EN 1729-2:2023/prA1
(Amendment)Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods
Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods
This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for chairs and tables for general educational purposes in educational institutions including kindergarten, childcare institutions and early years education settings.
It applies to furniture for use with laptop computers or portable devices, but not to special purpose workstations, e.g. laboratories, ranked seating and workshops.
The chairs fulfilling the applicable requirements of this document are suitable for users weighing up to 110kg.
The figures illustrate test principles only and cannot be used to carry out the tests.
NOTE EN 1729-1 specifies functional dimensions and marking of chairs and tables for general educational institutions.
Annex A (informative) gives a test method for determination of the displacement of chairs placed on tabletops.
Möbel - Stühle und Tische für Bildungseinrichtungen - Teil 2: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Meubles - Chaises et tables pour les établissements d'enseignement - Partie 2 : Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai
Pohištvo - Stoli in mize za vzgojno-izobraževalne ustanove - 2. del: Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode - Dopolnilo A1
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2025
Pohištvo - Stoli in mize za vzgojno-izobraževalne ustanove - 2. del: Varnostne
zahteve in preskusne metode - Dopolnilo A1
Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 2: Safety requirements
and test methods
Möbel - Stühle und Tische für Bildungseinrichtungen - Teil 2: Sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Meubles - Chaises et tables pour les établissements d'enseignement - Partie 2 :
Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1729-2:2023/prA1
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 1729-2:2023
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
January 2025
ICS 97.140
English Version
Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions -
Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods
Meubles - Chaises et tables pour les établissements Möbel - Stühle und Tische für Bildungseinrichtungen -
d'enseignement - Partie 2 : Exigences de sécurité et Teil 2: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
méthodes d'essai Prüfverfahren
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 207.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 1729-2:2023. If this draft becomes an amendment,
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
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notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
1 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references” . 3
2 Modification to Clause 2, “Normative references” . 3
3 Modification to 4.3, “Sequence of testing” . 3
4 Modification to 5.1, “General safety requirements” . 4
5 Modification to 6.1, “General” . 4
6 Modification to 6.2.1, “General” . 4
7 Modification to 6.2.2, “Forwards overturning” . 4
8 Modification to 6.2.3.1, “Sideways overturning of chairs without armrests” . 4
9 Modification to 6.2.3.2, “Sideways overturning of chairs with armrests” . 4
10 Modification to 6.2.4, “Rearwards overturning for all chairs with backrests” . 4
11 Modification to 6.2.4, “Rearwards overturning for all chairs with backrests” . 4
12 Modification to
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