Cots

Before buying your household cot CHECK that the cot conforms to the Australian Cot Standard AS/NZS 2172. The main design features of the Australian Standard cover no limb entrapment spaces, secure locking mechanisms that resists the child on the dropside and only two legs with castors. However if four legs are fitted with castors at least twomust have brakes. There should be no horizontal bars, no beading that could cause a choking hazard, a snug fitting mattress with no gaps wider than your hand andlocking devices that are easy to use for an adult but very difficult for a child. There must also be a clear difference between locked and unlo.. More