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1、AS/NZS 4385:1996 Australian/New Zealand Standard Infants rocking cradles Safety requirements Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 13 Mar 2009 AS/NZS 4385:1996 This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical Committee CS/3, Safety Requirements for Childrens Furnitur

2、e. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 18 March 1996 and on behalf of the Council of Standards New Zealand on 11 March 1996.It was published on 5 June 1996. The following interests are represented on Committee CS/3: Australasian Furnishing Research and Development Inst

3、itute Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australian Chamber of Manufactures Australian Consumers Association Commercial Services Group, Australia Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health Department of Fair Trading, N.S.W. Consumer Protection Agency Federal Bureau of Consumer Aff

4、airs (Commonwealth of Australia) Furnishers Society of Victoria Furnishing Industry Association of Australia Ministry of Consumer Affairs, New Zealand National Council of Women of Australia New South Wales Guild of Furniture Manufacturers New Zealand Association of Safety Equipment Testing Laborator

5、ies New Zealand Furniture Manufacturers Federation N.S.W. Health Department Office of Consumer and Business Affairs, S.A. Office of Consumer Affairs, Tas. Office of Consumer Affairs, Qld Office of Fair Trading and Business Affairs, Vic. Retailers Council of Australia Royal Alexandra Hospital for Chi

6、ldren South Australian Health Commission Review of Standards.To keep abreast of progress in industry, Joint Australian/ New Zealand Standards are subject to periodic review and are kept up to date by the issue of amendments or new editions as necessary. It is important therefore that Standards users

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10、cessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 13 Mar 2009 AS/NZS 4385:1996 Australian/New Zealand Standard Infants rocking cradles Safety requirements PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY: STANDARDS AUSTRALIA 1 The Crescent, Homebush NSW 2140 Australia STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND Level 10, Standards House, 155 The Terrace,

11、Wellington 6001 New Zealand ISBN 0 7337 0485 9 Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 13 Mar 2009 AS/NZS 4385:19962 PREFACE This Standard was prepared by the Joint Australia/New Zealand Standards Committee CS/3 on Safety Requirements for Childrens Furniture. It is issued as a Joint Australian/

12、New Zealand Standard with the objective of providing regulatory authorities with essential safety requirements and to provide manufacturers with functional, durability, stability and performance criteria to meet these safety requirements associated with rocking cradles in order to reduce the likelih

13、ood of deaths or injuries to infants. The term normative has been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which it applies. A normative appendix is an integral part of a Standard. CONTENTS Page FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1SCOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2REFERENCED DOCUMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 3DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 4MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 5CONSTRUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 6DESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 7DECORATIVE TRANSFERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 8SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 9PLASTIC PACKAGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 10INFORMATIVE LABELLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 11MARKING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 APPENDICES ALIMB AND HEAD ENTRAPMENT HAZARD TEST . . . . .

18、. . . . . . . . . . . . .10 BSTATIC LOAD TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 CSTABILITY TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 DTILT TEST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ESELF-LEVELLING DEVICE PERFORMANCE TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 FTILT LIMITER DEVICE DURABILITY TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 First published as AS/NZS 4385:1996. Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 13 Mar 2009 3AS/NZS 4

20、385:1996 FOREWORD This Standard has been developed to address concerns about potential suffocation hazards identified with some rocking cradles following two coronial enquiries into two infant deaths in South Australia. It is important to convey to parents and carers that they should also pay partic

21、ular attention to ventilation when the cradle is being used. The mattress and other cushioning materials should be sufficiently firm to preclude conforming to the contours of the infants face. The bedding and cradle construction as a whole should still allow and ensure that proper ventilation is mai

22、ntained. The Committee felt that because asphyxiation, hence lack of ventilation, has caused or been related to infant deaths, these safety issues were worthy of mention. These and other infant safety issues are all included in information labelling. There is no reference in this Standard to toys in

23、 a cradle, because this Committee considered that it was preferable to state in a leaflet to parents and carers that toys should not be left in the cradle. It is expected that any toys supplied with a cradle will conform to any mandatory sections of the toy Standard. This Standard is based on curren

24、tly marketed products with manually operated locking devices in order to avoid the hazards of a sibling being able to remove the locking pin and to minimize risk to the infant if the cradle is not locked in the horizontal position. The Committee would like to encourage the view that any future produ

25、cts be designed so that they are not dependent on human intervention to apply locking devices when the cradle is not being rocked. Designs that incorporate a fail-safe action such that the mattress base is always returned to the horizontal position are recommended. Such designs could utilize for exa

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32、 SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 13 Mar 2009 AS/NZS 4385:19964 STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND Australian/New Zealand Standard Infants rocking cradlesSafety requirements 1SCOPEThis Standard specifies safety requirements for infants rocking cradles. These requirements include those such as material, des

