1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 13150:2001 Workbenches for laboratories Dimensions, safety requirements and test methods The European Standard EN 13150:2001 has the status of a British Standard ICS 71.040.10 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 13150:2001 This British S
2、tandard, having been prepared under the direction of the Sector Policy and Strategy Committee for Materials and Chemicals, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee and comes into effect on 22 August 2001 BSI 22 August 2001 ISBN 0 580 37931 0 National foreword
3、This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 13150:2001. This British Standard partially supersedes BS 3202-2:1991, which remains current but which will be amended accordingly. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee LBI/18, Laboratory fur
4、niture and fittings, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI
5、Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsi
6、ble for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests
7、 informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 18, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document
8、indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN13150 May2001 ICS71.040.10 Englishversion WorkbenchesforlaboratoriesDimensions,safetyrequirements andtestmethods PaillassesdelaboratoireDimensions,s
9、pcificationde scuritetmthodesdessai ArbeitstischefrLaboratorienMae, SicherheitsanforderungenundPrfverfahren ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon16April2001. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanational
10、standardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertherespon
11、sibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,Switz
12、erlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2001CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN13150:2001EPage2 EN13150:2001 Cont
13、ents Page Foreword 2 1 S c o p e . 2 2 N o r m a t i v e r e f e r e n c e s 3 3Termsanddefinitions 3 4Recommendeddimensions 4 5Generalsafetyrequirements. 6 6Specificrequirements 7 7 U s e r i n f o r m a t i o n . 7 8Markingandlabe lling 8 9Testreport . 8 AnnexA(normative)Testmethodsforsafetytestin
14、g . 9 AnnexB(informative)Optionaltests. 12 Foreword ThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC207“Furniture“,thesecretariat ofwhichisheldbyIBN. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltext orbyendorsement,atthelatestbyNovember20
15、01,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthe latestbyNovember2001. ThisEuropeanStandardEN13150isapplicablewithdateofpublication(dop.)Forworkbenchesforlaboratories complyingwithanationalstandardbeforedop,thispreviousnationalstandardmaycontinuetoapplyfor productionandplacingonthemarketuntil
16、2yearsafterdop.Thisstandarddoesnotapplytoworkbenchesfor laboratories,whichhavebeenputintoserviceinthelaboratorybefore2yearsafterdop. AnnexAisnormative.AnnexBisinformative. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsof thefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEu
17、ropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden, SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom. 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiessafetyrequirementsandtestmethodsforworkbenchesforlaboratories includingla
18、boratorytablesandgivesrecommendationsfortheirdimensions. ThisEuropeanStandardappliestoworkbenches,movabletablesandworkbenchshelvesdesignedforusein research,educational,qualitycontrolandsimilarlaboratories. ThisEuropeanStandarddoesnotapplytoworkbenchesforpupilsinscientificclassroomsofschools.Itdoes n
