SIST EN 16890:2017/kFprA1:2021
(Amendment)Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety requirements and test methods
Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety requirements and test methods
This draft European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for mattresses including mattress bases and mattress toppers, used in children's cots, travel cots, cribs and suspended baby beds, for domestic and non-domestic use.
This draft European Standard does not apply to mattresses for carry cots and pram bodies, inflatable mattresses, water mattresses and mattresses used for medical purposes.
Kindermöbel - Matratzen für Kinderbetten und Krippen - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Mobilier pour jeunes enfants - Matelas pour berceaux et lits à nacelle - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai
Pohištvo za otroke - Posteljni vložki za posteljice in zibelke - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode - Dopolnilo A1
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 02-Jan-2019
- Technical Committee
- POH - Furniture
- Current Stage
- 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 12-Aug-2021
- Due Date
- 17-Aug-2021
- Completion Date
- 12-Aug-2021
- Directive
- Harmonized Standard2001/95/EC - General product safety
Relations
- Consolidated By
SIST EN 16890:2017+A1:2021 - Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety requirements and test methods - Effective Date
- 01-Sep-2021
- Effective Date
- 01-Dec-2019
Overview
SIST EN 16890:2017/kFprA1:2021, published by SIST, sets forth the safety requirements and test methods for children's mattresses designed for use in cots, travel cots, cribs, and suspended baby beds. This European draft standard applies to both domestic and non-domestic environments. Its primary goal is to minimize safety risks associated with children's mattresses, ensuring child well-being and protection during sleep. It does not cover mattresses for carry cots, pram bodies, inflatable mattresses, water mattresses, or mattresses intended for medical purposes.
Key Topics
- Safety Requirements: Defines strict specifications for mechanical strength, marking, and information to reduce entrapment, suffocation, and detachment hazards.
- Test Methods: Outlines standard procedures to assess mattress structure, cover durability, and label adhesion.
- Materials and Definitions: Clarifies grades of materials, including woven and non-woven fabrics, and their respective safety criteria.
- Labelling and Marking: Ensures critical safety information (nominal size, thickness, etc.) is clearly communicated to consumers and carers.
- Modification to Existing Standards: Aligns with updates to normative references and introduces refined terminology, particularly regarding woven fabrics and mattress base types.
- Entrapment and Suffocation Hazard Mitigation: Establishes requirements to prevent gaps between the mattress and bed sides and addresses risks related to glued labels and impermeable layers.
Applications
This standard applies to manufacturers, suppliers, importers, and regulators dealing with children's furniture and bedding, particularly:
- Manufacturers of children's mattresses: Provides a framework to design and fabricate safe, compliant products.
- Testing laboratories: Ensures consistent, reliable testing practices for evaluating mattress safety through prescribed methods for strength, firmness, durability, and chemical risks.
- Retailers and childcare facilities: Guides the selection and specification of compliant mattresses for children’s sleeping environments.
- Regulatory authorities: Assists in compliance checks for market surveillance and consumer protection.
- Product designers: Informs design decisions for new cots, cribs, and bedding lines by ensuring compatibility with safety-focused regulations.
Key areas for practical implementation include performing standardized strength and slippage tests on mattress covers, verifying proper labelling, and validating the protective measures against potential suffocation and entrapment.
Related Standards
For comprehensive compliance and safer children’s furniture products, consider these related standards:
- EN 1730:2012 - Furniture - Tables - Test methods for stability, strength and durability (referenced in this standard for testing surfaces).
- EN ISO 12947-2:2016 - Textiles - Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method (source for fabric definitions).
- EN 1334 - Domestic furniture - Beds and mattresses - Methods for determination of dimensions.
- EU Directive 2001/95/EC - General product safety requirements influencing this standard.
- Other EN 16890 amendments and national adaptations.
By following SIST EN 16890:2017/kFprA1:2021, stakeholders can ensure that children's mattresses used in cribs and cots meet essential European safety standards, supporting child protection and providing peace of mind for families and childcare professionals. Regular updates and harmonization with European product safety legislation make this standard a critical resource for those involved in the children's bedding supply chain.
Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 16890:2017/kFprA1:2021 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety requirements and test methods". This standard covers: This draft European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for mattresses including mattress bases and mattress toppers, used in children's cots, travel cots, cribs and suspended baby beds, for domestic and non-domestic use. This draft European Standard does not apply to mattresses for carry cots and pram bodies, inflatable mattresses, water mattresses and mattresses used for medical purposes.
This draft European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for mattresses including mattress bases and mattress toppers, used in children's cots, travel cots, cribs and suspended baby beds, for domestic and non-domestic use. This draft European Standard does not apply to mattresses for carry cots and pram bodies, inflatable mattresses, water mattresses and mattresses used for medical purposes.
SIST EN 16890:2017/kFprA1:2021 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 97.140 - Furniture; 97.190 - Equipment for children. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 16890:2017/kFprA1:2021 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 16890:2017+A1:2021, SIST EN 16890:2017. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 16890:2017/kFprA1:2021 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2001/95/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/497. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
SIST EN 16890:2017/kFprA1:2021 is available in PDF format for immediate download after purchase. The document can be added to your cart and obtained through the secure checkout process. Digital delivery ensures instant access to the complete standard document.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 16890:2017/oprA1:2019
01-december-2019
Pohištvo za otroke - Posteljni vložki za posteljice in zibelke - Varnostne zahteve in
preskusne metode - Dopolnilo A1
Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety requirements and test
methods
Kindermöbel - Matratzen für Kinderbetten und Krippen - Sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Mobilier pour jeunes enfants - Matelas pour berceaux et lits à nacelle - Exigences de
sécurité et méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16890:2017/prA1
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
SIST EN 16890:2017/oprA1:2019 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
SIST EN 16890:2017/oprA1:2019
SIST EN 16890:2017/oprA1:2019
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 16890:2017
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
October 2019
ICS
English Version
Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety
requirements and test methods
Mobilier pour jeunes enfants - Matelas pour berceaux Kindermöbel - Matratzen für Kinderbetten und
et lits à nacelle - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes Krippen - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
d'essai Prüfverfahren
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 207.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 16890:2017. If this draft becomes an amendment,
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
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Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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SIST EN 16890:2017/oprA1:2019
EN 16890:2017/prA1:2019 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to Clause 2 “Normative references” . 4
2 Modification to Clause 3 “Terms and definitions” . 4
3 Modification to Clause 5.1 “Measuring table” . 4
4 Modification to Clause 8.1.1 “Entrapment hazards between the mattress and the
sides” . 4
5 Modification to Clause 8.2.1 “Labels and decals” . 4
6 Modification to Clause 8.2.1.1 “Requirements” . 4
7 Modification to Clause 8.3.2.3.1 “Slippage of threads of mattress covers made of
woven fabrics” . 4
8 Modifications to Clause 8.3.2.3.2 “Tensile strength test for covers made of other
materials” . 5
9 Modifications to Clause 8.5.2.2 “Test method” .
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