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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 71-1:2005 +A9:200? Safety of toys Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties ICS 97.200.50 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BS EN 71-1:2005+A :200? This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 5 December 2005 © BSI 2009 ISBN 978 0 580 64483 2 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 71-1:2005+A9:200?, incorporating corrigendum February 2006. It supersedes BS EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009?which is withdrawn. The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags. Tags indicating changes to CEN text carry the number of the CEN amendment. For example, text altered by CEN amendment A1 is indicated by !. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CW/15, Safety of toys. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Amd. No.DateComments 16241 Corrigendum No. 1 28 April 2006Implementation of CEN corrigendum February 2006 1722031 July 2007Implementation of CEN amendment A4:2007 29 August 2008Implementation of CEN amendments A5:2008 and A6:2008 30? ? ? ? 31?July? ? ?9? EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM EN 71-1:2005+A9 July 2009 ICS 97.200.50 Supersedes EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009 English Version Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1 : Propriétés mécaniques et physiques Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und 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, Amendment 7 approved by CEN on 30 April 2009, Amendment 8 approved by CEN on 1 March 2009, Amendment 9 approved by CEN on 23 May 2009 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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels © 2009 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 71-1:2005+A9:2009: E EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 6? Introduction .8? 1?Scope (see A.2) 9? 2?Normative references . 10? 3?Terms and definitions 10? 4?General requirements . 15? 4.1?Material (see A.3) 15? 4.2?Assembly (see A.4) . 15? 4.3?Flexible plastic sheeting (see A.5 and A.16) 16? 4.4?Toy bags 16? 4.5?Glass (see 5.7 and A.6) . 16? 4.6?Expanding materials (see A.7) . 16? 4.7?Edges (see A.8) . 16? 4.8?Points and +metallic, wires (see A.9) 17? 4.9?Protruding parts (see A.10) 17? 4.10?Parts moving against each other 17? 4.10.1?Folding and sliding mechanisms (see A.11) 17? 4.10.2?Driving mechanisms (see A.12) . 19? 4.10.3?Hinges (see A.13) 19? 4.10.4?Springs (see A.14). 20? 4.11?Mouth-actuated toys (see A.15) . 20? 4.12?Balloons (see 4.3 and A.16) . 20? 4.13?Cords of toy kites and other flying toys (see A.17) . 20? 4.14?Enclosures . 21? 4.14.1?Toys which a child can enter (see A.18) . 21? 4.14.2?Masks and helmets (see A.19) . 21? 4.15?Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see A.20) . 22? 4.15.1?Toys propelled by a child or by other means 22? 4.15.2?Free-wheeling toy bicycles (see A.20) 25? 4.15.3?Rocking horses and similar toys (see A.21) 25? 4.15.4?Toys not propelled by a child 26? 4.15.5?Toy scooters (see A.49) . 26? 4.16?Heavy immobile toys 28? 4.17?Projectiles (see A.22) 28? 4.17.1?General . 28? 4.17.2?Projectile toys without stored energy. 29? 4.17.3?Projectile toys with stored energy 29? 4.17.4?Bows and arrows 29? 4.18?Aquatic toys (see A.23) 30? 4.19?!Percussion caps specifically designed for use in toys and toys using percussion caps (see A.24)“ 30? 4.20?Acoustics (see A.25) . 