EN 16121:2023
(Main)Non-domestic storage furniture - Requirements for safety, strength, durability and stability
Non-domestic storage furniture - Requirements for safety, strength, durability and stability
This document specifies requirements for the safety, strength, and durability for all types of non-domestic storage furniture.
It does not apply to domestic storage, industrial storage, kitchen, catering equipment, retail storage, and industrial storage lockers.
Requirements for strength and durability do not apply to the structure of the building for example the strength of wall hanging cabinets includes only the cabinets and the parts used for attachment. The wall and the wall attachments are not included.
The standard contains five annexes
Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment;
Annex B (normative) Requirements for schools, kindergartens and similar applications
Annex C (normative) Selecting product from a range of furniture
Annex D (informative) Guidance of test severity in relation to application
Annex E (informative) Suggested loads for tests not specified in this standard
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation and flammability.
Behältnismöbel für den Nicht-Wohnbereich - Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Standsicherheit
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit für alle Arten von Behältnismöbeln für den Nicht-Wohnbereich einschließlich Behältnismöbeln im Bürobereich fest.
Es ist nicht anwendbar für Behältnismöbel im Wohnbereich, Industriebereich, für Küchen und Gastronomie-Einrichtungen, für Lagereinrichtungen im Einzelhandel und für Industrie-Schließfächer.
Anforderungen an die Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit sind nicht anwendbar auf die Konstruktion eines Gebäudes, beispielsweise gilt die Festigkeit von Wandhängeschränken nur für die Schränke und für die Teile, die zur Befestigung verwendet werden. Die Wand selbst und die wandseitigen Befestigungsmittel sind darin nicht enthalten.
Dieses Dokument enthält fünf Anhänge:
Anhang A (normativ): Prüfverfahren für Fingerfangstellen sowie Scher- und Quetschstellen;
Anhang B (normativ): Anforderungen an Möbel für Schulen, Kindergärten und ähnliche Einrichtungen;
Anhang C (normativ): Auswahl eines Produktes aus einem Möbelsortiment;
Anhang D (informativ): Leitlinien für die Prüfstufen im Verhältnis zur Anwendung für Behältnismöbel für den Nicht-Wohnbereich;
Anhang E (informativ): Vorgeschlagene Belastungen für Prüfungen, die in diesem Dokument nicht festgelegt sind.
Es sind keine Anforderungen an die Beständigkeit gegen Alterung, Abnutzung und Entflammbarkeit enthalten.
Meubles de rangement à usage collectif - Exigences pour la sécurité, la résistance, la durabilité et la stabilité
Shranjevalno pohištvo za javno uporabo - Zahteve za varnost, trdnost, trajnost in stabilnost
Ta dokument določa zahteve za varnost, trdnost in trajnost za vse vrste shranjevalnega pohištva za javno uporabo.
Ne uporablja se za gospodinjsko shranjevalno pohištvo, industrijsko shranjevalno pohištvo, kuhinjsko pohištvo, opremo za pripravo in dostavo hrane, opremo za shranjevanje v trgovinah ter za industrijske omarice na zaklep.
Zahteve za trdnost in trajnost se ne uporabljajo za strukturo stavbe, npr. trdnost visečih omaric na steni vključuje samo omarice in dele za pritrditev. Stene in stenski pritrditveni elementi niso vključeni.
