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This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for children’s bedguards for domestic use intended for use with junior or adult beds.

These bedguards, when used in conjunction with a bed/mattress combination, are intended to prevent children aged between 18 months and 4 years from falling out of bed.

This document is not applicable to bedguards designed for adult use, or to bedguards which are an integral part of a bed, i.e. a permanent fixture not intended to be detached.

If the bedguard has several functions or can be converted into another function, the relevant European standard(s) apply.

This document specifies the safety requirements and test methods for child safety barriers for domestic indoor use.

This document does not apply to products designed to be fitted across windows.

If the safety barrier has other functions not covered in this document, the relevant European Standard(s) apply.

This document specifies the safety requirements and test methods for slings and wraps which are designed to carry one or two children in one or more positions and secured to the carer's torso to allow for hands free operation when standing and/or walking.

If the sling or wrap has functions not covered in this document, reference can be made to the relevant European Standard.

This document does not cover garment or apparel carriers.

This document does not cover baby carriers designed for children with special needs. 

This document specifies the safety requirements and test methods for soft carriers without a framed support designed to carry one or two children hands free when attached to the carer’s torso. If the soft carrier has functions not covered in this document, reference can be made to the relevant European Standard. This document does not apply to garment or apparel carriers or carriers in the scope of prEN 13209-3:2026. This document does not cover baby carriers designed for children with special needs.