30? 4.21?+Toys containing a non-electrical heat source, . 31? 4.22?Small balls (see 5.10 and A.48) 31? 4.23?Magnets (see A.51) . 31? 4.23.1?General . 31? 4.23.2?Toys other than magnetic/electrical experimental sets 32? 4.23.3?Magnetic/electrical experimental sets 32? 5?Toys intended for children under 36 months 32? 5.1?General requirements (see A.26) . 32? BS EN 71-1:2005+A9:2009 EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009 (E) 3 5.2?Filling materials (see A.27) . 33? 5.3?Plastic sheeting (see A.28) . 33? 5.4?Cords on toys (see A.29) 33? 5.5?Liquid-filled toys (see A.30) 34? 5.6?Speed limitation of electrically driven toys 34? 5.7?Glass and porcelain (see 4.5 and A.6) . 34? 5.8?Shape and size of certain toys (see A.31) . 35? 5.9?Toys comprising monofilament fibres (see A.32) 35? 5.10?Small balls (see also 4.22 and A.48) 35? 5.11?Play figures 35? 5.12?Hemispheric-shaped toys (see A.50) . 36? 5.13?Suction cups 38? 6?Packaging . 39? 7?Warnings and instructions for use (see A.33) 39? 7.1?General . 39? 7.2?Toys not intended for children under 36 months (see A.34) 39? 7.3?Latex balloons (see 4.12 and A.16) 40? 7.4?Aquatic toys (see 4.18 and A.23) . 41? 7.5?Functional toys (see A.35) 41? 7.6?Hazardous sharp functional edges and points (see 4.7 and 4.8) . 41? 7.7?Projectiles (see 4.17.3 c) and 4.17.4 c) . 41? 7.7.1?-Toys with projectiles 41? 7.7.2?Toys capable of discharging a projectile with a kinetic energy greater than 0,08 J 41? 7.8?Imitation protective masks and helmets (see 4.14.2 and A.19) 41? 7.9?Toy kites (see 4.13) 42? 7.10?Roller skates, inline skates and toy skateboards (see 4.15.1.2) . 42? 7.11?Toys intended to be strung across a cradle, cot, or perambulator (see 5.4 e) 42? 7.12?Liquid-filled teethers (see 5.5) 42? 7.13?Percussion caps specifically designed for use in toys (see 4.19) . 42? 7.14?Acoustics (see 4.19 and 4.20 f)0000 42? 7.15?Toy bicycles (see 4.15.2.2) . 42? 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)(. 43? 7.17?Toys comprising monofilament fibres (see 5.9) . 43? 7.18?Toy scooters (see 4.15.5.2) . 43? 7.19?-Rocking horses and similar toys (see 4.15.3 and A.21) . 43? 7.20?/Magnetic/electrical experimental sets (see 4.23 and A.51) 44? 8?Test methods . 44? 8.1?General requirements for testing . 44? 8.2?Small parts cylinder (see 4.6, 4.11, 4.18, 5.1, 5.2 and A.36). 44? 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) 45? 8.4?Tension test (see A.37) . 45? 8.4.1?Apparatus . 45? 8.4.2?Procedure . 46? 8.5?Drop test (see 4.6, 4.10.2, 4.14.2, 4.22, 5.1, 5.10, 5.12 and 5.13) 46? 8.6?Tip over test (see 4.10.2, 4.22, 5.1, 5.10 and 5.12) 47? 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) . 47? 8.8?Compression test (see 4.6, 4.14.2, 4.22, 5.1, 5.10, 5.12, 5.13 and A.39) . 47? 8.9?Soaking test (see 4.11, 5.1, 5.10 and 5.12) 48? 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) . 48? 8.10.1?Principle 48? 8.10.2?Apparatus . 48? 8.10.3?Procedure . 48? 8.11?Sharpness of edges (see 4.7, 4,9, 4.10.2, 4.14.2, 4.15.1.3 and 5.1) . 50? 8.11.1?Principle 50? 8.11.2?Apparatus . 50? 8.11.3?Procedure . 51? 8.12?Sharpness of points (see 4.8, 4.10.2, 4.14.2, 4.15.1.3, 5.1 and A.40) 51? 8.12.1?Principle 51? BS EN 71-1:2005+A9:2009 -,-,- EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009 (E) 4 8.12.2?Apparatus 51? 8.12.3?Procedure 52? 8.13?Flexibility of +metallic, wires (see 4.8 and A.41) 53? 8.13.1?+General . 53? 8.13.2?Metallic wires and other metallic components intended to be bent 53? 8.13.3?Metallic wires likely to be bent 53? 