BS 5459-2(2000) : 2000
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
SPECIFICATION FOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS FOR OFFICE FURNITURE - PART 2: OFFICE PEDESTAL SEATING FOR USE BY PERSONS WEIGHING UP TO 150 KG AND FOR USE UP TO 24 HOURS A DAY, INCLUDING TYPE-APPROVAL TESTS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS
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09-06-2020
English
01-01-2000
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
4.1 Durability
4.2 Component durability
4.3 Stability
4.4 Safety
4.5 Type approval of bases, columns, seat actions, back stems
and locking devices
4.6 Criteria for failure and safe failure
5 Marking
5.1 Complete chairs
5.2 Bases, columns, seat actions, back stems and locking devices
Annex A (normative) Test methods
A.1 General
A.2 Principle
A.3 Apparatus
A.4 Determination of seat and back loading points
A.5 Durability and safety tests
A.6 Stability tests
A.7 Durability of components
A.8 Type-approval tests for columns, bases, actions, back
stems and locking devices
A.9 Test report
Bibliography
Describes performance requirements and test methods for the structural safety and stability of office pedestal seating when used by persons weighing up to 150 kg.
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FW/0/3
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| DevelopmentNote |
Together with BS EN 1335-2 & BS EN 1335-3, it supersedes BS 5459-2(1990). (10/2000) Supersedes 00/705081 DC. (06/2005) Supersedes 05/30142154 DC. (03/2006) 2000 Edition Re-issued in September 2008 & incorporates AMD 2 2008. Supersedes 08/30181507 DC. (10/2008) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2010. (12/2009)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
46
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| BS 7945:1999 | Non-domestic furniture. Seating. Determination of stability |
| BS EN 527-1:2011 | Office furniture. Work tables and desks Dimensions |
| ISO 2439:2008 | Flexible cellular polymeric materials Determination of hardness (indentation technique) |
| BS EN 1335-2:2009 | Office furniture. Office work chair Safety requirements |
| BS EN 1335-3:2009 | Office furniture. Office work chair Test methods |
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