19、otapplytoworkbenchesforspecialpurposes,e.g.forheavydiagnosticorprocessingmachines. Itshouldbeunderstoodthatfulfillingtherequirementsdoesnotensurethatfailurewillnotoccurasaresultof habitualmisuseorafteranexcessivelylongperiodofservice.Thetestsaredesignedtobeappliedtoastand aloneworkbenchthatisfullyas
20、sembledandreadyforuse.Page3 EN13150:2001 Requirementsandtestmethodsrelatedtothefiresafetyofworkbenchesandtotheresistanceofthework surfacearenotincludedinthisEuropeanStandard. 2Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativ
21、ereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredt
22、oapplies(includingamendments). EN5271:2000, OfficefurnitureWorktablesanddesksPart1:Dimensions EN1730, DomesticfurnitureTablesTestmethodsfordeterminationofstrength,durabilityandstability prEN12600:1999,GlassinbuildingPendulumtestImpacttestmethodforflatglassandperformance requirements EN610101,Safetyr
23、equirementsforelectricalequipmentformeasurement,controlandlaboratoryusePart 1:Generalrequirements(IEC610101:1990+A1:1992,modified) ISO48,Rubber,vulcanizedorthermoplasticDeterminationofhardness(hardnessbetween10IRHDand100 IRHD) ISO2813, PaintsandvarnishesDeterminationofspecularglossofnonmetallicpaint
24、filmsat20,60and85 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply. 3.1 worksurfaceheight, h 1 verticaldistancebetweenthefloorandthetopoftheworksurface(seeFigure1) 3.2 overworkbenchshelfheight, h 2 verticaldistancebetweenthefloorandthetopoftheshelfsurfa
25、ce(seeFigure1) 3.3 bottomrailheight, h 3 verticaldistancebetweenthefloorandthelowerpartofbottomrail(seeFigure2) 3.4 overalldepth, d 1 horizontaldistancebetweenthefrontandtherearedgeoftheworkbenchincludingpossibleservicezones(see Figure2) 3.5 clearworksurfacedepth, d 2 horizontaldistancebetweenthefro
26、ntandtherearedgeoftheworkbenchexcludingedgesandpossibleservice zones(seeFigure2) 3.6 overworkbenchshelfdepth, d 3 horizontaldistancebetweenthefrontandtherearedgeoftheoverworkbenchshelf(seeFigure2) 3.7 servicezonedepth, d 4 horizontaldistanceofoveralldepth d 1 minusclearworksurfacedepth d 2 (seeFigur
27、e2)Page4 EN13150:2001 3.8 statictest testconsistingofheavyloadsbeingappliedafewtimestoensurethattheworkbenchhassufficientstrengthto performitsfunctionunderthehighestlevelsofloadingthatmightreasonablybeexpectedtooccur 3.9 impacttest testtoassessthestrengthoftheworkbenchundertherapidratesofloadingthat
28、occasionallyoccur 3.10 fatiguetest testsimulatingtherepeatedapplicationofloadsormovementofcomponentsoccurringduringlongtermuseand assessingthedurabilityoftheworkbenchundersuchconditions 3.11 structure loadbearingpartsoftheworkbenchincludingtheframe,topandlegs 3.12 workbench worksurfacewithsupporting
29、structureandservicesasrequired 3.13 movableworkbenchortable unitwhichisnotfixedtothefloororwallnorhasanyserviceconnections NOTE Thisdefinitionisforthepurposeofthedroptestonly(seeA.3.7). 4Recommendeddimensions Otherdimensionsthanthoserecommendedinthisclause4maybeagreedbetweencustomerandmanufacturer.
30、4.1Heights 4.1.1Worksurfaceheight Thenominalheights h 1 arelistedinTable1.Ineverycasethereshouldbeanlevellingrangeofminimum 20mm.Forseatedworktherelationshipbetweenseatheightandworksurfaceheightiscritical.Theuseof adjustableheightseatisrecommended. Table1Worksurfaceheights Typeofworkbench Nominalhei
31、ghts h 1 inmm Sitting Standing a) 720 900 a) orsittingonhighchairsorstools 4.1.2Legroom Minimumlegroomundertheworkbenchshouldbeinaccordancewithclause6ofEN5271:2000.Page5 EN13150:2001 4.1.3Overworkbenchshelves Forworkbencheswithadepth 600mm,themaximumheight h 2 ofthehighestreagentshelfcombinedwith th
32、eworkbenchshouldbe1750mm(seeFigure1). 4.1.4Bottomrails Iftherearebottomrails,theheight h 3 (seeFigure2)shouldbeminimum150mm. 4.2Depths 4.2.1Overalldepth TherecommendeddepthsarelistedinTable2. Table2Depths Partofworkbench Depthinmm Clearworksurface d 2 600to900 Servicezoned 4 50to400 Overworkbenchshe
