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Children’s Furniture - Seating for children - Safety requirements and test methods

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for seating for children who are able to walk and sit by themselves.
It applies to seating intended to be placed on the floor for all fields of application with the exception of the use in educational institutions.
This European Standard applies to the seating function only. If the furniture has additional functions or can be converted into other products, the relevant European Standards may apply.
It does not apply to children’s high chairs and reclined cradles for which other European Standards exist.
It does not apply to wheel chairs, electrical powered chairs and seating for children with special needs.

Kindermöbel - Sitzmöbel für Kinder - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Dieses Dokument legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Sitzmöbel für Kinder, die eigenständig laufen und sitzen können, fest.
Sie gilt für auf dem Boden aufzustellende Sitzmöbel für den Gebrauch im Wohnbereich und Nicht Wohn-bereich, einschließlich Kindertagesstätten, und für den Gebrauch in Innenräumen und im Freien.
Dieses Dokument gilt nur für die Sitzfunktion. Wenn die Sitzmöbel zusätzliche Funktionen haben oder in andere Produkte umgebaut werden können, können die maßgebenden Europäischen Normen gelten.
Es gilt nicht für Spielzeug, Kinderhochstühle, Artikel für Kleinkinder und Säuglinge wie Kinderliegesitze und Sitzmöbel in Bildungseinrichtungen, für die andere Europäische Normen bestehen.
Es gilt nicht für Hängeschaukeln/ sessel und Rollstühle; es gilt auch nicht für die elektrische Sicherheit oder Sitzmöbel für Kinder mit besonderen Bedürfnissen.
Anhang A (informativ) enthält einen Leitfaden bezüglich der Maße.
Anhang B (informativ) enthält eine Begründung für die Aufnahme sicherheitstechnischer Anforderungen.
Anhang C (informativ) enthält eine Anleitung für anwendbare Prüfungen entsprechend der Größe.

Mobilier de puériculture et pour enfants - Sièges pour enfants - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d’essai applicables aux sièges destinés { des enfants capables de marcher et de s’asseoir seuls.
Elle s’applique aux sièges destinés { être placés sur le sol pour tous les domaines d’application { l’exception de l’usage dans les établissements d’enseignement.
La présente Norme européenne s’applique uniquement { la fonction siège. Si le mobilier remplit d’autres fonctions ou peut être converti en d’autres produits, les Normes européennes correspondantes peuvent s’appliquer.
Elle ne s’applique pas aux chaises hautes pour enfants ni aux nacelles inclinées pour lesquelles il existe d’autres Normes européennes.
Elle ne s’applique pas aux fauteuils roulants, aux fauteuils électriques ni aux sièges destinés aux enfants ayant des besoins particuliers.
L’Annexe A (informative) contient des dimensions pour les sièges.
L’Annexe B (informative) contient un « rational ».
L’Annexe C (informative) contient un récapitulatif des différentes exigences de la présente norme et de leur application en fonction de la taille des sièges.

Pohištvo za otroke - Sedežno pohištvo - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17191:2019
01-september-2019
Pohištvo za otroke - Sedežno pohištvo - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode

Children’s Furniture - Seating for children - Safety requirements and test methods

Kindermöbel - Sitzmöbel für Kinder - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Mobilier de puériculture et pour enfants - Sièges pour enfants - Exigences de sécurité et

méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17191
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
oSIST prEN 17191:2019 en,fr,de

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

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17191
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2019
ICS 97.140; 97.190
English Version
Children's Furniture - Seating for children - Safety
requirements and test methods

Mobilier de puériculture et pour enfants - Sièges pour Kindermöbel - Kindersitzmöbel - Sicherheitstechnische

enfants - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for second 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

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

© 2019 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17191:2019 E

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Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 6

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 7

4 General requirement and test condition ............................................................................................. 10

4.1 Preliminary preparation ........................................................................................................................... 10

4.2 Application of forces ................................................................................................................................... 10

4.3 Tolerances ...................................................................................................................................................... 11

4.4 Sizes ................................................................................................................................................................... 11

4.5 Accessibility ................................................................................................................................................... 11

4.6 Testing range of seating ............................................................................................................................. 11

5 Test equipment ............................................................................................................................................. 11

5.1 Entrapment test probes ............................................................................................................................. 11

5.1.1 Finger probes with hemispherical end ................................................................................................ 11

5.1.2 Finger probe for mesh ................................................................................................................................ 12

5.1.3 Shape assessment probe ........................................................................................................................... 13

