Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for non-domestic tables

This European standard 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 tables or desks, tables for educational institutions and outdoor tables for which EN standards or drafts exist.
It does not include requirements for the durability of castors and height adjustment mechanisms.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation.

Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit - Anforderungen an Tische für den Nicht-Wohnbereich

Diese Europäische Norm legt Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit von allen
Arten von Tischen für den Nicht-Wohnbereich fest, einschließlich Tische mit Bauteilen aus Glas.
Die Norm gilt nicht für Bürotische oder Schreibtische, Tische für Bildungseinrichtungen und Außentische, für die eigene EN-Normen oder -Normentwürfe bestehen.
Mit Ausnahme der Standsicherheitsprüfungen enthält die Norm keine Bewertung hinsichtlich der Eignung von Aufbewahrungsvorrichtungen in Tischen für den Nicht-Wohnbereich.
Sie enthält keine Anforderungen an die Dauerhaltbarkeit von Rollen und Höhenverstellvorrichtungen.
Sie enthält keine Anforderungen an die Beständigkeit gegen Alterung, Qualitätsminderung.

Mobilier - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences applicables aux tables a usage non domestique

La présente Norme européenne prescrit 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.
Elle ne s’applique pas aux tables et bureaux de mobilier de bureau, aux tables pour les établissements d’enseignement ni aux tables d’extérieur, qui font l’objet de normes ou de projets de normes EN.
A l’exception des essais de stabilité, la norme n’a pas pour objet d’évaluer l’aptitude à l’emploi des rangements éventuellement présents dans les tables à usage non domestique.
Elle ne prescrit pas d’exigences relatives à la durabilité des roulettes et des mécanismes de réglage de la hauteur.
Elle ne prescrit pas d’exigence relative à la sécurité électrique.
Elle ne prescrit pas non plus d’exigences relatives à la résistance au vieillissement et à la dégradation.

Pohištvo - Trdnost, trajnost in varnost - Zahteve za mize, ki niso za domačo uporabo

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Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
19-Jun-2008
Withdrawal Date
06-Feb-2017
Technical Committee
Current Stage
9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
Start Date
07-Feb-2017
Due Date
02-Mar-2017
Completion Date
07-Feb-2017

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for non-domestic tables
Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit - Anforderungen an Tische für den
Nicht-Wohnbereich
Mobilier - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences applicables aux tables a usage
non domestique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15372:2008
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
SIST EN 15372:2008 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 15372
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2008
ICS 97.140

English Version
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for
non-domestic tables
Mobilier - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit -
applicables aux tables à usage non domestique Anforderungen an Tische für den Nicht-Wohnbereich
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 February 2008.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists 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 Management Centre has the same status as the
official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
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Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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© 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 15372:2008: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 15372:2008 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms and definitions .4
4 Test sequence.5
5 Safety requirements .5
5.1 General.5
5.2 Shear and squeeze points .5
5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding .5
5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of powered mechanisms .5
5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use.5
5.3 Stability .6
5.3.1 Stability under vertical load.6
5.3.2 Stability for tables with extension elements.6
6 Strength and durability .6
6.1 General.6
6.2 Strength and durability requirements.7
7 Information for use .8
8 Test report .8
Annex A (normative) Drop test for tables weighing more than 20 kg .9
Annex B (informative) Deflection of table tops test.10
Annex C (informative) Test Severity in Relation to Applications .11

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EN 15372:2008 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 15372:2008) 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 September 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by September 2008.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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EN 15372:2008 (E)

1 Scope
This European Standard 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 tables or desks, tables for educational institutions and outdoor tables for which EN
standards or drafts exist.
With exception of the stability tests, this standard does not provide assessment of the suitability of any storage
features included in non-domestic tables.
It does not include requirements for the durability of castors and height adjustment mechanisms.
It does not include requirements for electrical safety.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 1730:2000, Domestic furniture – Tables – Test methods for determination of strength, durability and
stability
EN 14072:2003, Glass in furniture – Test methods
EN 12150-1:2000, Glass in building - Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass - Part 1: Definition
and description
EN 12600, Glass in building - Pendulum test - Impact test method and classification for flat glass
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
accessible parts
parts 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
3.2
parts accessible during setting up and folding
parts to which access can only be gained when setting up and folding the table
3.3
shear and squeeze point
shear and squeeze points exist if the distance between two accessible parts moving relative to each other is
less than 18 mm or more than 7 mm in any position during movement
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EN 15372:2008 (E)
4 Test sequence
The tests shall be carried out in the order in which they are listed in this Standard.
5 Safety requirements
5.1 General
The table shall be designed so as to minimise 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 t
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