CEN/TR 17202:2018

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2018
Pohištvo - Smernice za splošno varnost - Ujetje prstov
Furniture - General safety guidelines - Entrapment of fingers
Möbel - Allgemeine Sicherheitsleitfäden - Fingerfangstellen
Ameublement - Lignes directrices générales de sécurité - Coincement des doigts
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 17202:2018
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN/TR 17202
TECHNICAL REPORT
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
April 2018
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
ICS 97.140
English Version
Furniture - General safety guidelines - Entrapment of
fingers
Ameublement - Lignes directrices générales de sécurité Möbel - Allgemeine Sicherheitsleitfäden -
- Coincement des doigts Fingerfangstellen

This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 2 February 2018. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 207.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 General safety . 6
5 Hazard and risk assessment . 7
6 Accessibility . 8
7 Entrapment of fingers . 9
8 Hazards from moving parts . 15
9 Hazards from sharp edges . 19
Annex A (informative) Anthropometric data - Sizes of fingers . 20
A.1 General . 20
A.2 Children’s fingers . 20
A.3 Adult fingers . 21
Bibliography . 23

European foreword
This document (CEN/TR 17202:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207
“Furniture”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
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.
Introduction
This document is a non-normative CEN publication which provides guidance information on the
common hazards that should be taken into consideration when developing safety standards for
furniture.
They have been drawn up by a working group of experts set up by CEN/TC 207 with the prime
objective of harmonizing the approach to hazard, risk assessment and injury prevention. These
guidelines give recommendations on preventative measures to avoid injuries that could be caused by
furniture.
The standards developed by CEN/TC 207 cover a wide range of users, including vulnerable group such
as children and the elderly. Furniture is a group that has large variations between different products,
however, many safety hazards associated with this diverse group of products are very similar. These
guidelines identify many of these safety hazards and give details that enable similar safety principles to
be applied to the drafting of standards across the group of products.
The information given in these guidelines reflects the state of the art at publication. Standards and
regulations will continuously be developed. Other sources may also provide useful information for the
reader.
How to use this guideline
The safety recommendations and test methods given are intended to give guidance and to lead to
consistency when writing safety standards for furniture. It is recommended to use these guidelines
when drafting standards.
The safety recommendations detailed do not constitute an exhaustive set that can be applied to all
furniture products. The application to particular products should be evaluated by experts.
In these guidelines rationales are given to explain the potential hazard. Wherever possible,
recommendations, test equipment and test methods are given which can be used when drafting
standards. The terminology in these guidelines is not the one required for standards: the word 'shall' is
meant to be used in standards, not 'should' as given in these guidelines.
CEN/TC 207 is, wherever possible when writing new standards or revising existing standards, drafting
their standards on a hazard based format.
This document should enable working groups to draft their standards in a hazard based format by
proceeding in the following way:
— identification of the hazards and assessment of the risk;
— definition of the recommendations to address an identified hazard and risk;
— definition of relevant test methods to check that the recommendations are met;
— provision of an Annex which contains anthropometric data for the inclusion of the
recommendations.
1 Scope
This document, contains the general safety philosophy, a guideline on the safety assessment that
experts are recommended to use when drafting standards and guidance on specific general safety
recommendations, and test methods, relating to hazards caused by holes and openings that are
common to all types of furniture.
The Technical Report contains guidance that is intended to be used by designers and manufacturers to
assess any inherent risk within their products.
The Technical Report is intended to address common risks posed by items of furniture to adults and
children over 36 months old. For products designed for children under 36 months attention is drawn to
CEN/TR 13387 series of documents.
Safety risks addressed by this document are hazards caused by holes and openings and specifically:
— entrapment of fingers;
— shearing or compression/crushing of fingers;
— sharp edges.
Safety risks not addressed by this document, because they are considered outside of the scope of this
report and associated with specific product types, but can be caused by holes and openings include:
— entrapment of head and neck;
— entrapment of limbs;
These guidelines do not cover all types of hazards and risks, such as inappropriate use of products, or
inadequate supervision of children.
NOTE Attention is drawn to the importance of ensuring that all other potential hazards relevant to the
product e.g. stability, strength and the effects of electrical power etc., are fully addressed in the process of
standards writing.
This document has one Annex:
Annex A (informative) – Anthropometric data.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
harm
injury or damage to the health of people, or damage to property or the environment
3.2
hazard
potential source of harm
3.3
hazard characterisation
quantitative evaluation of the nature of the adverse health effects following exposure to a risk source(s)
3.4
hazard identification
identification of a risk source(s) capable of causing adverse effect(s)
3.5
intended use
use in accordance with information provided together with a product
3.6
risk
combination of the probability of occurrence of harm and the severity of that harm
Note 1 to entry: The probability of occurrence includes the exposure to a hazardous situation, the occurrence of a
hazardous event, and the possibility to avoid or limit the harm.
3.7
risk analysis
systematic use of available information to identify hazards and to estimate the risk
3.8
risk assessment
overall process comprising a risk analysis and a risk evaluation
Note 1 to entry: In practical terms this means the evaluation, including the identification of the related
uncertainties, of the likelihood and severity of an adverse effect(s) following exposure under defined means to a
risk source(s).
3.9
risk evaluation
procedure based on the risk analysis to determine whether tolerable risk has been exceeded
4 General safety
Safety is often a balance between being safe from injury and the other demands of an item of furniture,
for example, ensuring that the item is fit for purpose as well as meeting consumers’ needs and
expectations.
Attention should be paid to:
— the intended users of the product, i.e. adults, children;
— the intended and foreseeable use of the product, bearing in mind that many products can be used in
environments where both children and adults are present.
Items of furniture should be designed to be safe. Hazards should be eliminated wherever possible. For
cases where a hazard cannot be eliminated or sufficiently minimized – by design or safeguards –
product related information should be given. However product related information should not be used
as an alternative to safe design.
5 Hazard and risk assessment
5.1 Introduction
The approach to hazard risk assessment described in this clause should ensure that the specific hazards
addressed by this document are assessed when developing safety standards for furniture.
This clause details a process to identify these hazards and to assess the risks of injury to the user
associated with furniture.
When developing a new furniture safety standard, revising an existing one or working with a standard
where safety needs to be addressed, it is necessary to conduct a hazard and risk assessment. This
involves gathering information from a variety of sources such as accident data, RAPEX and recall
notifications, legal reports and other reliable sources of information such as expert opinion.
Additionally, reference should be made to relevant furniture safety guidelines, publications and safety
standards.
The hazard risk assessment methodology described in this clause may also be used to assist designers
and manufacturers in the development of new product.
5.2 Methodology
A hazard and risk assessment table is provided for the hazards covered by this document.
The table does not list all the known hazards that have been identified through review of available
guides and Standards, specifically those for children under 36 months, however standards for products
specifically designed for this age group should reference the CEN/TR 13387 series of guidance
documents. Additional hazards not listed in the table may be associated with certain product categories
and should also be considered. The methodology can be used for all potential risks.
Before the hazard and risk assessment table can be completed, all available data, such as accident data,
RAPEX and recall notifications, legal reports and other reliable sources of information, such as expert
opinion, require analysis. There is also a need to fully review the products available and to understand
how a user will interact with a product. It is also necessary to understand the type of injuries that can
occur and how they are caused, as well as how accidents themselves occur and the likely outcomes.
Table 1 — Hazard and risk assessment table
Hazard List Hazard identification Hazard analysis Risk Risk management Comments
level measures
Entrapment of
fingers
Hazards due to
moving parts, i.e.
shearing or
compression
6 Accessibility
This guidance document does no
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