Owner Manual

UNI LIST - TECHNICAL REFERENCE
STANDARDS - Food contact standards
Kartell submits its products to severe reliability test-
ing which are conducted according to UNI standards.
Each page of the price list is dedicated to a prod-
uct that has been tested in accordance with cur-
rent regulations which are summarized in a table
where the left hand column shows the code and/
or paragraph of the test to which the product was
subjected and the right hand column shows the
test results and the levels attained. The specifica-
tion of each regulation is shown below:
UNI tests for chairs:
Uni Norm N° 8582/84- 1022/98
fatigue test for chair frame
Uni Norm N° 8584/84
fatigue test for chair frame
Uni Norm N° 8585/84
impact test for seats
Uni Norm N° 8586/84
resistance test for repetitive impacts
Uni Norm N° 8587/84
fatigue test for chair back
Uni Norm N° 8589/84
test for arm resistance to vertical force
Uni Norm N° 8590/84
resistance test for horizontal force on arms
Uni Norm N° 9083/87
resistance test to dropping
Uni Norm N° 9088/87
side stress resistance test for chair and stool legs
Uni Norm N° 9089/87
test for back and arm resistance to scratching
Standard UNI EN 10977:2002
Furniture for the home and collectivity - Seating
Uni Norm N° 8591/84
duration of the rotation of the seat
Standard EN 1728:2000 took effect in 2002 (UNI
EN 1728:2002 in Italy) harmonizing at the European
level testing methods for resistance and durability
of all the types of domestic seating. This regulation,
which replaces previous ones, prescribes much
more severe testing procedures than in the past.
Standard EN 16139:2013 came into force at the end of
2012, updating standard EN 15373 (see summary table).
In 2013, standard EN 1728 was updated to the
EN 1728:2012+AC:2013 edition (in Italy UNI EN
1728:2012+AC:2013).
Standard EN 1730:2000 updated with EN 15372:2008
(for Italy UNI EN 1730:2002) came into force in 2000
for the assessment of table performance.
This standard stipulates the testing methods to
determine the resistance, durability and stability of
all types of tables. Tests are conducted on an
assembled and ready-to-use table. The referenc-
es to the characteristics tested are expressed with
respect to the paragraph in the standard, as follows:
STANDARD UNI EN 15373:2000
paragraphs 5.1 - 5.2
General safety requirements
STANDARD UNI EN 1022/2005
Stability
STANDARD UNI EN 1728/2000
paragraph 6.2.1
static load on the back of the seat
paragraph 6.2.2
static load on the front edge of the seat
paragraph 6.5
static horizontal load on the arms
paragraph 6.6
static vertical load on the arms
paragraph 6.7
fatigue strength of the seat/back
paragraph 6.8
ear and tear on the front part of the seat
paragraph 6.10
fatigue strength of the arms
paragraph 6.12
static load on front legs
paragraph 6.13
static load on side legs
paragraph 6.15
resistance of the seat to blows
paragraph 6.16
resistance of the back to blows
paragraph 6.17
resistance of the arms to blows
paragraph 6.21
solid footstool
STANDARD UNI EN 1730/2000
paragraph 6.2
static horizontal load
paragraph 6.3
static vertical load
paragraph 6.4
resistance to horizontal fatigue
paragraph 6.5
vertical fatigue strenght
paragraph 6.6
impact on the surface
paragraph 6.7
stability
paragraph 6.8
drop
Uni tests for tables:
Uni Norm N° 8592/84
test for stability
Uni Norm N° 8593/84
test for resistance of tops to concentrated loads
Uni Norm N° 8594/84
flexibility test of surfaces
Uni Norm N° 8595/84
structural resistance test
Uni Norm N° 9085/87
drop test
Uni Norm N° 9086/87
impact test on legs
Standard UNI EN 1729-2:2006
Furniture - Chairs and tables for schools
Part 2: Safety requirements and testing methods
Standard UNI ENV 12521:2001
Home furniture - tables - Mechanical and structural
safety requirements
UNI EN 527-1:2011
Office furniture - Work tables and desks
Part 1: Sizes UNI EN 1022:2005
Home furniture - Seating - Determination of stability
UNI EN 15372:2008
Furniture - Resistance, durability and safety -
Requirements for tables not intended for home use
UNI EN 12521:2009
Furniture - Resistance, durability and safety -
Requirements for tables intended for home use
UNI tests for furniture, containers and
bookshelves:
Uni Norm N°8596/84
test for stability
Uni Norm N° 8600/84
bending test with concentrated load
Uni Norm N° 8601/84
bending test for tops
Uni Norm N° 8606/84
test for maximum total load
List of the UNI EN tests for steps:
UNI-EN Norm 131-1/94
functional dimensions of the steps
UNI-EN Norm 131-2/93
flexibility of the feet and of the platform
For products intended for contact with food, the
following reference standards are used for testing:
Ministerial Decree of 21 March 1973 and subse-
quent amendments
Regulation (CE) No. 1935/2004 for materials
and objects intended to come into contact with
foodstuffs.
Title 21 cfr. 1077.1460 of the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) – USA
STANDARD
16139:2013
LEVEL
STANDARD
12520:2010
LEVEL
STANDARD
10977:2002
LEVEL
STANDARD
15373:2007
LEVEL
SUGGESTED USE
- - 1 - Light domestic use
- - 2 - Normal domestic use
- 1 3 1 Heavy domestic use Light collective use
L1 - 4 2
Collective use: public areas, waiting rooms, restaurants,
offices
L2 - 5 3
HEAVY COLLECTIVE USE: SCHOOLS, PRISONS,
HOSPITALS
1. CERTIFICATIONS: Reference standards
MEANING OF THE LEVEL TESTS, SUGGESTED USE: