SIST EN 581-2:2026

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2026
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 581-2:2016
SIST EN 581-2:2016/AC:2016
Zunanje pohištvo - Mehanske varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode - 2. del:
Sedežno pohištvo za domačo in javno uporabo ter taborjenje
Outdoor furniture - Mechanical safety requirements and test methods - Part 2: Seating
for camping, domestic and contract use
Außenmöbel - Mechanische Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren - Teil 2:
Sitzmöbel für Camping-, Wohn- und Objektbereich
Mobilier d'extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages domestique, collectif et de camping -
Partie 2 : Exigences de sécurité mécanique et méthodes d’essai des sièges
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 581-2:2026
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
May 2026
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.140; 97.200.30 Supersedes EN 581-2:2015
English Version
Outdoor furniture - Mechanical safety requirements and
test methods - Part 2: Seating for camping, domestic and
contract use
Mobilier d'extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages Außenmöbel - Mechanische Sicherheitsanforderungen
domestique, collectif et de camping - Partie 2 : und Prüfverfahren - Teil 2: Sitzmöbel für Camping-,
Exigences de sécurité mécanique et méthodes d'essai Wohn- und Objektbereich
des sièges
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Testing . 7
5 Test equipment . 7
6 Determination of the loading points . 8
7 Safety requirements for loungers . 9
7.1 General safety requirements . 9
7.2 Stability and structural safety . 9
7.2.1 Test sequence and parameters . 9
7.2.2 Requirements . 9
8 Safety requirements for other seating . 10
8.1 General safety requirements . 10
8.2 Stability and structural safety . 11
8.2.1 Test sequence and parameters . 11
8.2.2 Requirements . 11
9 Information for use . 14
9.1 General. 14
9.2 Marking for loungers . 14
10 Test report . 15
Annex A (normative) Test method for deckchair . 16
A.1 Rationale . 16
A.2 Test conditions . 16
A.3 Test equipment and apparatus . 16
A.4 Test methods . 16
Annex B (informative) Test method for folding lounger . 20
B.1 Rationale . 20
B.2 Test conditions . 20
B.3 Test equipment and apparatus . 20
B.4 Test method . 20
B.5 Test parameters . 26
B.6 Requirement . 26
Annex C (informative) Guide to facilitate the identification of deckchairs. 27
C.1 Rationale . 27
C.2 Examples of products to be considered as deckchairs . 28
C.3 Examples of products to be not considered as deckchairs . 29
Annex D (informative) Purchase information (guidelines) . 32
European foreword
This document (EN 581-2:2026) 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 November 2026, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by November 2026.
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 581-2:2015.
a) new definitions for camping use, domestic use for contract use have been added;
b) general safety requirements has been added;
c) updated seating requirements for stability to take into account new edition of EN 1022:2023;
d) updated requirements for seating and clarification of the application of certain tests with footnote to
tables;
e) Annex A (normative) “Test method for deckchair” has been added;
f) Annex B (informative) “Test method for folding lounger” has been added;
g) Annex C (informative) “Guide to facilitate the identification of deckchairs” has been added;
h) Annex D (informative) “Purchase information (guidelines)” has replaced Annex B;
i) Annex A “Forward and sideways stability tests for loungers” has been deleted;
j) clarification of the instruction for use;
k) clarification of the rearward stability test for camping use.
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 general safety and structural safety which
include strength, reliability and stability of all types of outdoor seating for camping use, for domestic use
and for contract use, for adults, without regard to materials, design or manufacturing processes.
It does not apply to street furniture.
It does not include requirements for removable upholstery, including the cover and filling.
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 document are based on use by persons weighing up
to 110 kg.
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 581-1, Outdoor furniture — Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use — Part 1:
General safety requirements
EN 1022:2023, 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.
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
seating for camping use
seating for outdoor light in weight, intended for occasional use in connection with camping and travelling
and can be easily reduced in volume for transporting and storing
Note 1 to entry: Such products are often foldable or knock-down.
3.2
seating for domestic use
outdoor seating intended for private use in places without public access
Note 1 to entry: Such products can be foldable or knock-down.
3.3
seating for contract use
outdoor seating intended for non-private use in places with public access
Note 1 to entry: Such products can be foldable or knock-down.
3.4
lounger
seating intended for reclined posture with at least one backrest position with an angle θ 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 θ angle in lounger.

