The current legislation (DIN EN 60601-2-38) governing the manufacture, and issue of care beds will be superceded in 2010 by IEC 6062-2-52, which will enforce much more rigorous standards concerning the build, testing and manufacture of the very beds you specify. Side rails and entrapment issues are also covered in much more detail. If you want to see the new regulations, click on the icon on the left of this page.

Incredibly, even now, four beds already comply with this new directive and have done so since the beginning of 2008, allowing bed specifiers and purchasers to 'future proof' bed issues. The four beds which already comply are the Dali II, Allura 90, Allura 100 and Allura 120. The rest of the range will fall into line in 2009, way before the deadline.

Go to the Dali II entry in the Guide
Go to the Allura 90 entry in the Guide
Go to the Allura 100 entry in the Guide
Go to the Allura 120 entry in the Guide

If you want an insight into just how much legislation there is covering the Dali II, take a look at this little lot....

VDE 0751-1:2001-10 Repeat testing of....medical electrical units

EN 12182:1999-11 Technical aids for handicapped people

DIN 32977-1:1992-07 Handicapped fair constructions

DIN EN 1970 : 2005-10 Adjustable beds for handicapped people

DIN EN 60601-1: 1996-03 Safety for electro-medical equipment

EN 60601-1-2:2002-10 Electromagnetic tolerances

DIN EN 60601-2-38/A1:2001 Electrically operated hospital beds

...not to mention IEC 6062-2-52. Phew!

Does the bed you presently specify match up? Not all community profiling beds match up to these standards. You can check to see if your present bed complies with all or any of these regulations by looking at its User Manual. This kind of info has to be displayed and is often shown either at the very front or the back of the manual.