Dimensions over 180 cm tall are also introduced… Reinforced safety
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Jae-young = To ensure that students over 180 cm in height can study comfortably, a student desk with a size larger than the current maximum is introduced.
The length of the chair seat, which was narrower than the width of the hips of many students, is also increasing.
The National Institute of Technology and Standards of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy introduced the new dimensions of student desks and chairs in accordance with the changes in the physique and classroom environment of students larger than in the past, and an amendment to the Korean Industrial Standard (KS), which contains the contents of expanding the size of the chair and seat. It was announced on the 27th that it will be applied from the 28th.
The current student desk and chair has introduced the standard based on the standard height set in 2001.
Therefore, the National Pyramid has prepared a revised bill using data on the height and weight of the student health test from the Office of Education and data on the Korean human body index survey.
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According to this, the average height for five years (2014-18) increased by 0.2cm, 0.73cm, and 0.25cm for elementary, middle and high school students, respectively.
The average weight was also confirmed to have increased by 0.65 kg, 1.49 kg and 1.52 kg, respectively.
In particular, in the case of middle and high school students, the average weight gain for male students was 2.33 kg and 2.27 kg, respectively, higher than 0.66 kg and 0.83 kg for female students.
In the case of high school students, it was found that 1 in 10 male students (11.8%) were over 180 cm tall.
An official of the National Council said, “If the minimum length of the current chair seat is larger than the hip width of the survey data, it is 51.5%, and almost half (48.5%) of the students studied in a chair that is narrower than their hips.” said.
In order to supply products that fit the height of students, the National Council introduced a new No. 7 (based on height of 195 cm), which is larger than the current largest size No. 6 (based on height 180 cm), and the minimum length of the chair seat It was increased by 2-4cm for each lake.
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Standards such as the strength and number of strengths used in product strength and durability tests were also raised to accommodate the increased weight of students. For example, the weight of the weight used in the desk safety test has been increased from 45kg to 60kg.
There is also a test method to check the quality of functional products to increase the reliability of functional products such as adjusting the angle of the desk top that can be used in a changed class environment such as group discussion classes, and a desk with casters (wheels) or chairs with footrests. Added.
According to the revised contents from the beginning of next year, the National Pyramid Office is planning to make sure that companies that produce the product will renew the KS certification without any problems, and inform the Office of Education so that they can purchase improved desks and chairs.
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2020/12/27 11:00 sent