At ART MONTESSORI CANUSMEX inc, safety is a priority!
All our products are created and elaborated in conformity with the Canadian standards and European or French standards E1, NF S 54-300, EN 716-1, EN 716-2, EN 71-3, EN 14749 on the manufacture of furniture and toys for children.
- NF S 54-300 , EN 716-1 and EN 716-2
The French standard NF S 54-300 concerns educational motor skills: verification of strength, stability, and no risk of jamming for children aged 0 to 12. All of our furniture and motor structures meet this standard as well as THE EN 716-1 and EN 716-2 standards for the diameters of the holes and the distance between two structural elements that must be less than or equal to 65 millimetres in order to to avoid trapping a child between bars.
- IN 71-3
The European standard EN 71 certifies the safety of toys. Part 3 of this standard deals with health risks, including the migration of certain elements (Ranking Index S 51-214). Migration refers to the different emissions, including VOCs or heavy metals, that can be emitted by paints or solvents added to the final product. The standard certifies objects, but also paints and varnishes that can be in contact with children.
All our furniture, motor structures and educational materials meet the EN 71-3 standard.
- 14749
This European standard specifies the safety requirements and testing methods applicable to structures of all types of storage furniture. It ensures that the furniture will not tip over under the weight of drawers and other moving elements. All of our furniture and motor learning structures meet the EN 14749 standard.
- MATERIALS
All Russian cherry wood (S/BB or B/BB depending on the manufacturer) is a homogeneous 100% high quality cherry wood panel made of cross plies. It is WBP certified and complies with EN 314 standards. It also falls into class M3 as a material with low combustibility.
This high-quality composite wood is certified to the E1 standard and performs below the requirements of this European formaldehyde emanations standard.
Some elements of some of our products are made of beech or solid pine also comply ingish eC standards.
- VARNISHES, PAINTS and FOOD-GRADE OILS
Finishing products that may come into contact with children do not pose any health risks: no VOC or heavy metal emissions from paints or varnishes added to the final product.
Any varnishes and paints on our furniture, motor structures and teaching materials are lead-free and non-toxic. Moreover, the small teaching materials that can be put in a child's mouth are essentially made of natural wood without any finishing touches or simply finished with food grade oil.