EN 71-1:2005+A6:2008

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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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 - Amendement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 71-1:2005+A6:2008
ICS:
97.200.50 ,JUDþH Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 71-1:2005+A6
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2008
ICS 97.200.50 Supersedes EN 71-1:2005+A4:2007
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 19 September 2005 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 10 January 2007,
Amendment 3 approved by CEN on 7 September 2006, Amendment 4 approved by CEN on 13 March 2007, Amendment 5 approved by
CEN on 18 April 2008, Amendment 6 approved by CEN on 5 February 2008 and the Corrigendum issued in 2006.

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
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the
official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
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Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Contents Page
Foreword.6
Introduction .7
1 Scope (see A.2) .8
2 Normative references .9
3 Terms and definitions .9
4 General requirements.14
4.1 Material (see A.3) .14
4.2 Assembly (see A.4).14
4.3 Flexible plastic sheeting (see A.5 and A.16) .14
4.4 Toy bags .15
4.5 Glass (see 5.7 and A.6).15
4.6 Expanding materials (see A.7).15
4.7 Edges (see A.8) .15
4.8 Points and ++metallic,, wires (see A.9).16
++ ,,
4.9 Protruding parts (see A.10).16
4.10 Parts moving against each other .16
4.10.1 Folding and sliding mechanisms (see A.11).16
4.10.2 Driving mechanisms (see A.12).18
4.10.3 Hinges (see A.13).18
4.10.4 Springs (see A.14).18
4.11 Mouth-actuated toys (see A.15).19
4.12 Balloons (see 4.3 and A.16) .19
4.13 Cords of toy kites and other flying toys (see A.17).19
4.14 Enclosures.19
4.14.1 Toys which a child can enter (see A.18).19
4.14.2 Masks and helmets (see A.19).20
4.15 Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see A.20).21
4.15.1 Toys propelled by a child or by other means .21
4.15.2 Free-wheeling toy bicycles (see A.20).23
4.15.3 Rocking horses and similar toys (see A.21) .24
4.15.4 Toys not propelled by a child.25
4.15.5 Toy scooters (see A.49) .25
4.16 Heavy immobile toys .26
4.17 Projectiles (see A.22).26
4.17.1 General.26
4.17.2 Projectile toys without stored energy.27
4.17.3 Projectile toys with stored energy .27
4.17.4 Bows and arrows .27
4.18 Aquatic toys (see A.23) .28
4.19 !!Percussion caps specifically designed for use in toys and toys using percussion caps
!!
(see A.24)"""".28
4.20 Acoustics (see A.25).28
4.21 ++++Toys containing a non-electrical heat source,,,,.29
4.22 Small balls (see 5.10 and A.48).29
5 Toys intended for children under 36 months .29
5.1 General requirements (see A.26).29
5.2 Filling materials (see A.27) .30
5.3 Plastic sheeting (see A.28) .31
5.4 Cords on toys (see A.29).31
5.5 Liquid-filled toys (see A.30).32
5.6 Speed limitation of electrically driven toys .32
5.7 Glass and porcelain (see 4.5 and A.6).32
5.8 Shape and size of certain toys (see A.31).32
5.9 Toys comprising monofilament fibres (see A.32) .32
5.10 Small balls (see also 4.22 and A.48).32
5.11 Play figures .33
5.12 Hemispheric-shaped toys (see A.50).33
5.13 Suction cups .36
6 Packaging.37
7 Warnings and instructions for use (see A.33).37
7.1 General .37
7.2 Toys not intended for children under 36 months (see A.34) .37