5.2 V and irregular shaped template ............................................................................................................ 14

5.3 Small parts cylinder .................................................................................................................................... 15

5.4 Feeler gauge ................................................................................................................................................... 16

5.5 Additional loading position template ................................................................................................... 16

5.6 Angle measuring device ............................................................................................................................. 16

6 General safety requirements ................................................................................................................... 18

6.1 Hazards from glass (see B.3) .................................................................................................................... 18

6.2 Edges and corners ........................................................................................................................................ 18

6.3 Entrapment hazards (see B.4) ................................................................................................................. 18

6.3.1 Finger entrapment hazards ...................................................................................................................... 18

6.3.2 Partially bound, V and irregular shaped openings .......................................................................... 18

6.4 Hazards caused by folding of the seating ............................................................................................ 20

6.4.1 Requirements ................................................................................................................................................ 20

6.4.2 Automatic locking devices ........................................................................................................................ 21

6.5 Hazards caused by deckchairs (see B.13) ........................................................................................... 21

6.5.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 21

6.5.2 Requirements ................................................................................................................................................ 22

6.5.3 Test methods ................................................................................................................................................. 22

6.6 Hazard from moving parts (see B.5) ..................................................................................................... 23

6.6.1 Shearing and compression points under influence of powered mechanism ......................... 23

6.6.2 Shearing and compression points during use ................................................................................... 23

6.7 Hazards from lids (see B.6) ...................................................................................................................... 23

6.8 Entanglement hazards (see B.7) ............................................................................................................. 24

6.9 Choking and ingestion hazards (see B.8) ............................................................................................ 24

6.9.1 Requirements ................................................................................................................................................ 24

6.9.2 Test methods ................................................................................................................................................. 25

6.9.3 Filling material .............................................................................................................................................. 26

6.9.4 Magnets ............................................................................................................................................................ 28

6.10 Suffocation hazards (see B.9) .................................................................................................................. 29

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7 Chemical requirements (see B.10) ......................................................................................................... 29

8 Fire and thermal hazards (see B.11) ..................................................................................................... 30

9 Strength and durability requirements (see B.12) ............................................................................ 30

9.1 Test conditions .............................................................................................................................................. 30

9.1.1 Seat and back loading point ...................................................................................................................... 30

9.1.2 Backrest angle (see B.15) .......................................................................................................................... 31

9.1.3 Determination of the number of seats .................................................................................................. 32

9.2 Seating size and test levels ........................................................................................................................ 32

9.3 Requirements ................................................................................................................................................. 32

9.4 Strength and durability tests .................................................................................................................... 33

9.4.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 33

9.4.2 Soft seating ...................................................................................................................................................... 33

9.4.3 Seating intended for very young children only (see B. 16) ........................................................... 33

10 Stability requirements ................................................................................................................................ 34

10.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 34

10.2 Stability test for rocking chairs ............................................................................................................... 35

10.3 Stability test for reclining chairs ............................................................................................................. 35

11 Product information .................................................................................................................................... 36

11.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 36

11.2 Marking ............................................................................................................................................................ 36

11.2.1 Requirements ................................................................................................................................................. 36

11.2.2 Durability of marking .................................................................................................................................. 36

11.3 Purchase information ................................................................................................................................. 36

11.4 Instructions for use ...................................................................................................................................... 36

11.4.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 36

11.4.2 Warnings .......................................................................................................................................................... 36

11.4.3 Additional information ............................................................................................................................... 37

Annex A (informative) Guide for seating dimensions .................................................................................. 38

Annex B (informative) Rationale for the inclusion of safety requirements .......................................... 40

B.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 40

B.2 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 40

B.3 Hazards from glass (see 6.1) ..................................................................................................................... 40

B.4 Entrapment hazards (see 6.3) .................................................................................................................. 40

B.5 Hazards from moving parts (see 6.6) .................................................................................................... 40

B.6 Hazards from lids (see 6.7) ....................................................................................................................... 41

B.7 Entanglements hazards (see 6.8) ............................................................................................................ 41

B.8 Choking and ingestion hazards (see 6.9) ............................................................................................. 41

B.9 Suffocation hazards (see 6.10) ................................................................................................................. 41

B.10 Chemical hazards (see Clause 7) ............................................................................................................. 42

B.11 Fire and thermal hazards (see Clause 8) .............................................................................................. 42

B.12 Strength and durability hazards (see Clause 9)................................................................................. 42

B.13 Hazards due to unintentional folding (see 6.4) ................................................................................. 42

B.14 Disengagement test under vertical and horizontal forces (see 6.5.3.1) ................................... 42

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B.15 Determination of the backrest angle (see 9.1.2) .............................................................................. 42

B.16 Seating intended to be used by young children only (see 9.4.3) ................................................. 43

Annex C (informative) Guidance for applicable tests according to size ................................................ 44

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European foreword

This document (prEN 17191:2019) 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 second CEN Enquiry.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the

European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of M/527.
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1 Scope

This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for seating for children who are able to

walk and sit by themselves.

