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Furniture — Strength, durability and safety

— Requirements for domestic seating
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National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of
EN 12520:2010EN 12520:2015. It supersedes
BS 4875-1:2007 and DD ENV 12520:2000BS EN 12520:2010 which
is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee FW/0/2, Domestic and Contract Furniture.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be
obtained on request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary
provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct
application.
© BSI 2010The British Standards Institution 2016.

ISBN 978 0 580 63252 5978 0 580 89658 3
ICS 97.140
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from legal obligations.
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Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12520

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 2010December 2015
ICS 97.140 Supersedes ENV 12520:2000EN 12520:2010
English Version
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements

for domestic seating
MeublesMobilier - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit -
Exigences relatives aux sièges à usage domestique Anforderungen an Sitzmöbel für den Wohnbereich
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 February 20108 November 2015.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION

COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 20102015 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any Ref. No. EN 12520:2010: E
means reserved worldwide for CEN national EN 12520:2015 E
Members.
Contents Page
European foreword ............................................................................................................................................. iii

1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................. 1
3 Terms and definitions ............................................................................................................................. 1
4 Test sequence ............................................................................................................................................ 1
5 Constructional requirements ............................................................................................................... 2
5.1 General requirements ............................................................................................................................. 2
5.2 Shear and squeeze points ....................................................................................................................... 2
5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding ................................................................. 2
5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of powered mechanisms ........................................ 2
5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use ................................................................................................. 2
5.3 Stability ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
5.4 Strength and durability .......................................................................................................................... 3
5.4.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
5.4.2 Strength and durability requirements ............................................................................................... 5
6 Information for use .................................................................................................................................. 5
7 Test report ................................................................................................................................................. 5
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ForewordEuropean foreword
This document (EN 12520:2010EN 12520:2015) 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 September 2010,June 2016 and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2010June 2016.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
This document supersedes ENV 12520:2000EN 12520:2010.
In comparison with EN 12520:2010, the following changes have been made:
a) references to EN 1728:2000 were updated to EN 1728:2012;
b) Annex A (normative) “Backward fall test” was deleted;
c) the standard was editorially revised.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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1 Scope
This European standardStandard 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 non-domestic use, office work chairs, office visitors chairs,
chairs for educational institutions, outdoor seating and to links for linked seating for which European
Standards exist.
It does not include requirements for the durability of upholstery materials, castors, reclining and tilting
mechanisms and seat height adjustment mechanisms.
The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg. It does not include requirements for
electrical safety.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability and ergonomics.
The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced documentsin this document and
are indispensable for theits application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited
applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
EN 1022, Domestic furniture - Seating - Determination of stability
EN 1728:2000, Domestic furniture —2012, Furniture - Seating - Test methods for the determination of
strength and durability
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
accessible partspart
partspart to which access can easily be gained by the user when the seating is in its intended
configuration of use and for which the probability of unintentional user contact is high
3.2
partspart accessible during setting up and folding
partspart to which access can only be gained when setting up and folding the furniture
3.3
shear and squeeze pointspoint
shear and squeeze points existpoint exists if the distance between two accessible parts moving relative to
each other can be more than 7 mm or less than 18 mm in any position during movement
4 Test sequence
The tests shall be carried out in the order in which they are listed in this document.
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5 Constructional requirements
5.1 General requirements
All parts of the seating with which the user comes into contact, during intended use, shall be designed to
ensure that physical injury and damage are avoided.
These requirements are met when:

