AS/NZS 4220:1994

1 - AS/NZS 4220:1994 BUNK BEDS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 3 DEFINITIONS
6 - 3.1 Bunk bed
6 - 3.2 End rail
6 - 3.3 Gap
6 - 3.4 Guardrail
6 - 3.5 Hazardous sharp edge
6 - 3.6 Hazardous sharp point
6 - 3.7 Mattress base
6 - 3.8 Side rail
6 - 3.9 Structural uprights
6 - 3.10 Tread
7 - 4 MATERIALS
7 - 4.1 Timber
7 - 4.2 Metals
8 - 4.3 Coatings and plastics components
8 - 5 CONSTRUCTION
8 - 5.1 General
8 - 5.2 Fasteners
8 - 6 DESIGN
8 - 6.1 Maximum height
8 - 6.2 Minimum distance between beds
8 - 6.3 Maximum width between mattress base members
9 - 6.4 Safety barriers
9 - 6.4.1 General
9 - 6.4.2 Guardrails
11 - 6.4.3 Large gaps
11 - 6.5 Access to bed
11 - 6.5.1 General
11 - 6.5.2 Footholds
11 - 6.6 Holes and openings
12 - 6.7 Tube end openings
12 - 6.8 Protrusions
14 - 6.9 Sharp edges and sharp points
14 - 7 SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
14 - 7.1 Entrapment hazard
15 - 7.2 Stability
15 - 7.3 Fastenings of upper bed to the lower bed
15 - 7.4 Fatigue test on joints
15 - 7.5 Impact test
15 - 7.6 Static load on guardrails
15 - 7.7 Impact load on guardrails
15 - 7.8 Ladder attachment
15 - 7.9 Static load on treads
15 - 7.10 Impact load on treads
15 - 8 INFORMATIVE LABELLING
16 - 9 MARKING
17 - APPENDIX A - FALL-THROUGH AND ENTRAPMENT HAZARDS
17 - A1 SCOPE
17 - A2 PRINCIPLE
17 - A3 APPARATUS
17 - A4 TEST CONDITIONS
17 - A5 PROCEDURE
19 - A6 REPORT
20 - APPENDIX B - STABILITY
20 - B1 SCOPE
20 - B2 PRINCIPLE
20 - B3 APPARATUS
20 - B4 TEST CONDITIONS
20 - B5 PROCEDURE
20 - B6 REPORT
21 - APPENDIX C - FASTENING OF UPPER BED TO THE LOWER BED
21 - C1 SCOPE
21 - C2 PRINCIPLE
21 - C3 APPARATUS
21 - C4 TEST CONDITIONS
21 - C5 PROCEDURE
21 - C6 REPORT
22 - APPENDIX D - FATIGUE TEST ON JOINTS
22 - D1 SCOPE
22 - D2 PRINCIPLE
22 - D3 APPARATUS
22 - D4 TEST CONDITIONS
22 - D5 PROCEDURE
23 - D6 REPORT
24 - APPENDIX E - IMPACT TEST
24 - E1 SCOPE
24 - E2 PRINCIPLE
24 - E3 APPARATUS
24 - E4 TEST CONDITIONS
24 - E5 PROCEDURE
25 - E6 REPORT
26 - APPENDIX F - STATIC LOAD ON GUARDRAILS
26 - F1 SCOPE
26 - F2 PRINCIPLE
26 - F3 APPARATUS
26 - F4 TEST CONDITIONS
26 - F5 PROCEDURE
27 - F6 REPORT
28 - APPENDIX G - IMPACT LOAD ON GUARDRAILS
28 - G1 SCOPE
28 - G2 PRINCIPLE
28 - G3 APPARATUS
28 - G4 TEST CONDITIONS
28 - G5 PROCEDURE
29 - G6 REPORT
31 - APPENDIX H - LADDER ATTACHMENT
31 - H1 SCOPE
31 - H2 PRINCIPLE
31 - H3 APPARATUS
31 - H4 TEST CONDITIONS
31 - H5 PROCEDURE
32 - H6 REPORT
33 - APPENDIX I - STATIC LOAD ON TREADS
33 - I1 SCOPE
33 - I2 PRINCIPLE
33 - I3 APPARATUS
33 - I4 TEST CONDITIONS
33 - I5 PROCEDURE
33 - I6 REPORT
34 - APPENDIX J - IMPACT LOAD ON TREADS
34 - J1 SCOPE
34 - J2 PRINCIPLE
34 - J3 APPARATUS
34 - J4 TEST CONDITIONS
34 - J5 PROCEDURE
35 - J6 REPORT

Specifies safety requirements for bunk beds. These requirements include material, construction, design and performance, all of which are important for the well-being of the occupants (especially children), who use bunk beds.

This Standard specifies safety requirements for bunk beds. These requirements include those such as material, construction, design, and performance, all of which are important for the well-being of the users (especially children) of bunk beds.

First published as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4220:1994