Investigating Safe Sleeping Conditions for Children December 2018 Investigating Safe Sleeping Conditions for children – Final Report for the ANEC Child Safety Working Group – December 2018 The purpose of this report is to ensure that young children can sleep in a safe condition and that this is reflected within the relevant current European Standards and/or incorporated into new standards. Ultimately, to provide ANEC with proposals for the improvement and/or development of applicable standards and to review current best practice for sleeping. Commissioned by: ANEC, the European consumer voice in standardisation, AISBL, Avenue de Tervueren 32, box 27, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Prepared by: Margaret Powell House, 401 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 3BN, UK E
[email protected] M (+44) 07788 715733 W s2e4.com DISCLAIMER: The views and/or guidance expressed in this report are not necessarily those of ANEC. The views relating to Task 1 are not necessarily the views of the authors, as this section was a summary of another contract. Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................. 3 0.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................... 1 0.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 0.2 Task 1 - Results of the collection and analysis of deaths and injuries associated with sleep products