EN 71-1:2011+A2:2013
(Main)Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
This European Standard specifies requirements and methods of tests for mechanical and physical properties of toys.
This European Standard applies to toys for children, toys being any product or material designed or intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children of less than 14 years. It refers to new toys taking into account the period of foreseeable and normal use, and that the toys are used as intended or in a foreseeable way, bearing in mind the behaviour of children.
It includes specific requirements for toys intended for children under 36 months, children under 18 months and for children who are too young to sit up unaided. According to Directive 2009/48/EC intended for use by means that a parent or supervisor shall reasonably be able to assume by virtue of the functions, dimensions and characteristics of a toy that it is intended for use by children of the stated age group. Therefore, for the purpose of this European Standard, e.g. soft-filled toys with simple features intended for holding and cuddling are considered as toys intended for children under 36 months.
NOTE Information relating to the age grading of toys and, in particular, which toys are intended for children under
36 months and which toys are not, can be found in CEN Report CR 14379, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Age determination guidelines, CEN/CENELEC Guide 11 and the European Commission’s Guidance Documents.
This European Standard also specifies requirements for packaging, marking and labelling.
This European Standard does not cover musical instruments, sports equipment or similar items but does include their toy counterparts.
This European Standard does not apply to the following toys:
- playground equipment intended for public use;
- automatic playing machines, whether coin operated or not, intended for public use;
- toy vehicles equipped with combustion engines (see A.2);
- toy steam engines;
- slings and catapults.
Items that are propelled into free flight by a child releasing an elastic band (e.g. aeroplanes and rockets) are considered as catapults (see 5th indent above).
This European Standard does not cover electrical safety aspects of toys. These are covered by EN 62115.
Furthermore, it does not cover the following items which, for the purpose of this European Standard, are not considered as toys:
- decorative objects for festivities and celebrations;
- products for collectors, provided that the product or its packaging bears a visible and legible indication that it is intended for collectors of 14 years of age and above. Examples of this category are:
- detailed and faithful scale models (see A.2);
- kits for the assembly of detailed scale models;
- folk dolls and decorative dolls and other similar articles;
- historical replicas of toys;
- reproductions of real fire arms;
- sports equipment including roller skates, inline skates, and skateboards intended for children with a body mass of more than 20 kg;
- bicycles with a maximum saddle height of more than 435 mm, measured as the vertical distance from the ground to the top of the seat surface, with the seat in a horizontal position and with the seat pillar set to the minimum insertion mark;
- scooters and other means of transport designed for sport or which are intended to be used for travel on public roads or public pathways;
- electrically driven vehicles which are intended to be used for travel on public roads, public pathways, or the pavement thereof;
- aquatic equipment intended to be used in deep water, and swimming learning devices for children, such as swim seats and swimming aids;
- puzzles with more than 500 pieces;
- guns and pistols using compressed gas, with the exception of water guns and water pistols;
- bows for archery over 120 cm long;
- fireworks, including percussion caps which are not specifically designed for toys;
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1: Propriétés mécaniques et physiques
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d’essai pour les propriétés mécaniques et physiques des jouets.
La présente Norme européenne s’applique aux jouets pour enfants ; on entend par «jouet» tout produit conçu ou destiné, exclusivement ou non, à être utilisé à des fins de jeux par des enfants de moins de 14 ans. Il fait référence à des jouets neufs et en tenant compte de la durée d’utilisation normale et prévisible et de conditions normales ou prévisibles d’utilisation des jouets, eu égard au comportement des enfants.
Elle comporte des exigences spécifiques pour les jouets destinés aux enfants de moins de 36 mois, aux enfants de moins de 18 mois et à ceux qui sont trop jeunes pour s’asseoir tout seuls. Conformément à la Directive 2009/48/CE, «destiné à être utilisé par» signifie que les parents ou la personne chargée de la surveillance doivent pouvoir raisonnablement déduire des fonctions, dimensions et caractéristiques d’un jouet que celui-ci est destiné à être utilisé par des enfants de la catégorie d’âge indiquée. Par conséquent, pour les besoins de la présente Norme européenne, les jouets souples rembourrés avec fonctions simples à tenir et câliner, par exemple, sont considérés comme des jouets destinés aux enfants de moins de 36 mois.
NOTE Pour des informations relatives à la catégorie d’âge des jouets et, en particulier, quels jouets sont destinés aux enfants de moins de 36 mois et lesquels ne le sont pas, se reporter rapport CEN CR 14379, aux lignes directrices de la Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) relatives à la détermination de l’âge, au Guide 11 du CEN/CENELEC et aux documents de recommandations de la Commission européenne.
La présente Norme européenne spécifie également des exigences relatives à l’emballage, au marquage et à l’étiquetage.
Elle ne traite pas des instruments de musique, des équipements de sports ou autres produits semblables mais elle concerne leurs contreparties en jouet.
Elle ne s’applique pas aux jouets suivants :
- les équipements pour aires collectives de jeu destinées à une utilisation publique ;
- les machines de jeu automatiques, à pièces ou non, destinées à une utilisation publique ;
- les véhicules de jeu équipés de moteurs à combustion (voir A.2) ;
- les jouets machine à vapeur ;
- les frondes et lance-pierres.
Les éléments propulsés en vol libre par l’enfant en lâchant un élastique (par exemple, les avions et les fusées) sont considérés comme des frondes (voir le cinquième tiret ci-dessus).
La présente Norme européenne ne traite pas de l’aspect de sécurité électrique des jouets, qui fait l’objet de l’EN 62115.
