European foreword

This document (EN 1729‑2:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2023.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 1729‑2:2012+A1:2015.

The EN 1729 series consists of the following parts under the general title Furniture — Chairs and tables for educational institutions:

— Part 1: Functional dimensions;
— Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods.

EN 1729‑2:2023 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 1729‑2:2012+A1:2015:

a) extension of scope to include safety requirements and test methods for kindergarten, childcare institutions and early years education settings;
b) removal of the gloss requirement for tabletops;
c) additional durability requirements for single column chairs;
d) additional consideration of chairs with arm rests;
e) clarification of seat loading points and back loading points;
f) amendment of some loads and forces;
g) modification of Annex A” (informative) “Test method for determination of stability of chairs placed on tabletops”;
h) inclusion of corner stability test for chairs;
i) inclusion of requirements for auxiliary writing surfaces which are integral part of chairs;
j) inclusion of forward stability test for tables;
k) additional safety requirements for chairs sizemarks 0 to 3.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

BS EN 1729-2:2023

Furniture. Chairs and tables for educational institutions - Safety requirements and test methods

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Jun 2023