SGS Group: Health Canada publishes new regulations aimed at improving the safety of playpens. Mittwoch, 10. Oktober 2018 - 21:47
HEALTH CANADA PUBLISHES NEW PLAYPENS REGULATIONS: SOR/2018-186
Health Canada publishes new regulations aimed at improving the safety of playpens.
SAFEGUARDS | Toys & Juvenile ProductsNO. 136/18
On October 3, 2018, Health Canada published, in the Canada Gazette, a new playpens regulation to address identified safety hazards related to the use of playpens and their accessories. This also aligns to some requirements of the Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations (SOR/2016-152) and applicable US requirements (16 CFR 1221), and strengthens construction and performance requirements.
The regulations apply to products intended to provide an enclosed play area for a child who has a height of 90 cm or less, has sides that are attached to its floor, one of which is at least made of textile or other pliable material, and none of the structural parts are inflatable.
Below are the areas improved in the regulations:
Entrapment in openings in the textile sides of playpens and sleep accessories
Floor pad spacing and mattress pad spacing
Angles of sleep surfaces
Warnings
Stability
Latching and locking of top rails
Side deflection and strength
False latch
Top rail configuration
Top rail to corner post attachment
Entanglement on projections
Corner post height
Floor pad thickness
Height of playpen sides
Openings — finger entrapment
Floor pad vertical displacement
Strength of playing surfaces
Mesh opening sizes
Mesh and fabric attachment strength
Accessories — entrapment
Number of wheels
Side height of sleep accessories
Mattress pad thickness of sleep accessories
Integrity of playpen accessories
Angle of sleep accessories that rock or swing
Allowance for the use of a pouch to store assembly and use instructions
The regulations repeal and replace the Playpens Regulations (SOR/2016-189) and will be enforced from April 3, 2019, six months from the date the regulation was published in the Canada Gazette
Playpens Regulations, SOR/2018-186 [1]
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