China's national standard for children's furniture "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture" has been on the stage since August 1, 2012, and it has been more than a year since. For the implementation of major brands in the children's furniture market, the reporter conducted on-the-spot visits and found that many children's furniture brands are still not in place, including some well-known imported brands such as the Danish brand Fleiss, Italy imported Columbini, domestic Well-known brand Songbao Kingdom and so on.
Non-standard products are still on sale
It is understood that the "General Technical Conditions for Children's Furniture" (hereinafter referred to as the standard) is the first national standard for children's furniture industry in China. It is suitable for designing or booking furniture products for children aged 3-14, including the 5th and 6th standards. The chapter is a mandatory implementation standard, with strict emphasis on the structure and environmental protection of children's furniture.
After visiting several large home markets in Beijing, the reporter found that the worst implementation was the warning slogan. The standard stipulates that warnings such as “Warning!†and “Be careful of pinching!†should be marked on the furniture such as the closet door with folding or adjusting device. However, the reporter visited and found that more than 80% of the brands and products did not have warning signs in the obvious positions of the wardrobe, bunk beds and other furniture. In fact, the labeling rules are easier to implement, but many brands feel that this measure is irrelevant. "It doesn't make sense to paste it."
The reporter also found that more than 90% of children's furniture brands perform well in the rounded corner design, and the locking device of the drawer is relatively complete, but the children's furniture of many brands does not meet the standard in the “reserved vents†item. When the reporter visited a home market in the North Fourth Ring, he found that there were several vents on the back panel of several children's wardrobes in the children's furniture brand Fleet. For the reporter's question, the sales staff in the store said that only the addition of a cabinet door design such as magnets requires the venting on the closet. The cabinet door of the branded wardrobe has no similar device, and the child is easier to push open. Therefore there is no need to add holes.
The standard stipulates that in order to ensure the safety of cabinet-type enclosed furniture for children, it is stipulated that the product “has an airtight and confined space (such as the space formed by the door or cover and other parts), and the closed continuous space is greater than 0.03 cubic meters. For furniture with an internal dimension of more than 150 mm, the interior shall have a single opening area of ​​650 mm2; and two unobstructed ventilation openings at least 150 mm apart, or one with two 650 mm2 openings and spaces between them. Expanded into an integrated ventilation opening with an equivalent area."
Experts explained that if there are no holes in the furniture cabinet door, the cabinet must have a vent. The reporter found that such vents are difficult to find in many brands of wardrobes. In the imported children's furniture PAIDI store in Germany, the reporter found several wardrobes with no vents and a rounded corner. In response to the reporter's inquiries, the sales staff said that the brand store has just been introduced to Beijing, because the imported furniture does not have a vent, so it is communicating with the original factory to restructure. In addition, Colombian children's furniture brand Columbini, some wardrobe design has no ventilation holes, sales staff said that the exhibits are old.
In addition, some furniture brands use the "special agreement regulations" in the standard to wipe the ball. When the reporter found that a wardrobe in the Songbao Kingdom had no ventilation holes, the salesperson in the store said: "This vent is very flexible. Some customers don't like the vents in the closet. They think they will get ash and sputum. You can buy vents without vents. If you ask for it, you will be punched."
Strict implementation of standards will take time
For many children's furniture brands, ignoring the mandatory standards set by the state, responding to consumers' situations by using “exhibition of products as old modelsâ€, “no relevant standards for international children's furniture†or using individual regulations in national standards to fight the edge of the ball. Interview with Zhu Changling, chairman of the China Furniture Association, he said that it is purely an excuse for some furniture brands to emphasize that “their products are inventories or old modelsâ€. The standard implementation should be one year, and the inventory should have cleared.
Compared with similar standards in the world, China has turned children's furniture standards into compulsory standards. It is unprecedented in the history of furniture and is a strict enforcement regulation. Regarding the situation in which some enterprises are not in place, Zhu Changling said that it is related to the understanding of enterprises and the enforcement of regulatory authorities.
Zhu Changling believes that how to truly ensure strict implementation of standards will take a relatively long period of time, and enterprises should continue to pay attention. Nowadays, there are still some problems in the market. For example, the standard stipulates “except for special agreementâ€. For example, the furniture customized by the manufacturer according to the customer's requirements, the risk is borne by the customer, and is not included in the scope of this standard. Although the implementation of standards requires supervision by the regulatory authorities, in the final analysis, enterprises need to assume responsibility and awareness of consumers' safety. Enterprises should be responsible for the safety and interests of consumers. This should be a consensus of the whole society.
According to industry insiders, the “standard†is a summary of repeated science and technology, which can be adjusted according to the actual situation after a period of implementation. The implementation of standards promotes the market development of children's furniture, rather than limiting it. Although the implementation of the standard is not in place so far, the improvement of the domestic children's furniture in the corner chamfering and the venting of the venting holes is an improvement. Zhu Changling believes that the children's furniture industry is a new thing that is no more than ten years old. The industry itself is not very mature, and a normative process is needed.
â– Industry voice
Implementation still requires business conscious
â— Huang Xiaobin, General Manager of Colorful Life Furniture Co., Ltd.
The introduction of the standard has played a good role in regulating the children's furniture industry, and has greatly improved the functionality and safety of children's furniture. The implementation of the standard will not have much impact on the cost of furniture production. The final implementation level still requires the conscious awareness of the enterprise. It has been relatively easy to implement the enterprise with strict product requirements.
Social responsibility is more important than interest
â—Chen Xiaotai, Chairman of Baiqiang Furniture
Children's furniture standards have been introduced for one year, and many companies may not implement them. For enterprises, the standard of safety furniture is exchanged for cost and responsibility. The social responsibility of the company is more important than the benefit. Just like children's furniture, useful solid wood panels, it is best to be the responsibility of the company, calling for better products for children to make better products for children.
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