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BS 5223-2:1999

BS 5223-2:1999

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Specification for hospital bedding Combustion modified, flexible polyurethane, general purpose foam mattress cores. Specification

Available format(s)

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Language(s)

English

Published date

15-08-1999

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committees responsible
Foreword
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Dimensions
4. Construction
5. Performance
6. Ignitability
7. Marking
Annex A (normative) Schedule 1 to Statutory
Instrument: 1988 No. 1324 Consumer Protection. The Furniture
and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
Bibliography

Defines requirements for mattress cores made of flexible, combustion modified polyurethane foam for use in hospital wards. Provides for two classes of general purpose mattress core; for bedsteads, cots and maternity cribs for children, for bedsteads and cots for adult patients. Not applicable to mattresses for special purposes or mattresses comprising more than one layer of foam. Does not include requirements for mattress covers.

This part of BS5223 specifies requirements for mattress cores made of flexible, combustion modified polyurethane foam for use in hospital wards. It provides for two classes of general purpose mattress core as follows:

  • Class 1. Mattress cores for bedsteads and cots for adult patients;

  • Class 2. Mattress cores for bedsteads, cots and maternity cribs for children.

This part of this standard does not apply to mattresses for special purposes or mattresses comprising more than one layer of foam.

This part of this standard does not include requirements for mattress covers.

Committee
FW/0/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 98/702731 DC and BS 5223-2(1992) (09/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, March 2013. (03/2013)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 4886:1988 Specification for hospital bedsteads

BS EN ISO 1856:2001 Flexible cellular polymeric materials. Determination of compression set
BS EN ISO 3385:2014 Flexible cellular polymeric materials. Determination of fatigue by constant-load pounding
BS 4886:1988 Specification for hospital bedsteads
BS 3379:1991 Specification for flexible polyurethane cellular materials for loadbearing applications
BS 5852-2:1982 Fire tests for furniture Methods of test for the ignitability of upholstered composites for seating by flaming sources

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