oSIST prEN 747-1:2022

Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength and durability requirements

This document specifies requirements for the safety, strength and durability of bunk beds and high beds for domestic and non-domestic use.
It applies to bunk beds and high beds with an internal length greater than 1 400 mm and a maximum bed base width of 1 200 mm, and with the upper surface of a bed base of 600 mm or more above the floor. Safety requirements for other products included in a bunk bed/high bed, for example a table or storage furniture, are not included in this document.
This document does not apply to bunk beds and high beds used for special purposes, including but not limited to prisons, the military and fire brigades.
The document contains one annex:
-   Annex A (informative) - Rationales.

Möbel - Etagenbetten und Hochbetten - Teil 1: Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit von Etagenbetten und Hochbetten für den Wohn  und Nicht Wohnbereich fest.
Es gilt für Etagenbetten und Hochbetten mit einer inneren Länge von mehr als 1 400 mm und einer Höchst¬breite des Bettbodens von 1 200 mm, bei denen sich die Oberseite des Bettbodens 600 mm oder mehr über der Stellfläche befindet. Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen an andere Produkte, die bei einem Etagen¬bett/Hochbett mit enthalten sind, zum Beispiel ein Tisch oder Behältnismöbel, sind nicht in diesem Dokument enthalten.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Etagenbetten und Hochbetten für besondere Zwecke, unter anderem, aber nicht nur, für Gefängnisse, Kasernen und Feuerwachen.
Das Dokument enthält einen Anhang:
-   Anhang A (informativ) - Begründungen.

Meubles - Lits superposés et lits surélevés - Partie 1: Exigences de sécurité, de résistance et de durabilité

Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives à la sécurité, à la résistance et à la durabilité des lits superposés et des lits surélevés à usage domestique et collectif.
Il s’applique aux lits superposés et aux lits surélevés dont la longueur intérieure est supérieure à 1 400 mm, dont la largeur du sommier est inférieure ou égale à 1 200 mm et dont la face supérieure du sommier se trouve au moins à 600 mm au-dessus du sol. Les exigences de sécurité relatives aux autres articles inclus dans un lit superposé/surélevé (par exemple, une table ou un meuble de rangement) ne sont pas indiquées dans le présent document.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas aux lits superposés et lits surélevés utilisés à des fins particulières, notamment ceux destinés à être utilisés en environnement carcéral ou militaire, ou à usage du corps des sapeurs-pompiers.
Le présent document contient une annexe :
-   Annexe A (informative) - Justifications.

Pohištvo - Pogradi in visoke postelje - 1. del: Zahteve za varnost, trdnost in trajnost

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 02-Oct-2022
• ICS: 97.140 - Furniture
• Technical Committee: POH - Furniture
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Aug-2022
• Due Date: 19-Dec-2022
• Completion Date: 30-Nov-2022
• Ref Project: prEN 747-1 - Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength and durability requirements

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 747-1:2012+A1:2015 - Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength and durability requirements
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2022
• Revised: SIST EN 747-1:2012+A1:2015 - Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength and durability requirements
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Revised: SIST EN 747-1:2012+A1:2015 - Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength and durability requirements
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 747-1:2022
01-september-2022
Pohištvo - Pogradi in visoke postelje - 1. del: Zahteve za varnost, trdnost in
trajnost
Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety, strength and durability
requirements
Möbel - Etagenbetten und Hochbetten - Teil 1: Anforderungen an die Sicherheit,
Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit
Meubles - Lits superposés et lits surélevés - Partie 1: Exigences de sécurité, de
résistance et de durabilité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 747-1
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
oSIST prEN 747-1:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 747-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

September 2022
ICS 97.140 Will supersede EN 747-1:2012+A1:2015
English Version

Furniture - Bunk beds and high beds - Part 1: Safety,
strength and durability requirements
Meubles - Lits superposés et lits surélevés - Partie 1: Möbel - Etagenbetten und Hochbetten - Teil 1:
Exigences de sécurité, de résistance et de durabilité Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und
Dauerhaltbarkeit
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 207.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


