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Table and Desk Testing
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+44 (0) 1438 777 700Table tests focus on safety (sharp edges, entrapment), stability (toppling), strength (loads) and durability (performance) of products.
We’re UKAS accredited to test domestic and commercial:
- Tables, including dining, coffee, occasional, children’s and outdoor tables
- Desks, including height adjustable desks
- Educational tables
- Glass table-tops are subject to further testing, as they pose additional safety risks.
What we test to (domestic):
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- BS EN 12521:2015 Furniture. Strength, durability and safety. Requirements for domestic tables
- BS EN 581-1:2017 Outdoor furniture. Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use. General safety requirements
- BS EN 12150-1:2015+A1:2019 Glass in building. Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass. Definition and description
- FIRA-FRQG G0001: 2017 - The Furniture Retail Quality Group. Best Practice Guide. Glass in Furniture – Requirements
- FIRA/FRQG C001: 2016 – General Safety Requirements
- FIRA/FRQG C003: 2016 - Tables and desks: Requirements for strength, stability and durability
What we test to (non-domestic):
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- BS EN 15372:2016 Furniture. Strength, durability and safety. Requirements for non-domestic tables
- BS EN 581-1:2017 Outdoor furniture. Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use. General safety requirements
- BS EN 1729-2:2012+A1:2015 Furniture. Chairs and tables for educational institutions. Safety requirements and test methods
- BS EN 527-2:2016+A1:2019 Office furniture. Work tables. Safety, strength and durability requirements
- BS EN 1023-2:2000 Office furniture. Screens. Mechanical safety requirements
- BS EN 1023-3:2000 Office furniture. Screens. Test methods
- BS 6396:2008+A1:2015 Electrical systems in office furniture and educational furniture. Specification
- FIRA PP045: 2003 VDU Platform and Support Arm Performance Specification
- BS EN 12150-1:2015+A1:2019 Glass in building. Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass. Definition and description
- BS 2483:1977 Specification for overbed tables
- BS EN 13150:2020 Workbenches for laboratories in educational institutions. Dimensions, safety and durability requirements and test methods
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