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BSI Child Care and Safety standards cover a range of products to be used by children and by adults caring for children. Published by the British Standards Institution, many of these standards are for products such as carriers, cradles, cots, and other devices designed for holding a child. Other standards address products like cutlery or toys, where the child itself is handling the product. Looking outside of the home, playground equipment and surfacing is a key focus in child safety standards efforts, along with foodstuffs, and personal flotation devices designed for use with children.

BS EN 716-1:2017

Furniture. Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use. Safety requirements (British Standard)

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BS EN 716-2:2017

Furniture. Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use. Test methods (British Standard)

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BS EN 12221-1:2008+A1:2013

Child use and care articles. Changing units for domestic use. Safety requirements (British Standard)

This part of EN 12221 specifies safety requirements for changing units for domestic use for children with a body weight no more than 15 kg. EN 12221 only covers the function of the item as a changing unit. If the changing unit can be converted or used as another function it shall comply with other relevant standards, e.g. cots, storage furniture, etc. The changing unit may be foldable and can be fitted with a child bathtub or other additional items. Changing pads are only covered by this standard when they form a part of the changing unit.

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BS EN 12227:2010

Playpens for domestic use. Safety requirements and test methods (British Standard)

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements and test methods for playpens and folding playpens for domestic use, for a child with a body weight up to 15 kg. If a playpen has several functions or can be converted into another function, it shall comply with the relevant standards.

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BS EN 1272:2017

Child care articles. Table mounted chairs. Safety requirements and test methods (British Standard)

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BS EN 12790:2009

Child use and care articles. Reclined cradles (British Standard)

This standard specifies safety requirements and the corresponding test methods for fixed or folding reclined cradles intended for children up to a weight of 9 kg or who are unable to sit up unaided. This standard applies also to car seats complying with ECE 44 that can be used as reclined cradles according to manufacturer’s instructions. This standard does not apply to reclined cradles when used as swings. If a reclined cradle has several functions or can be converted into another function the relevant European standards apply to it (see Annex B).

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BS EN 14036:2003

Child use and care articles. Baby bouncers. Safety requirements and test methods (British Standard)

This European Standard specifies the minimum safety requirements and test methods for vertically suspended baby bouncers for domestic use, for children who can support their head unaided and up to a maximum weight of 12 kg. This standard does not include products that allow the child to lay down such as vertically suspended moses baskets and carrycots. This standard does not include baby bouncers designed for children with special needs.

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BS EN 1466:2014

Child use and care articles. Carry cots and stands. Safety requirements and test methods (British Standard)

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BS EN 14988:2017+A1:2020

Children's high chairs. Requirements and test methods (British Standard)

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BS EN 16232:2013+A1:2018

Child use and care articles. Infant swings (British Standard)

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BS EN 1930:2011

Child use and care articles. Safety barriers. Safety requirements and test methods (British Standard)

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements and test methods for child safety barriers for domestic indoor use which are designed to be fitted across openings to limit a child's access inside the home and to prevent young children up to 24 months of age passing through. This European Standard does not apply to products designed to be fitted across windows.

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