This section presents a selected range of standards Furntech-AFRDI is currently either involved in the development of, or, involved in the process of the adoption/adaptation of as Australian Standards.

Every comment received will be seriously considered - your assistance is necessary to make these standards worthwhile and workable.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is responsible for the administration of mandatory consumer product safety and information standards created under the Trade Practices Act 1974. These include the Consumer Product Safety Standard for Bunk Beds, on which the ACCC is currently conducting a review.

Visit the ACCC Website here for more information, including the ACCC supplier guide and a copy of the Consumer Product Safety Standard for Bunk Beds

Visit the ACCC Website here for information on cots, including a Product Safety Bulletin detailing household cots with wooden drop sides, a national attack on dodgy cots and action taken against online suppliers of unsafe household cots.

Visit the Product Safety Australia Website here for further information on cots, including a cots & cords don't mix: keep cots away from blind, curtain and electrical cords alert.

The ACCC is alerting suppliers of children’s products to potential changes to three product safety standards (mandatory standards) for cots, prams and strollers and bunk beds. Further information can be found here on their Website.

Please note submissions can be made to the ACCC through an online questionnaire or a written response by 15 September 2014.