En outre, elle ne traite pas des articles qui, pour les besoins de la présente Norme européenne, ne sont pas considérés comme des jouets :
- les objets décoratifs servant aux fêtes et célébrations ;
- les produits destinés à des collectionneurs, à condition que le produit ou son emballage indique de façon visible et lisible qu’il est destiné aux collectionneurs âgés d’au moins 14 ans. Exemples de produits appartenant à cette catégorie :
- les modèles réduits à l’identique, construits à l’échelle en détail (voir A.2) ;
- les coffrets d’assemblage de modèles réduits construits à l’échelle en détail ;
- les poupées folkloriques et décoratives, et autres articles similaires ;
- les répliques historiques de jouets ;
- les reproductions d’armes à feu réelles ;
- les équipements sportifs, y compris les patins à roulettes, les patins en ligne et les planches à roulettes destinés aux enfants pesant plus de 20 kg ;
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Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1: Propriétés mécaniques et physiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 71-1:2011+A2:2013
ICS:
97.200.50 ,JUDþH Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 71-1:2011+A2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2013
ICS 97.200.50 Supersedes EN 71-1:2011
English Version
Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1: Propriétés mécaniques et Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und
physiques physikalische Eigenschaften
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 May 2011 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 10 August 2013.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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Contents Page
Foreword .7
Introduction .8
1 Scope (see A.2) .9
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms and definitions . 12
4 General requirements . 21
4.1 Material cleanliness (see A.3) . 21
4.2 Assembly (see A.4) . 21
4.3 Flexible plastic sheeting (see A.5 and A.16) . 21
4.4 Toy bags . 21
4.5 Glass (see 5.7 and A.6) . 21
4.6 Expanding materials (see A.7) . 22
4.7 Edges (see A.8) . 22
4.8 Points and metallic wires (see A.9) . 22
4.9 Protruding parts (see A.10) . 23
4.10 Parts moving against each other . 23
4.10.1 Folding and sliding mechanisms (see A.11) . 23
4.10.2 Driving mechanisms (see A.12) . 25
4.10.3 Hinges (see A.13) . 25
4.10.4 Springs (see A.14). 25
4.11 Mouth-actuated toys and other toys intended to be put in the mouth (see A.15) . 26
4.12 Balloons (see 4.3 and A.16) . 26
4.13 Cords of toy kites and other flying toys (see A.17) . 26
4.14 Enclosures . 26
4.14.1 Toys which a child can enter (see A.18) . 26
4.14.2 Masks and helmets (see A.19) . 27
4.15 Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see A.20) . 28
4.15.1 Toys propelled by a child or by other means . 28
4.15.2 Toy bicycles (see A.20) . 33
4.15.3 Rocking horses and similar toys (see A.21) . 33
4.15.4 Toys not propelled by a child . 34
4.15.5 Toy scooters (see A.49) . 35
4.16 Heavy immobile toys . 36
4.17 Projectiles (see A.22) . 36
4.17.1 General . 36
4.17.2 Projectile toys without stored energy. 37
4.17.3 Projectile toys with stored energy . 37
4.17.4 Bows and arrows . 37
4.18 Aquatic toys and inflatable toys (see A.23) . 38
4.19 Percussion caps specifically designed for use in toys and toys using percussion caps
(see A.24) . 38
4.20 Acoustics (see A.25) . 38
4.20.1 Exposure categories for time-averaged sound pressure levels . 38
4.20.2 Emission sound pressure level limits . 39
4.21 Toys containing a non-electrical heat source . 43
4.22 Small balls (see 5.10 and A.48) . 44
4.23 Magnets (see A.51) . 44
4.23.1 General . 44
4.23.2 Toys other than magnetic/electrical experimental sets intended for children over 8 years. 44
4.23.3 Magnetic/electrical experimental sets intended for children over 8 years . 44
4.24 Yo-yo balls (see A.52) . 45
4.25 Toys attached to food (see A.55) . 45
5 Toys intended for children under 36 months . 45
5.1 General requirements (see A.26) . 46
5.2 Soft-filled toys and soft-filled parts of a toy (see A.27) . 47
5.3 Plastic sheeting (see A.28) . 47
5.4 Cords, chains and electrical cables in toys (see A.29) . 47
5.5 Liquid-filled toys (see A.30) . 49
5.6 Speed limitation of electrically-driven ride-on toys . 49
5.7 Glass and porcelain (see 4.5 and A.6) . 49
5.8 Shape and size of certain toys (see A.31) . 49
5.9 Toys comprising monofilament fibres (see A.32) . 50
5.10 Small balls (see also 4.22 and A.48) . 50
5.11 Play figures . 50
5.12 Hemispheric-shaped toys (see A.50) . 50
5.13 Suction cups (see A.54) . 53
5.14 Straps intended to be worn fully or partially around the neck (see A.53) . 53
6 Packaging (see A.56) . 53
7 Warnings, markings and instructions for use (see A.33) . 54
7.1 General . 55
7.2 Toys not intended for children under 36 months (see 4.22 and A.34) . 55
7.3 Latex balloons (see 4.12 and A.16) . 57
7.4 Aquatic toys (see 4.18 and A.23) . 57
7.5 Functional toys (see A.35) . 57
7.6 Hazardous sharp functional edges and points (see 4.7 and 4.8) . 57
7.7 Projectiles (see 4.17.3 c) and 4.17.4 c)) . 57
7.7.1 Toys with projectiles which are able to discharge an object other than that provided with
the toy . 57
7.7.2 Toys capable of discharging a projectile with a kinetic energy greater than 0,08 J . 57
7.8 Imitation protective masks and helmets (see 4.14.2 and A.19) . 58
7.9 Toy kites (see 4.13) . 58
7.10 Roller skates, inline skates, skateboards and certain other ride-on toys (see 4.15.1.2 and
A.20) . 58
7.10.1 Roller skates, inline skates and skateboards . 58
7.10.2 Ride-on toys without a braking device .
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