7.3 Latex balloons (see 4.12 and A.16).38
7.4 Aquatic toys (see 4.18 and A.23) .38
7.5 Functional toys (see A.35).38
7.6 Hazardous sharp functional edges and points (see 4.7 and 4.8) .38
7.7 Projectiles (see 4.17.3 c) and 4.17.4 c)).38
7.8 Imitation protective masks and helmets (see 4.14.2 and A.19) .38
7.9 Toy kites (see 4.13).39
7.10 Roller skates, inline skates and toy skateboards (see 4.15.1.2).39
7.11 Toys intended to be strung across a cradle, cot, or perambulator (see 5.4 e)).39
7.12 Liquid-filled teethers (see 5.5).39
7.13 Percussion caps specifically designed for use in toys (see 4.19) .39
7.14 Acoustics (see 4.20 f)).39
7.15 Toy bicycles (see 4.15.2.2) .39
7.16 ''Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see 4.10.1, 4.15.1.2, 4.15.3 and 4.15.4)((.40
'' ((
7.17 Toys comprising monofilament fibres (see 5.9).40
7.18 Toy scooters (see 4.15.5.2).40
8 Test methods .41
8.1 General requirements for testing.41
8.2 Small parts cylinder (see 4.6, 4.11, 4.18, 5.1, 5.2 and A.36).41
8.3 Torque test (see 4.6, 4.11, 4.14.2, 4.18, 4.22, 5.1, 5.10, 5.12 and 5.13).41
8.4 Tension test (see A.37) .42
8.4.1 Apparatus.42
8.4.2 Procedure.42
8.5 Drop test (see 4.6, 4.10.2, 4.14.2, 4.22, 5.1, 5.10, 5.12 and 5.13).43
8.6 Tip over test (see 4.10.2, 4.22, 5.1, 5.10 and 5.12) .43
8.7 Impact test (see 4.6, 4.10.2, 4.14.2, 4.22, 5.1, 5.10, 5.12, 5.13 and A.38).44
8.8 Compression test (see 4.6, 4.14.2, 4.22, 5.1, 5.10, 5.12, 5.13 and A.39) .44
8.9 Soaking test (see 4.11, 5.1, 5.10 and 5.12) .44
8.10 Accessibility of a part or component (see 4.5, 4.7, 4.8, 4.10.2, 4.10.4, 4.15.1.3, 4.21, 5.1 and
5.7).44
8.10.1 Principle.44
8.10.2 Apparatus.45
8.10.3 Procedure.45
8.11 Sharpness of edges (see 4.7, 4,9, 4.10.2, 4.14.2, 4.15.1.3 and 5.1) .47
8.11.1 Principle.47
8.11.2 Apparatus.47
8.11.3 Procedure.48
8.12 Sharpness of points (see 4.8, 4.10.2, 4.14.2, 4.15.1.3, 5.1 and A.40) .48
8.12.1 Principle.48
8.12.2 Apparatus.48
8.12.3 Procedure.49
8.13 Flexibility of ++metallic,, wires (see 4.8 and A.41).50
++ ,,
8.13.1 ++++General.50
8.13.2 Metallic wires and other metallic components intended to be bent .50
8.13.3 Metallic wires likely to be bent.50
8.14 Expanding materials (see 4.6).50
8.15 Leakage of liquid-filled toys (see 5.5 and A.42) .51
8.16 Geometric shape of certain toys (see 5.8, 5.11 and A.43) .51
8.17 ''Durability of mouth-actuated toys (see 4.11 and A.44) .52
''
8.17.1 Mouth-actuated projectile toys.52
8.17.2 Other mouth-actuated toys.52
8.18 Folding or sliding mechanisms (see 4.10.1 and A.45) .53
8.18.1 Loads .53
8.18.2 Toy pushchairs and perambulators.53
8.18.3 Other collapsible toys (see 4.10.1 c)).54
8.19 Electric resistivity of cords (see 4.13) .54
8.20 Cord thickness (see 5.4) .54
8.21 Static strength (see 4.15.1.3, 4.15.1.5, 4.15.3, 4.15.4 and A.46).54
8.22 Dynamic strength (see 4.15.1.3).55
8.22.1 Principle.55
8.22.2 Loads .56
8.22.3 Procedure .56
8.23 Stability .58
8.23.1 Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see 4.15.1.4, 4.15.3 and 4.15.4).58
8.23.2 Heavy immobile toys (see 4.16).58
8.24 Determination of kinetic energy (see A.47).58
8.24.1 Kinetic energy of projectiles (see 4.17.3) .58
8.24.2 Kinetic energy of bows and arrows (see 4.17.4).59
8.25 Plastic sheeting.59
8.25.1 Thickness (see 4.3, 5.3 and 6) .59
8.25.2 Adhesion (see 5.3) .59
8.26 Brake performance .59
8.26.1 Brake performance for toys other than toy bicycles (see 4.15.1.5).59
8.26.2 Brake performance for toy bicycles (see 4.15.2.4).60