33、lves d 3 max.150forreagents;min.150forequipment Overalldepthd 1 Clearworksurfacepluspossibleservicezone NOTE Drawingsareexamplesonly. Figure1Frontviewofaworkbench Figure2Sideviewoftwo workbenchesbacktobackPage6 EN13150:2001 4.2.2Clearworksurfacedepth Theclearworksurfacedepth d 2 shouldbeminimum600mm
34、andmaximum900mm(seeFigure2). 4.2.3Servicezonedepth Thedepthoftheservicezone d 4 shouldbeminimum50mmandmaximum400mm(seeFigure2). 4.2.4Depthofoverworkbenchshelving Thedepthofoverworkbenchshelving d 3 shouldbemaximumof150mmforreagentsandminimum150mmfor equipment(seeFigure2). 4.3Length Thelengthl 1 shou
35、ldbeinmultiplesof300mmwithprefereddimensionsof600mmupto1800mm(seeFigure 1). 5Generalsafetyrequirements Workbenchesshallbemanufacturedsoastominimiseinjuriesanddamagetothehumanbodyorpartsofthe bodyduringnormalworkingconditions.Componentsorpartsoftheworkbenchwithwhichtheusermaycome intocontactduringint
36、endeduseshallnothaveburrs,sharpedgesorsharpcornersandpoints. Workbenchesshallbemanufacturedfrommaterialswhichareresistanttothemechancial,chemicalandthermal requirementsoftheintendeduseoftheworkbench.Anyverticalglasscomponentgreaterthanorequalto 0,06m 2 shallcomplywithprEN12600:1999 type4Bor4C. Thewi
37、dthofaccessibleapertures(excludingdrawersanddoorsandtheirassociatedfittingsbutincludingthe gapbetweenhandlesandotherpartsofthestructure)shall alwaysbeeitherlessthan8mmormorethan 25mm.Handlesshallnotincorporaterecessesinwhichsubstancesmayaccumulate.Accessibleopenendsand feetoftubularcomponentsshallbe
38、cappedorotherwiseclosed. Worksurfacesspecificallydesignedtoretainliquidsshallbeprovidedwithretainingedgesonallsidessothat theretentioncapacityismin.5litrespersquaremetreofworksurface. Anyjointsandworksurfacesshallbemadeusingmaterialstogiveasurfacewhichwillnotcrack,retaindirtor foreignmatterorabsorbs
39、liquid.Whenrequiredbytheintendeduse,specialcareshallbetakentoensurethat thegrowthofharmfulpathogenicagentswillnotbepromotedorsustained. Aretainingstripofmin.30mmheightshallbeprovidedontherearedgesandopenendsofoverworkbench shelvesunlesstheyabutawall.Whentheworkrequiresit,aseparationshieldshallbeprov
40、idedbetweentwo oppositeworksurfaces. 6Specificrequirements 6.1Stability Afreestandingworkbenchshallnotoverturnwhentestedinaccordancewith6.3. 6.2Strengthanddurability Theworkbenchshallshownofailurewhichcanaffectsafetywhentestedasspecifiedin6.3anditshallstillfulfil itsfunction.Furthermoreinthedeflecti
41、onofworkbenchshelvestest(seeA.3.4)thereshallbenodeflection greaterthanspan/200underloadandnopermanentdeflectiongreaterthanspan/1000 24hoursafterunloading.Page7 EN13150:2001 6.3Sequenceandconditionsofsafetytesting ThesequenceofsafetytestingandthetestconditionsshallbeasspecifiedinTable3. NOTE Alistofo
42、ptionaltestmethodsandsuggestedrequirementsisincludedinannexB. Table3Conditionsforsafetytesting Subclause Test Parameter Value A.3.1 Horizontalstaticload ForceinN 600 A.3.2 Verticalstaticload mainsurface ancillarysurface ForceinN 2000 500 A.3.3 Sustainedverticalloadif required kg/dm 2 1,25 A.3.4 Defl
43、ectionofworkbench shelves kg/dm 2 1,25 A.3.5 Horizontalimpactstability Dropheightinmm Massinkg 40 50 A.3.6 Verticalloadstability withoutdrawers withdrawers Massinkg 100 75 A.3.7 Drop Dropheightinmm 150 6.4Surfacereflection Thereflectionoftheworksurfaceshallbestatedbythemanufacturerandshallbedeterminedinaccordance withISO2813at60degrees. 6.5Electricalsafety AlltheelectricalfeaturesshallcomplywiththerelevantrequirementsgiveninEN610101. NOTE Attentionisdrawntorelevantnationalregulations. 7Userinformation Amanualshallbesuppliedwithworkbenchesforlaboratorieswhichco
