The size of chairs in schools must comply with ergonomic principles to ensure the comfort and health of students who use them. In addition, most schools trust chairs that comply with Indonesian National Standards (SNI), therefore chairs must comply with school chair size standards based on ergonomic principles.
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Standards Governing School Chair Size Based on the Badan Standarisasi Nasional Indonesia (BSN)
Standardization that regulates school chair size standards created by the National Standardization Agency (BSN) is carried out to ensure that school chairs that will be used by students are truly safe and have sizes that take comfort factors into consideration. The following are standards from the National Standardization Agency that regulate school chair size standards:
- SNI 8518:2018 – Student’s chair for school
- SNI 7555.12:2011 – Student’s chair for junior high school
- SNI 7555.13:2011 – Student’s chair for university
- SNI 7555.15:2011 – Student’s chair for high school
- SNI 7555.19:2011 – Student’s chair for elementary school
School Chair Sizes Based on Ergonomic Principles
After learning about the standards governing school chair sizes, you must then learn about school chair sizes based on ergonomic principles derived from anthropometric measurements of the body. The following is data on school chair sizes:
| Description | Elementary School | Junior High School | High School | University |
| Age Range | 6 – 12 | 12-15 | 15-18 | 18+ |
| Popliteal Height Range | 274 – 402 mm | 322 – 426 mm | 358 – 501 mm | 362 – 487 mm |
| Seated Elbow Height Range | 119 – 193 mm | 126 – 203 mm | 142 – 454 mm | 161 – 394 mm |
| Seated Shoulder Height Range | 344 – 485 mm | 390 – 517 mm | 493 – 724 mm | 489 – 703 mm |
| Popliteal Length Range | 283 – 427 mm | 336 – 472 mm | 311 – 499 mm | 327 – 513 mm |
| Hip Width Range | 194 – 312 mm | 203 – 345 mm | 277 – 452 mm | 262 – 434 mm |
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This article was written by Hilarius Julian Satrio Abinowo, a student in the Manufacturing Design Study Program at ATMI Polytechnic Surakarta, Class Batch of 55.
