BS 8510:2009

BS 8510:2009 Child use and care articles. Safety of children's sleep bags. Safety requirements and test methods

BS 8510 specifies requirements for the safety of sleep bags for the use of children with a minimum weight of 4 kg designed to provide sufficient warmth so as to remove the need for additional bedding when sleeping in a cot or similar product in which a child is contained.

BS 8510 does not apply to garments with sleeves and feet, i.e. sleep suits or baby gros, or to products designed primarily for outdoor use or to keep children warm when in a pushchair. It also does not apply to sleeping bags covered by BS EN 13537 and BS EN 13538.

Contents of BS 8510

• Foreword
• Scope
• Normative references
• Terms and definitions
• Test conditions
• Apparatus
• Chemical hazards
• Thermal hazards
• Mechanical hazards – entrapment
• Mechanical hazards – entanglement
• Mechanical hazards – choking and ingestion
• Mechanical hazards – suffocation
• Mechanical hazards – inadequate structural integrity
• Product information
• Rationales for the requirements for children’s sleep bags
• Bibliography