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BS 8509-2008+A1:2011 Children’s beds for domestic use – Safety requirements and test methods


 It is for the children's bed with a maximum internal width of 1 000 mm and a maximum height of bed base of 600 mm.


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5Chemical hazards
5.1Migration of certain elements (for coating, accoridng to BS EN 71-3)
5.2Formaldehyde

Total content and migration of formaldehyde (for textile, according to BS EN ISO 14184-1)

Wood based panels – Determination of formaldehyde content – Extraction method called the perforator method(BS EN120)
6Thermal hazards
6.1General
6.2Flash effect (according to BS EN 1103)
6.3Flame propagation (accoridng to BS EN 71-2, clause 4.4)
6.4Melting behaviour of materials (accoridng to BS EN 71-2, clause 4.4)
7Mechanical hazards - gaps and openings

7.1.1Entrapment of head and neck
7.1.2partially bound, V and irregular shaped openings
7.2entrapment of fingers
7.3Entrapment in bed base or between bed base and other structures
8Mechanical hazards - folding
8.1.1Incomplete deployment 
8.1.2Unintentional release of folding mechanisms
9Mechanical hazards - crushing and shearing
10Mechanical hazards - protruding parts
11Mechanical hazards - entanglement in cords, ribbons and similar parts
12Mechanical hazards - small parts
13Mechanical hazards - suffocation
14Mechanical hazards - edges and protruding parts
15Mechanical hazards - points and wires
16Mechanical hazards - inadequate structural integrity - materials and fastenings
17Mechanical hazards - inadequate structural integrity - vertical static strength of bed base edges
18Mechanical hazards - inadequate structural integrity - vertical impact strength of bed base
19Mechanical hazards - inadequate structural integrity - durability of bed base
20Mechanical hazards - inadequate structural integrity - durability of bed edge
21Mechanical hazards - inadequate structural integrity - strength of head and foot boards.
22Mechanical hazards - inadequate structural integrity - strength of side guards and/or safety rails
23Mechanical hazards - inadequate structural integrity - strength of top rails for four poster features
24Product Information (marking, durability of marking, purchase information, instruction for use)

Sample required: 2 sets of completed products with assembly instruction (if applicable) are required. 1 more set required for toxicity/flammability test.

Turnaround time: normal (5 working days) for other testing and TAT for EN 120 is 10 working days and varied upon usage of chamber.