DS/EN 1725:2023

Furniture - Beds - Requirements for safety, strength and durability

This document specifies requirements on safety, strength and durability for all types of fully assembled beds used by adults in domestic and non-domestic environments including their components, such as bed frames, bed bases, mattresses and mattress pads (when they form a unit with the mattress) and, when supplied with the bed base, mattresses and mattress pads.*The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.*With the exception of sleeping functions, it does not apply to foldaway beds.*It does not apply to bunk beds, high beds and medical beds where separate Standards exist, as well as waterbeds and air beds.*Additional requirements can be applicable to items that have additional functions, e.g. storage features, day beds and convertible sofa-beds.*The durability test, 6.6.1, test 11, applies only to electrically operated beds.*It does not include requirements for the resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability and electrical safety.*Annex A (normative) specifies test methods for finger entrapment.*Annex B (informative) gives a rationale.