What is BS EN 12727 – Safety, strength and durability of ranked seating about?

Sometimes it is tough to understand that, how site design incorporates furniture components that are utilised for numerous specified tasks and create a sense of location. Such an insight may open up new creative options for outdoor space designers, allowing them to create settings that will help them achieve their goals in the long run.

BS EN 12727 provides guidelines for determining the safety, structural strength and durability of all types of seating that are permanently fastened to the floor and/or wall, whether in bench or individual seat form.

Note 1 - BS EN 12727 does not apply to linked seating not fastened to the floor and/or walls and street furniture.

Note 2 - BS EN 12727 does not include requirements for resistance to aging, degradation, flammability, the effect of ambient temperature, and the durability of upholstery materials.

Who is BS EN 12727 - Safety, strength, and durability of ranked seating for?

BS EN 12727 on understanding safety, strength, and durability of ranked seating can be applied in:

Churches, Law courts for light usage
Theatres, Concert halls, Company lecture rooms for moderate usage
Stadium, Sports halls, Theatres, Cinemas, Concert Halls for general usage
College lecture rooms, Stadium, Cinemas, Airports for severe usage

Why should you use BS EN 12727 - Safety, strength, and durability of ranked seating?

BS EN 12727 provides guidelines of movable and adjustable parts designing so that injuries and inadvertent operation are avoided. It shall not be possible for any load-bearing part of the seating to come loose unintentionally.

BS EN 12727 provides guidelines about all parts which are lubricated to assist sliding. It speaks of how seating that is permanently fastened to the floor and/or wall, whether in bench or individual seat form shall be designed to protect users from lubricant stains when in normal use. With the exception of tipping seats, there shall be no shear and squeeze points created by parts of the seating operated by powered mechanisms, e.g., springs and gas lifts.

Hence, using BS EN 12727 guidelines will help planners to make ideas in long run with the best outcome of it in public spaces.

BS EN 12727:2016

Furniture. Ranked seating. Requirements for safety, strength and durability

Current

Published:

30 Nov 2016