If the structure of children's furniture is unqualified, children will be easily injured during use.

Judging from the recent random inspection results announced by the quality supervision departments and the industrial and commercial departments in various places, the unqualified rate of children’s furniture is still very high. The potential safety hazards also make consumers feel confused and questioned. Why has the implementation of the new national standard for children's furniture been unsatisfactory after many years of implementation.

On June 22, 2017, the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision announced the results of the quality supervision and random inspection of children's furniture products in the second quarter of 2017. This time, a total of 149 batches of children's furniture products were sampled and 103 batches were qualified, with a pass rate of 69.1%. Sampling inspections found that 46 batches of furniture products of Kumanju, June 1st, Xibeibei and other brands were unqualified. According to the results of random inspections, among the unqualified products, 32 batches of products were found to be unqualified due to structural safety indicators. The problems were that the corners or edges of the products were not rounded or chamfered, and there were dangerous protrusions, holes and gaps. Meet the requirements, no anti-folding device, the closing force of the flap and flap is less than 8N (Newton), no hardware to prevent detachment, no anti-pull-off device, etc.

These unqualified products do not meet the requirements for structural safety in the "General Technical Requirements for Children's Furniture". It is understood that the standard includes detailed regulations on edges and tips, protrusions, holes and gaps, folding mechanisms, flaps, flaps, closed furniture, and mechanical properties. For example, for "edges and tips", there should be no dangerous sharp edges and dangerous sharp tips. The corners and edges should be rounded or chamfered; for "holes and gaps", holes and gaps with a depth of more than 10mm, the diameter or The gap should be less than 6mm or greater than or equal to 12mm; the "projection" requires that the product should not have dangerous projections. If there are dangerous projections, they should be protected by suitable methods. For the "folding mechanism", except for doors, covers, push-pull parts and their hardware, products should not produce dangerous extrusion and shear points under normal load. If the product has a folding mechanism or bracket, there should be a safety stop or locking device to prevent accidental movement or folding. Ignoring these problems, children are vulnerable to unforeseen injuries in the process of using children's furniture.

On May 27, 2017, the Shanghai Administration for Industry and Commerce released the results of the random inspection of the quality of children's furniture (children's high chairs) sold on its online platform, and passed the inspections on Tmall Mall, No.1 Store, Feiniu.com, Maternal and Child Home, and IKEA. 39 batches of children's high chairs and children's furniture sold on 5 online platforms of the mall were subject to market inspection and quality random inspection. After testing, 8 batches were unqualified, and the unqualified detection rate was 20.5%.

Sampling inspection found that there was 1 batch of children’s furniture harmful substances (migrating elements on the surface coating) exceeding the standard in the unqualified furniture. The "Mige" brand children’s furniture (children’s chair) sold by the No. 1 store Zhongshan Nazhi Daily Products Co., Ltd. ) (Model specifications: 40cm high stool surface height 18cm, qualified product), the surface paint lead Pb was measured to be 103.057mg/kg (standard value should be ≤90mg/kg), which exceeded the national mandatory standard limit. Lead has a certain hazard. If children chew on toys or furniture painted with lead paint, it will cause poisoning. Six batches of children's furniture warning signs failed. The requirements of the "General Technical Requirements for Children's Furniture" for "warning signs" are that the applicable age group of the product should be clearly indicated in the instructions for use, namely: "3-6 years old", "3 years old and above" or "7 years old and above" . If the product needs to be installed, the warning word "Attention! Only allow adults to install, children keep away" should be marked in the instructions for use. If the product has a folding or adjustment device, the warning word "Warning! Be careful of pinching" should be marked in the appropriate position of the product. Warning signs are safety indicators of children's furniture, which can effectively remind consumers to use children's furniture correctly and avoid potential use hazards. The warning signs are unqualified. Once children can't use them correctly, it may cause injury.