Ta standard ima pet dodatkov
Dodatek A (normativni) Preskusne metode za ukleščenje prstov;
Dodatek B (normativni) Zahteve za šole, vrtce in podobne vrste uporabe
Dodatek C (normativni) Izbira izdelka iz različnih vrst pohištva
Dodatek D (informativni) Smernice za zahtevnost preskusa v zvezi z uporabo
Dodatek E (informativni) Predlagane obremenitve za preskuse, ki niso določene v tem standardu
Ne vključuje zahtev za odpornost proti staranju, razpadu in vnetljivosti.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 14073-2:2004
SIST EN 16121:2014+A1:2018
Shranjevalno pohištvo za javno uporabo - Zahteve za varnost, trdnost, trajnost in
stabilnost
Non-domestic storage furniture - Requirements for safety, strength, durability and
stability
Behältnismöbel für den Nicht-Wohnbereich - Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit,
Dauerhaltbarkeit und Standsicherheit
Meubles de rangement à usage collectif - Exigences pour la sécurité, la résistance, la
durabilité et la stabilité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16121:2023
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 16121
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.140 Supersedes EN 14073-2:2004, EN
16121:2013+A1:2017
English Version
Non-domestic storage furniture - Requirements for safety,
strength, durability and stability
Meubles de rangement à usage collectif - Exigences Behältnismöbel für den Nicht-Wohnbereich -
pour la sécurité, la résistance, la durabilité et la Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit,
stabilité Dauerhaltbarkeit und Standsicherheit
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 November 2023.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
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© 2023 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 16121:2023 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Test sequence and tolerances . 8
4.1 Individual units . 8
4.2 Range of units . 8
4.3 Tolerances . 8
5 Safety requirements . 8
5.1 Principles of safety requirements . 8
5.1.1 General. 8
5.1.2 Determination of centre of gravity . 9
5.1.3 Determination of total mass . 9
5.2 General safety requirements . 9
5.3 Holes in tubular/rigid components . 10
5.4 Shear and compression points . 10
5.4.1 Shear and compression points when setting up and folding . 10
5.4.2 Shear and compression points under influence of powered mechanisms . 10
5.4.3 Shear and compression points during use . 10
5.5 Hinged horizontal lids . 11
5.6 Vertical glass components . 11
5.7 Stability . 11
5.8 Structural safety . 13
5.8.1 Structural safety tests. 13
5.8.2 Structural safety requirements . 15
6 Strength and durability . 15
6.1 General. 15
6.2 Strength and durability requirements . 17
7 Information for use . 17
8 Test report . 17
Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment and shear and compression . 19
A.1 Finger entrapment . 19
A.1.1 Test equipment . 19
A.1.2 Test method . 20
A.2 Shear and compression . 23
A.2.1 Test equipment . 23
A.2.2 Test method - Shear and compression points created under the influence of powered
mechanisms . 23
A.2.3 Test method — Shear and compression points created during normal use . 24
Annex B (normative) Requirements for primary schools, kindergartens and similar applications
........................................................................................................................................................................... 25
B.1 General . 25
B.2 Requirements . 25
B.2.1 Shear and compression points . 25
B.2.2 Principles of safety requirements . 25
B.2.3 General safety requirements . 25
B.2.4 Glass . 25
B.2.5 Stability . 25
B.2.6 Strength and durability – drop test for trays . 25
B.3 Additional requirements for furniture for kindergartens . 26
B.3.1 Finger entrapment . 26
B.3.2 Shear and compression points under the influence of powered mechanisms . 26
B.3.3 Shear and compression points during use . 26
Annex C (normative) Selecting product from a range of furniture - Range of units . 27
Annex D (informative) Guidance of test severity in relation to application for non-domestic storage
furniture. 28
Annex E (informative) Suggested loads for tests not specified in this document . 29
E.1 Suggested loads . 29
E.1.1 General . 29
E.1.2 Stability . 29
E.1.3 Strength and durability . 29
European foreword
This document (EN 16121:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”,
the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 16121:2013+A1:2017 and EN 14073-2:2004.
In comparison with the previous version EN 16121:2013+A1:2017 of edition EN 16121:2013 and of
edition EN 14073-2:2004, the following technical modifications have been made:
— update on the requirements for finger entrapment reflecting CEN/TR 17202:2018 including an
annex containing test methods;
— normative references have been updated;
— requirements for glass have been improved;
— finger entrapment/shear squeeze requirements have been corrected and made applicable to
kindergarten only;
— office and laboratory storage have been added to the list of applications;
— the fields of application in relation to the test severity were amended;
— test load added in Annex E.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for the safety, strength, and durability for all types of non-domestic
storage furniture including office storage furniture.
It does not apply to domestic storage, industrial storage, kitchen, catering equipment, retail storage, and
industrial storage lockers.
Requirements for strength and durability do not apply to the structure of the building for example the
strength of wall hanging cabinets includes only
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