Spectator facilities - Part 4: Seats - Product characteristics

This document specifies mechanical, physical and chemical product characteristics of fixed seating for spectator facilities used in sports venues (indoor and outdoor) in the spectator viewing area. It also specifies the criteria for fixing the seating to the structure.
These characteristics and criteria are determined to ensure an adequate resistance to static and dynamic stresses and to atmospheric agents. This document specifies comfort, functionality and safety requirements to prevent serious injury through normal use, as well as misuse that might reasonably be excepted to occur. This document does not include any fire behaviour or resistance requirements.

Zuschaueranlagen - Teil 4: Sitze - Produktmerkmale

Dieses Dokument legt mechanische, physikalische und chemische Produktmerkmale von ortsfest montierten Sitzen für Zuschaueranlagen von Sport  und Mehrzweckanlagen (in Innenräumen und im Freien) im Zuschauerbereich fest. Es legt darüber hinaus die Kriterien für die Befestigung des Gestühls am Baukörper fest.
Diese Merkmale und Kriterien werden bestimmt, um eine angemessene Beständigkeit gegenüber statischer und dynamischer Belastung sowie gegenüber witterungsbedingter und luftchemischer Beanspruchung sicherzustellen. Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen an Komfort, Funktionalität und Sicherheit fest, um ernsthaften Verletzungen sowohl bei üblichem als auch bei unsachgemäßem Gebrauch vorzubeugen und letzteren weitestgehend auszuschließen. Dieses Dokument enthält keine Anforderungen in Bezug auf Brandverhalten und Beständigkeit.

Installations pour spectateurs - Partie 4 : Sièges - Caractéristiques des produits

Le présent document spécifie les caractéristiques mécaniques, physiques et chimiques des sièges fixes utilisés pour les installations pour spectateurs lors de manifestations sportives (à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur), dans l’espace d’observation pour spectateurs. Il spécifie également les critères de fixation des sièges à la structure.
Ces caractéristiques et critères sont déterminés dans le but d’assurer une résistance adéquate aux contraintes statiques et dynamiques ainsi qu’aux agents atmosphériques. Le présent document spécifie des exigences concernant le confort, la fonctionnalité et la sécurité pour prévenir toute blessure grave pouvant résulter d’une utilisation normale ainsi que d’un mauvais usage raisonnablement prévisible. Le présent document ne comprend aucune exigence relative au comportement au feu des sièges.

Prostori za gledalce - 4. del: Lastnosti sedežev

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Start Date
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Due Date
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 13200-4:2022
01-april-2022
Prostori za gledalce - 4. del: Lastnosti sedežev
Spectator facilities - Part 4: Seats - Product characteristics
Zuschaueranlagen - Teil 4: Sitze - Produktmerkmale

Installations pour spectateurs - Partie 4 : Sièges - Caractéristiques des produits

Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13200-4
ICS:
91.040.10 Javne stavbe Public buildings
97.200.10 Gledališka, odrska in Theatre, stage and studio
studijska oprema ter delovne equipment
postaje
97.220.10 Športni objekti Sports facilities
oSIST prEN 13200-4:2022 en,fr,de

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

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 13200-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2022
ICS 91.040.10; 97.200.10; 97.220.10 Will supersede EN 13200-4:2006
English Version
Spectator facilities - Part 4: Seats - Product characteristics

Installations pour spectateurs - Partie 4 : Sièges - Zuschaueranlagen - Teil 4: Sitze - Produktmerkmale

Caractéristiques des produits

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 315.

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

Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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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.
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Contents Page

European foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 5

4 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................... 6

5 General requirements of construction .................................................................................................... 6

5.1 Safety, strength and durability .................................................................................................................. 6

5.2 Shear and squeeze point .............................................................................................................................. 7

5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding .................................................................... 7

5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of powered mechanism ............................................ 7

5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use ...................................................................................................... 7

5.3 General requirements for fixing elements and fixing methods ..................................................... 8

5.3.1 General................................................................................................................................................................ 8

5.3.2 Criteria for presentation of designs ......................................................................................................... 8

5.3.3 Acceptance testing .......................................................................................................................................... 8

6 Sampling and conditioning .......................................................................................................................... 9

6.1 Sampling ............................................................................................................................................................. 9

6.2 Conditioning ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

7 Characteristics of materials ........................................................................................................................ 9

7.1 General................................................................................................................................................................ 9

7.2 Corrosion resistance ...................................................................................................................................... 9

7.3 Resistance to weathering agents/stability to light ............................................................................. 9

8 Strength and durability requirements .................................................................................................. 10

9 Test report ....................................................................................................................................................... 11

10 Seating numbers ............................................................................................................................................ 12

11 Instruction for use ........................................................................................................................................ 12

12 Marking ............................................................................................................................................................ 12

Annex A (informative) Examples of seats.......................................................................................................... 13

Annex B (informative) Ergonomy ........................................................................................................................ 15

B.1 Ergonomy ......................................................................................................................................................... 15

B.1.1 Anthropometric aspects and data ........................................................................................................... 15

B.1.2 Design requirements ................................................................................................................................... 15

B.1.2.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 15

B.1.2.2 Height of seat from ground ........................................................................................................................ 15

B.1.2.3 Depth of seat ................................................................................................................................................... 17

B.1.2.4 Armrests ........................................................................................................................................................... 19

B.1.2.5 Backrest ............................................................................................................................................................ 21

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Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 23

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European foreword

This document (prEN 13200-4:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 315

“Spectator facilities”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 13200-4:2006.

