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Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 2:
Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for seating
Außenmöbel - Sitzmöbel und Tische für den Camping-, Wohn- und Objektbereich - Teil
2: Mechanische Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Sitzmöbel
Mobilier d’extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages domestique, collectif et de camping -
Partie 2: Exigences de sécurité, de résistance et de durabilité pour les sièges
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 581-2:2015
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
97.200.30 Oprema za taborjenje in Camping equipment and
tabori camp-sites
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 581-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2015
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.140; 97.200.30 Supersedes EN 581-2:2009
English Version
Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping,
domestic and contract use - Part 2: Mechanical safety
requirements and test methods for seating
Mobilier d'extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages Außenmöbel - Sitzmöbel und Tische für den Camping-,
domestique, collectif et de camping - Partie 2: Wohn- und Objektbereich - Teil 2: Mechanische
Exigences de sécurité, de résistance et de durabilité Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren für
pour les sièges Sitzmöbel
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 September 2015.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Testing . 5
5 Test equipment . 5
6 Safety, strength and durability requirements for loungers . 5
6.1 General . 5
6.2 Stability, strength and durability . 5
6.2.1 Test sequence and parameters . 5
6.2.2 Requirements . 6
7 Safety, strength and durability requirements for other seating . 7
7.1 General . 7
7.2 Stability, strength and durability . 7
7.2.1 Test sequence and parameters . 7
7.2.2 Requirements . 8
8 Information for use . 8
8.1 General . 8
8.2 Marking for loungers . 8
9 Test report . 9
Annex A (normative) Forward and sideways stability tests for loungers . 10
A.1 Test procedure . 10
Annex B (informative) Purchase information (guidelines) . 12

European foreword
This document (EN 581-2:2015) 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 May 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2016.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
This document supersedes EN 581-2:2009.
Compared to the current version, the main modifications are:
— new requirements for tests, and loungers are no longer in an annex but in the standard, which is a
simplification of the standard (requirements and clauses harmonized with the Clause 7 of the
standard);
— a simplification of chapters has been made: test equipment;
— a modification of reference (EN 1728:2012) has been made.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the minimum requirements for the safety, strength and durability of
all types of outdoor seating for adults, without regard to materials, design/construction or
manufacturing processes.
It does not apply to street furniture.
It does not apply to removable upholstery and covering.
It does not include requirements for the durability of castors/wheels and height adjustment
mechanisms.
It does not include requirements for electrical safety.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing and degradation caused by light,
temperature and moisture.
The test requirements contained within this standard are based on use by persons weighing up to 110
kg.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 581-1, Outdoor furniture — Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use — Part 1:
General safety requirements
EN 1022:2005, Domestic furniture — Seating — Determination of stability
EN 1728:2012, Furniture — Seating — Test methods for the determination of strength and durability
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
outdoor seating for contract use
outdoor seating intended for non-private use in places with public access
3.2
outdoor seating for domestic use
outdoor seating intended for private use in places use without public access
3.3
outdoor seating for camping use
outdoor seating foldable or knock-down and light-weight, intended for use in connection with camping
and travelling
3.4
lounger
seating intended for reclined posture with at least one backrest position with an “teta angle” between 0°
and 45° and a leg rest which is integral part of the product and which is intended to support the full
body weight of a user
Note 1 to entry: Figure 1 shows teta angle in lounger.
Key
θ teta anfla
Figure 1 — Teta angle in lounger
3.5
street furniture
outdoor furniture use in public space, permanently fixed to the ground or any structure (e.g. bus stop,
wall…) or not able to be manually removed
4 Testing
Testing shall be carried out as specified in EN 1728 and EN 1022.
With the exception of seating with a seat and back made of one piece of flexible material (e.g. textile),
attached at the upper and lower edges only, seat and back loading points shall be determined according
to EN 1728.
For seating with a seat and back made of one piece of flexible material (e.g. textile), attached at the
upper and lower edges only, the loading point shall be the lowest point when a rolling cylinder (Clause
5) is placed in the seating.
5 Test equipment
In derogation to EN 1728 and EN 1022, the loading position template for seating with seat and back
made of one suspended or hanging piece of flexible material (e.g. textile) shall be a cylinder with a mass
of (1 ± 0,5) kg and a diameter of (70 ± 10) mm.
Axis of the cylinder shall be perpendicular to the median plane of the seat. Let the cylinder roll from the
higher part of the top front of the flexible part. Where the cylinder stops the seat load shall be applied.
NOTE A suitable length of the cylinder is 200 mm.
6 Safety, strength and durability requirements for loungers
6.1 General
Before and after the strength, durability and stability tests are carried out, the EN 581-1 requirements
shall be fulfilled.
6.2 Stability, strength and durability
6.2.1 Test sequence and parameters
The lounger shall be tested following the order listed in Table 1.
Table 1 — Test sequence and test parameters for loungers
Test References Test parameters
Camping Domestic Contract
a
1. Seat and back static load test EN 1728:2012, 8.2 Specified seat load, N 1 100 1 600 2 000
Specified backrest load, N - 410 560
Minimum specified force F2 (back), N - 360 500
Cycles 10 10 10
Additional cycle 30 min ± 10 s 1 1 1

2. Additional seat and leg rest EN 1728:2012, 8.3 Seat load on loading point, N 750 750 750
static load test
Force applied on D-E point, N 600 900 900
3. Seat and back durability test EN 1728:2012, 8.4.1 Specified seat load, N 750 1 000 1 000
Specified backrest load, N 250 333 333
Minimum specified force F4 (back), N 220 300 300
Cycles 12 500 25 000 50 000
4. Additional seat durability test EN 1728:2012, 8.4.2 Specified force, N 750 1 000 1 000
Cycles 5 000 10 000 20 000
5. Durability test on back rest EN 1728:2012, 8.5 Specified force, N 190 250 250
mechanism
Seat load, N 1 000 1 000 1 000
Cycles 5 000 10 000 20 000
b
6. Arm rest static load test EN 1728:2012, 8.6 Vertical specified Force, N - 700 900
7. Arm rest durability test EN 1728:2012, 8.7 Specified force, N 400 400 400
Cycles 5 000 10 000 30 000
8. Impact test EN 1728:2012, 8.8 Drop height, mm 140 180 240
Cycles 10 10 10
9. Lifting test for mobile EN 1728:2012, 8.9 Load, N 1 000 1 000 1 000
loungers
Cycles 500 1 000 2 000
c, d
10. Forward stability A.1.2
c
11. Rearward stability EN 1022:2005, 6.6 for upright position and 7.5 for most reclined position
c, d
12. Sideways stability A.1.1
a
If seat and back are of one piece of flexible material (e.g. textile), only the tests on seat shall be carried out.
b
If armrest is less than 15 mm wide, carry out test with 700 N.
c
In the case of seating which might not fulfil the stability requirements before carrying out any tests, the applicable stability tests may be carried out
before starting the sequence of tests specified in this table.
d
This test is not applicable for seating with a seat height < 200 mm and a mass < 5 kg. The height shall be determined by measuring from the floor to
the upper seating area on the geometrical centre of the unloaded seat.
6.2.2
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