What is BS EN 15372 - Safety requirements for non-domestic table about?
Tables are the need of daily life. It might or might not include glass within it, but safety precautions are mandatory for every table that gets manufactured.
BS EN 15372 provides guidelines to test the strength, durability, and safety requirements for the non-domestic table. BS EN 15372 specifies requirements for the safety, strength, and durability of all types of non-domestic tables including those with glass in their construction.
Note 1 - BS EN 15372 does not apply to office work tables or desks, tables for educational institutions and outdoor tables for which EN standards exist.
Note 2 - BS EN 15372 does not provide an assessment of the suitability of any storage features included in non-domestic tables.
Note 3 - BS EN 15372 does not include requirements for the durability of castors and height adjustment mechanisms.
Note 4 - BS EN 15372 does not include requirements for electrical safety.
Note 5 - BS EN 15372 does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation.
Who is BS EN 15372 - Safety requirements for non-domestic table for?
BS EN 15372 guidelines on safety requirements for the non-domestic table is taken into consideration for:
- Glass Distributors
- Glass Manufacturing Industry
- Furniture manufacturing industry
- Hotel bedrooms, churches, libraries for light application
- General hotel, cafés, restaurants, public halls, banks, bars, meeting rooms for general application
- Night-clubs, police stations, transport terminals, hospital public areas, casinos, homes for the elderly, sports changing rooms, prisons, barracks for severe application
- Safety management bodies
Why should you use BS EN 15372 - Safety requirements for non-domestic table?
BS EN 15372 provides guidelines to test the requirements for non-domestic table. Here you can see that it is recommended that the manufacturer, supplier, or distributor be able to show a sufficient degree of safety. This may be accomplished by putting the product through rigorous testing utilizing proper test standards and procedures as mentioned in BS EN 15372 guidelines.
Hence, the use of BS EN 15372 can facilitate a safe environment while working in domestic spaces or in kitchen worktops.
BS EN 15372 provides guidelines to test the requirements for the non-domestic table, thus helps ensure strength, durability, and safety of non-domestic tables.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 15372:2016 supersedes BS EN 15372:2008 which is withdrawn.
