot rail fatigue test
Annex B (informative) Additional tests
B.1 Drop test for stacking seating
B.2 Backward fall test
B.3 Drop test from the height of a table
Annex C (informative) Test Severity in Relation to
        Applications

Describes requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types of non-domestic seating for adults.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
17
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
EN 15373:2007 Identical
UNI EN 15373 : 2007 Identical
NF EN 15373 : 2007 Identical
UNE-EN 15373:2007 Identical
DIN EN 15373:2007-09 Identical
NS EN 15373 : 1ED 2007 Identical
NEN EN 15373 : 2007 Identical
NBN EN 15373 : 2007 Identical
BS EN 15373:2007 Identical

EN 1022:2005 Domestic furniture - Seating - Determination of stability
EN 1335-1 : 2000 COR 2002 OFFICE FURNITURE - OFFICE WORK CHAIR - PART 1: DIMENSIONS - DETERMINATION OF DIMENSIONS

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