European foreword

This document (EN 1130:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2020, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2020.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document defines safety requirements and test methods for baby cribs and it was developed in support of the implementation of the General Product Safety Directive (Directive 2001/95/EC).

This document supersedes EN 1130‑1:1996 and EN 1130‑2:1996.

Compared to EN 1130‑1:1996 and EN 1130‑2:1996, the following modifications have been made:

— Combination of both parts of EN 1130:1996 in one document;
— Modification of the structure of the document to have a hazards-based approach;
— Introduction and update of the test methods from EN 1130‑2:1996;
— Introduction of requirements and test methods for suspended cribs and bedside sleepers;
— Introduction of requirements concerning chemical and thermal hazards;
— Introduction of a A-deviation concerning flammability hazards;
— Introduction of a Rationale in Annex A.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

BS EN 1130:2019

Children's furniture. Cribs. Safety requirements and test methods

Current

Published:

31 Jan 2021