Sharp edges and corners can not be and must be rounded
Role: to prevent children from bumping
In most homes, children experience bumping into sharp corners of furniture. The standard stipulates that the corners and edges of children's furniture must be rounded or chamfered.
All products that can reach the dangerous external corners below the height of 1600mm (mm) from the ground, whether it is a table, chair, bed or bedside table, must be rounded. Moreover, the radius of these rounds shall not be less than 10mm, or the length of the round arc shall not be less than 15mm.
In addition, these furniture designs must not have dangerous protrusions, otherwise they need to be protected in a suitable way in advance. For example, bending the end or adding a protective cap or cover can effectively increase the area that may contact the skin and reduce accidents.
glass
No installation under 1.6 meters in height
Role: to avoid scratching the child
Children's furniture also needs to meet many other requirements. For example, when the height from the ground or the height of the child's standing surface is less than 1600mm, glass parts cannot be used to avoid scratching the child.
Drawers, keyboard trays and other push-pull parts need to be equipped with anti-pull-off devices to prevent accidental pull-out caused by children. All furniture with high tables or cabinets with a height greater than 60mm shall be provided with fixed products on the connecting parts of the products. In addition to the swivel chair, products with casters must be equipped with at least 2 casters to be locked, or at least 2 non-caster support feet to prevent children from being injured during sliding.
The size of the hole cards can not finger
Effect: Don't worry about getting stuck
In the past children's furniture, whether it is a table, chair, bed cabinet, there may be some gaps or small holes. The size and size of these gaps or small holes used to be very irregular. If you are not careful, your child's fingers, limbs, etc. may be caught, causing pinching. To avoid accidents, the national standard stipulates that all holes and gaps with a depth of more than 10mm should have a diameter of less than 6mm or greater than or equal to 12mm. The gap between the movable parts of the product should also be less than 5mm or greater than or equal to 12mm.
If it is smaller than this size, the child ’s hand will not fit in and he will not worry about getting stuck. Above this size, the child ’s limbs can move in and out without worrying about getting stuck.
Cabinet open hole mesh, ventilation
Role: To avoid suffocation caused by peekaboo
In recent years, children have been suffocating and dying of suffocation because they have been hiding in furniture for a long time. One of the main reasons is that the ventilation of the furniture is too poor. In this regard, the national standard has issued detailed regulations on closed children's furniture, all furniture brands must strictly implement.
When the continuous space of the enclosed cabinet is greater than 0.03m3 and the internal dimensions are greater than or equal to 150mm, children's furniture should be provided with a single opening (area of ​​650mm2) and two unobstructed ventilation openings at least 150mm apart, or etc. Effective area ventilation opening.
Even if the furniture is placed on the floor and leans against two vertical planes that intersect at a 90-degree angle, the vents should remain unobstructed.
The vents should also be installed with mesh or similar parts with good air permeability. That is to say, when a closed space can accommodate a child, it must have a certain ventilation function to eliminate the potential danger of suffocation.
Cover with a force of 4.6 kg weight can be opened
Role: Can save itself when locked
Considering that children have little strength, the national standard also stipulates that the closing type door or cover of children's furniture must be easy to open, and the opening force is less than or equal to 45N (mechanical unit: Newton, 45N is equivalent to the force used when lifting a 4.6 kg weight). The close button cannot be equipped with an automatic lock setting to ensure that the child has a certain ability of self-help when being closed.
The logo "Danger Warning" is clearly visible
Role: remind attention to safety
The national standard also makes detailed requirements on the warning signs of children's furniture, such as fonts and language. When the product has folding or adjustment devices, the warning "Warning! Be careful of pinching" should be marked. For the swivel chair with lifting pneumatic rod, the warning "Danger, please do not lift and play frequently" should be marked. The warning words "Danger", "Warning", "Attention" and other safety warning fonts shall not be smaller than the No. 4 black font, and the warning contents shall not be smaller than the No. 5 black font.
Formaldehyde and other 10 components of restricted substances
Role: Children are not affected by chemicals
In the past, children's furniture and adult furniture used the same quality standards, which led to the disconnection of the special requirements for the safety and environmental performance of children's furniture from the actual situation.
This time the national standard has extraordinary furniture standards for the identification, safety, and environmental protection of children's furniture. It has stricter restrictions on 10 types of substances such as heavy metals, free formaldehyde, and decomposable harmful substances to ensure that children are not attacked by chemical substances.
In terms of textile fabrics and leather, the national standard stipulates that free formaldehyde should not exceed 30mg / kg (mg / kg), which is much lower than the standard of 75mg / kg for adult furniture. It also completely prohibits the decomposition of aromatic amines.
In terms of surface coating, the national standard requires that harmful heavy metal elements such as chromium, mercury, antimony, etc. should not exceed 60mg / kg, lead cannot exceed 90mg / kg, and arsenic cannot exceed 25mg / kg.
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