GB 28007-2024 Technical specifications for the safety of infants' and children's furniture
1 Scope
This document specifies the general safety requirements and product-specific safety requirements for furniture used by infants and children aged 0 to 14 years old.
This document is applicable to the design, manufacture, sales and service, quality and safety inspection, and evaluation of furniture for infants and children.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain requirements which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB 4706.1 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
GB 6675.2-2014 Safety of toys - Part 2: Mechanical and physical properties
GB 6675.3-2014 Safety of toys - Part 3: Flammability
GB 17927.1-2011 Upholstered furniture - Assessment of the resistance to ignition of mattress and sofa - Part 1: Smouldering cigarette
GB/T 22793-2022 Test method for safety performance of children's high chairs
GB/T 24430-2023 Test method for bunk bed structure safety
GB/T 28202-2020 Furniture industry terminology
GB 31701 Safety technical code for infants and children textile products
GB/T 43000-2023 Furniture - Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use - Test methods
GB/T 43002-2023 Children's furniture - Quality inspection and quality judgment
GB 18584-2024 Limit of harmful substances of furniture
QB/T 5590-2021 Infant mattress
QB/T 5659-2021 Cribs
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 28202-2020 and the following apply.
3.1 Products
3.1.1
infants' furniture
furniture for infants not older than 36 months
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 2.58]
3.1.2
children's furniture
furniture for children aged 3 to 14 years old
Note: It mainly includes furniture used for study (tables, chairs, stools) and furniture used in children's bedrooms (beds, wardrobes, furniture for storage, etc.).
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 2.57]
3.1.3
children's high chair
infants' high chair
infants' dining chair
chair designed for infants aged between 6 months and 36 months who have the ability to sit alone, which can be placed independently to allow infants to reach the height of the dining table for eating
Note: In ISO 9221-1: 2015, the dining chair for infants aged between 6 months to 36 months is designated as children's high chairs.
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 3.121, modified]
3.1.4
tall desk/table product
table product with a total height exceeding 1,000 mm and equipped with a bookshelf or similar structures
3.1.5
bunk bed
high bed
household and non-household bed products with one or more bed bases (3.4.1) in the height direction, and with a height of the upper surface above the ground of not less than 600 mm, a width of not more than 1,200 mm, and a length of not less than 1,400 mm
Note: It does not include special bed products such as those used for prisons, firefighting, and military.
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 3.41, modified]
3.1.6
children's cot
children's bed
bed product for infants or children with a length of the bed base (3.4.1) of 900 mm to 1,400 mm and surrounded by guardrails
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 3.42, modified]
3.1.7
folding cot
children's cot (3.1.6) that can be disassembled or folded without the use of tools
Note 1: Children's cots (3.1.6) used to transport infants or children are excluded.
Note 2: In some countries, folding cots (3.1.7) are also referred to as travel cots.
3.1.8
crib
furniture with a length of the bed base (3.4.1) of not more than 900 mm and used for infants who cannot sit up, kneel up, or be pulled/lifted by hand to sleep, including the cradle (3.1.9), suspended crib (3.1.10), and bedside sleeper (3.1.11)
3.1.9
cradle
crib (3.1.8) with a bed base (3.4.1) that is suspended without straps or similar structures and can rock, swing, or move up and down
Note: See Figure 1.
Foreword i
Introduction v
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Products
3.2 General structure
3.3 Structure of children's high chairs
3.4 Bunk bed structure
3.5 Children's cot and folding cot structure
4 General safety requirements
4.1 Materials
4.2 Structure
4.3 Flame retardancy
4.4 Electrical safety
4.5 Limit of harmful substances
4.6 Warning signs
5 Safety requirements for specific products
5.1 Requirement for children's high chairs
5.2 Requirements for bunk bed
5.3 Requirements for children's cot and folding cot
5.4 Requirements for cribs
5.5 Requirements for upholstered furniture
Bibliography
GB 28007-2024 Technical specifications for the safety of infants' and children's furniture
1 Scope
This document specifies the general safety requirements and product-specific safety requirements for furniture used by infants and children aged 0 to 14 years old.
