FprEN 15372
(Main)Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for non-domestic tables
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for non-domestic tables
This document specifies requirements for the safety, strength, and durability for all types of non-domestic storage furniture including office storage furniture.
It does not apply to domestic storage, industrial storage, kitchen, catering equipment, retail storage, and industrial storage lockers.
Requirements for strength and durability do not apply to the structure of the building for example the strength of wall hanging cabinets includes only the cabinets and the parts used for attachment. The wall and the wall attachments are not included.
This document contains five annexes:
- Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment and shear and compression;
- Annex B (normative) Requirements for schools, kindergartens and similar applications;
- Annex C (normative) Selecting product from a range of furniture;
- Annex D (informative) Guidance of test severity in relation to application for non-domestic storage furniture;
- Annex E (informative) Suggested loads for tests not specified in this document.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation and flammability.
Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit - Anforderungen an Tische für den Nicht-Wohnbereich
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit von allen Arten von
Tischen für den Nicht-Wohnbereich fest, einschließlich von Tischen mit Bauteilen aus Glas.
Es gilt nicht für Büroarbeitstische oder Schreibtische, Tische für Bildungseinrichtungen, Arbeitstische für
Laboratorien in Bildungseinrichtungen und Außentische, für die eigene EN-Normen vorhanden sind.
Es gilt nicht für Arbeitstische für Laboratorien für den gewerblichen Gebrauch und industrielle Werkbänke.
Es gilt nicht für Tische, bei denen die Tischplatte nicht fest mit der Unterkonstruktion verbunden ist, d. h. bei
Anwendung der Prüfung 6, Tabelle 2, löst sich die Platte von der Unterkonstruktion.
Mit Ausnahme der Standsicherheitsprüfungen enthält dieses Dokument keine Bewertung hinsichtlich der Eignung
von Aufbewahrungsvorrichtungen in Tischen für den Nicht-Wohnbereich.
Es enthält keine Anforderungen an elektrische Sicherheit.
Es enthält keine Anforderungen an die Alterungsbeständigkeit, Verwitterung.
Dieses Dokument enthält drei Anhänge:
— Anhang A (normativ) Prüfverfahren für Fingerfangstellen;
— Anhang B (informativ) Zusätzliche Prüfanforderungen;
— Anhang C (informativ) Prüfstufe in Bezug auf den Anwendungsbereich.
Ameublement - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences applicables aux tables à usage non domestique
Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité, de résistance et de durabilité s’appliquant à tous les types de tables à usage non domestique, y compris celles comportant du verre.
Il ne s’applique pas aux tables et bureaux de mobilier de bureau, ni aux tables pour les établissements d’enseignement, ni aux plans de travail de laboratoire pour les établissements d’enseignement, ni aux tables d’extérieur, qui font l’objet de normes européennes spécifiques.
Il ne s’applique pas aux plans de travail de laboratoire pour une utilisation professionnelle ou industrielle.
À l’exception des essais de stabilité, le présent document n’a pas pour objet d’évaluer l’aptitude à l’emploi des rangements éventuellement présents dans les tables à usage non domestique.
Il ne prescrit pas d’exigences relatives à la sécurité électrique.
Il ne prescrit pas non plus d’exigences relatives à la résistance au vieillissement et à la dégradation.
Le présent document contient trois annexes :
l’Annexe A (normative) relative aux méthodes d’essai pour le coincement des doigts ;
l’Annexe B (informative) relative aux exigences d’essai additionnelles ;
l’Annexe C (informative) relative aux niveaux d’essai en fonction de l’application.
