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This European Standard specifies ergonomic, technical and safety requirements for wall mounted and free-standing writing boards for use in rooms for educational and training purposes, e.g. classrooms, lecture theatres for schools, universities, etc.
It is intended to prevent serious injury through normal functional use, as well as misuse that might reasonably be expected to occur.
This document applies to units after installation. Safety depending on the structure of the building is not included, e.g. the strength of wall mounted boards includes only the board and its parts. The wall and the wall attachment are not included.
Requirements concerning electrical safety are not included.
Annex A (normative) includes an assessment scale for the ability to write and erase.
Annex B (informative) includes terminology for display writing boards.
Annex C (informative) includes significant technical differences between this document and EN 14434:2004.

Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
19-Jan-2010
Withdrawal Date
22-Sep-2026
Technical Committee
CEN/TC 207 - Furniture
Current Stage
9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
Start Date
22-Nov-2023
Completion Date
23-Sep-2026

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EN 14434:2010 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Writing boards for educational institutions - Ergonomic, technical and safety requirements and their test methods". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies ergonomic, technical and safety requirements for wall mounted and free-standing writing boards for use in rooms for educational and training purposes, e.g. classrooms, lecture theatres for schools, universities, etc. It is intended to prevent serious injury through normal functional use, as well as misuse that might reasonably be expected to occur. This document applies to units after installation. Safety depending on the structure of the building is not included, e.g. the strength of wall mounted boards includes only the board and its parts. The wall and the wall attachment are not included. Requirements concerning electrical safety are not included. Annex A (normative) includes an assessment scale for the ability to write and erase. Annex B (informative) includes terminology for display writing boards. Annex C (informative) includes significant technical differences between this document and EN 14434:2004.

This European Standard specifies ergonomic, technical and safety requirements for wall mounted and free-standing writing boards for use in rooms for educational and training purposes, e.g. classrooms, lecture theatres for schools, universities, etc. It is intended to prevent serious injury through normal functional use, as well as misuse that might reasonably be expected to occur. This document applies to units after installation. Safety depending on the structure of the building is not included, e.g. the strength of wall mounted boards includes only the board and its parts. The wall and the wall attachment are not included. Requirements concerning electrical safety are not included. Annex A (normative) includes an assessment scale for the ability to write and erase. Annex B (informative) includes terminology for display writing boards. Annex C (informative) includes significant technical differences between this document and EN 14434:2004.

EN 14434:2010 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 03.180 - Education; 13.180 - Ergonomics; 97.140 - Furniture. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 14434:2010 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 14434:2004/AC:2008, EN 14434:2004, EN 14434:2023, EN 438-2:2005, EN 1023-3:2000, EN IEC 63248:2022, EN ISO 1461:2009, EN ISO 3815-1:2005, EN ISO 1461:2022, EN ISO 3815-2:2005. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Wandtafeln für Bildungseinrichtungen - Ergonomische, technische und sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und PrüfverfahrenTableaux pour établissements d'enseignement - Exigences ergonomiques, techniques et de sécurité et méthodes d'essai correspondantesWriting boards for educational institutions - Ergonomic, technical and safety requirements and their test methods97.140PohištvoFurniture13.180ErgonomijaErgonomics03.180Vzgoja in izobraževanjeEducationICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 14434:2010SIST EN 14434:2010en,fr,de01-julij-2010SIST EN 14434:2010SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 14434
January 2010 ICS 03.180; 13.180; 97.140 Supersedes EN 14434:2004English Version
Writing boards for educational institutions -Ergonomic, technical and safety requirements and their test methods
Tableaux pour établissements d'enseignement - Exigences ergonomiques, techniques et de sécurité et méthodes d'essai correspondantes
Wandtafeln für Bildungseinrichtungen - Ergonomische, technische und sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 December 2009.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Assessment scale for the ability to write - Five levels chalk scale . 23Annex B (informative)
Terminology . 24Annex C (informative)
Significant technical changes in revised edition of this standard . 31 SIST EN 14434:2010

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Part 3: Test methods 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 board attachment
element by which the board is attached to the rail
NOTE See Annex B, Figure B.20. 3.2 chalkboard writing board with a writing surface to be used for chalk 3.3 fixed board board or assembly of boards fixed by various means
NOTE See Annex B, Figures B.1, B.2, B.3 and B.4. 3.4 fixing element joint by which the rail is mounted to the wall SIST EN 14434:2010

NOTE See Annex B, Figure B.16. 3.6 horizontally sliding board board with or without wing with only horizontal board movements in the same plane, manually or power operated
3.7 map holder permanent system at the upper part of the board allowing maps, charts or other documents to be temporarily hung in place
NOTE See Annex B, Figure B.18. 3.8 mobile board board or assembly of boards, which may be moved on the floor from one place to another
NOTE See Annex B, Figures B.5, B.6 and B.7. 3.9 overall frame outer frame or structure allowing movement of a sliding board 3.10 pivoting board two-sided board articulated on its horizontal or vertical axis and standing on braced feet, with or without castors
NOTE See Annex B, Figures B.5 and B.6. 3.11 rail based board/system board hanging and/or sliding on horizontally wall mounted rails
NOTE See Annex B, Figure B.20. 3.12 roller board
revolving surface board assembly with top and bottom horizontal rollers allowing a continuous loop of flexible writing surface to be revolved between rollers NOTE These boards may be wall mounted or mobile (see Annex B, Figure B.17). 3.13 sash board assembly of one or two-sided boards sliding vertically, independent of each other and individually counter-balanced
NOTE See Annex B, Figure B.10. 3.14 sliding board board with horizontal and/or vertical movements in the same plane, manually or power operated SIST EN 14434:2010

NOTE See Annex B, Figure B.11. 3.16 to and fro system assembly of one- or two-sided boards sliding vertically, counter-balancing each other in all positions
NOTE See Annex B, Figure B.9. 3.17 transmission element any means to transmit a movement such as to and fro, or sash 3.18 tray ledge placed at the lower part of the board upon which writing implements may be placed
NOTE See Annex B, Figure B.18. 3.19 vertically and horizontally sliding board board with or without wing with vertical and horizontal movements in the same plane, manually or power operated 3.20 vertically sliding board board with or without wing, with only vertical movements in the same plane, manually or power operated
NOTE See Annex B, Figures B.9, B.10, B.11, B.12 and B.13. 3.21 whiteboard writing board with a writing surface of a light colour to be used for dry marker pen 3.22 wall mounted board one-sided board fixed to the wall
NOTE See Annex B, Figure B.1. 3.23 wing two-sided board mounted on a vertically hinged system 3.24 winged board assembly comprising a one-sided board and one or more wings NOTE Double-board, triple-board and book-leaf are examples of winged boards (see Annex B, Figures B.2, B.3 and B.4). SIST EN 14434:2010
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