Furniture - Domestic and kitchen storage units and kitchen-worktops - Safety requirements and test methods

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for all types of kitchen and bathroom storage units and domestic storage furniture and their components.
It does not apply to non-domestic storage, office storage, industrial storage, catering equipment, retail storage and industrial storage lockers.
It does not apply to units covered by EN 71 1, Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties and EN 60065, Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus - Safety requirements (IEC 60065).
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability and electrical safety.
Safety that is dependent upon the structure of the building is not included, e.g. the strength of wall hanging units includes only the cabinet and its components including wall attachment devices. The wall and the wall attachments are not included.
Annex A (normative) contains additional test methods.
Annex B (informative) contains a guide to testing of units and components according to this document.
Annex C (informative) contains an example of loading of wall hanging units.
Annex D (informative) contains a method for calculation of vertical and horizontal acting forces.

Möbel - Wohn- und Küchenbehältnismöbel und Küchenarbeitsplatten - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

No Scope Available.

Ameublement - Meubles de rangement domestiques et de cuisine et plans de travail de cuisine - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d?essai

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Pohištvo - Shranjevalne enote za domačo uporabo in kuhinje ter kuhinjske delovne plošče - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

Status
Not Published
Public Enquiry End Date
02-Apr-2020
Technical Committee
Current Stage
4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
Start Date
24-Jan-2020
Due Date
12-Jun-2020
Completion Date
31-Mar-2020

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 14749:2016/oprA1:2020
01-marec-2020
Pohištvo - Shranjevalne enote za domačo uporabo in kuhinje ter kuhinjske
delovne plošče - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode - Dopolnilo A1
Furniture - Domestic and kitchen storage units and kitchen-worktops - Safety
requirements and test methods
Möbel - Wohn- und Küchenbehältnismöbel und Küchenarbeitsplatten -
Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Ameublement - Meubles de rangement domestiques et de cuisine et plans de travail de

cuisine - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d?essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14749:2016/prA1
ICS:
97.040.10 Kuhinjsko pohištvo Kitchen furniture
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
SIST EN 14749:2016/oprA1:2020 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 14749:2016/oprA1:2020
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 14749:2016
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
March 2020
ICS
English Version
Furniture - Domestic and kitchen storage units and
kitchen-worktops - Safety requirements and test methods

Ameublement - Meubles de rangement domestiques et Möbel - Wohn- und Küchenbehältnismöbel und

de cuisine et plans de travail de cuisine - Exigences de Küchenarbeitsplatten - Sicherheitstechnische

sécurité et méthodes d?essai Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 207.

This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 14749:2016. If this draft becomes an amendment,

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of

this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment 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

Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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, Turkey and

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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 14749:2016/prA1:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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SIST EN 14749:2016/oprA1:2020
EN 14749:2016/prA1:2020 (E)
Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

1 Modification to 1, Scope ................................................................................................................................ 4

2 Modification to 2, Normative references ................................................................................................ 4

3 Modification to 3, Terms and definitions ............................................................................................... 4

4 Modification to 5.4.1, General ..................................................................................................................... 5

5 Modification to 5.4.3, Stability of TV-furniture .................................................................................... 5

6 Modification to 6, Product information .................................................................................................. 6

7 Modification to A.2, Stability of TV-furniture ........................................................................................ 7

8 Modification to A.3 Sidewards detachment test ............................................................................... 10

9 Modification to Bibliography ................................................................................................................... 10

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SIST EN 14749:2016/oprA1:2020
EN 14749:2016/prA1:2020 (E)
European foreword

This document (EN 14749:2016/prA1:2020) 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.
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SIST EN 14749:2016/oprA1:2020
EN 14749:2016/prA1:2020 (E)
1 Modification to 1, Scope
Replace

“This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for all types of kitchen and

bathroom storage units and domestic storage furniture and their components.”

“This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for all types of kitchen and bathroom

storage units and domestic storage furniture, including TV-furniture, and their components.”

Replace

“It does not apply to units covered by EN 71-1, Safety of toys — Part 1: Mechanical and physical

properties and EN 60065, Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus — Safety requirements

(IEC 60065).”

“It does not apply to furniture covered by EN 71-1, Safety of toys — Part 1: Mechanical and physical

properties.

The stability requirements do not apply to TV-furniture with a built in TV attachment. Such products

are covered by EN 62368-1:2014+A11:2017, Audio/video — Information and communication technology

equipment — Part 1: Safety requirements, Clause 8.6.”
2 Modification to 2, Normative references
Add

“EN 62368-1:2014+A11:2017, Audio/video — information and communication technology equipment

— Part 1: Safety requirements”
3 Modification to 3, Terms and definitions
Replace definition 3.7 by
3.7
TV-furniture
unit intended to, or marketed for, supporting a monitor, TV set or similar item”
At the end of Clause 3, add the following definition:
3.17
bracket
rigid device to prevent overturning

Note 1 to entry: Normally made of metal; not a flexible device such as strap or cable tie. ”

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EN 14749:2016/prA1:2020 (E)
4 Modification to 5.4.1, General
Replace

“The following requirements apply to free standing storage units with a height to the top of the unit

≥ 600 mm above the floor level and when the potential energy (3.15) exceeds 60 Nm. ”

“The following requirements apply to free standing storage units with a height to the top of the unit

≥ 600 mm above floor level and with a potential energy (3.15) exceeding 60 Nm. Moreover, for TV-

furniture additional requirements are given in 5.4.3.”
5 Modification to 5.4.3, Stability of TV-furniture
Replace Clause 5.4.3, including all subclauses, by
5.4.3 Additional stability requirements for TV-furniture
5.4.3.1 General
5.4.3.1.1 General requirements

TV-furniture shall be tested regardless of the height and the weight of the unit.

The requirements for TV-furniture specified in 5.4.3.2 and 5.4.3.3 are additional to the requirements in

5.4.1.
5.4.3.1.2 TV-furniture with TV support surface ≤ 600 mm above the floor

Units with a TV support surface ≤ 600 mm above the floor shall fulfil the requirements in 5.4.3.2 and

5.4.3.3 without any wall attachment device fitted, regardless whether the unit is supplied with a wall

attachment device or not.
5.4.3.1.3 TV-furniture with TV support su
...

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