Pohištvo - Trdnost, trajnost in varnost - Zahteve za mize za javno uporabo
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 15372:2021
01-september-2021
Pohištvo - Trdnost, trajnost in varnost - Zahteve za mize za javno uporabo
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for non-domestic tables
Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit - Anforderungen an Tische für den
Nicht-Wohnbereich
Ameublement - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences applicables aux tables à
usage non domestique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15372
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 15372
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2021
ICS 97.140 Will supersede EN 15372:2016
English Version
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements
for non-domestic tables
Ameublement - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit -
Exigences applicables aux tables à usage non Anforderungen an Tische für den Nicht-Wohnbereich
domestique
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 207.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
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United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Test conditions . 5
5 Safety, stability, strength and durability . 5
5.1 General requirements . 5
5.2 Holes in tubular/rigid components . 5
5.3 Holes in tubular/rigid components . 5
5.4 Shear and compression points . 5
5.5 Stability . 6
5.6 Strength and durability . 6
6 Information for use . 11
7 Test report . 11
Annex A (informative) Test methods for finger entrapment and shear and compression . 12
A.1 Finger entrapment . 12
A.2 Shear and compression . 14
Annex B (informative) Additional test recommendations . 17
B.1 Additional test recommendations . 17
Annex C (informative) Test severity in relation to application. 19
Bibliography . 20
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European foreword
This document (prEN 15372:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”,
the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 15372:2016.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
— Update on the requirements for finger entrapment reflecting CEN/TR 17202:2018 including an
Annex containing test methods;
— Improved definition of safety glass;
— Addition of a requirement for the durability of height adjustment mechanisms;
— Addition of recommendations for table top deflection.
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1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types of non-domestic
tables including those with glass in their construction.
It does not apply to office work tables or desks, tables for educational institutions, laboratory
workbenches for educational institutions and outdoor tables for which EN standards exist.
It does not apply to laboratory workbenches for professional use and industrial workbenches.
With exception of the stability tests, this document does not provide assessment of the suitability of any
storage features included in non-domestic tables.
It does not include requirements for electrical safety.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation.
This document has three annexes:
— Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment;
— Annex B (informative) Additional test requirements;
— Annex C (informative) Test severity in relation to application.
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 12600:2002, Glass in building - Pendulum test - Impact test method and classification for flat glass
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
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 500 mm in from the
edges users are likely to sit at and 200 mm from all other edges
3.2
part accessible during setting up and folding
part to which access can only be gained when setting up and folding the table
3.3
extension element
components that can be pulled out and pushed in
EXAMPLE Drawers, suspended pocket files, keyboard trays
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4 Test conditions
General test conditions shall be in accordance with EN 1730:2012 Clause 4.
The tests shall be carried out in the order in which they are listed in Table 2.
5 Safety, stability, strength and durability
5.1 General requirements
The table shall be designed so 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, shall be designed so
that physical injury and damage are avoided.
This requirement is met when:
a) edges of table tops which are directly in contact with the user are rounded or chamfered,
b) all other edges accessible during intended use are free from burrs and/or sharp edges,
Movable and adjustable parts shall be designed so that injuries and inadvertent operation are avoided.
It shall not be possible for any load bearing part of the table to come loose unintentionally.
All parts which are lubricated to assist sliding shall be designed to protect users from lubricant stains
when in normal use.
5.2 Holes in tubular/rigid components
There shall be no holes in the ends of tubular components or holes in rigid components in accessible parts
between 8 mm and 12 mm, unless the depth of penetration is less than 10 mm. This requirement is
fulfilled if there is no hazard present when tested in accordance with A.1.
5.3 Holes in tubular/rigid components
There shall be no holes in the ends of tubular components or holes in rigid components in accessible parts
between 8 mm and 12 mm, unless the depth of penetration is less than 10 mm. This requirement is
fulfilled if there is no hazard present when tested in accordance with A.1.
5.4 Shear and compression points
5.4.1 Shear and compression points when setting up and folding
Unless 5.4.2 or 5.4.3 are applicable, shear and compression points that are created only during setting up
and folding are acceptable, because the user can be assumed to be in control of his/her movements and
to be able to cease applying the force immediately upon experiencing pain.
The edges of parts moving relative to each other and creating shear and compression points shall be as
specified in 5.1.
