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SNV - SN EN 1729-2

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

active, Most Current
Organization: SNV
Publication Date: 1 June 2023
Status: active
Page Count: 32
ICS Code (Furniture): 97.140
scope:

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.

Document History

SN EN 1729-2
June 1, 2023
Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods
This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for chairs and tables for general educational purposes in educational institutions including kindergarten, childcare institutions and...
SN EN 1729-2+A1
March 1, 2016
Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods
A description is not available for this item.
SN EN 1729-2
March 1, 2012
Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for chairs and tables for general educational purposes in educational institutions. It applies to furniture for use with laptop...

References

This document references:
EN 1022 - Furniture - Seating - Determination of stability
Published by CEN on November 1, 2023
This document specifies test methods and requirements for the determination of the stability of all types of seating for adults weighing up to 110 kg, without regard to use, materials,...
This document references:
EN 12520 - Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for domestic seating
Published by CEN on December 1, 2015
This European Standard specifies the minimum requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types of domestic seating for adults. It does not apply to ranked seating, seating for...
This document references:
EN 15372 - Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for non-domestic tables
Published by CEN on December 1, 2023
This document specifies requirements for the safety, strength and durability of all types of non-domestic tables including those with glass in their construction. It does not apply to office work...
This document references:
EN 17191 - Children's Furniture - Seating for children - Safety requirements and test methods
Published by CEN on July 1, 2021
This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for seating specifically intended for children who are able to walk and sit by themselves. It applies to seating intended to be placed on...
This document references:
EN 1728 - Furniture - Seating - Test methods for the determination of strength and durability
Published by CEN on July 1, 2012
This European Standard specifies test methods for the determination of strength and durability of the structure of all types of seating without regard to use, materials, design/construction or...
This document references:
EN 1729-1 - Furniture - Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Part 1: Functional dimensions
Published by CEN on December 1, 2015
This European Standard specifies functional dimensions and markings for all chairs, stools and tables, for educational institutions, including fixed and adjustable chairs and tables. It applies to...
This document references:
EN 1730 - Furniture - Tables - Test methods for the determination of stability, strength and durability
Published by CEN on October 1, 2012
This European Standard specifies test methods for the determination of stability, strength and durability of the structure of all types of tables and desks without regard to use, materials,...
This document references:
EN 71-2 - Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
Published by CEN on December 1, 2020
This document specifies the categories of flammable materials which are prohibited in all toys, and requirements concerning flammability of certain toys when they are subjected to a small source of...
This document references:
EN 71-3 - Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements
Published by CEN on April 1, 2019
This document specifies requirements and test methods for the migration of aluminium, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, Chromium (III), Chromium (VI), cobalt, copper, lead, manganese,...
This document references:
CEN/TR 17202 - Furniture - General safety guidelines - Entrapment of fingers
Published by CEN on April 1, 2018
This document, contains the general safety philosophy, a guideline on the safety assessment that experts are recommended to use when drafting standards and guidance on specific general safety...
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