8.26.3 Brake performance for toy scooters (see 4.15.5.5) .60
8.27 Strength of toy scooter steering tubes (see 4.15.5.3).61
8.27.1 Resistance to downward forces.61
8.27.2 Resistance to upward forces.62
8.28 Determination of emission sound pressure levels (see 4.20).62
8.28.1 Installation and mounting conditions.62
8.28.2 Measurement procedure .64
8.29 Determination of speed of electrically driven ride-on toys (see 5.6).68
8.30 Measurement of temperature rises (see 4.21) .68
8.31 Toy chest lids (see 4.14.1 c)) .68
8.31.1 Lid support .68
8.31.2 Durability test for vertically opening hinged lids .69
8.32 Small balls and suction cups test (see 4.22, 5.10 and 5.13).69
8.32.1 ))))Small balls and suction cups****.69
8.32.2 ))Small balls attached to a toy by a string.69
))
8.33 Test for play figures (see 5.11).70
Annex A (informative) ''Background and rationale for this standard.71
''
A.1 General.71
A.2 Scope (see Clause 1).71
A.3 Material (see 4.1).72
A.4 Assembly (see 4.2).72
A.5 Flexible plastic sheeting (see 4.3).72
A.6 Glass (see 4.5 and 5.7) .72
A.7 Expanding materials (see 4.6) .72
A.8 Edges (see 4.7).72
A.9 Points and ++++metallic,,,, wires (see 4.8).73
A.10 Protruding parts (see 4.9) .73
A.11 Folding and sliding mechanisms (see 4.10.1) .74
A.12 Driving mechanisms (see 4.10.2) .74
A.13 Hinges (see 4.10.3).74
A.14 Springs (see 4.10.4) .75
A.15 Mouth-actuated toys (see 4.11) .75
A.16 Balloons (see 4.3, 4.12 and 7.3).75
A.17 Cords of toy kites (see 4.13).75
A.18 Toys which a child can enter (see 4.14.1).75
A.19 Masks and helmets (see 4.14.2 and 7.8).76
A.20 Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see 4.15).76
A.21 Rocking horses and similar toys (see 4.15.3) .77
A.22 Projectiles (see 4.17).77
A.23 Aquatic toys (see 4.18 and 7.4) .77
A.24 !!Percussion caps specifically designed for use in toys and toys using percussion caps
!!
(see 4.19)"""".78
A.25 Acoustics (see 4.20).78
A.26 General requirements for toys intended for children under 36 months (see 5.1) .78
A.27 Filling materials (see 5.2).79
A.28 Adhesion of plastic sheeting (see 5.3).79
A.29 Cords on toys (see 5.4).79
A.30 Liquid-filled toys (see 5.5 and A.42) .79
A.31 Shape and size of certain toys (see 5.8 and A.43) .80
A.32 Toys comprising monofilament fibres (see 5.9).80
A.33 Warnings and instructions for use (see 7.1).80
A.34 Warning for toys not intended for children under 36 months (see 7.2).80
A.35 Warnings in connection with functional toys (see 7.5) .80
A.36 Small parts cylinder (see 8.2).81
A.37 Tension test (see 8.4).81
A.38 Impact test (see 8.7) .81
A.39 Compression test (see 8.8).81
A.40 Sharpness of points (see 8.12) .81
A.41 Flexibility of ++metallic,, wires (see 8.13).81
++ ,,
A.42 Leakage of liquid-filled teethers (see 8.15 and A.30).81
A.43 Geometric shape of certain toys (see 8.16 and A.31) .81
A.44 Durability of mouth-actuated toys (see 8.17).82
A.45 Folding or sliding mechanisms (see 8.18).82
A.46 Static strength (see 8.21).82
A.47 Kinetic energy of projectiles, bows and arrows (see 8.24) .82
A.48 Small balls (see 4.22 and 5.10) ++++deleted text,,,,.82
A.49 Toy scooters (see 4.15.5).83
A.50 Hemispheric-shaped toys (see 5.12) .84
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or
other provisions of EU Directives.85
Bibliography.87

Foreword
This European Standard (EN 71-1:2005+A6:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52
“Safety of toys”, the secretariat of which is held by DS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by November 2008.
