BS EN 15373:2007
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Furniture. Strength, durability and safety. Requirements for non-domestic seating
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30-04-2013
English
31-03-2008
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Test sequence
5 Safety requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Shear and squeeze points
5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and
folding
5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of
powered mechanisms
5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use
5.3 Stability
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Swivelling chairs
5.3.3 Non swivelling chairs
5.4 Rolling resistance of the unloaded chair
6 Strength and durability
6.1 General
6.2 Strength and durability requirements
7 Information for use
8 Test report
Annex A (normative) Tests for special types of seating and
components
A.1 Vertical upwards static load on arm rests
A.1.1 Seating which may be moved when occupied
A.1.2 Stacking seating
A.2 Vertical load on back rests
A.3 Auxiliary writing surface static load test
A.4 Auxiliary writing surface fatigue test
A.5 Foot rail fatigue test
Annex B (informative) Additional tests
B.1 Drop test for stacking seating
B.2 Backward fall test
B.3 Drop test from the height of a table
Annex C (informative) Test Severity in Relation to
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