It applies to seating intended to be placed on the floor for domestic and non-domestic use including in

day care centres and for indoor and outdoor use.

This document applies to the seating function only. If the seating has additional functions or can be

converted into other products, the relevant European Standards may apply.

It does not apply to toys, children's high chairs, childcare articles such as reclined cradles and seating in

educational institutions for which other European Standards exist.

It does not apply to swing chairs, wheel chairs, electrical safety or seating for children with special needs.

Annex A (informative) contains a guide for dimensions.

Annex B (informative) contains a rationale for the inclusion of safety requirements.

Annex C (informative) contains guidance for applicable tests according to size.
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 71-1:2014+A1:2018, Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014, Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
EN 71-3, Safety of toys – Part 3: Migration of certain elements
EN 1022:2018, Domestic furniture - Seating - Determination of stability

EN 1728:2012+AC:2013, Furniture - Seating - Test methods for the determination of strength and

durability

EN 1729-2:2012+A1:2015, Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 2: Safety

requirements and test methods

EN ISO 13936-2, Textiles - Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a seam in woven fabrics -

Part 2: Fixed load method (ISO 13936-2)
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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 http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
automatic locking device

mechanism which engages without the guidance of the user and which prevents unintentional movement

3.2
surface flash

rapid spread of flame over the surface of a material without ignition of its base structure at the same time

3.3
median plane

vertical plane running from front to rear through the centre of the seat, dividing the seating into two parts

Note 1 to entry: In most instances the two parts are symmetrical.
Note 2 to entry: See Figure 1.
Key
1 median plane
Figure 1 — Median plane
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3.4
seat height

vertical distance in the median plane between the floor, or the footrest in case of tall chairs, and the

highest point on the front of the seat
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2.
Key
H seat height
Figure 2 — Seat height
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3.5
tall chair

chair where the height of seat from the floor is higher than the seat height specified in Table A.1 and with

a footrest as shown in the figure below
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.
Key
H seat height
1 footrest
Figure 3 — Example of tall chairs
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3.6
soft seating

seating with no internal support or frame composed of a fabric, vinyl, leather or a similar cover, over a

soft filling (such as foam, air, polystyrene beads)

Note 1 to entry: Bean bags, inflatable and foam seating are considered to be soft seating.

3.7
deckchair
foldable chair with a locking mechanism at the bottom of the transverse bar

Note 1 to entry: Figure 14 shows an example of a locking mechanism of a deckchair.

3.8
seat width

horizontal distance between vertical lines through the side edges of the seat surface at a distance equal

to half of the seat depth (t )
Note 1 to entry: See Figure A.2.

Drafting note for 2nde Enquiry – Consider to add the figure here. Not so good to refer to a figure in an informative

annex.
4 General requirement and test condition
4.1 Preliminary preparation

The seating shall be tested as delivered. Knock-down seating shall be assembled according to the

manufacturer’s instructions. If the instructions allow the seating to be assembled or combined in different

ways, the most adverse combination shall be used for each test. Knock-down fittings shall be tightened

before testing. Further tightening shall not take place unless specifically required by the manufacturer. If

the configuration shall be changed to produce the worst-case conditions, this shall be recorded in the test

report.

Unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer, the sample for test shall be stored in indoor ambient

conditions for at least 24 h immediately prior to testing.

The tests shall be carried out at indoor ambient conditions. However, if during a test the temperature is

outside the range 15 °C to 25 °C, the maximum and/or minimum temperature shall be recorded in the

test report.

Before beginning the testing, visually inspect the unit thoroughly. Record any defects so that they are not

assumed to have been caused by the tests.
4.2 Application of forces

The test forces in durability and static load tests shall be applied sufficiently slowly to ensure that

negligible dynamic load is applied. The forces in durability tests shall be applied sufficiently slowly to

ensure that kinetic heating does not occur.
Unless otherwise stated:
— static forces shall be maintained for (10 ± 2) s
— durability forces shall be maintained for (2 ± 1) s.

The forces may be replaced by masses. The relationship 10 N = 1 kg shall be used.

