Bunk Bed Legal Requirements

This part 1513 prescribes requirements for bunk beds to reduce or eliminate the risk that children will die or be injured from being trapped between the upper bunk and the wall or in openings below guardrails or in other structures in the bed. Bunk beds meeting these requirements are exempted from 16 CFR 1500.18 (a) (18). Bunk Beds Are there federal requirements for bunk beds? Federal law requires that bunk beds comply with the bunk bed standard and with additional requirements, including those of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).

§ 1513.1 Scope, application, and effective date. § 1513.2 Definitions. § 1513.3 Requirements.

§ 1513.4 Test methods. § 1513.5 Marking and labeling. § 1513.6 Instructions.

Figure 1 to Part 1513-Wedge Block for Tests in § 1513.4 (a), (b), and (c) Figure 2 to Part 1513. Learn the key bunk bed safety requirements outlined by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, from guard rails to labeling and certifications.

16 C.F.R. Part 1213 and the wedge requirements block described for children's bunk beds can be found at 16 C.F.R. 1513.

Bunk Bed Ends: What is a bunk bed? (1)No opening in either end A bunk bed is a bed with theabove bottom the of mattress its mattress foundation foundation more than 30 inches block above pass the through floor. freely. § 1513.3 Requirements.

(a) Guardrails. (1) Any bunk bed shall provide at least two guardrails, at least one on each side of the bed, for each bed having the underside of its foundation more than 30 inches (760 mm) from the floor. (2) One guardrail shall be continuous between each of the bed's end structures.

The standard also contains requirements for a warning label, manufacturing identification and consumer information regarding intended use of the bed. The CPSC also enforces mandatory rules pertaining to bunk beds: 16 CFR Parts 1213 and 1513, Consumer Product Safety Standard for Bunk Beds. § 1513.6 Instructions.

Instructions shall accompany each bunk bed set, and shall include the following information. (a) Size of mattress and foundation. The length and width of the intended mattress and foundation shall be clearly stated, either numerically or in conventional terms such as twin size, twin extra-long, etc.