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BS 5940-1:1980

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Office furniture Specification for design and dimensions of office workstations, desks, tables and chairs
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-04-2000

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-07-1980

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
Section one. General
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
Section two. Design requirements
4 General
5 Office chairs
6 Footrests
7 Desks, tables and worktops
Section three. Dimensional requirements
8 Office chairs
9 Footrests
10 Desks, tables, worktops and drawers
Appendices
A Measurement of the seat height of office chairs
B Anthropometric dimensions taken into consideration
Tables
1 Dimensions of chairs
2 Dimensions of desks, tables, worktops and drawers
Figures
1 Office chair side view
2 Office chair plan view
3 Desk, table or worktop and footrest
4 Leg room
5 Measurement of the seat height of office chairs
6 Anthropometric dimensions

Specifies limits and basic ergonomic and functional requirements for adjustable and fixed height chairs, desks, tables and worktops for general purposes and machine operators. Also covers drawers and footrests. An appendix gives anthropometric dimensions taken into consideration.

Committee
FW/0
DevelopmentNote
REPLACES BS 3079:1959, BS 3404:1961 AND BS 3893:1965.
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC8/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 8 - PEOPLE IN SYSTEMS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC9/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 9 - PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC10/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 10 - SYSTEMS SAFETY
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC13/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 13 - THE WORKPLACE
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC12/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 12 - OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT
DEFSTAN 00-250(PT2)/1(2008) : 2008 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 2: PARTICULAR PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS
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