AS/NZS 4220:2003

1 - AS/NZS 4220:2003 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 Grip
6 - 3.5 Guardrail
6 - 3.6 Hazardous sharp edge
7 - 3.7 Hazardous sharp point
7 - 3.8 Mattress base
7 - 3.9 Side rail
7 - 3.10 Structural uprights
7 - 3.11 Tread
7 - 4 MATERIALS
7 - 4.1 Timber
7 - 4.2 Metals
9 - 4.3 Coatings and plastics components
9 - 5 CONSTRUCTION
9 - 5.1 General
9 - 5.2 Fasteners
9 - 6 DESIGN
9 - 6.1 Maximum height
10 - 6.2 Minimum distance between beds
10 - 6.3 Mattress support elements (mattress base components)
10 - 6.4 Safety barriers
10 - 6.4.1 General
10 - 6.4.2 Guardrails
13 - 6.5 Climbing access
13 - 6.5.1 General
13 - 6.5.2 Treads
14 - 6.6 Tube end openings
14 - 6.7 Sharp edges and sharp points
14 - 6.8 Protrusions and snag points
15 - 7 SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
15 - 7.1 Entrapment hazard
16 - 7.2 Stability
16 - 7.3 Fastenings of upper bed to the lower supporting structure
16 - 7.4 Fatigue test on joints
16 - 7.5 Impact test
16 - 7.6 Static load on guardrails
16 - 7.7 Impact load on guardrails
16 - 7.8 Ladder attachment
16 - 7.9 Static load on treads
16 - 7.10 Impact load on treads
16 - 8 INFORMATIVE LABELLING
17 - 9 MARKING
18 - APPENDIX A - FALL-THROUGH AND ENTRAPMENT HAZARDS
18 - A1 SCOPE
18 - A2 PRINCIPLE
18 - A3 APPARATUS
18 - A4 TEST CONDITIONS
18 - A5 PROCEDURE
20 - A6 REPORT
21 - APPENDIX B - STABILITY
21 - B1 SCOPE
21 - B2 PRINCIPLE
21 - B3 APPARATUS
21 - B4 TEST CONDITIONS
21 - B5 PROCEDURE
21 - B6 REPORT
22 - APPENDIX C - FASTENING OF UPPER BED TO THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
22 - C1 SCOPE
22 - C2 PRINCIPLE
22 - C3 APPARATUS
22 - C4 TEST CONDITIONS
22 - C5 PROCEDURE
23 - C6 REPORT
24 - APPENDIX D - FATIGUE TEST ON JOINTS
24 - D1 SCOPE
24 - D2 PRINCIPLE
24 - D3 APPARATUS
24 - D4 TEST CONDITIONS
24 - D5 PROCEDURE
25 - D6 REPORT
26 - APPENDIX E - IMPACT TEST
26 - E1 SCOPE
26 - E2 PRINCIPLE
26 - E3 APPARATUS
26 - E4 TEST CONDITIONS
26 - E5 PROCEDURE
27 - E6 REPORT
28 - APPENDIX F - STATIC LOAD ON GUARDRAILS
28 - F1 SCOPE
28 - F2 PRINCIPLE
28 - F3 APPARATUS
28 - F4 TEST CONDITIONS
28 - F5 PROCEDURE
29 - F6 REPORT
30 - APPENDIX G - IMPACT LOAD ON GUARDRAILS
30 - G1 SCOPE
30 - G2 PRINCIPLE
30 - G3 APPARATUS
30 - G4 TEST CONDITIONS
30 - G5 PROCEDURE
31 - G6 REPORT
33 - APPENDIX H - LADDER ATTACHMENT
33 - H1 SCOPE
33 - H2 PRINCIPLE
33 - H3 APPARATUS
33 - H4 TEST CONDITIONS
33 - H5 PROCEDURE
34 - H6 REPORT
35 - APPENDIX I - STATIC LOAD ON TREADS
35 - I1 SCOPE
35 - I2 PRINCIPLE
35 - I3 APPARATUS
35 - I4 TEST CONDITIONS
35 - I5 PROCEDURE
35 - I6 REPORT
36 - APPENDIX J - IMPACT LOAD ON TREADS
36 - J1 SCOPE
36 - J2 PRINCIPLE
36 - J3 APPARATUS
36 - J4 TEST CONDITIONS
36 - J5 PROCEDURE
37 - J6 REPORT

Sets out essential safety requirements for bunk beds used in domestic situations, nurseries and institutions, and functional durability, stability and performance criteria to meet these safety requirements, in order to reduce the likelihood of deaths and injuries.

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

First published as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4220:1994.
Second edition 2003.