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European EN Office Furniture Testing – Mechanical and Physical Tests
EN 1335-1:2020 Office furniture—Office work chair—Part 1: Determinations of dimensions
EN 1335-1:2020 specifies the dimensions of four types of office task chairs and the test methods used to determine these dimensions. It does not apply to children’s seating covered by European standards.
BS ISO 24496:2021 Office furniture — Office chairs — Methods for the determination of dimensions
BS ISO 24496:2021 specifies methods for determining the dimensions of office chairs.
BS ISO 24496:2021 does not specify dimensional requirements or dimensional limits.
BS EN 1335-2:2018 Office furniture—office work chair—safety requirements
BS EN 1335-2 is the second part of the BS EN 1335 series of standards and specifies safety requirements for office task chairs.
BS EN 1335-2 specifies safety, strength, and durability requirements for office task chairs.
BS EN 1335-2 is based on daily use by persons with a body weight not exceeding 110 kg for up to 8 hours per day.
BS EN 1335-2 does not apply to office seating covered by other European standards.
BS EN 1335-2 safety requirements for office chairs are relevant to chair manufacturers and quality control organizations.
BS 5459-2 specifies structural safety requirements for office chairs intended for users weighing more than 110 kg or for continuous use exceeding 8 hours per day.
BS 5459-2 specifies performance requirements and test methods for structural safety and stability of office seating intended for users weighing up to 150 kg or used for up to 24 hours per day, including chairs intended for use with desks and writing tables exceeding those specified in BS EN 527-1.
BS 5459-2 also specifies type-approval requirements and test methods for bases, uprights, seat movements, backrest mechanisms, and locking devices.
BS 5459-2 aims to ensure that office chairs do not present hazards or cause injury to users when used under reasonably foreseeable conditions.
BS EN 527-1:2011 Office Furniture-Work Tables and Desks-Part 1: Dimensions
BS EN 527-1 specifies the dimensions of desks and workstations intended for office tasks performed in seated, standing, or sit-stand positions.
BS EN 527-1 does not include dimensions for storage units or other desks located in office areas or reception areas.
BS EN 527-2:2016 A1:2019 Office Furniture-Work Tables and Desks-Part 2: Safety, strength and durability requirements
BS EN 527-2 specifies safety, strength, and durability requirements for worktables and desks used in office environments.
BS EN 527-2 does not apply to other desks used in office areas.
BS EN 527-2 applies to quality control departments, furniture manufacturers, and end users.
BS EN 527-2 helps establish safer workstations by reducing the risk of injury, supporting neutral working postures, and minimizing discomfort and strain.
BS EN 527-2 includes strength and durability tests to help ensure product structural integrity.
BS EN 1023-1:1997 Office furniture--screens part 1:dimensions
BS EN 1023-1 specifies the principal dimensions of office screens.
BS EN 1023-2:2000 Office furniture--screens part 2: Mechanical Safety Requirements & BS EN 1023-3:2000 Office furniture--screens part 3:test methods
BS EN 1023-2 specifies the mechanical safety requirements for office screens, including general safety requirements and structural safety requirements.
BS EN 14073-2:2004+A1:2006 Office furniture—Storage furniture—Part 2: Safety requirements
BS EN 14074 specifies test methods for determining the strength and durability of moving parts of desks, tables, and storage furniture.
BS EN 14074 does not apply to high-density mechanized filing systems, rotary filing systems, or plan filing systems.
BS EN 14074 testing is intended to simulate normal functional use and reasonably foreseeable misuse.
PD CEN/TR 14073-1:2004 office furniture--storage furniture--part 1:Dimensions
PD CEN/TR 14073-1 provides recommendations for the dimensions of office storage furniture.
PD CEN/TR 14073-1 dimensions are based on the types of items intended to be stored in the furniture, including document and data storage requirements.
PD CEN/TR 14073-1 does not apply to high-density mechanized filing systems, rotary filing systems, or drafting office storage furniture.
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