Figure 1 — θ angle in lounger
3.5
street furniture
outdoor furniture used in public space, permanently fixed to the ground or any structure (e.g. bus stop,
wall…) or not able to be manually removed
3.6
deckchair
foldable seating with articulated cross-shaped frame capable of being folded in completely that can be set
to one or more predefined positions by means of a locking system at the locking bar and having a frame
which supports a flexible sheet suspended in the upper part of the backrest and the front of the seat
Note 1 to entry: Figure 2 shows an example of a typical deckchair.
Note 2 to entry: Figure 3 shows an example of locking system.
Note 3 to entry: A guide to facilitate the identification of deckchairs is provided in Annex C.
Key
1 upper transverse bar
2 locking bar
3 see Figure 3 for clarification
Figure 2 — Example of a deckchair

Key
1 locking position
2 locking bar
3 lower transverse bar
Figure 3 — Example of locking system
3.7
median plane
vertical plane running from front to rear through the centre of the seat, dividing the chair into two equal
parts
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 4.
[SOURCE: EN 1335-1:2020+A1:2022, definition 3.9]

Key
1 median plane
Figure 4 — Illustration of the median plane
4 Testing
Testing shall be carried out as specified in EN 1728:2012 and EN 1022:2023.
5 Test equipment
5.1 General
Test equipment is specified in EN 1728:2012 and EN 1022:2023.
5.2 Small cylinder to determine the loading point for seating with a frame which supports a flexible
sheet suspended in the upper part of the backrest and at the front of the seat
Cylinder shall have a mass of (1 ± 0,5) kg and a diameter of (70 ± 10) mm.
NOTE A suitable length of the cylinder is 200 mm.
6 Determination of the loading points
6.1 General
Seat and back loading points are determined in accordance with EN 1728:2012 and EN 1022:2023 except
for seating with a frame which supports a flexible sheet suspended in the upper part of the backrest and
at the front of the seat.
6.2 Seat loading point for seating with a frame which supports a flexible sheet suspended in the
upper part of the backrest and at the front of the seat.
The fully horizontal backrest’s position is not considered the rearmost inclination.
Place the seat on the floor.
If the seat has several pre-determined positions on inclination, put the product with the backrest in the
rearmost inclination.
Axis of the cylinder (5.2) shall be perpendicular to the median plane of the seat. Let the cylinder roll from
the higher part of the flexible part. Where the cylinder stops, this is the seat load point. See Figure 5.
If the flexible sheet is more than 1,1 m wide, by derogation from EN 1728:2012, the two load points are
located at the height previously defined by the cylinder (5.2) at a quarter of the width of the piece of
flexible material, on either side of the median plane.

Key
1 line of median plane
2 cylinder
3 axis of rotation of cylinder (perpendicular to the median plane)
4 seat loading point
Figure 5 — Seat loading point for seating with suspended flexible material
7 Safety requirements for loungers
7.1 General safety requirements
The lounger shall fulfil the EN 581-1 requirements.
For products with adjustable backrest where the modification in inclination requires user to leave the
product, the modification of inclination of the backrest shall be considered as a setting up and folding
operation.
7.2 Stability and structural safety
7.2.1 Test sequence and parameters
The tests shall be carried out on the same sample, in the order listed in Table 1 and in accordance with
the intended use as defined in 3.1 to 3.3.
NOTE The intended use of a folding products is the relevant use as defined by the manufacturer in line with
the definitions 3.1 to 3.3.
The stability tests defined in Table 1 are not applicable to loungers which have both a seat
height < 200 mm and a mass < 5 kg. The height shall be determined by measuring from the floor to the
upper surface of the seat at the geometrical centre of the lounger seat loaded with 600 N applied vertically
downward using the seat loading pad.
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.
Table 1 — Test sequence and test parameters for loungers
Test References Test parameters

