The Consumer Product Safety Commission is aware of 122 incidents from 2005 through 2010, including four deaths and 43 injuries associated with toddler beds. The new standard requires that the upper edge of the guardrail be at least 5 inches above the toddler bed's mattress, that testing of the bed's slats be consistent with testing for slats in cribs and that separate warning labels to address entrapment and strangulation hazards appear on the toddler beds. More info HERE!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Mandatory Rules for Toddler Beds
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is aware of 122 incidents from 2005 through 2010, including four deaths and 43 injuries associated with toddler beds. The new standard requires that the upper edge of the guardrail be at least 5 inches above the toddler bed's mattress, that testing of the bed's slats be consistent with testing for slats in cribs and that separate warning labels to address entrapment and strangulation hazards appear on the toddler beds. More info HERE!
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