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4.3 Tolerances

Unless otherwise stated, the following tolerances are applicable to the test equipment:

— Forces: ± 5 % of the nominal force;
— Velocities: ± 5 % of the nominal velocity;
— Masses: ± 1 % of the nominal mass;
— Dimensions: ± 1 mm of the nominal dimension;
— Angles: ± 2° of the nominal angle.

The accuracy for the positioning of loading pads and impact plates shall be 5 mm.

NOTE For the purposes of uncertainty measurement, test results are not considered to be adversely affected

when the above tolerances are met.
4.4 Sizes
The seating shall be tested with reference to the seat height, see Table 1.
Table 1 — Seating sizes
Dimensions in millimetres
Size Size 1 Size 2 Size 3
Seat height (h) h ≤ 260 260 < h ≤ 350 h > 350

NOTE Information on seating sizes and the age/size of children is contained within Annex A.

For seating where it is not possible to determine a size (e.g. bean bags), they shall be tested as size 1 for

all tests, except the strength and durability tests for which they shall be tested as size 3.

4.5 Accessibility

For the purpose of the standard, all parts of the seating are considered accessible to the child.

4.6 Testing range of seating

If seating in a range of sizes are all manufactured with identical construction details, or if the seating can

be adjusted to different heights, it is only necessary to carry out the complete strength, durability and

stability tests on the highest size in the range or in the highest position, plus additional stability tests on

the smallest size in the range or the lowest position. In the event of failure of any seating in the above test

programme, the complete test programme shall be carried out on each seating size mark individually.

5 Test equipment
5.1 Entrapment test probes
5.1.1 Finger probes with hemispherical end

Probes with hemispherical ends made of plastic or other hard, smooth material, mounted on a force-

measuring device, see Figure 4.
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 hemispherical end
2 line around circumference
+01, +01,
Ø 7 mm and 12 mm and 18 mm
0 0
−01,
Figure 4 — Finger probe with hemispherical end
5.1.2 Finger probe for mesh

A probe with a diameter of 7 mm, mounted on a force-measuring device, with the end as specified in

−0.1

Figure 5, made of plastic or other hard, smooth material. The end radius shall be (2,8 ± 0,2) mm.

Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 5 — Finger probe for mesh
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5.1.3 Shape assessment probe

Probe made of plastics or other hard smooth materials with the dimensions shown in Figure 6.

Dimensions in millimetres
Key
A side view
B top view
C front view
D isometric view
Figure 6 — Shape assessment probe
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5.2 V and irregular shaped template

Template made from plastics or other hard, smooth material with the dimensions given in Figure 7.

Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 B portion
2 A portion
Figure 7 — V and irregular shaped template
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5.3 Small parts cylinder
Cylinder having the dimensions as shown in Figure 8.
Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 8 — Small parts cylinder
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5.4 Feeler gauge

Feeler gauge with a thickness of (0,4 ± 0,02) mm and an insertion edge radius of approximately 3 mm,

(see Figure 9).
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 edges broken
2 insertion edge radius
Figure 9 — Feeler gauge
5.5 Additional loading position template

In derogation to EN 1728:2012+AC:2013 and EN 1022:2018, the loading position template for seating-

where the seat and back are made of one suspended or hanging piece of flexible material (e.g. textile)

shall be a cylinder with a mass of (1 ± 0,5) kg and a diameter of (70 ± 10) mm.
5.6 Angle measuring device

An articulated steel device used to measure the angle between the seat and the backrest (see Figure 10)

with a total mass of (9 ± 0,1) kg and tolerance on dimensions of ± 2 mm.
All edges shall be chamfered.
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 part to be placed onto the seat surface
2 part to be placed onto the backrest
3 hinge pin
E mass: (4495 ± 50) g
F mass: (4501 ± 50) g
G mass of hinge axle: (17 ± 0,5) g, length 79,5 mm
Figure 10 — Angle measuring device
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6 General safety requirements
6.1 Hazards from glass (see B.3)
There shall be no glass in seating for children.
6.2 Edges and corners

All parts shall be designed so that physical injury and damage are avoided. This requirement is fulfilled

when:

— the edges of the seat, back rest and arm rests, which are in contact with the child when sitting in the

seating are rounded or chamfered;
— the edges of handles are rounded in the direction of the force applied;

— all other accessible edges and corners are smooth, rounded or chamfered and with no burrs.

6.3 Entrapment hazards (see B.4)
6.3.1 Finger entrapment hazards
6.3.1.1 Requirements
When tested in accorda
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