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EVS-EN 1729-2:2023

Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods

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Valid from 15.06.2023
Base Documents
EN 1729-2:2023
ICS Groups
97.140 Furniture
Directives or regulations
None

Standard history

Status
Date
Type
Name
15.06.2023
Main
EVS-EN 1729-2:2023
05.01.2016
Main + amendment
EVS-EN 1729-2:2012+A1:2015
This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for chairs and tables for general educational purposes in educational institutions including kindergarten, childcare institutions and early years education settings.
It applies to furniture for use with laptop computers or portable devices, but not to special purpose workstations, e.g. laboratories, ranked seating and workshops.
The chairs fulfilling the applicable requirements of this document are suitable for users weighing up to 110 kg.
The figures illustrate test principles only and cannot be used to carry out the tests.
NOTE EN 1729-1 specifies functional dimensions and marking of chairs and tables for general educational institutions.
Annex A (informative) gives a test method for determination of the displacement of chairs placed on tabletops.

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EN European standard (published by an CEN or CENELEC)
EN ISO International standard adopted as an European standard
ISO International Organization for Standardization’s standard
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission’s standard
HD CENELEC’s harmonisation document
   
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EVS-ISO International standard implemented in Estonia
   
A, AMD amedment
+A a full standard plus the amendment
/A only amendment
COR, AC corrigendum
+COR a full standard plus the corrigendum
NA national annex
+NA a full standard plus the national annex
/NA only national annex
TS technical specification
TR technical report
CWA agreement, developed by a CEN or CENELEC
prEVS-EN (etc) draft standard
   
et the standard is in Estonian only
en the standard is in English only
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