All beds and mattresses used as contract furniture are legally required to comply with Source 5/Crib 5 regulations.
The British Standard (BS) requires domestic furniture to pass the following tests:
Contract furniture is additionally required ti pass the following tests:
All of these tests are carried out on a section of bed/mattress that replicates the makeup of the unit and the surface properties, such as tufting, quilt lines and tape edges.
The following establishments are legally required to use contract beds and mattresses as standard (Please note this is an example list and is not exhaustive).
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If a contract bed or mattress is to be used in a high-risk area, it is legally required for the products to comply with Source 7/Crib 7 UK regulations.
Source 7/Crib 7 is required for high-level hazards, as part of British Standards BS 7177.
The following establishments are legally required to use contract beds and mattresses as standard (Please note this is an example list and is not exhaustive).
The supply of bunk beds in the UK are controlled by two sets of safety regulations; The Bunk Beds (Entrapment Hazards) (Safety) Regulations and the General Product Safety Regulations.
This regulation deals only with the issues of entrapment. The regulations control the size of any gaps produced, at or above a height of 800mm, in the sleeping surface and any bars, rails, headboards, foot boards which may create a risk of injury to a user, especially children.
Using relevant European Standards (BS EN 747), the GPS regulations consider entrapment and structural characteristics of the bed
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