M/497 - Sleeping Environment

20201123 - TC - Corrects the element designation from "Mg" to "Mn" in the 12th dash of 6.1

This European Standard specifies safety requirements for cribs (including cradles, suspended baby beds and bedside sleepers) for domestic and non-domestic use with an internal length of the base less than or equal to 900 mm used to lay young babies for sleeping until they are able to sit unaided, or push up on its hands and knees. Products that can be converted into other items may be covered by other relevant European standards.
Electrical safety is not covered in this standard.
This standard does not cover cribs used for medical purposes.
Mattresses provided with the crib are not covered by this standard.

This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for cribs (including cradles, suspended cribs and bedside sleepers) for domestic and non-domestic use.
The requirements apply to cribs with a maximum internal length of crib base of 900 mm which are intended to provide sleeping accommodation for infants, until they are able to sit unaided or pull or push themselves up on their hands and knees.
This document does not apply to electrical safety.
It does not apply to cribs used for medical purposes or used in hospitals.
Products that can be converted into other items may be covered by other relevant European Standards.
Annex A (informative) includes a rationale.
Annex B (informative) includes an A-deviation.

This document specifies requirements for the safety of children's sleep bags which are used in the
children's sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision), and designed to provide sufficient warmth
so as to remove the need for additional bedding when sleeping in a cot or similar product (e.g.
crib/cradle) in which a child is contained. It is applicable to products for use by younger children based
on the ability of the children to not being able to climb out of the cot (approximately under the age of 24
months).
NOTE The informative Annex D lists topics of further investigations, which might lead to necessary
improvement of the safety requirements of children's sleep bags.
This document does not apply to products designed for use during the care of premature children or
children of low birthweight or for outdoor use or to products designed to keep a child warm in a
pushchair or car seats (e.g. foot muff).
If a part of the children's sleep bag is designed to offer additional function (e.g. play function), this part
will, in addition to the following requirements, be subjected to safety requirements related to relevant
standards (see A.1).

This European Standard specifies requirements for the safety of children's cot duvets, excluding
removable duvet covers, used in the child’s sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision), and
designed to provide sufficient warmth when sleeping in a cot or similar product (e.g. crib/cradle) in
which a child is contained. This document specifies requirements for cot duvets suitable for children up
to 36 months. Cot duvets with permanent decorative outer fabrics also known as cot quilts or coverlet
are also in the scope.
NOTE The informative Annex E lists topics of further investigations which might lead to necessary
improvement of the safety requirements of children's cot duvets.
The requirements for removable cot duvet covers are excluded from this document and are covered in
EN 16779-2.
If a part of the children's cot duvet is designed to offer additional function (e.g. play function), in
addition of the following requirements, this part will be subjected to safety requirements related to
relevant standards (see A.1).

This European Standard specifies requirements for the safety of children's cot bumpers used in the
children's sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision) when sleeping in a cot or similar product
(e.g. crib/cradle) in which a child is contained.
NOTE The informative Annex C lists topics of further investigation which might lead to necessary
improvement of the safety requirements of cot bumpers.
If a part of the children's cot bumpers is designed to offer additional function (e.g. play function), this
part will, in addition to the following requirements, be subjected to safety requirements related to
relevant standards (see A.1).

This draft European Standard specifies requirements for the safety of children's cot duvets, excluding removable duvet covers, used in the child’s sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision), and designed to provide sufficient warmth when sleeping in a cot or similar product (e.g. crib/cradle) in which a child is contained. This document specifies requirements for cot duvets suitable for children up to 36 months. Cot duvets with permanent decorative outer fabrics also known as cot quilts or coverlet are also in the scope.
NOTE   The informative Annex E lists topics of further investigations which might lead to necessary improvement of the safety requirements of children's cot duvets.
The requirements for removable cot duvet covers are excluded from this document and are covered in prEN 16779 2 (in preparation).
If a part of the children's cot duvet is designed to offer additional function (e.g. play function), in addition of the following requirements, this part will be subjected to safety requirements related to relevant standards (see A.1).

This document specifies requirements for the safety of children's sleep bags which are used in the children's sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision), and designed to provide sufficient warmth so as to remove the need for additional bedding when sleeping in a cot or similar product (e.g. crib/cradle) in which a child is contained. It is applicable to products for use by younger children based on the ability of the children to not being able to climb out of the cot (approximately under the age of 24 months).
NOTE   The informative Annex D lists topics of further investigations, which might lead to necessary improvement of the safety requirements of children's sleep bags.
This document does not apply to products designed for use during the care of premature children or children of low birthweight or for outdoor use or to products designed to keep a child warm in a pushchair or car seats (e.g. foot muff).
If a part of the children's sleep bag is designed to offer additional function (e.g. play function), this part will, in addition to the following requirements, be subjected to safety requirements related to relevant standards (see A.1).

This European Standard specifies requirements for the safety of children's cot bumpers used in the children's sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision) when sleeping in a cot or similar product (e.g. crib/cradle) in which a child is contained.
NOTE   The informative Annex C lists topics of further investigation which might lead to necessary improvement of the safety requirements of cot bumpers.
If a part of the children's cot bumpers is designed to offer additional function (e.g. play function), this part will, in addition to the following requirements, be subjected to safety requirements related to relevant standards (see A.1).

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for mattresses including mattress bases and mattress toppers, used in children's cots, cribs and suspended baby beds, for domestic and non-domestic use.
This standard does not apply to mattresses for carry cots and pram bodies, inflatable mattresses, water mattresses and mattresses used for medical purposes.

20201123 - TC - Corrects the element designation from "Mg" to "Mn" in the 12th dash of 6.1

This draft European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for mattresses including mattress bases and mattress toppers, used in children's cots, travel cots, cribs and suspended baby beds, for domestic and non-domestic use.
This draft European Standard does not apply to mattresses for carry cots and pram bodies, inflatable mattresses, water mattresses and mattresses used for medical purposes.

This draft European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for mattresses including mattress bases and mattress toppers, used in children's cots, travel cots, cribs and suspended baby beds, for domestic and non-domestic use.
This draft European Standard does not apply to mattresses for carry cots and pram bodies, inflatable mattresses, water mattresses and mattresses used for medical purposes.

This document specifies requirements for the safety of removable cot duvet covers, used in the child’s sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision), and designed to envelop a cot duvet when sleeping in a cot or similar product (e.g. crib/cradle) in which a child is contained. This document specifies requirements for removable cot duvet covers suitable for children up to 36 months.
The requirements for cot duvets are covered in EN 16779-1.
Some of the requirements in this document are not suitable for articles used by hospitals when nursing sick children. These include:
-   openings for access for tubing to the patient or monitoring devices to monitor the patient;
-   use of fastenings which may not be durable to industrial laundry processing used by hospitals.
If a part of the cot duvet cover is designed to offer additional functions (e.g. play function), in addition to the following requirements, this part will be subjected to safety requirements related to relevant standards (see B.1).

This draft European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for mattresses including mattress bases and mattress toppers, used in children's cots, travel cots, cribs and suspended baby beds, for domestic and non-domestic use.
This draft European Standard does not apply to mattresses for carry cots and pram bodies, inflatable mattresses, water mattresses and mattresses used for medical purposes.