The safety problem of children's bunk beds is outstanding

Recently, the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce announced the results of a random inspection of commodity quality in the circulation field in 2016 found that 40 types of furniture were unqualified, including FLEXA, Kumanju, Duohuai, Colorful Life and other brand children’s bed furniture (bunk beds, cribs, etc.) ) Unqualified random inspections. Unqualified children's beds are mainly caused by problems in the safety railings of the upper bed, ladders (footboard size), bed surface, side boards, and head holes and gaps.

It is understood that the above problems do not meet the safety requirements of "Household Bunk Bed Safety" GB24430.1-2009. "Household Bunk Bed Safety" stipulates standards for the structure of bunk beds, upper bed safety rails, bed surfaces, ladders, and footboard sizes, especially for children's bunk beds. For example, the distance between the top edge of the safety rail of the upper bed and the surface of the bunk should be no less than 300mm, and the distance between the top surface of the mattress and the top edge of the safety rail should be no less than 200mm; the size of the footboard should meet the continuous two steps. The distance between the surface of the footboard should be 250mm±50mm; the distance between the surfaces of the two footboards should be uniform with a tolerance of ±2mm; the clearance distance between two consecutive footboards should be no less than 200mm, and the width of the footboard should be no less than 300mm.

On August 13, the reporter came to a Kumanju specialty store in Beijing and found that the specialty store was undergoing renovation. In the store, the reporter did not see that the unqualified specification announced by the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce was "1570× 2530×1780(mm)", the model is "DIS-A301-15.1", the production date or the batch number is "May 2016" 1.5m ladder cabinet bunk bed. The reporter asked the sales staff in the store. The sales staff told the reporter that the store is currently being renovated and there are not many furniture displayed, and this product has been upgraded, so consumers can buy the upgraded product. On August 15, the reporter went to another Kumanju specialty store in Beijing, and also did not see the unqualified bunk bed placed in the store.

It is understood that the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce has imposed penalties on sellers of substandard goods in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Product Quality Law, and at the same time urged the sellers in the city to do a good job in delisting substandard products of the same manufacturer and model. At the same time, the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce also warned consumers during random inspections and public announcements to guard against hidden safety hazards in furniture when purchasing.

Compliance and implementation of the national standard is responsible for enterprises and consumers

my country’s first national standard for children’s furniture GB 28007-2011 "General Technical Requirements for Children’s Furniture" was formally implemented on August 1, 2012. However, judging from the results of random inspections in various places, many furniture companies have failed to implement the standard for many years. , Children’s furniture still has problems such as structural safety, and the implementation of the standards is not optimistic.

In the production process, some companies do not have a good understanding of the national standard and believe that it is sufficient to implement the corporate standard. There are also some companies that play the "edge ball", in order to avoid the constraints of the national standard of children's furniture, they position "children's furniture" as "juvenile furniture". When some companies were found to be unqualified in random inspections, they used the excuses of inventory clearance and product upgrades to ignore the national standard. Multiple factors have led to poor implementation of the national standard by companies, resulting in many hidden safety hazards in children's furniture.

According to industry insiders, there are many reasons why companies have not implemented the national standard. Some are because of cost issues. For example, water-based paint has a good environmental protection effect but high cost. Some furniture is not up to the standard due to the chamfering of the plate itself, but the cost of replacing the plate will increase. Some are due to design issues. For example, the unqualified furniture structure is related to the design of the furniture and the handling of details.

Regarding the frequent unqualified random inspections of children's furniture, hidden safety hazards, and difficulties for companies to implement national standards, a reporter from the Beijing News interviewed Zhu Changling, chairman of the China National Furniture Association. Zhu Changling believes that the difficulty in implementing the national standard may be related to factors such as enterprise design, poor self-consciousness, and deviations in understanding and understanding, resulting in the failure to strengthen standardized management and implement the national standard in the actual implementation process. In addition, the relevant departments should also vigorously promote and widely disseminate the national standard standards, and the regulatory authorities should strengthen their enforcement. As an enterprise, it is more necessary to consciously abide by and implement national standards, accept the constraints of standards, strictly control product quality, and earnestly implement and implement national standards, which is responsible to enterprises and consumers.