Camping Domestic Contract
1. Seat and back static EN 1728:2012, 8.2 Specified seat force, N 1 100 1 600 2 000
a
load test
Maximum force (seat), N - 2 000 2 500
Specified backrest force, N - 410 560
Minimum force (back), N 410 410
Cycles 10 10 10
Additional cycle 30 min ± 10 s 1 1 1
2. Additional seat and leg EN 1728:2012, 8.3 Seat load on loading point, N 750 750 750
rest static load test
Force applied at the most adverse 600 900 900
position between point D and E, N
Cycles 10 10 10
3. Seat and back EN 1728:2012, 8.4.1 Specified seat load, N 750 1 000 1 000
durability test
Specified backrest load, N 250 300 300
Cycles 12 500 25 000 50 000
4. Additional seat EN 1728:2012, 8.4.2 Specified force, N 750 1 000 1 000
durability test
Cycles 5 000 10 000 20 000
5. Durability test on back EN 1728:2012, 8.5 Specified force, N 190 250 250
rest mechanism
Seat load, N 1 000 1 000 1 000
Cycles 5 000 10 000 20 000
Test References Test parameters

Camping Domestic Contract
6. Arm rest downwards EN 1728:2012, 8.6 Vertical specified Force, N - 700 900
b
static load test
Cycles 10 10
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
10. Forward stability EN 1022:2023, 8.3.1 F , N 600
B3
FB4, N 20
11. Sideways stability FB1, N 600
EN 1022:2023, 8.3.2
F , N 250
B2
c
12. Rearward stability F1, N 600
F2, N:
EN 1022:2023, 8.3.3 -
Upright position c
If H ≥ 720 mm 80
c c
If H < 720 mm 0,285 7 × (1 000-H )
Number of discs - backrest 5 8
EN 1022:2023, 8.3.4 -
Reclined position
Number of discs - leg rest 3 3
a
For seating with adjustable backrest the additional test of 30 min is carried out with a backrest in middle position.
b
For contract use, if armrest is less than 15 mm wide, carry out test with 700 N.
c
Height of the loaded seat above the floor in millimetres.
7.2.2 Requirements
The safety, structural safety requirements are fulfilled after testing in accordance with Table 1 when:
a) there are no fractures of any joint, member or component;
b) there is no loosening of joints intended to be rigid;
c) the lounger fulfils its function after removal of the test loads;
d) the lounger fulfils the safety requirements;
e) the product does not overturn when subjected to the stability tests.
8 Safety requirements for other seating
8.1 General safety requirements
The seating shall fulfil the EN 581-1 requirements.
8.2 Stability and structural safety
8.2.1 Test sequence and parameters
The tests shall be carried out on the same sample, in the order listed in Table 2 and in accordance with
the intended use as defined in 3.1 to 3.3.
NOTE The intended use of a folding product is the relevant use as defined by the manufacturer in line with the
definitions 3.1 to 3.3.
If not specified in test methods, the deckchair shall be tested in the most reclined position.
The stability tests defined in Table 2 are not applicable to seating which have both a seat height < 200 mm
and a mass < 5 kg. The height shall be determined by measuring from the floor to the upper surface of the
seating area at the geometrical centre of the seating loaded with 600 N applied vertically downward using
the seat loading pad.
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.
Table 2 — Test sequence and test parameters for other seating
Test Reference Test parameters

Camping Domestic Contract
1. Seat static load and back
EN 1728:2012, 6.4 Specified seat force, N 1 100 1 600 2 000
a, b
static load test
Maximum force (seat), N 2 000 2 500
Force applied on seat not 750 750 750
being tested, N
Specified backrest force, N - 410 560
Minimum force (back), N - 410 410
Cycles 10 10 10
Additional cycle 30 1 1 1
min ± 10 s
2. Seat front edge static load EN 1728:2012, 6.5 Specified force, N 1 100 1 300 1 300
Force applied on seat not 750 750 750
being tested, N
Cycles 10 10 10
c
3. Foot rest static load test EN 1728:2012, 6.8 Vertical specified force, N - 1 000 1 200
Seat force, N 750 750
Maximum seat force, N 1 600 2 000
Cycles 10 10
4. Arm rest downwards static EN 1728:2012, 6.11
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