a) edges of the seat, back rest and arm rests, which are in contact with the user when sitting are rounded
or chamfered. All other edges accessible during use shall be free from burrs and/or sharp edges;
b) ends of hollow components are closed or capped.
Movable and adjustable parts shall be designed 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.
All parts which are lubricated to assist sliding shall be designed to protect users from lubricant stains
when in normal use.
5.2 Shear and squeeze points
5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding
Unless 5.2.2 or 5.2.3 are applicable, shear and squeeze points, as defined in 3.3, that are created only
during setting up and folding, including tipping seat, are acceptable, because the user can be assumed to
be in control of his/her movements and to be able to cease applying the force immediately upon
experiencing pain.
The edges of parts moving relative to each other and creating shear and squeeze points shall be as
specified in 5.1.
5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of powered mechanisms
With the exception of tipping seats there shall be no shear and squeeze points created by parts of the
seating under powered mechanisms, e.g. springs and gas lifts.
NOTE Electrically operated seating is covered by EEC Directives for EMC, Machinery, Low Voltage or Medical
Devices.
5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use
There shall be no shear and squeeze points created by loads applied during normal use. The loads applied
during normal use can be found in Table 1.
Shear and squeeze points are not acceptable if a hazard is created by the weight of the user during normal
movements and actions, e.g. attempting to move the seating by lifting the seat or by adjusting the
backrest.
NOTE This hazard is best prevented by the use of automatic locking mechanisms.
5.3 Stability
The seating shall fulfil the relevant requirements of EN 1022.
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5.4 Strength and durability
5.4.1 General
Seating shall be tested for strength and durability according to and in the order given in Table 1 and in
accordance with the test conditions contained in EN 1728:2012.
Table 1 — Tests and test sequence
Test Reference Test parameters

1. Seat and back static load test EN 1728:2000, 6.2.1 and 6.3 Seat: force N Back: 1300
force N 450
10 times
2. Seat front edge static load test EN 1728:2000, 6.2.2 Force, N 1300
10 times
a
3. Foot rail static load test EN 1728:2000, 6.4 Force, N 1000
10 times
4. Arm sideways static load test EN 1728:2000, 6.5 Force, N 300
10 times
5. Arm downwards static load test EN 1728:2000, 6.6 Force, N 700
10 times
6. Seat and back fatigue test EN 1728:2000, 6.7 and 6.9 Cycles 25000
Seat: 1000 N
Back: 300 N
7. Seat front edge fatigue test EN 1728:2000, 6.8 Cycles 20000
Force: 800 N
8. Arm fatigue test EN 1728:2000, 6.10 Cycles 10000
Force: 400 N
9. Leg forward static load test EN 1728:2000, 6.12 Force, N (max.) Seat 400
load, N 1000
10 times
10. Leg sideways static load test EN 1728:2000, 6.13 Force, N (max.) Seat 300
load, N 1000
10 times
11. Seat impact test EN 1728:2000, 6.15 Drop height, 180
mm, 10 times
b
12. Backwards fall\test Annex A.1 Number of impacts 5
c
13. Back impact test EN 1728:2000, 6.16 Height of fall, 120/28
0
mm/ 10 times
a This test is only applicable to seating with a seat height greater than 600 mm.
b This test is only for single seating units where the back will be the first part of the structure to strike the floor and the force used to
overturn the chair rearwards is less than 30 N.
c This test is for all seating not tested in accordance with Test 12.
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1. Seat static load and EN 1728:2012, 6.4 Seat force F1, N 1 300
back static load test Back force F2, N 450
Minimum back force, N 410
Load applied to seats not 750
being tested, N
Cycles 10
2. Seat front edge static EN 1728:2012, 6.5 Force, N 1 300
load test Load applied to seats not 750
being tested, N
Cycles 10
3. Foot rest static load EN 1728:2012, 6.8 Force, N 1 000
testa Minimum seat force, N 750
Cycles 10
4. Arm rest EN 1728:2012, 6.10 Force, N 300
sideways
static load test Cycles 10
5. Arm rest downwards EN 1728:2012, 6.11 Force, N 700
6. Combined seat and EN 1728:2012, 6.17 Seat force F3, N , 1 000
back durability teste Back force F4, N 300
being tested, N
Cycles 25 000
7. Seat front EN 1728:2012, 6.18 Force, N 800
edge testd
durability Cycles 20 000
8. Arm rest durability test EN 1728:2012, 6.20 Force, N Cycles 400
10 000
9. Leg forward static load EN 1728:2012, 6.15 Force, N (max.) 400
test Seat load, N 1 000
Cycles 10
10. Leg sideways static EN 1728:2012, 6.16 Force, N (max.) 300
load test Seat load, N 1 000
Cycles 10
11. Seat impact test EN 1728:2012, 6.24 Drop height, mm Cycles 180
10
12. Backward fall testb EN 1728:2012, 6.28 Number of impacts 5
13. Back impact testc EN 1728:2012, 6.25 Height of fall, mm or 120
angle,° 28
Cycles 10
b This test is only for single seating units where the back will be the first part of the structure to strike the floor and the
force used to overturn the chair rearwards is less than 30 N.
d In derogation of EN 1728:2012 the loading points shall be 80 mm from the relevant edges of the seat.
e The minimum back force is the force that just prevents rearward overturning.
4
5.4.2 Strength and durability requirements
The strength and durability requirements are fulfilled when during and after testing in accordance with
Table 1:
a) there are no fractures of any member, joint or component;
b) there are no loosening of joints intended to be rigid;
c) seating fulfils its functions after removal of the test loads;
d) seating fulfils the stability requirements.
6 Information for use
Information for use shall be available in the language of the country in which it will be delivered to the
end user. It shall contain at least the following details:
a) assembly instructions, where applicable;
b) instructions for the care and maintenance of the seating;
c) if the seating is fitted with seat height adjustments with energy accumulators, an additional note is
required pointing out that only trained personnel may replace or repair seat height adjustment
components with energy accumulators.
7 Test report
The test report shall include at least the following information:

