CPSC Proclaims New Requirements For Toddler Beds
Following the revised crib requirements not too long ago applied, the U.S. Shopper Product Security Fee (CPSC) has now unanimously accredited a brand new necessary normal to enhance the security of toddler beds. The brand new federal normal builds upon the present voluntary normal for toddler beds and provides further protections to forestall accidents to youngsters.
CPSC is conscious of 122 incidents from January 1995 by December 2010, together with 4 deaths and 43 accidents related to toddler beds.
Cribs that convert into toddler beds additionally should adjust to the brand new federal normal for toddler beds. The necessary normal goes into impact six months after publication within the Federal Register for toddler beds manufactured or imported on or after that date.
The brand new federal normal requires that:
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- The higher fringe of the guardrail should be at the least 5 inches above the toddler mattress’s mattress.
- Spindle/slat power testing for toddler beds should be in keeping with the testing required for crib spindles/slats.
- Separate warning labels to handle entrapment and strangulation hazards should seem on toddler beds.
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