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2007-01-10, Amendment 3 approved by CEN on
2006-09-07, Amendment 4 approved by CEN on 2007-03-13, Amendment 5 approved by CEN on 2008-04-18,
Amendment 6 approved by CEN on 2008-02-05 and the Corrigendum issued on 2006-02-01.
This document supersedes 'EN 71-1:2005+A4:2007(.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ", %&,
'( )* and +,.
The modifications of the related CEN Corrigendum have been implemented at the appropriate places in the
text and are indicated by the tags ˜™.
'deleted text(
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this European
Standard.
This European Standard constitutes the first part of the European Standard on safety of toys.
This European Standard for safety of toys consists of the following parts:
 Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
 Part 2: Flammability
 Part 3: Migration of certain elements
 Part 4: Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities
 Part 5: Chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets
 Part 6: Graphical symbol for age warning labelling
 Part 7: Finger paints – Requirements and test methods
 Part 8: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use
 Part 9: Organic chemical compounds – Requirements
 Part 10: Organic chemical compounds – Sample preparation and extraction
 Part 11: Organic chemical compounds – Methods of analysis
NOTE 1 In addition to the above parts of EN 71, the following guidance documents have been published: CEN Report,
CR 14379:2002, Classification of toys - Guidelines, CEN Technical Report CEN/TR 15071:2005, Safety of toys - National
translations of warnings and instructions for use in EN 71 'and CEN Technical Report CEN/TR 15371:2006, Safety of toys
– Replies to requests for interpretation of EN 71-1, EN 71-2, and EN 71-8(.
NOTE 2 Different legal requirements may exist in non-EU countries.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Introduction
The European Standards aim at reducing as far as possible those risks which are not evident to users; they
do not cover inherent dangers (e.g. instability of scooters, sharp needles in a sewing kit etc.) that are obvious
to children or the persons in charge of them. Assuming that the toys are used in the manner for which they are
intended, they should not present any further risk to children for whom they are intended. Allowance should
also be made for normal or foreseeable use, bearing in mind the normal behaviour of children who do not
generally share the same degree of care as the average adult user.
As a general rule, toys are designed and manufactured for particular ages of children. Their characteristics are
related to the age and stage of development of the children, and their use presupposes certain aptitudes.
Accidents are frequently due to a toy either being given to a child for whom it is not intended, or being used for
a purpose other than that for which it was designed. Great care should therefore be taken when choosing a
toy or game; account should be taken of the mental and physical development of the child who will be using it.
The requirements of this European Standard do not release parents or carers from their responsibility of
watching over the child while he or she is playing.
1 Scope (see A.2)
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 clearly
intended 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 normal behaviour of children.
It includes specific requirements for toys intended for children under 36 months and for children who are too
young to sit up unaided. For the purpose of this European Standard, soft-filled toys with simple features
intended for holding and cuddling are considered as toys intended for children under 36 months.
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 cover electrical safety aspects of toys. These are covered by EN 50088,
Safety of electric toys.
