What is BS EN 16120 – Chair mounted seat for children about?
Child safety is of prime importance to parents. As manufacturers of child care articles, you would make efforts to design and manufacture articles that comply with safety requirements.
BS EN 16120 specifies safety requirements and test methods for chair mounted seats intended to be positioned on an adult chair to raise the sitting position of a child. Thus, they are able to sit unaided up to an age of 36 months or a maximum weight of 15 kg.
Note 1 - does not apply to cushions, pads and to products only aimed at restraining the child on a chair without raising the child's sitting position.
Who is BS EN 16120 - Chair mounted seat for children for?
BS EN 16120 guidelines on a chair mounted seat for children is useful for:
- Manufacturers of child care articles
- Designers of child care articles
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 16120 - Chair mounted seat for children?
Many accidents that happen in the home are preventable.
BS EN 16120 provides guidelines to test the safety of chair mounted seat for children. BS EN 16120 walks you through the finger entrapment as well as torso probe tests. In addition, entanglement hazards and choking and ingestion hazards have been discussed in detail. Using BS EN 16120 guidelines you would be in a position to provide parents with safe seats for children.