oSIST prEN 581-3:2024
(Main)Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 3: Mechanical safety requirements for tables
Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 3: Mechanical safety requirements for tables
This document specifies requirements for the safety, strength durability and stability of all types of outdoor tables for use by adults, including those with glass in their construction.
It does not apply to street furniture.
It does not apply to office, worktables and desks and tables and laboratory worktops for educational institutions for which other EN standards exist.
With exception of the stability tests, this standard does not provide assessment of the suitability of any storage features included in outdoor 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.
Außenmöbel - Sitzmöbel und Tische für Camping-, Wohn- und Objektbereich - Teil 3: Mechanische Sicherheitsanforderungen für Tische
Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Standsicherheit für alle Arten von Außentischen für Erwachsene, einschließlich Ausführungen mit Glas, fest.
Es gilt nicht für öffentlich aufgestellte Straßenmöbel.
Es gilt nicht für Büro-, Arbeits- und Schreibtische sowie Laborarbeitsplatten für Bildungseinrichtungen, für die andere EN-Normen bestehen.
Dieses Dokument enthält mit Ausnahme der Standsicherheitsprüfungen keine Beurteilung der Eignung von in Außentischen enthaltenen Aufbewahrungsmöglichkeiten.
Es enthält keine Anforderungen an die elektrische Sicherheit.
Es enthält keine Anforderungen an die Alterungsbeständigkeit und Verwitterung.
Dieses Dokument enthält drei Anhänge:
Anhang A (normativ), Prüfverfahren für Fangstellen für die Finger;
Anhang B (informativ), Zusätzliche Prüfanforderungen;
Anhang C (informativ), Prüfstufe in Bezug auf den Anwendungsbereich.
Mobilier d'extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages domestique, collectif et de camping - Partie 3 : Exigences de sécurité mécanique pour les tables
Le présent document spécifie des exigences en matière de sécurité, de résistance, de durabilité et de stabilité de tous les types de tables d’extérieur destinées à être utilisées par des adultes, y compris celles comportant du verre.
Il ne s’applique pas au mobilier urbain.
Il ne s’applique pas aux tables de travail de bureau et aux bureaux, ni aux tables et plans de travail de laboratoire à destination des établissements d’enseignement pour lesquels il existe d’autres Normes européennes.
À l’exception des essais de stabilité, le présent document ne fournit aucune évaluation sur l’aptitude à l’usage des éléments de rangement inclus dans les tables d’extérieur.
Il n’inclut pas d’exigence relative à la sécurité électrique.
Il n’inclut pas d’exigence relative à la résistance au vieillissement et aux détériorations.
Le présent document comporte trois annexes :
— l’Annexe A (normative), Méthodes d’essai pour le coincement des doigts ;
— l’Annexe B (informative), Exigences d’essai supplémentaires ;
— l’Annexe C (informative), Niveau de sévérité des essais en lien avec l’usage des tables.
Zunanje pohištvo - Sedežno pohištvo in mize za domačo in javno uporabo ter taborjenje - 3. del: Mehanske varnostne zahteve za mize
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2024
Zunanje pohištvo - Sedežno pohištvo in mize za domačo in javno uporabo ter
taborjenje - 3. del: Mehanske varnostne zahteve za mize
Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use - Part 3:
Mechanical safety requirements for tables
Außenmöbel - Sitzmöbel und Tische für Camping-, Wohn- und Objektbereich - Teil 3:
Mechanische Sicherheitsanforderungen für Tische
Mobilier d'extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages domestique, collectif et de camping -
Partie 3 : Exigences de sécurité mécanique pour les tables
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 581-3
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
97.200.30 Oprema za taborjenje in Camping equipment and
tabori camp-sites
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2024
ICS 97.200.30; 97.140 Will supersede EN 581-3:2017
English Version
Outdoor furniture - Seating and tables for camping,
domestic and contract use - Part 3: Mechanical safety
requirements for tables
Mobilier d'extérieur - Sièges et tables à usages Außenmöbel - Sitzmöbel und Tische für Camping-,
domestique, collectif et de camping - Partie 3 : Wohn- und Objektbereich - Teil 3: Mechanische
Exigences de sécurité mécanique pour les tables Sicherheitsanforderungen für Tische
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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 requirements . 5
5.1 General safety requirements . 5
5.2 Holes in tubular/rigid components . 6
5.3 Shear and compression points . 6
5.3.1 General. 6
5.3.2 Shear and compression points when setting up and folding . 6
5.3.3 Shear and compression points under influence of non-electrically powered
mechanisms . 6
5.3.4 Shear and compression points during use . 6
5.4 Stability . 7
5.4.1 General. 7
5.4.2 Stability under vertical load . 7
5.4.3 Stability for tables with extension elements. 7
5.4.4 Stability of tables designed to support a parasol . 7
5.5 Strength and durability . 7
5.5.1 General. 7
5.5.2 Glass . 8
5.5.3 Test sequences and parameters . 8
5.5.4 Requirements . 10
6 Information for use . 10
7 Test report . 10
Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment and shear and compression . 11
Annex B (informative) Additional test recommendations . 17
Annex C (informative) Purchase information (guidelines) . 19
European foreword
This document (prEN 581-3:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 297
“Furniture”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 581-3:2017.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for the safety, strength durability and stability of all types of
outdoor tables for use by adults, including those with glass in their construction.
It does not apply to street furniture.
It does not apply to office, worktables and desks and tables and laboratory worktops for educational
institutions for which other EN standards exist.
With exception of the stability tests, this document does not provide assessment of the suitability of any
storage features included in outdoor 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 12150-1+A1:2019, Glass in building — Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass — Part 1:
Definition and description
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 terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
outdoor table for camping use
table for outdoor use foldable or knock-down and light-weight, intended for use in connection with
camping and travelling
3.2
outdoor table for domestic use
table for outdoor use intended for private use in places without public access
3.3
outdoor table for contract use
table for outdoor use intended for non-private use in places with public access
3.4
street furniture
outdoor furniture used in public space, permanently fixed to the ground or any structure (e.g., bus stop,
wall…) or not able to be manually removed
3.5
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
3.6
part accessible during setting up and folding
part to which access can only be gained when setting up and folding the table
3.7
extension element
components that can be pulled out and pushed in
EXAMPLE Drawers, suspended pocket files, keyboard trays.
3.8
ancillary surface
surface additional to the main surface intending for occasional use as part of a table top
4 Test conditions
General test conditions shall be in accordance with EN 1730:2012, Clause 4.
The tests shall be carried out on the same sample and in the order in which they are listed in Table 2.
5 Safety requirements
5.1 General safety 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 which are directly in contact with the user are rounded or chamfered,
b) all other edges and corners 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 bed to come loose unintentionally.
It shall not be possible for any load bearing part of the table to come loose unintentionally.
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 Shear and compression points
5.3.1 General
The requirements contained in 5.3.2, 5.3.3 and 5.3.4 do not apply to electrically operated furniture.
NOTE The requirements for electrically operated furniture will be provided in prEN 17684, which is under
development.
5.3.2 Shear and compression points when setting up and folding
Unless 5.3.3 or 5.3.4 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.
5.3.3 Shear and compression points under influence of non-electrically 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 non-electrically powered mechanisms, e.g.: mechanical
springs and gas lifts.
This requirement is fulfilled if there is no hazard present when tested in accordance with A.2.2.
5.3.4 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
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