EN 1022 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM November 2023 ICS 97.140 Supersedes EN 1022:2018 English Version Furniture - Seating - Determination of stability Mobilier - Sieges - Détermination de la stabilité Mobel-Sitzmobel-BestimmungderStandsicherheit This European Standard was approved by CEN on 22 October 2023. 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. Centre has the same status as the official versions. Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkiye and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHESKOMITEEFURNORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels @2023CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref.No.EN1022:2023E worldwideforCENnationalMembers EN 1022:2023(E) Contents Page European foreword. 1 Scope.. 4 2 Normative reference: 3 Terms and definitions. 4 General test conditions.... 4.1 General.. 4.2 Application of forces.. 4.3 Tolerances.. 8 5 Test equipment. 5.1 General 8 5.2 Loading point template.... 5.3 Floor.. 12 5.4 Stops .12 5.5 Stability loading pad ... 5.6 Stability loading device. 14 5.7 Loading discs.. .15 5.8 Support apparatus..... 5.9 Support for tests for reclining back rests..... .16 5.10 Local loading pad ... ..16 5.11 Seat loading pad .. 6 Determination of seat and back loading points... .17 6.1 Single column seat... 6.2 All other seating ... .18 6.3 Loungers... ..20 6.4 Determination of height of seat loading point.... 7 Test methods for assessing stability of all seating except loungers ..20 7.1 General..... 7.2 Requirement... 7.3 Test procedures, all seating .... ..23 7.4 Additional test procedures for seating with reclining back rests.. ..33 8 Loungers. 8.1 General.. ..40 8.2 Requirement.... 8.3 Test procedures.. ...42 9 Test repor ..43 Annex A (normative) Seat loading pad data.. .44 Annex B (normative) Test parameters. 47 Annex C (informative) Semi-circular section loading point template .. 2