33、ign, construction, performance, labelling and marking, all of which are important for the well-being of infants who use rocking cradles. The Standard is applicable to rocking cradles which have the ability to swing or rock/tilt. It is not applicable to baby hammocks or cradles which do not tilt. 2RE

34、FERENCED DOCUMENTSThe following documents are referred to in this Standard: AS 1192Electroplated coatingsNickel and chromium 1647Childrens toys (Safety requirements) 1647.1Part 1: General requirements 1647.2Part 2: Constructional requirements 1647.3Part 3: Toxicological requirements 1647.4Part 4: Fl

35、ammability requirements 1789Electroplated coatingsZinc on iron or steel 1956Anodicoxidationcoatingsonaluminiumfordecorativeandautomotive applications NZS 5820Specification for the safety of toys 3DEFINITIONSFor the purpose of this Standard, the definitions below apply. 3.1Basethe surface on which th

36、e rocking cradle mattress is supported. 3.2Filler bars or filler panelsthe vertical bars or panels in the end or side frames of the rocking cradle. 3.3Gapan opening bounded either by solid components of the rocking cradle or by solid components of the rocking cradle and an imaginary boundary joining

37、 the solid components in such a manner as to result in a maximum bounded area (see Figure 1). 3.4Shallindicates that a statement is mandatory. 3.5Shouldindicates a recommendation. FIGURE 1TYPICAL GAPS COPYRIGHT Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 13 Mar 2009 5AS/NZS 4385:1996 4MATERIALS 4.1

38、TimberTimber used in rocking cradles shall (a)not contain splinters, loose knots, compression failures, pith or reaction wood; (b)be free from decay and insect attack; and (c)be free from chemicals such as copper chrome arsenate. NOTE:It is recommended that the moisture content not exceed 13%. 4.2Me

39、talsAll metal components, including springs, nuts, bolts and washers shall be either made of corrosion-resistant material or be protected against corrosion. 4.3AluminiumAluminium frames shall be anodized to comply with Grade 4 conditions specified in AS 1956. 4.4Nickel and chromium platingNickel and

40、 chromium electroplating shall comply with Service Condition No. 1 specified in AS 1192. 4.5Zinc platingZinc plating shall comply with Service Condition 1 specified in AS 1789. 4.6Painted coatingsand plastics componentsAll paintedcoatingsand plastics components shall comply with the relevant require

41、ments specified in AS 1647.3 for Australia or NZS 5820 for New Zealand. 5CONSTRUCTION 5.1GeneralAll components of the rocking cradle shall (a)be permanently fixed; or (b)require the use of a tool to enable partial or total disassembly; or (c)require a series of integrated procedures each of which is

42、 dependent on the other for assembly/disassembly. NOTE: The intention of Item (c) is to prevent possible tampering by a child. All joints shall be close fitting. 5.2Timber rocking cradlesIn timber cradles dowels, nails, and screws shall penetrate all the members of the joint. The finished joint shal

43、l be such that no part of any dowel, screw or nail shall be exposed above the surface of any joining member. Nail heads shall be punched below the surface. 5.3Metal rocking cradlesThe parts of all permanent joints shall be close fitting and the joints shall be securely welded. The welds and all othe

44、r parts shall be smooth and free from flux, slag and spatter before a finishing coat is applied. Riveted joints shall be close fitting and shall be tightly closed. 6DESIGN 6.1DimensionsExcept where otherwise permitted in this Standard, the following dimensions shall apply: (a)The vertical distance b

45、etween the top of the mattress base and the top edge of the lowest rocking cradle side or end shall not be less than . . . . . . . . . 300 mm (min.). (b)Distance between adjacent filler bars or filler bars and filler panels shall not be less than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 mm (min.); and not greater than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 mm (max.). NOTE: To facilitatesupervision, it is important that the filler bars and fillerpanels are arranged so that an infant within the rocking cradle can b

47、e readily seen. COPYRIGHT Accessed by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 13 Mar 2009 AS/NZS 4385:19966 (c)Distance between the frame and the body of the rocking cradle shall not be less than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 mm (min.);

48、 and not greater than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 mm (max.); or alternatively shall not be less than. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 mm (min.); and not greater than. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 mm (ma

49、x.). NOTE: Gaps between 5 and 12 mm present a finger entrapment or a scissor action hazard. Gaps between 25 and 50 mm present a limb entrapment hazard. 6.2Neck entrapmentIn order to avoid neck entrapment, each filler bar and panel shall be joined at or near the top by a cross member that joins it on both sides to adjacent filler bars or panels. Any open-ended gap formed at the top of these adjacent elements shall not be deeper than 20 mm. See gap B in Figure 1. 6.3Holes and openingsAll holes or openings that are accessible to an infant within a rocking cradle and