scope:

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for workbenches for laboratories including laboratory tables and gives recommendations for their dimensions. This European Standard applies to workbenches, movable tables and workbench shelves designed for use in research, educational, quality control and similar laboratories. It does not apply to workbenches for pupils in scientific class rooms of schools. It does not apply to workbenches for special purposes, e.g. for heavy diagnostic or processing machines.