The Bunk Beds (Entrapment Hazards) (Safety) Regulations1987

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1987 Draft

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 7(7) of the Consumer Safety Act 1978 forapproval by a resolution of each House of Parliament

1987No.

CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Bunk Beds (Entrapment Hazards) (Safety) Regulations

1987

1987

1stSeptember1987

Whereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 1(4) of the Consumer Safety Act 1978 ( a) , consulted such organisations as appear to him to be substantially affected by these Regulations and such other persons as he considers appropriate:

And whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 7(7) of the said Act of 1978:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the said Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:-

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Bunk Beds (Entrapment Hazards) (Safety) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st September 1987.

2. In these Regulations-

"bunk bed" means any bed having a sleeping surface which, or any part (including the under-surface) of which, would be 800 millimetres or more vertically above any horizontal surface on which the bed were placed in such a position as would be usual for the purpose of enabling a person to sleep on the bed, and references to "height" in relation to a bunk bed or any part of one shall be construed accordingly;

"mattress" does not include any spring or wire frame intended to support a mattress;

"permissible gap" means-

(a) in relation to a gap in the sleeping surface of a bunk bed, a gap of not more than 75 millimetres;(b) in relation to any other gap in the structure of a bunk bed, a gap of not less than 60 millimetres nor more than 75 millimetres,

where the gap is measured by the method prescribed by the Schedule to these Regulations;

"sleeping surface" , in relation to a bunk bed, means the surface, excluding any mattress or upholstery, intended to support a sleeping person.

3.-(1) A bunk bed shall be so constructed as to prevent any reasonable possibility of any part of the body of a child under six years of age becoming wedged or trapped in any part of the bed's structure which is at or above the height of any part of the bed's sleeping surface (including the under-surface) so as to give rise to any risk of death or serious personal injury, including, but without prejudice to the generality of that, any risk of strangulation...

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