Playpens Regulations — SOR/2018-186
- Citation
- SOR/2018-186
- Jurisdiction
- CA
- Made by
- Health Canada
- Instrument
- Regulation
- Status
- In force
What it requires (4 obligations)
Any part of a playpen or accessory that is made of a textile or other pliable material and is permanently affixed to a rigid structural component must not tear, or become detached from that component, when tested in accordance with Schedule 1.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, childrenswear, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
The duty is on the attachment as much as on the cloth: a panel that holds but pulls away from its frame fails this section exactly as a panel that tears does. Schedule 1 is the named method.
Quoted from section 6, "Parts — textile or other pliable material", read from laws-lois FullText.
Any mesh made of a textile or other pliable material forming part of a playpen or accessory must not tear or become detached when tested in accordance with Schedule 2.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, childrenswear, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
Separate from section 6 because it reaches mesh whether or not the mesh is permanently affixed to a rigid component, and it carries its own test schedule.
Quoted from section 7(1), "Mesh — strength and integrity".
The openings in mesh made of a textile or other pliable material forming part of a playpen or accessory must be sized so that the hemispherical tip of the probe described in Schedule 3 cannot pass through them when tested in accordance with that schedule.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, childrenswear, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
A construction specification rather than a performance one: it is decided at the knit or weave, so it is a duty the fabric supplier can fail before the playpen exists. The pass condition is the probe failing to pass, not a stated aperture in millimetres — the regulation defines the limit by the instrument.
Quoted from section 7(2), "Mesh — size of openings".
Any part of a playpen or accessory made of a textile or other pliable material must have a flame spread time greater than seven seconds when tested in accordance with CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 27.5, Textile Test Methods: Flame Resistance — 45° Angle Test — One-Second Flame Impingement, as amended from time to time. The requirement applies where the material either has no raised fibre surface, or has a raised fibre surface and exhibits ignition or fusion of its base fibres when tested.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Textiles, childrenswear, consumer products
- Markets
- CA
The two limbs are not alternatives a supplier may choose between: a plain surface is tested outright, while a raised-fibre surface is caught only once it ignites or its base fibres fuse. Reading limb (b) as an exemption for pile fabrics is the error this wording invites. The test method is incorporated by reference "as amended from time to time", so the duty follows the current edition of CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 27.5 rather than the edition in force when the regulation was made. That standard is not linkable from this register: CGSB publishes no per-standard page that answers — scc.ca returns 404 to its own search and publications.gc.ca returns 404 and disallows its search paths — so the citation is recorded without a resolving URL rather than pointed at a plausible one.
Quoted from section 8, "Flammability", including both limbs (a) and (b) of the circumstances in which it applies.
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