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© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 747-1:2022 E
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Safety requirements . 5
4.1 Construction . 5
4.1.1 General . 5
4.1.2 Accessible holes, gaps and openings . 8
4.1.3 Bed base(s) . 8
4.1.4 Safety barriers around upper beds . 10
4.1.5 Means of access . 11
4.1.6 Shear and squeeze points . 15
4.1.7 All other accessible holes, gaps or openings . 15
4.2 Strength of means of access: attachment, deflection and strength . 15
4.3 Strength of frame and fastenings . 15
4.4 Stability (see A.5) . 15
4.5 Fastening of the higher bed to the lower bed . 16
5 Product information . 16
5.1 Marking . 16
5.2 Instructions for use . 16
5.3 Purchase information . 17
Annex A (informative) Rationales . 19

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European foreword
This document (prEN 747-1:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”,
the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 747-1:2015.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
— Standard was fully revised;
— Modification of the title;
— Specification of the scope;
— Terms and definitions of high bed, tread, completely bound opening, partially bound opening, upper
bed, means of access, and handrail added;
— Requirements for the materials improved;
— Requirements for vertically protruding parts added;
— Requirements for accessible holes, gaps and openings added;
— Requirements for bed base(s) given in more detail;
— Requirements for safety barriers around beds added;
— Requirements for means of access added;
— Requirements for shear and squeeze points added;
— Requirements for platform and stairs added;
— Requirements for all other accessible holes, gaps or openings added;
— Requirements for strength of means of access: Attachment, deflection and strength added;
— Requirements for strength of frame and fastenings given in more detail;
— Requirements for the stability given in more detail;
— Requirements for the instructions for use given in more detail;
— Requirements for the marking in more detail;
— Requirements for the purchase information added;
— Addition of informative Annex A.
EN 747 is divided into the following parts:
— EN 747-1, Furniture — Bunk beds and high beds — Part 1: Safety, strength and durability
requirements;
— EN 747-2, Furniture — Bunk beds and high beds — Part 2: Test methods.
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1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for the safety, strength and durability of bunk beds and high beds
for domestic and non-domestic use.
It applies to bunk beds and high beds with an internal length greater than 1 400 mm and a maximum bed
base width of 1 200 mm, and with the upper surface of a bed base of 600 mm or more above the floor.
Safety requirements for other products included in a bunk bed/high bed, for example a table or storage
furniture, are not included in this document.
This document does not apply to bunk beds and high beds used for special purposes, including but not
limited to prisons, the military and fire brigades.
The document contains one annex:
— Annex A (informative) – Rationales.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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.
prEN 747-2:2022, Furniture — Bunk beds and high beds — Part 2: Test methods
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
bunk bed
set of components that can be assembled as two beds, one above the other, where the upper surface of
any bed base (3.4) is 600 mm or more above the floor
3.2
high bed
set of components that can be assembled as a bed, where the upper surface of the bed base (3.4) is
600 mm or more above the floor, irrespective of the use to which the space below is put
3.3
bed end structures
upright units at the head and foot of the bed to which the side rails (3.6) are attached
3.4
bed base
support structure for a mattress
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3.5
safety barrier
component intended to prevent an occupant falling from an upper bed (3.10)
3.6
side rails
longitudinal members attached to the bed end structures (3.3) by which the bed base (3.4) can be
supported
3.7
tread
structure intended as a foothold
3.8
completely bound opening
opening that is continuously surrounded
3.9
partially bound opening
opening that is partially surrounded
3.10
upper bed
bed for which the upper surface of its bed base (3.4) is 600 mm or more above the floor
3.11
means of access
ladder(s) or stairs to facilitate access to and egress from an upper bed (3.10) or an access platform
3.12
handrail
rail or another component intended to assist the user to balance
4 Safety requirements
4.1 Construction
4.1.1 General
When the bed is fully assembled, accessible edges and corners shall be rounded or chamfered and free
from burrs or sharp edges.
There shall be no open-ended tubes.
All assembly and pilot holes shall be made by the manufacturer.
There shall be no clothes hooks or similar items more than 600 mm from the floor.
Vertically protruding parts above 600 mm from the floor shall either:
a) have an uninterrupted minimum horizontal dimension of 300 mm without any other vertical
protrusion (see Figure 1 a), or
b) have an uninterrupted vertical dimension of at least 600 mm measured from the highest adjacent
part (see Figure 1 b), or
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c) where the largest dimension is 50 mm or more (see Figure 1), have a maximum height at which a
line, drawn at 45° touches it, of not more than 5 mm above at least one adjacent/adjoining horizontal
component; the maximum vertical protrusion above that component shall not exceed 20 % of the
largest horizontal dimension of parts (see Figure 1 c), or
d) where the largest dimension is less than 50 mm, have a maximum height at which a line, drawn at
45° touches it, of not more than 5 mm above at least one adjacent/adjoining horizontal component;
the maximum vertical protrusion above that component shall not exceed 10 mm (see Figure 1) of
parts (see Figure 1 d).
It shall not be possible to dismantle the bed or its components without the use of a tool.
The dimensional requirements apply both before and after testing without re-tightening.
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Dimensions in millimetres

