subject: Good Posture in Children [print this page] Good Posture in Children Good Posture in Children
Each manufacturer has their own agenda for their chairs. Some are manufactured to a price, some to a style and others to a best value compromise. However, none have been manufactured to a European Standard that first and foremost sets out to encourage good posture for our children.
Experiments in the US have revealed that giving children lessons on how to improve their posture, had very little impact and showed no noticeable difference to their posture, however, on the other hand, some uncomplicated amendments to the actual school furniture, in particular their chairs, have been made known to make a differences to posture without the training.
EN 1729 Part 1 is the standard drawn up by the Technical Committee for Europe, CEN/TC207, which now sets chair dimensions, heights, angles and back support contact points for every age groupso as to encourage good posture.
Good posture not only means our children will be healthier it also means that they should be more comfortable and therefore more attentive in class.
EN1729 Part 1 supersedes all other standards for chairs used in our classrooms and is the standard to look for.
The benefit of one piece Polypropylene chairs is well documented in terms of their longevity (15 year warranty), comfort and safety in the classroom. With no screws for practical jokers to remove, no sharp edges to cause damage, no metalwork to rust and full EN1729 Certification.
Many chairs will pass EN1729 Part 2 as this only applies to strength and replaces BS4875.