This document is applicable to the design, manufacture, sales and service, quality and safety inspection, and evaluation of furniture for infants and children.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain requirements which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB 4706.1 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
GB 6675.2-2014 Safety of toys - Part 2: Mechanical and physical properties
GB 6675.3-2014 Safety of toys - Part 3: Flammability
GB 17927.1-2011 Upholstered furniture - Assessment of the resistance to ignition of mattress and sofa - Part 1: Smouldering cigarette
GB/T 22793-2022 Test method for safety performance of children's high chairs
GB/T 24430-2023 Test method for bunk bed structure safety
GB/T 28202-2020 Furniture industry terminology
GB 31701 Safety technical code for infants and children textile products
GB/T 43000-2023 Furniture - Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use - Test methods
GB/T 43002-2023 Children's furniture - Quality inspection and quality judgment
GB 18584-2024 Limit of harmful substances of furniture
QB/T 5590-2021 Infant mattress
QB/T 5659-2021 Cribs
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 28202-2020 and the following apply.
3.1 Products
3.1.1
infants' furniture
furniture for infants not older than 36 months
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 2.58]
3.1.2
children's furniture
furniture for children aged 3 to 14 years old
Note: It mainly includes furniture used for study (tables, chairs, stools) and furniture used in children's bedrooms (beds, wardrobes, furniture for storage, etc.).
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 2.57]
3.1.3
children's high chair
infants' high chair
infants' dining chair
chair designed for infants aged between 6 months and 36 months who have the ability to sit alone, which can be placed independently to allow infants to reach the height of the dining table for eating
Note: In ISO 9221-1: 2015, the dining chair for infants aged between 6 months to 36 months is designated as children's high chairs.
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 3.121, modified]
3.1.4
tall desk/table product
table product with a total height exceeding 1,000 mm and equipped with a bookshelf or similar structures
3.1.5
bunk bed
high bed
household and non-household bed products with one or more bed bases (3.4.1) in the height direction, and with a height of the upper surface above the ground of not less than 600 mm, a width of not more than 1,200 mm, and a length of not less than 1,400 mm
Note: It does not include special bed products such as those used for prisons, firefighting, and military.
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 3.41, modified]
3.1.6
children's cot
children's bed
bed product for infants or children with a length of the bed base (3.4.1) of 900 mm to 1,400 mm and surrounded by guardrails
[Source: GB/T 28202-2020, 3.42, modified]
3.1.7
folding cot
children's cot (3.1.6) that can be disassembled or folded without the use of tools
Note 1: Children's cots (3.1.6) used to transport infants or children are excluded.
Note 2: In some countries, folding cots (3.1.7) are also referred to as travel cots.
3.1.8
crib
furniture with a length of the bed base (3.4.1) of not more than 900 mm and used for infants who cannot sit up, kneel up, or be pulled/lifted by hand to sleep, including the cradle (3.1.9), suspended crib (3.1.10), and bedside sleeper (3.1.11)
3.1.9
cradle
crib (3.1.8) with a bed base (3.4.1) that is suspended without straps or similar structures and can rock, swing, or move up and down
Note: See Figure 1.
Contents of GB 28007-2024
Foreword i
Introduction v
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Products
3.2 General structure
3.3 Structure of children's high chairs
3.4 Bunk bed structure
3.5 Children's cot and folding cot structure
4 General safety requirements
4.1 Materials
4.2 Structure
4.3 Flame retardancy
4.4 Electrical safety
4.5 Limit of harmful substances
4.6 Warning signs
5 Safety requirements for specific products
5.1 Requirement for children's high chairs
5.2 Requirements for bunk bed
5.3 Requirements for children's cot and folding cot
5.4 Requirements for cribs
5.5 Requirements for upholstered furniture
Bibliography
