378
379
CERTIFICATIONS REFERENCE STANDARDS
STANDARD
16139:2013
LEVEL
STANDARD
12520:2010
LEVEL
STANDARD
10977:2002
LEVEL
STANDARD
15373:2007
LEVEL
SUGGESTED USE
-
-
1
-
Light domestic use
-
-
2
-
Normal domestic use
-
1
3
1
Heavy domestic use Light collective use
L1
-
4
2
Collective use: public areas, waiting rooms, restaurants, offices
L2
-
5
3
HEAVY COLLECTIVE USE: SCHOOLS, PRISONS, HOSPITALS
MEANING OF THE LEVEL TESTS, SUGGESTED USE:
UNI LIST
TECHNICAL REFERENCE STANDARDS
Food contact standards
Each page of the price list is dedicated to a
product that has been tested in accordance
with current regulations which are summarised
in a table where the left hand column shows
the code and/or paragraph of the test to which
the product was subjected and the right hand
column shows the test results and the levels
attained. The specification of each regulation is
show below:
kg
4.8
93
67
47
54
48
55
LIST OF UNI TESTS
FOR CHAIRS:
UNI standard 8582/84 - 1022/98
stability test
UNI standard 8584/84
fatigue test for chair frame
UNI standard 8585/84
impact test for seat
UNI standard 8586/84
test for resistance to repetitive impacts
UNI standard 8587/84
fatigue test for chair back
UNI standard 8589/84
test for arm resistance to vertical force
UNI standard 8590/84
test for arm resistance to horizontal force
UNI standard 8591/84
duration of the rotation of the seat
UNI standard 9083/87
drop test
UNI standard 9088/87
test for resistance of legs to side stress
UNI standard 9089/87
impact test for back and arms
UNI EN standard 10977:2002
Furniture for home and collective use - Seating
kg
72.0
75
118
192
LIST OF UNI TESTS
FOR TABLES:
UNI standard 8592/84
stability test
UNI standard 8593/84
test for resistance of tops to concentrated loads
UNI standard 8594/84
top bending test
UNI standard 8595/84
structural strength test
UNI standard 9085/87
drop test
UNI standard 9086/87
impact test for legs
UNI EN standard 1729-2:2006
Furniture - Chairs and tables for schools.Part 2:
Safety requirements and test methods
UNI ENV standard 12521:2001
Home furniture - Tables - Mechanical and struc-
tural safety requirements
UNI EN 527-1:2011
Office furniture - Work tables and desks.Part 1:
UNI EN 1022:2005 dimensions. Home furni-
ture - Seating - Stability test
UNI EN 15372:2008
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety
Requirements for tables for non-home use
UNI EN 12521:2009
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety
Requirements for tables for home use
215
37
99
32
kg
20.0
LIST OF UNI TESTS FOR STORAGE
UNITS AND BOOKCASES:
UNI standard 8596/84
stability test
UNI standard 8600/84
bending test under a concentrated load
UNI standard 8601/84
top bending test
UNI standard 8606/84
maximum total load test
60
78
46
17
58
kg
4.5
LIST OF UNI-EN TESTS
FOR STEPS:
UNI-EN standard 131-1/94
functional dimensions of the steps
UNI-EN standard 131-2/93
bending of the rungs and platform
Standard EN 1728:2000 took effect in 2002
(UNI EN 1728:2002 in Italy) harmonizing at
the European level testing methods for resistance
and durability of all the types of domestic seat-
ing. This regulation, which replaces previous
ones, prescribes much more severe testing pro-
cedures than in the past.
Standard EN 15373 came into force in late
2007, updating the testing criteria, cycles and
levels, with respect to EN 1728:2000.
Standard EN 16139:2013 came into force at
the end of 2012, updating standard EN 15373
(see summary table).
In 2013, standard EN 1728 was updat-
ed to the EN 1728:2012+AC:2013 edition
(in
Italy
UNI
EN
1728:2012+AC:2013).
Standard EN 1730:2000 updated with EN
15372:2008 (for Italy UNI EN 1730:2002)
came into force in 2000 for the assessment
of table performance took effect in 2000
to determine table performance. This stand-
ard stipulates the testing methods to deter-
mine the resistance, durability and stability of
all types of tables. Tests are conducted on an
assembled and ready-to-use table. The referenc-
es to the characteristics tested are expressed
with respect to the paragraph in the standard,
as follows:
kg
66.0
70
41
230
81
61
UNI EN standard 15373:2000
paragraph 5.1 - 5.2
General safety requirements
UNI EN standard 1022/2005
Stability
UNI EN standard 1728/2000
paragraph 6.2.1
static load on the chair back
paragraph 6.2.2
static load on the front edge of the seat
paragraph 6.5
static horizontal load on the arms
paragraph 6.6
static vertical load on the arms
paragraph 6.7
resistance to fatigue of the seat/backrest
paragraph 6.8
resistance to fatigue of the front of the seat
paragraph 6.10
resistance to fatigue of the arms
paragraph 6.12
static load on the front legs
paragraph 6.13
static load on the side legs
paragraph 6.15
impact on the seat
paragraph 6.16
impact on the backrest
paragraph 6.17
impact against the arm
paragraph 6.21
resistance of footrest
UNI EN standard 1728/2012
paragraph 6.4
Static load on the chair-backrest
paragraph 6.5
Static load on the front edge of the seat
paragraph 6.6
Static vertical load on the backrest
paragraph 6.10
Static horizontal load on the arms
paragraph 6.11
Static vertical load on the arms
paragraph 6.15
Static load on the front legs
paragraph 6.16
Static load on the side legs
paragraph 6.17
Resistance to fatigue of the seat-backrest
paragraph 6.18
Resistance to fatigue of the front of the seat
paragraph 6.20
Resistance to fatigue of the arms
paragraph 6.21
Resistance of footrest
paragraph 6.24
Impact on the seat
paragraph 6.25
Impact on the backrest
paragraph 6.26
Impact against the arm
paragraph 6.27
Drop resistance
paragraph 6.27.1
Drop resistance for multiple seats
UNI EN standard 1730/2000
paragraph 6.2
horizontal static load
paragraph 6.3
vertical static load
paragraph 6.4
resistance to horizontal fatigue
paragraph 6.5
resistance to vertical fatigue
paragraph 6.6
impact on the top
paragraph 6.7
stability
paragraph 6.8
drop
For products intended for contact
with food, the following reference
standards are used for testing:
Ministerial Decree of 21 March 1973
and subsequent amendments Regu-
lation (CE) No. 1935/2004 for mate-
rials and objects intended to come
into contact with foodstuffs.
Title 21 cfr. 1077.1460 of the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) –
USA Article 16 of MHLW Food San-
itation Law, Chapter III Specifica-
tion for Apparatus and Containers
and Packaging.
Standard and Specification for Food
and Food Additives, etc. (Ministry
of Health and Welfare Notification
No.370, 1959 & MHLW Notification
No. 336, 2010), Section III. Equip-
ment
and
Containers/Packages
(Japan).
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