AS/NZS 2172:1995 pdf free.Cots For Household Use – Safety Requirements.
AS/NZS 2172 specifies safety requirements for cots. These requirements include material, design. construction, performance, labelling and marking. all of which are important for the well-being of children who use cots. The Standard is applicable to cots for use in household situations with the exception of’ fold ing cots and carry cots. It is not applicable to cradles.
3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions below apply.
NOTE: All definitions apply to fully-assembled cots.
3.1 Access—opening obtained by operating a part or parts of a cot to allow easier entry to the inside of the cot (see Figure 1).
3.2 Access fastening device—a means by which the component of the cot creating the access is held closed.
3.3 Dropside—a component of a cot, so constructed and incorporated into the cot that it can slide up and down in order to close off or provide access.
NOTE: See Clause 3.1 for a definition of access.
3.4 Dropside mechanism—a system olguide-rods. slides or other devices including stops. which allows the dropside to slide up and down.
3.5 Filler bars or filler panels—the vertical bars or panels in the end or side frames of the cot (see Figure 1).
3.6 Gap—an opening hounded either by solid components of the cot (see Figure 2) or by solid components of the cot and an imaginary boundary joining solid components in such a manner as to result in a maximum bounded area (see B in Figure 2).
3.7 Mattress base—the surface on which the cot mattress is supported.
4.2 Metals All metal components, including springs, nuts, bolts, and washers, shall be either made of corrosion-resistant material or be protected against corrosion.
4.3 Aluminium Aluminium frames shall be anodized to comply with Grade 4 conditions specified in AS 1956.
4.4 Nickel and chromium plating Nickel and chromium electroplating shall comply with Service Condition No. I specified in AS 1192.
4.5 Zinc plating Zinc plating shall comply with Service Condition I specified in AS 1789.
4.6 Painted coatings and plastics components All painted coatings and plastics components shall comply with the relevant requirements specified in AS 1647.3 or
NZS 5820.
5 CONSTRUCTION
5.1 General All components of the cot shall—
(a) be permanently fixed; or
(b) require the use of a tool to enable partial or total disassembly; or
(c) utilize a system of assembly/disassembly which precludes possible tampering by a child.AS/NZS 2172 pdf download.