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Office Furniture: Work Tables and Desks - Methods of Test for the Determination of the Stability and the Mechanical Strength of the Structure
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The more comprehensive BS EN 527 series includes the BS EN 527-3:2003 standard, which focuses primarily on office work tables and desks. The standard offers thorough procedures for testing to ascertain the stability and mechanical toughness of the structure of certain pieces of furniture. The tests outlined in this standard are meant to be performed on furniture that has been fully constructed and is prepared for use.
The standard includes a number of tests to evaluate how well workstations and desks operate. One of these tests is stability testing, which gauges how well the furniture maintains its balance and steadiness while in use. Additionally, vertical and horizontal strength tests are performed to evaluate the furniture's structural integrity under different loads. Additionally, there are tests to measure how well the furniture resists fatigue under both horizontal and vertical stresses.
The BS EN 527-3:2003 standard also includes a drop test to evaluate the resilience of the work tables and desks against unexpected impacts, mimicking unintentional drops or impacts while in use or during transportation.
| Descriptors | Desks, Performance testing, Tables, Equipment safety, Furniture, Office equipment, Occupational safety, Stability, Office furniture, Mechanical testing |
| ICS Codes | 97.140 - Furniture |
| Language(s) | English |
| ISBN | 0 580 41599 6 |
| File Size | 1.8 MB |
