Test & Certificates – The Beetle Chair

Certified Chair, Tested for General Use

• Tests certification under European standards EN 16139:2013 - L1 - General Use.

Suitable for use in office buildings, showrooms, public halls, function rooms,

cafés, restaurants, canteens, banks, bars.

• The certification is valid for the Beetle Chair with

Plastic base

Conic base

Wood base

Stackable

4-star base 4-star w. castors

Shell & Base Certification

• The plastic shells and plastic bases of the Beetle are certified by

BIFMA (USA Standards) and under EN 16139:2013 - L2 - Extreme

use (European Standard) that ensure that furniture is commercial

grade and can stand 8+ hours of use per day.

About Certification Standards - Fatigue, load & impact tests for furniture

• European Standards EN 16139:2013 test for Furniture - Strength, durability and

safety - requirements for non-domestic seating.

The EN Standards have 2 levels of test severity, L1 and L2. L1 is approval for General

use (use in office buildings, showrooms, public halls, function rooms, cafés, restaurants,

canteens, banks, bars.) L2 is for Extreme use (use in night-clubs, police stations,

transport terminals, sport changing rooms, etc.) (non-controlled areas)

• American Standards - ANSI / BIFMA Product Safety and Performance Standards for

American National Standard For Office Furnishings

Seat load

Back load

Front edge load

Durability (Seat)

Durability (Back)

Legs sideways

EN - L1

(General use)

160 kg

56 kg

130 kg

100 kg x 100.000

30 kg x 100.000

40kg

EN – L2

(Extreme use)

200 kg

70 kg

160 kg

100 kg x 200.000

30 kg x 200.000

76 kg

BIFMA

136 kg x 1 drop weight (152mm)

102 kg

n/a

57 kg x 100.000

90 kg x 20.000 per corner

34 kg x 120.000

51 kg