Key
1 vertically protruding part
2 highest adjacent part
w width of protruding part
H height of protruding part
V 45° angle to the horizontal
Figure 1 — Examples of a vertically protruding part
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4.1.2 Accessible holes, gaps and openings
4.1.2.1 General
There shall be no accessible completely bound openings (3.8) in rigid material with a diameter/width
greater than 7 mm and less than 12 mm, unless the depth is less than 10 mm or unless the shape
assessment probe (prEN 747-2:2022, 5.2.2) enters when tested according to 6.3.1 of prEN 747-2:2022.
Additionally, accessible completely bound openings (3.8) in safety barriers (3.5), bed bases (3.4) and
treads (3.7) shall fulfil the requirements specified in the respective clauses, i.e. 4.1.3 Bed base(s), 4.1.4
Safety barriers around upper beds and 4.1.5 Means of access.
4.1.2.2 Head entrapment on the outside of the bunk bed/high bed
The following requirements apply only to openings where the lowest part is 600 mm or more from the
floor.
Partially bound opening (3.9), V and irregular shaped openings shall be constructed so that:
a) portion B of the template shall not enter the opening to the full thickness of the template when tested
according to 6.3.2 of prEN 747-2:2022; or
b) the apex of portion A of the template shall contact the base of the opening when tested according to
6.3.2 of prEN 747-2:2022.
4.1.3 Bed base(s)
4.1.3.1 Dimensional requirements
For bunk beds, the distance between the upper surface of the bed base of the lower bed and any part of
the underside of the bed base of the top bed shall be at least 750 mm.
4.1.3.2 Gaps and openings (see A.2)
There shall be no gap greater than 25 mm adjacent to the inner surfaces of the side and end rails (see
Figure 2).
For beds where the bed base is an independent component, which is fitted between the side and end rails,
the gap between the base and the side and end rails, shall be less than 25 mm when tested according to
6.3.1 of prEN 747-2:2022.
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Key
1 bed frame (side and end rails)
2 bed base (slat)
3 gaps between bed base and bed frame
Figure 2 — Illustration of zone in which 25 mm gaps are not permitted
For beds, where the side and/or end rails are an integral part of the bed base, e.g. where slats are mounted
directly into the side/and or end rails, or where a slatted bed base is supported by a load bearing
component fixed to the side and/or end rails, there shall be no gaps greater than 25 mm directly adjacent
to the side and end rails. These designs shall be tested according to 6.3.1 of prEN 747-2:2022.
All gaps between bed base components, (e.g. slats, mesh) shall not exceed 75 mm when measured
according to 6.3.1 of prEN 747-2:2022.
4.1.3.3 Ventilation (see A.3)
The bed base shall allow ventilation.
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This requirement is fulfilled if there is a minimum ventilation area of 35 cm distributed across the bed
base (e.g. 8 holes with a diameter of 24 mm in a solid bed base, gaps between slats). The ventilation shall
be in more than one location. The openings shall fulfil the requirements in 4.1.2.
4.1.3.4 Structural integrity
The bed shall have means (e.g. fastening) of preventing the side rails (3.6) from bending outwards. This
requirement is fulfilled if the bed base(s) and/or its elements do not break or become detached when
tested with the horizontal outwards force according to 6.4.2.1 of prEN 747-2:2022.
When tested according to 6.4.2.2, 6.4.2.3 and 6.4.2.4 of prEN 747-2:2022, the bed base and/or its
elements shall not break or become detached.
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4.1.4 Safety barriers around upper beds
4.1.4.1 General requirements (see A.4)
Any upper bed shall be equipped with a continu
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