Furthermore, it does not cover the following items which, for the purpose of this European Standard, are not
considered as toys:
 Christmas decorations (see A.2);
 detailed scale models for adult collectors (see A.2);
 equipment intended to be used collectively in playgrounds;
 sports equipment;
 aquatic equipment intended to be used in deep water;
 folk dolls and decorative dolls and other similar articles for adult collectors;
 "professional" toys installed in public places (shopping centres, stations etc.) (see A.2);
 puzzles with more than 500 pieces or without picture, intended for specialists;
 air guns and air pistols (see A.2);
 fireworks, including percussion caps except percussion caps specifically designed for toys;
 slings and catapults (see A.2);
 sets of darts with metallic points;
 electric ovens, irons or other functional products operated at a nominal voltage exceeding 24 V;
 products containing heating elements intended for use under the supervision of an adult in a teaching
context;
 vehicles with combustion engines (see A.2);
 toy steam engines;
 bicycles designed for sport or for travel on the public highway;
 video toys that can be connected to a video screen, operated at a nominal voltage exceeding 24V;
 babies' dummies (soothers);
 faithful reproductions of real fire arms;
 fashion jewellery for children (see A.2).
Also, for the purpose of this European Standard, the following items are not considered as toys:
 flotation aids such as arm bands and swim seats (see A.23);
 swimming goggles, sunglasses and other eye protectors as well as bicycle and skateboard helmets (see
A.19);
 items that are propelled into free flight by a child releasing an elastic band (e.g. aeroplanes and rockets).
These are considered as catapults (see 11th indent above);
 bows for archery with an overall relaxed length exceeding 120 cm.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this European Standard. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 71-6, Safety of toys — Part 6: Graphical symbol for age warning labelling
EN 71-8, Safety of toys — Part 8: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family
domestic use
EN 60318-1, Electroacoustics — Simulators of human head and ear — Part 1: Ear simulator for the calibration
of supra-aural earphones (IEC 60318-1:1998)
EN ISO 868, Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore
hardness) (ISO 868:2003)
EN ISO 3746:1995, Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound pressure
- Survey method using an enveloping measurement surface over a reflecting plane (ISO 3746:1995)
EN ISO 4287, Geometrical product specifications (GPS) - Surface texture: Profile method - Terms, definitions
and surface texture parameters (ISO 4287:1997)
EN ISO 6508-1, Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (scales A, B, C, D, E, F,
G, H, K, N, T) +(ISO 6508-1:2005),
EN ISO 11201, Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Measurement of emission sound
pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions — Engineering method in an essentially free
field over a reflecting plane (ISO 11201:1995)
EN ISO 11202, Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Measurement of emission sound
pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions — Survey method in situ (ISO 11202:1995)
EN ISO 11204, Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Measurement of emission sound
pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions — Method requiring environmental
corrections (ISO 11204:1995)
ISO 4593, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of thickness by mechanical scanning
ISO 7619-2, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of indentation hardness — Part 2: IRHD
pocket meter method
IEC 60126, IEC reference coupler for the measurement of hearing aids using earphones coupled to the ear by
means of ear inserts
3 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
accessible
contactable under the test conditions of 8.10 (accessibility of a part or component)
3.2
aquatic toy
article, whether inflatable or not, intended to bear the mass of a child and used as an instrument of play in
shallow water
3.3
backing
material adhering to flexible plastic sheeting
3.4
ball
)spherical, ovoid, or ellipsoidal object, usually but not always, designed or intended to be thrown, hit, kicked,
rolled, dropped or bounced
The term ball also includes any multisided object formed by at least 48 connecting planes into a generally
spherical, ovoid or ellipsoidal shape*
+deleted text,
3.5
burr
roughness, caused by not cleanly severing or finishing the material
3.6
close-to-the-ear toy
toy that is clearly designed to emit sound, intended to be used close to the ear, i.e. a hypothetical position,
normally 2,5 cm from the nearest sound emitting part of the toy that can be put against the ear of a child (e.g.
telephones that ring or beep in the ear piece and toys with earphones)
3.7
collapse
sudden or unexpected folding of a structure
3.8
cord
piece of slender, flexible material including monofilaments, woven and twisted cord, rope, plastic textile tapes,
ribbon and those fibrous materials commonly called string
NOTE Monofilament doll hair is not
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