BS PD CEN/TR 17202:2018

BS PD CEN/TR 17202:2018, contains the general safety philosophy, a guideline on the safety assessment thatexperts are recommended to use when drafting standards and guidance on specific general safetyrecommendations, and test methods, relating to hazards caused by holes and openings that arecommon to all types of furniture.The Technical Report contains guidance that is intended to be used by designers and manufacturers toassess any inherent risk within their products.The Technical Report is intended to address common risks posed by items of furniture to adults andchildren over 36 months old. For products designed for children under 36 months attention is drawn toCEN/TR 13387 series of documents.Safety risks addressed by this document are hazards caused by holes and openings and specifically:

• entrapment of fingers;
• shearing or compression/crushing of fingers;
• sharp edges.

Cross References:EN 1176-1CEN/TR 13387