Outdoor Furniture Testing (EN581-1,2,3) Test Requirements:

EN 581-1: Outdoor furniture - Seats and tables for camping, home and public use - Part 1: General safety requirements

EN 581-2: Outdoor Furniture - Seats and Tables for Camping, Home and Public Use - Part 2: Mechanical Safety Requirements and Test Methods for Seats

EN 581-3: Outdoor furniture - Seats and tables for camping, home and public use - Part 3: Table machinery safety requirements and test methods

Outdoor furniture classification:

Contract use: Non private use, available for public use, such as restaurants, swimming pools, leisure venues

Domestic use: Private use, such as gardens, balconies

Camping use: Easy to transport, foldable and detachable, lightweight

BS EN 581-1: 2006 exterior furniture - seating and table for camping, domestic and contract use

Part 1: General safety requirements

Outdoor furniture - Seats and tables for camping, home and company use - General safety requirements

1. Edges and corners

2. Externally accessible openings

3. Externally accessible shear points and moving parts

BS EN 581-2: 2009 exterior furniture - seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use

Part 2: Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for seating

Outdoor furniture - Chairs and tables for camping, home and company use - Mechanical safety requirements and testing methods for chairs

Seat static load test

Seat fatigue test

Seat impact test

Backrest static load test

Copy Loop Test

Interactive pressure testing of seat surface and backrest

Backrest impact test

Handrail downward static load test

Handrail fatigue test

Handrail impact test

Chair foot forward static load test

Lateral static load test of chair legs

BS EN 581-3: 2007 exterior furniture - seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use

Part 3: Mechanical safety requirements and test methods for tables