Standard
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AS/NZS 4220:2010
[Pending Revision]Bunk beds and other elevated beds
Sets out essential safety requirements for bunk beds and other elevated beds used in domestic situations, nurseries and institutions, and functional durability, stability and performance criteria to meet these safety requirements, in order to reduce the likelihood of deaths and injuries to children.
Published: 06/04/2010
Pages: 35
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Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope
2 Referenced documents
3 Definitions
4 Materials
4.1 Timber
4.2 Metals
4.3 Coatings and plastics components
5 Construction
5.1 General
5.2 Fasteners
5.3 Play and other integrated features
5.4 Maximum height
5.5 Minimum distance between beds
5.6 Mattress support elements (mattress base components)
5.7 Safety barriers
5.7.1 General
5.7.2 Guardrails
5.8 Climbing access
5.8.1 General
5.8.2 Rungs and steps (‘Treads’)
5.8.3 Grip for access devices
5.9 Tube end openings
5.10 Sharp edges and sharp points
5.11 Protrusions and snag points
6 Safety and performance requirements
6.1 Entrapment hazard
6.2 Stability
6.3 Fastenings of upper bed to the lower supporting structure
6.4 Fatigue test on joints
6.5 Impact test
6.6 Static load on guardrails
6.7 Impact load on guardrails
6.8 Access device attachment
6.9 Static load on treads
6.10 Impact load on treads
7 Information leaflet
8 Marking
8.1 General
8.2 Marking legibility
8.3 Marking durability
Appendix A
A1 Scope
A2 Principle
A3 Apparatus
A4 Test conditions
A5 Procedure
A6 Report
Appendix B
B1 Scope
B2 Principle
B3 Apparatus
B4 Test conditions
B5 Procedure
B6 Report
Appendix C
C1 Scope
C2 Principle
C3 Apparatus
C4 Test conditions
C5 Procedure
C6 Report
Appendix D
D1 Scope
D2 Principle
D3 Apparatus
D4 Test conditions
D5 Procedure
D6 Report
Appendix E
E1 Scope
E2 Principle
E3 Apparatus
E4 Test conditions
E5 Procedure
E6 Report
Appendix F
F1 Scope
F2 Principle
F3 Apparatus
F4 Test conditions
F5 Procedure
F6 Report
Appendix G
G1 Scope
G2 Principle
G3 Apparatus
G4 Test conditions
G5 Procedure
G6 Report
Appendix H
H1 Scope
H2 Principle
H3 Apparatus
H4 Test conditions
H5 Procedure
H6 Report
Appendix I
I1 Scope
I2 Principle
I3 Apparatus
I4 Test conditions
I5 Procedure
I6 Report
Appendix J
J1 Scope
J2 Principle
J3 Apparatus
J4 Test conditions
J5 Procedure
J6 Report
Cited references in this standard
AS 4685
Playground equipment, Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods
[Current]
Safety of toys, Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties
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