EN 12521:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12521:2016
Pohištvo - Varnost, trdnost in trajnost - Zahteve za mize za domačo uporabo
Furniture - Safety, strength and durability - Requirements for domestic tables
Möbel - Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit - Anforderungen an Tische im
Wohnbereich
Meubles - Sécurité, résistance et durabilité - Exigences relatives aux tables à usage
domestique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12521:2023
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12521
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.140 Supersedes EN 12521:2015
English Version
Furniture - Safety, strength and durability - Requirements
for domestic tables
Meubles - Sécurité, résistance et durabilité - Exigences Möbel - Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit -
relatives aux tables à usage domestique Anforderungen an Tische im Wohnbereich
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 22 October 2023.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Test conditions and test sequence . 6
5 Safety requirements . 6
5.1 General . 6
5.2 Holes in tubular or rigid components . 7
5.3 Shear and compression points . 7
5.3.1 General . 7
5.3.2 Shear and compression points when setting up and folding . 7
5.3.3 Shear and compression points under influence of powered mechanisms . 7
5.3.4 Shear and compression points during use . 7
5.4 Glass . 7
5.4.1 Safety glass . 7
5.4.2 Other glass . 8
5.5 Stability . 8
5.5.1 Delicate tables . 8
5.5.2 All tables except delicate tables . 8
5.5.3 Stability for tables with extension elements . 8
5.6 Strength and durability . 9
5.6.1 General . 9
5.6.2 Strength and durability requirements . 15
6 Information for use . 15
7 Test report . 15
Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment and shear and compression . 16
A.1 Finger entrapment . 16
A.1.1 Test equipment — Test probe and shape assessment probe . 16
A.1.2 Test method . 17
A.2 Shear and compression . 20
A.2.1 Test equipment — Test probes . 20
A.2.2 Test method — Shear and compression points created under the influence of powered
mechanisms. 20
A.2.3 Test method — Shear and compression points created during normal use . 21
Annex B (informative) Table top deflection test . 22
B.1 General . 22
B.2 Testing . 22
B.3 Recommendation . 22
Annex C (informative) Rationale . 23
Bibliography . 24

European foreword
This document (EN 12521:2023) 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 month May 2024, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 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 12521:2015.
In comparison with the previous edition EN 12521:2015, the following modifications have been made:
— updated to reflect the finger entrapment requirements within CEN/TR 17202, including an Annex
containing test methods;
— new requirements for delicate tables added;
— improved definition of safety glass;
— durability requirements for height adjustable tables added;
— amended was a vertical durability test for cantilever or pedestal tables for tables ≤ 600 mm in height, or
for tables with tops with a surface area ≤ 0,3 m ;
— amended was a durability test for tables with castors.
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 the minimum requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types of
domestic tables intended for use by adults, including those with glass in their construction. It also
contains additional test methods in Annex A and Annex B.
It does not apply to office tables and office desks, tables for non-domestic use, tables for educational
institutions or outdoor tables for which European Standards exist.
It does not apply to trestle tables.
With the exception of stability tests, this document does not provide assessment of the suitability of any
storage features included in domestic tables.
It does not include requirements for electrical safety.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing and degradation.
Annex A (normative) contains test methods for finger entrapment.
Annex B (informative) contains a table top deflection test.
Annex C (informative) contains a rationale.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1730:2012, Furniture — Tables — Test methods for the determination of stability, strength and
durability
EN 12150-1:2015+A1:2019, Glass in building — Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass —
Part 1: Definition and description
EN 14072:2003, Glass in furniture — Test methods
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
accessible part
part to which access can easily be gained by the user when the table is in its intended configuration of use
and for which the probability of unintentional user contact is high, including all parts 100 mm in from the
edges
3.2
delicate table
table with a maximum surface area including extension of 0,30 m , intended to be used for placing light
objects
Note 1 to entry: Light objects can be telephones, flowers, books, lamps, etc.
3.3
extension element
storage component that can be pulled out and pushed in
EXAMPLES Drawers, suspended pocket files, keyboard trays.
[SOURCE: EN 16122:2012, 3.4, modified — “components” replaced by “storage component”]
3.4
trestle table
product where a top rests on two or more legs without being affixed to them, and where the legs can be
placed in any position
3.5
ancillary surface
surface additional to the main surface intended for occasional use as part of the table top
4 Test conditions and test sequence
The tests shall be carried out in the order in which they are listed in Table 2.
The test conditions shall be as contained in EN 1730:2012, 4.1.
The test forces may be replaced by masses. The relationship 10 N = 1 kg shall be used.
5 Safety requirements
5.1 General
The table shall be so designed as to minimize the risk of injury to the user.
All parts of the table with which the user comes into contact during intended use when the table is
positioned in its intended configuration of use shall be so designed that physical injury and damage are
avoided.
These requirements are met when:
a) the edges and corners of table tops which are directly in contact with the user are rounded or
chamfered;
b) all othe
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