In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:

— Clause 2 “Normative References” has been updated;

— subclauses 5.2.1, 5.2.2 and 5.2.3 have been amended and aligned with the new edition of EN 12727;

— Table 2 in Clause 8 has been updated and aligned with the new edition of EN 12727.

The EN 13200 Spectator facilities series consists of the following parts:

— Part 1: Spectator facilities - Part 1: General characteristics for spectator viewing area;

— Part 2: Spectator facilities - Layout criteria of service area - Part 2: Characteristics and national

situations;
— Part 3: Spectator facilities - Part 3: Separating elements - Requirements;
— Part 4: Spectator facilities - Part 4: Seats - Product characteristics;
— Part 5: Spectator facilities - Part 5: Telescopic stands;
— Part 6: Spectator facilities - Part 6: Demountable stands;
— Part 7: Spectator facilities - Part 7: Entry and exit elements and routes;
— Part 8: Spectator facilities - Part 8: Safety Management.
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1 Scope

This document specifies mechanical, physical and chemical product characteristics of fixed seating for

spectator facilities used in sports venues (indoor and outdoor) in the spectator viewing area. It also

specifies the criteria for fixing the seating to the structure.

These characteristics and criteria are determined to ensure an adequate resistance to static and

dynamic stresses and to atmospheric agents. This document specifies comfort, functionality and safety

requirements to prevent serious injury through normal use, as well as misuse that might reasonably be

excepted to occur. This document does not include any fire behaviour or resistance requirements.

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 12727:2016, Furniture - Ranked seating - Requirements for safety, strength and durability

EN 13200-1, Spectator facilities - Part 1: General characteristics for spectator viewing area

EN ISO 179-1:2010, Plastics - Determination of Charpy impact properties - Part 1: Non-instrumented

impact test (ISO 179-1:2010)

EN ISO 527-2, Plastics - Determination of tensile properties - Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and

extrusion plastics (ISO 527-2)

EN ISO 4892-2, Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps

(ISO 4892-2)

EN ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests (ISO 9227)

EN ISO 13857, Safety of machinery - Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and

lower limbs (ISO 13857)

EN 105-A02, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour

(ISO 105-A02)
ISO 554, Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing — Specifications
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
seating place

space intended for a single spectator in a sitting position (see figures in Annex A)

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3.2
seat

— bench, a continuous element, forming a raised seat level with respect to the footway

(Figure A.1);

— low back seat, a shaped element or an assembly fixed to the step or on to a support. It has a

backrest with a maximum height of 15 cm above the seat level and may be fitted with armrests

(Figure A.2);

— high back seat, a shaped element or an assembly fixed to the step or on to a support. It has a

backrest with a minimum height of 15 cm above the seat level and may be fitted with armrests

(Figure A.3);

— tip-up seat, a seating place where in the seat elements automatically returns to the upright

position on the departure of the occupant (Figure A.4)
3.3
fixing element
element for attaching the seat to the fixed support
3.4
fixing method
assembly of elements for attaching the support or the seats to a stand
3.5
seat numbering
means of identifying seat position

Note 1 to entry: The different types of seating places which are shown in the figures are only examples.

Note 2 to entry: For general terms relating to the structures of spectator facilities, see EN 13200-1.

4 Abbreviations

For the purposes of this document, the abbreviations in EN 13200-1 and the following apply.

Bse: dimension of the tread where seating places are (seating row depth);
F: depth of seats including the thickens of the back;

I: width of seats (minimum dimension for lateral boundaries of a single seating place);

E: distance between the foremost projection of one seat and the back of the seat in front of it

(clearway);
S: height of seat back, including the thickness of the seat.
5 General requirements of construction
5.1 Safety, strength and durability
The seating shall be designed as to minimize the risk of injury to the user.

All accessible parts shall be so designed that physical injury and damage are avoided and shall be

without sharp edges/corners.

Seating shall be securely fixed to the steps or to the supports when installed in spectator facilities area.

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These requirements are met when:
a) accessible corner and edges are rounded or chamfered;
b) all other corners and edges are free from burrs and sharp edges;

c) ends of hollows components with a diameter greater than 7mm and less than 12mm, where the

accessible depth is greater than 10mm are closed or capped.

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 seating to come loose unintentionally. All parts

which are lubricated to assist sliding shall be designed to protect user from lubricant stains when in

normal use.
5.2 Shear and squeeze point
EN 12727:2016, Clause 5 applies, with the following:
5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding

Unless 5.2.2. or 5.2.3 are applicable, shear and squeeze points that are created only during setting up

and folding, including tipping seat actions, 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 squeeze points are

specified in 5.1.
5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of powered mechanism

With the exception of tipping seats, there shall be no shear and squeeze points created by parts of the

seating operated by power mechanisms, e.g. springs and gas lifts.
5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use

With the exception of tipping seats there shall be no shear and squeeze points created by forces applied

during normal use, see Table 1. There shall be no shear and squeeze points if a hazard is created by the

weight of the user during normal movements and actions, e.g. by adjusting the backrest and it shall be

so designed to not cause injury to the user.
NOTE This hazard is best prevented by the use of automatic locking mechanism.

All parts of the seating place with which the user comes into contact, during the intended use, shall be

designed so that physical injury and damage to spectator property are avoided. The following

considerations are necessary:

— the safety distance of accessible movable parts is in compliance with EN ISO 13857 in any position

during movement;

— the edges of the seat, backrest and armrests which are in contact with the user when sitting, are

rounded with recommended minimum 3 mm radius;
— the ends of hollow components are closed or capped.
a) All parts which are
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