a) reference to this European Standard;
b) piece of furniture tested, e.g. description of item, specification, drawings, photographs;
c) details of defects observed before testing;
d) any variation from the specified temperature range;
e) test results;
f) details of any deviations from this European Standard;
gf) name and address of the test facility;
hg) date of test.
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Annex A
(normative)
Backward fall test
A.1 Backward fall test
Place the unloaded seating on the drop test floor (EN 1728:2000, subclause 5.3) in normal use position.
Apply a rearward horizontal force to a point 50 mm below the top of the backrest in the centre of the
backrest. Measure the force required to lift the front legs off the floor.
If the measured force is less than 30 N push the top of the backrest rearwards until it reaches the
equilibrium point (see Figure A.1). Allow it to fall freely on its back without initial force or velocity.
Figure A.1 — Backward fall test
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BS EN 12520:2015 BRITISH STANDARD
National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12520:2015.
It supersedes BS EN 12520:2010 which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee FW/0/2, Domestic and Contract Furniture.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be
obtained on request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary
provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct
application.
© The British Standards Institution 2016.
ISBN 978 0 580 89658 3
ICS 97.140
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from
legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 January 2016.
Date Text affected
BS EN 12520:2015
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12520

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2015
ICS 97.140 Supersedes EN 12520:2010
English Version
Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements

for domestic seating
Mobilier - Résistance, durabilité et sécurité - Exigences Möbel - Festigkeit, Dauerhaltbarkeit und Sicherheit -
relatives aux sièges à usage domestique Anforderungen an Sitzmöbel für den Wohnbereich
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 8 November 2015.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION

COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2015 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 12520:2015 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
BS EN 12520:2015
EN 12520:2015 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword....................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 4
3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 4
4 Test sequence ................................................................................................................................................... 4
5 Constructional requirements ..................................................................................................................... 4
5.1 General requirements ................................................................................................................................... 4
5.2 Shear and squeeze points ............................................................................................................................. 5
5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding .................................................................... 5
5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of powered mechanisms .......................................... 5
5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use ...................................................................................................... 5
5.3 Stability ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
5.4 Strength and durability ................................................................................................................................. 5
5.4.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
5.4.2 Strength and durability requirements .................................................................................................... 7
6 Information for use ........................................................................................................................................ 7
7 Test report ......................................................................................................................................................... 7
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EN 12520:2015 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 12520:2015) 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 June 2016 and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2016.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
This document supersedes EN 12520:2010.
In comparison with EN 12520:2010, the following changes have been made:
a) references to EN 1728:2000 were updated to EN 1728:2012;
b) Annex A (normative) “Backward fall test” was deleted;
c) the standard was editorially revised.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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EN 12520:2015 (E)
1 Scope
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 non-domestic use, office work chairs, office visitors
chairs, chairs for educational institutions, outdoor seating and to links for linked seating for which
European Standards exist.
It does not include requirements for the durability of upholstery materials, castors, reclining and tilting
mechanisms and seat height adjustment mechanisms.
It does not include requirements for electrical safety.
It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability and
ergonomics.
The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1022, Domestic furniture - Seating - Determination of stability
EN 1728:2012, Furniture - Seating - Test methods for the determination of strength and durability
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
accessible part
part to which access can easily be gained by the user when the seating is in its intended configuration of
use and for which the probability of unintentional user contact is high
3.2
part accessible during setting up and folding
part to which access can only be gained when setting up and folding the furniture
3.3
shear and squeeze point
shear and squeeze point exists if the distance between two accessible parts moving relative to each
other can be more than 7 mm or less than 18 mm in any position during movement
4 Test sequence
The tests shall be carried out in the order in which they are listed in this document.
5 Constructional requirements
5.1 General requirements
All parts of the seating with which the user comes into contact, during intended use, shall be designed to
ensure that physical injury and damage are avoided.
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EN 12520:2015 (E)
These requirements are met when:

a) edges of the seat, back rest and arm rests, which are in contact with the user when sitting are
rounded or chamfered. All other edges accessible during use shall be free from burrs and/or sharp
edges;
b) ends of hollow components are closed or capped.
Movable and adjustable parts shall be designed 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.
All parts which are lubricated to assist sliding shall be designed to protect users from lubricant stains
when in normal use.
5.2 Shear and squeeze points
5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding
Unless 5.2.2 or 5.2.3 are applicable, shear and squeeze points, as defined in 3.3, that are created only
during setting up and folding, including tipping seat, are acceptable, because the user can be assumed to
be in control of his/her movements and to be able to cease applying the force immediately upon
experiencing pain.
The edges of parts moving relative to each other and creating shear and squeeze points shall be as
specified in 5.1.
5.2.2 Shear and squeeze points under influence of powered mechanisms
With the exception of tipping seats there shall be no shear and squeeze points created by parts of the
seating under powered mechanisms, e.g. springs and gas lifts.
NOTE Electrically operated seating is covered by EEC Directives for EMC, Machinery, Low Voltage or Medical
Devices.
5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use
There shall be no shear and squeeze points created by loads applied during normal use.
The loads applied during normal use can be found in Table 1.
Shear and squeeze points are not acceptable if a hazard is created by the weight of the user during
normal movements and actions, e.g. attempting to move the seating by lifting the seat or by adjusting
the backrest.
NOTE This hazard is best prevented by the use of automatic locking mechanisms.
5.3 Stability
The seating shall fulfil the relevant requirements of EN 1022.

5.4 Strength and durability
5.4.1 General
Seating shall be tested for strength and durability according to and in the order given in Table 1 and in
accordance with the test conditions contained in EN 1728:2012.
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EN 12520:2015 (E)

