REQUIREMENTS FOR CHAIRS AND TABLES FOR （要求桌椅）.pdfVIP

School and Health 21, 2011, Health Literacy through Education REQUIREMENTS FOR CHAIRS AND TABLES FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Zdeněk HOLOUŠ Abstract: Several requirements are requested for the furniture in the educational institutions that are resulting from legislative of the Czech republic and technical stan- dards. Are the requirements for a safety, and ergonomic and a mechanical character of the products. As for the above mentioned requirements is necessary to equip furnish the lecture rooms and the classrooms by the furniture with the required characters. Above all the correct ergonomic of the school´s furniture is basic condition for successful pre- vention of some the defects of the kinetic system of the children of preschool and school age. Referring to the choice and equip of the lecture rooms and classrooms with the furniture is necessary to request the proof of the basic requirements according to valid technical standards, especially according to European standards EN 1729-1 and EN 1729-2. The context of the basic characters and requirements for the chairs and tables at schools and pre-schools are stated in the article. Key words: chairs and tables, educational institutions, ergonomy, basic require- ments Introduction The furniture for educational institutions to which belongs also pre-school es- tablishments must fulfi ll several conditions and requirements that result from the In- timation No. 410/2005 of Digest about hygiene requirements for space and operation of establishment for education and upbringing of the children and the youngsters. This Intimation was amended by the Intimation No. 343/2009 of Digest. This inscription results from the Law No. 258/2000 of Digest about the protection of public health. In the § 11 determined chairs and tables for children and pupils