What is BS EN 1335-1 about?
BS EN 1335-1 discusses office furniture. BS EN 1335-1 specifies the dimensions of four types of office work chairs as well as test methods for their determination.
Note: BS EN 1335-1 does not apply to seat for children.
Who is BS EN 1335-1 for?
BS EN 1335-1 on office work chair is useful for:
- Furniture manufacturers
- Office work chair suppliers
- Quality control department
Why should you use BS EN 1335-1?
The working conditions and the protection of office workers with respect to safety and health
necessitates that these standards take ergonomic principles and minimum requirements into account. This applies to the design of Visual Display Equipment (VDU) workstations which allows different users to carry out a variety of work tasks.
The aim of BS EN 1335-1 is to provide dimensions for the office work chairs which accommodate a larger part of the European population. Due to the wide variation in population heights and other body dimensions, there will be a variation of the office population between each country, which the dimensions will accommodate. People with body dimensions outside this range may need furniture of different dimensions or adaptations to existing workstations e.g., a footrest.
Well-designed seating aims to provide stable support that allows for movement and comfort. Together with job content and the design of other furniture elements, seating
design plays an important role in the encouraging movement. BS EN 1335-1 helps in the determination of dimension which helps in seat design which allows frequent postural variation by the user in order to avoid muscle stress and circulatory problems.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 1335-1:2020 supersedes EN 1335-1:2000.
BS EN 1335-1:2020 includes some technical changes with respect to EN 1335-1:2000. These include:
- New test method of measurements based on ISO 24496
- Dimensional requirements moved from Annex to main part of standard
- Introduction of an example of “how to use” Table 2
- Introduction of dimensions of neck rests and headrests
- Introduction of measurement uncertainty