1. Seat static load and EN 1728:2012, 6.4 Seat force F1, N 1 300
back static load test Back force F2, N 450
Minimum back force, N 410
being tested, N
Cycles 10
2. Seat front edge static EN 1728:2012, 6.5 Force, N 1 300
load test Load applied to seats not 750
being tested, N
Cycles 10
3. Foot rest static load EN 1728:2012, 6.8 Force, N 1 000
testa Minimum seat force, N 750
Cycles 10
4. Arm rest sideways EN 1728:2012, 6.10 Force, N 300
5. Arm rest downwards EN 1728:2012, 6.11 Force, N 700
6. Combined seat and EN 1728:2012, 6.17 Seat force F3, N, 1 000
back durability teste Back force F4, N 300
being tested, N
Cycles 25 000
7. Seat front edge EN 1728:2012, 6.18 Force, N 800
durability testd Cycles 20 000
8. Arm rest durability test EN 1728:2012, 6.20 Force, N 400
Cycles 10 000
9. Leg forward static load EN 1728:2012, 6.15 Force, N (max.) 400
test Seat load, N 1 000
Cycles 10
10. Leg sideways static EN 1728:2012, 6.16 Force, N (max.) 300
load test Seat load, N 1 000
Cycles 10
11. Seat impact test EN 1728:2012, 6.24 Drop height, mm 180
Cycles 10
12. Backward fall testb EN 1728:2012, 6.28 Number of impacts 5
13. Back impact testc EN 1728:2012, 6.25 Height of fall, mm 120
or angle,° 28
Cycles 10
b This test is only for single seating units where the back will be the first part of the structure to strike the floor and the force
used to overturn the chair rearwards is less than 30 N.
d In derogation of EN 1728:2012 the loading points shall be 80 mm from the relevant edges of the seat.
e The minimum back force is the force that just prevents rearward overturning.
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EN 12520:2015 (E)
5.4.2 Strength and durability requirements
The strength and durability requirements are fulfilled when during and after testing in accordance with
Table 1:
a) there are no fractures of any member, joint or component;
b) there are no loosening of joints intended to be rigid;
c) seating fulfils its functions after removal of the test loads;
d) seating fulfils the stability requirements.
6 Information for use

Information for use shall be available in the language of the country in which it will be delivered to the
end user. It shall contain at least the following details:
a) assembly instructions, where applicable;
b) instructions for the care and maintenance of the seating;
c) if the seating is fitted with seat height adjustments with energy accumulators, an additional note is
required pointing out that only trained personnel may replace or repair seat height adjustment
components with energy accumulators.
7 Test report
The test report shall include at least the following information:
a) reference to this European Standard;
b) piece of furniture tested, e.g. description of item, specification, drawings, photographs;
c) details of defects observed before testing;
d) any variation from the specified temperature range;
e) test results;
f) name and address of the test facility;
g) date of test.
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BS EN 12520:2015 — Tracked Changes

Furniture — Strength, durability and safety

IMPORTANT — PLEASE NOTE

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About Tracked Changes

The original version of BS EN 12520:2015, appended at the end of this

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12520

ICS 97.140 Supersedes ENV 12520:2000EN 12520:2010

Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels

European foreword ............................................................................................................................................. iii

This document supersedes ENV 12520:2000EN 12520:2010.

In comparison with EN 12520:2010, the following changes have been made:

a) references to EN 1728:2000 were updated to EN 1728:2012;

b) Annex A (normative) “Backward fall test” was deleted;

c) the standard was editorially revised.

3 Terms and definitions

5.1 General requirements

These requirements are met when:

b) ends of hollow components are closed or capped.

5.2 Shear and squeeze points

5.2.1 Shear and squeeze points when setting up and folding

5.2.3 Shear and squeeze points during use

The seating shall fulfil the relevant requirements of EN 1022.

5.4 Strength and durability

Table 1 — Tests and test sequence

Test Reference Test parameters

5.4.2 Strength and durability requirements

b) there are no loosening of joints intended to be rigid;

c) seating fulfils its functions after removal of the test loads;

d) seating fulfils the stability requirements.

6 Information for use

b) instructions for the care and maintenance of the seating;

The test report shall include at least the following information:

b) piece of furniture tested, e.g. description of item, specification, drawings, photographs;

c) details of defects observed before testing;

d) any variation from the specified temperature range;

f) details of any deviations from this European Standard;

gf) name and address of the test facility;

hg) date of test.

Backward fall test

A.1 Backward fall test

Figure A.1 — Backward fall test

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12520

ICS 97.140 Supersedes EN 12520:2010

Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 8 November 2015.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels