tailieunhanh - CHILD INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH NURSERY FURNITURE

The recommendations of the Belgian government for the procurement of furniture 11 were defined following the comparison of several ecolabels and national recommendations as well as the draft of the European Ecolabel for furniture of 200312 . The criteria are set for the procurement of cupboards and racks, tables and chairs. Criteria are defined for all the materials contained, including surface treatments. If the material does not represent more than 3w% (except surface treatment) in the finished piece of furniture, it need not respect the specific criteria, only the general ones. However the total amount of exempted materials cannot be above 10w% of the end product | CHILD INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH NURSERY FURNITURE by Joan Ozanne-Smith Colleen J. Heffernan March 1990 Report No. 12 VicHealth Project funded by Victorian Health Promotion Foundation ii MONASH UNIVERSITY Accident Research Centre MONASH UNIVERSITY ACCIDENT RESEARCH CENTRE REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Report No. Date ISBN 12 March 1990 0 7326 0008 3 Pages 16 Title and sub-title Child Injuries Associated with Nursery Furniture Author s Ozanne-Smith . Heffernan . Sponsoring Organisation s Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Abstract The aetiology of nursery furniture related injuries is described based on information from the National Injury Surveillance and Prevention Program Victorian child death data and Australian and overseas Standards for nursery furniture. The six major categories of nursery furniture involved in injury were strollers and prams baby walkers high chairs changing tables cots excluding portables and baby exercisers bouncinettes . Follow-up studies for strollers prams and high chairs have commenced to ascertain if restraints were available and used. An exposure study is recommended for baby walkers to determine the injury rate in terms of exposure. Recommendations are made in relation to design and Standards and also for the provision of information to parents and care givers regarding safe design and use of nursery furniture. Key Words Nursery furniture injuries child infant design standards homesafety Disclaimer This report is disseminated in the interest of information exchange. The views expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Monash University Reproduction of this page is authorised Monash University Accident Research Centre Building 70 Monash University Victoria 3800 Australia. Telephone 6 1 3 9905 4371 Fax 61 3 9905 4363 Child Injuries Associated with Nursery Furniture .