EN 16890:2017

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2017
Pohištvo za otroke - Posteljni vložki za posteljice in zibelke - Varnostne zahteve in
preskusne metode
Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety requirements and test
methods
Kindermöbel - Matratzen für Kinderbetten - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
Mobilier pour jeunes enfants - Matelas pour berceaux et lits bébé - Exigences de sécurité
et méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16890:2017
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16890
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2017
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.140; 97.190
English Version
Children's furniture - Mattresses for cots and cribs - Safety
requirements and test methods
Mobilier pour jeunes enfants - Matelas pour berceaux Kindermöbel - Matratzen für Kinderbetten und
et lits à nacelle - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes Krippen - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
d'essai Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 March 2017.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Turkey and United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 General test conditions . 5
4.1 Preliminary preparation . 5
4.2 Application of forces . 6
4.3 Tolerances . 6
5 Test equipment . 6
5.1 Measuring table . 6
5.2 Stops . 6
5.3 Square aluminium alloy tube . 6
5.4 Loading pad . 6
5.5 Test template for determination of the indentation depth . 7
5.6 Spherical load for determination of the indentation depth . 8
5.7 Test foam . 8
5.8 Small parts cylinder . 8
5.9 Feeler gauge . 9
5.10 Cone . 9
5.11 Probe. 10
6 Chemical hazards . 10
7 Fire and thermal hazards (see A.3) . 11
8 Mechanical hazards . 11
8.1 Entrapment hazards from gaps and openings (see A.4) . 11
8.1.1 Entrapment hazards between the mattress and the sides . 11
8.1.2 Body entrapment hazards. 11
8.1.3 Entanglement hazards (see A.4.3) . 12
8.2 External suffocation hazards (see A.4.4) . 12
8.2.1 Labels and decals . 12
8.2.2 Plastic packaging . 12
8.2.3 Firmness . 13
8.3 Choking and internal suffocation hazards (see A.4.5) . 15
8.3.1 Small parts . 15
8.3.2 Accessibility to filling materials . 16
8.4 Hazards due to edges and protrusions (see A.4.6) . 18
8.5 Structural integrity (see A.4.7) . 18
8.5.1 Shrinkage . 18
8.5.2 Hazards due to deformation of the filling . 18
9 Product information (see A.4.8) . 19
9.1 Marking . 19
9.2 Purchase information . 19
9.3 Instruction for use . 20
Annex A (informative) Rationales . 21
A.1 General . 21
A.2 Chemical hazards (Clause 6) . 21
A.3 Thermal hazards (Clause 7) . 21
A.4 Mechanical hazards (Clause 8) . 22
A.4.1 General . 22
A.4.2 Entrapment hazards (8.1) . 22
A.4.3 Entanglement hazards (8.1.3) . 22
A.4.4 Suffocation hazards (8.2) . 22
A.4.5 Choking and ingestion hazards (8.3) . 22
A.4.6 Hazardous edges and protrusions (8.4) . 23
A.4.7 Structural integrity (8.5) . 23
A.4.8 Product information (Clause 9) . 23
Annex B (informative) Colorants . 24
B.1 Rationale . 24
B.2 Colorants . 24
B.3 Colour fastness to perspiration . 24
Annex C (informative) A–deviations . 25
Bibliography . 27

European foreword
This document (EN 16890:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”,
the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2017, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2017.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for mattresses including
mattress bases and mattress toppers, used in children's cots, travel cots, cribs and suspended baby
beds, for domestic and non-domestic use.
This European Standard does not apply to mattresses for carry cots and pram bodies, inflatable
mattresses, water mattresses and mattresses used for medical purposes.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 71-1, Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
EN 71-2:2011+A
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