BS 1694:1990
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Specification for hospital ward cots for children
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-12-1990
Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Materials
3. Surface finish
4. Fasteners
5. Overall dimensions
6. Drop sides
7. Head and foot ends
8. Mattress platform
9. Backrest and bedstripper
10. Provision for mobility
11. Structural strength and stability
12. Marking and labelling
Appendices
A. Guidance on cot design and surface finishes
B. Information to be supplied by the purchaser to the
manufacturer
C. Type test for determining structural strength and
durability of drop side locking mechanism
D. Type test to determine the structural strength and
durability of mattress platform tilting mechanism
E. Methods of test for structural strength and
stability
Tables
1. Requirements for durability of surface finish
2. Dimensions of cot
Figures
1. Dimensions of hazard
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