AS/NZS4688.4:2000 ISO7174-2:1992 Australian/NewZealand Standardr Furniture-Fixed height chairs Part 4: Determination of stability Chairs with tilting or reclining mechanisms when fully reclined, and rocking chairs [ISO title:Furniture- -Chairs—Determinationofstability,Part2:Chairswith tilting or reclining mechanisms when fully reclined, and'rocking chairs] SGS CONTROLLEDISSUE Control No.: SH[c o] Issue Date :2cv.4, (j Issue To CORTROLLED ISSUE FURNTECH- AFRDI Australasian Control No : SH HG Lab Furnishing Issue Date Research& : Development Issue To : Institute AS/NZS4688.4:2000 This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical Committee CS/88, Commercial Furniture.It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 14December 1999.and on behalf of the Council of Standards NewZealand on 15December1999.It was published on 15February 2000. The following interests are represented on Committee CS/88: AustraliaPost Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry AustralianIndustryGroup Commercial Furniture Industry Association of Australia Ergonomics Societyof Australia Furntech,Australia National Furnishing Industry Association of Australia New Zealand Furniture Manufacturers Federation N.S.W. Department of Public Works and Services Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association, Australia Telstra Corporation Keeping Standards up-to-date Standards are living documents which reflect progress in science, technology and systems. To maintain their currency, all Standards are periodically reviewed, and new editions are published.Between editions,amendments may be issued.Standards may also be withdrawn. It is important that readers assure themselves they are using a current Standard, which should include any amendments which may have been published since the Standard was purchased. Detailed information about joint Australian/New Zealand Standards can be found by visiting the Standards Australia web site at www.standards.com.au or Standards New Zealand web site at www.standard.co.nz and looking up the.relevant Standard in the on-line catalogue. Alternatively,both organizations publish an annual printed Catalogue withfull details of all current Standards.For more frequent listings or notification of revisions, amendments and withdrawals, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand offer a number of update options.For information about these services, users should contact their respective national Standards organization. We also welcome suggestions for improvement in our Standards, and especially encourage readers to notifyus immediately of any apparent inaccuracies or ambiguities.Please address your comments to the Chief Executive of either Standards Australia International or Standards New Zealand at the address shown on the back cover. This Standard was issued in draft form forcommentas DR98422. AS/NZS4688.4:2000 Australian/New Zealand Standardrm Furniture---Fixed height chairs Part 4: Determination of stability- Chairs with tilting or reclining mechanisms when fully reclined, and rocking chairs First published as AS/NZS 4688.4:2000. COPYRIGHT @Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by permission of the publisher. Jointly published by Standards Australia Internationai Ltd, PO Box t055, Strathfield, NSW 2135 and Standards New Zealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6020 ISBN 0733731910