# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/417 of 8 November 2018 laying down guidelines for the management of the European Union Rapid Information System ‘RAPEX’ established under Article 12 of Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety and its notification system (notified under document C(2018) 7334), Division 6.1: Folding chair

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A folding chair has a folding mechanism constructed in such a way that the user's fingers can get trapped between the seat and the folding mechanism. This can lead to fractures or even loss of one or more fingers.
Determination of risk(s)
Injury scenario
Injury type and location
Severity of injury
Probability of injury
Overall probability
Risk
Person unfolds the chair, grips seat close to the back corner by mistake (Person inattentive/ distracted), finger gets caught between seat and backrest
Minor pinching of finger
1
Unfolding the chair
1
1/500
Low risk
Gripping the seat at back corner while unfolding
1/50
Finger gets caught
1/10
> 1/1 000
Minor pinching
1
Person unfolds the chair, grips seat at the side by mistake (Person inattentive/ distracted), finger gets caught between seat and link
Minor pinching of finger
1
Unfolding the chair
1
1/500
Low risk
Gripping the seat at the side while unfolding
1/50
Finger gets caught
1/10
> 1/1 000
Minor pinching
1
Person unfolds the chair, chair is clamped, person tries to push down the seat and grips seat close to the corner by mistake (Person inattentive/ distracted), finger gets caught between seat and backrest
Fracture of finger
2
Unfolding the chair
1
1/500 000
Low risk
Chair clamps
1/1 000
Gripping the seat at corners while unfolding
1/50
Finger gets caught
1/10
> 1/1 000 000
Fracture of finger
1
Person unfolds the chair, chair is clamped, person tries to push down the seat and grips seat at the side by mistake (Person inattentive/ distracted), finger gets caught between seat and link
Fracture of finger
2
Unfolding the chair
1
1/500 000
Low risk
Chair clamps
1/1 000
Gripping the seat at the side while unfolding
1/50
Finger gets caught
1/10
> 1/1 000 000
Fracture of finger
1
Person is sitting on chair, wants to move the chair and tries to lift it by gripping the chair at the rear part of the seat, finger gets caught between seat and backrest
Loss of digit
3
Sitting on chair
1
1/6 000
High risk
Moves the chair while sitting
1/2
Grips chair at rear part while moving
1/2
Chair partially folds, creating a gap between the backrest and seat
1/3
> 1/10 000
Finger is between backrest and seat
1/5
Finger gets caught
1/10
Loss of (part of) finger
1/10
Person is sitting on chair, wants to move the chair and tries to lift it by gripping the chair at the rear part of the seat, finger gets caught between seat and link
Loss of digit
3
Sitting on chair
1
1/6 000
High risk
Moves the chair while sitting
1/2
Grips chair at rear part while moving
1/2
Chair partially folds, creating a gap between the backrest and seat
1/3
> 1/10 000
Finger is between backrest and seat
1/5
Finger gets caught
1/10
Loss of (part of) finger
1/10
The overall risk of the folding chair is thus ‘high risk’.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/417/annex/division/2/division/6/division/6.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-417/annex/division-2/division-6/division-6.1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.