5.4.2 Shear and compression points under influence of powered mechanisms
With the exception of operation of doors, flaps and extension elements, there shall be no areas where the
distance between two accessible parts moving relative to each other can be less than 25 mm, and more
than 8 mm in any position during movement that could present a risk of injury to the user, created by
parts of the furniture operated by powered mechanisms, e.g. electrical motors, mechanical springs and
gas lifts.
This requirement is fulfilled if there is no hazard present when tested in accordance with A.2.1.
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5.4.3 Shear and compression points during use
With the exception of operation of doors, flaps and extension elements, there shall be no areas where the
distance between two accessible parts moving relative to each other can be less than 18 mm, and more
than 8 mm in any position that could present a risk of injury to the user, created by loads applied during
normal use.
The loads used for durability tests within Table 2 are considered representative of normal use.
This requirement is fulfilled if there is no hazard present when tested in accordance with A.2.2.
5.5 Stability
5.5.1 Stability under vertical load
5.5.1.1 General
When assessing the stability of a table, reference shall be made to EN 1730:2012, 7.1.
Tables that can be set to heights both above and below 950 mm shall be tested to both 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.1.3.
5.5.1.2 Test for tables that are or can be set to a height ≤ 950 mm
The table shall be set to the height most likely to cause overturning, but not more than 950 mm. The table
shall not overturn when tested according to EN 1730:2012, 7.2.2 using the forces specified within
Table 2.
5.5.1.3 Test for tables that are or can be set to a height > 950 mm
The table shall be set to the height most likely to cause overturning, but not less than 950 mm. The table
shall not overturn when tested according to EN 1730:2012, 7.2.3 using 50 % of the forces specified within
Table 2.
5.5.2 Stability for tables with extension elements
Load each extension element with the load specified in Table 1.
The table shall not overturn when tested according to EN 1730:2012, 7.3 using the forces specified within
Table 2.
Table 1 — Loads in extension elements
Component Load
Extension elements designed for 4,0 kg/dm
suspended filing only
3
Other extension elements 0,5 kg/dm
5.6 Strength and durability
5.6.1 General
Tables shall be tested for strength and durability according to, and in the order given in, Table 2.
The guidance for selecting severity 1, 2 or 3 with due respect for the end use of the product is given in
Annex C.
Type 1 tables have a main surface 600 mm or more above the floor surface and a surface area greater
2
than 0,3 m . All other tables are considered as Type 2.
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Assembly fittings shall be tightened before testing, further tightening shall not take place unless
specifically required by the manufacturer’s instructions for use.
5.6.2 Glass
5.6.2.1 Safety glass
For glass to be considered to be ‘safety glass’ when tested in accordance with Table 2, Test 8 – Vertical
impact test for glass table tops, either:
— the manufacturer, importer or retailer, provides verification that the glass fulfils the requirements in
EN 12150-1:2012, Clause 8, fragmentation test; or where the mode of breakage (β) according to
EN 12600, is Type B or Type C, or
— the glass has been tested in accordance with EN 12150-1, 8.3 and 8.4 (fragmentation test) with a
minimum particle count of 40 particles in any 50 mm x 50 mm square, in derogation that the test has
been performed on one full size sample of the glass, as used in the product.
5.6.2.2 Other glass
Where glass does not satisfy the requirements of 5.6.2.1 it shall be considered to be ‘other glass’ when
tested in accordance with Table 2, test 8 – Vertical impact test for glass table tops.
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Table 2 — Stability, strength and durability tests
Test severity
Test Reference Loading 1 2 3
1. Durability of height EN 1730:2012, Clause 8 Total mass on the table: Manufacturer’s Manufacturer’s Manufacturer’s
adjustment specified load or 25kg specified load or specified load or
a
whichever is greater. 50kg whichever is 75kg whichever is
mechanisms
greater. greater.
Location of the centre of the
loading point and load on table
top:
A: 40 % of mass at 200 mm
from the front and side edges.
The remaining mass shall be at
the geometric centre of the
table top (25 % of the cycles);
B: 100 % of the mass at
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