8.14?Expanding materials (see 4.6) . 53? 8.15?Leakage of liquid-filled toys (see 5.5 and A.42) . 54? 8.16?Geometric shape of certain toys (see 5.8, 5.11 and A.43) 54? 8.17?''''Durability of mouth-actuated toys (see 4.11 and A.44) . 55? 8.17.1?Mouth-actuated projectile toys 55? 8.17.2?Other mouth-actuated toys 55? 8.18?Folding or sliding mechanisms (see 4.10.1 and A.45) 56? 8.18.1?Loads . 56? 8.18.2?Toy pushchairs and perambulators 56? 8.18.3?Other collapsible toys (see 4.10.1 c) 57? 8.19?Electric resistivity of cords (see 4.13) 57? 8.20?Cord thickness (see 5.4) 57? 8.21?Static strength (see 4.15.1.3, 4.15.1.5, 4.15.3, 4.15.4 and A.46) 57? 8.22?Dynamic strength (see 4.15.1.3) 58? 8.22.1?Principle . 58? 8.22.2?Loads . 59? 8.22.3?Procedure 59? 8.23?Stability 61? 8.23.1?Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see 4.15.1.4, 4.15.3 and 4.15.4) . 61? 8.23.2?Heavy immobile toys (see 4.16) . 61? 8.24?Determination of kinetic energy (see A.47) 61? 8.24.1?Kinetic energy of projectiles (see 4.17.3) . 61? 8.24.2?Kinetic energy of bows and arrows (see 4.17.4) 62? 8.25?Plastic sheeting. 62? 8.25.1?Thickness (see 4.3, 5.3 and 6) . 62? 8.25.2?Adhesion (see 5.3) 62? 8.26?Brake performance . 62? 8.26.1?Brake performance for toys other than toy bicycles (see 4.15.1.5) . 62? 8.26.2?Brake performance for toy bicycles (see 4.15.2.4) 63? 8.26.3?Brake performance for toy scooters (see 4.15.5.5) . 63? 8.27?Strength of toy scooter steering tubes (see 4.15.5.3) . 64? 8.27.1?Resistance to downward forces 64? 8.27.2?Resistance to upward forces . 65? 8.28?Determination of emission sound pressure levels (see 4.20) 65? 8.28.1?Installation and mounting conditions . 65? 8.28.2?Measurement procedure 67? 8.29?Determination of speed of electrically driven ride-on toys (see 5.6) . 71? 8.30?Measurement of temperature rises (see 4.21) . 71? 8.31?Toy chest lids (see 4.14.1 c) . 71? 8.31.1?Lid support 71? 8.31.2?Durability test for vertically opening hinged lids 72? 8.32?Small balls and suction cups test (see 4.22, 5.10 and 5.13) . 72? 8.32.1?)Small balls and suction cups* 72? 8.32.2?)Small balls attached to a toy by a string . 72? 8.33?Test for play figures (see 5.11) 73? 8.34?Tension test for magnets (see A.51) . 73? 8.34.1?General . 73? 8.34.2?Toys that contain more than one magnet or magnetic component 74? 8.35?Magnetic flux index. 74? 8.35.1?General . 74? 8.35.2?Apparatus 74? 8.35.3?Procedure 75? 8.35.4?Calculation of magnetic flux index . 75? Annex A (informative) ''''Background and rationale for this standard 76? BS EN 71-1:2005+A9:2009 -,-,- EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009 (E) 5 A.1?General . 76? A.2?Scope (see Clause 1) . 76? A.3?Material (see 4.1) 77? A.4?Assembly (see 4.2) 77? A.5?Flexible plastic sheeting (see 4.3) . 77? A.6?Glass (see 4.5 and 5.7) 77? A.7?Expanding materials (see 4.6) 77? A.8?Edges (see 4.7) 77? A.9?Points and +metallic, wires (see 4.8) . 78? A.10?Protruding parts (see 4.9) . 78? A.11?Folding and sliding mechanisms (see 4.10.1) 79? A.12?Driving mechanisms (see 4.10.2) . 79? A.13?Hinges (see 4.10.3) 79? A.14?Springs (see 4.10.4) . 80? A.15?Mouth-actuated toys (see 4.11) 80? A.16?Balloons (see 4.3, 4.12 and 7.3) . 80? A.17?Cords of toy kites (see 4.13) . 80? A.18?Toys which a child can enter (see 4.14.1) . 80? A.19?Masks and helmets (see 4.14.2 and 7.8) 81? A.20?Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see 4.15) 81? A.21?Rocking horses and similar toys (see 4.15.3) 82? A.22?Projectiles (see 4.17) . 82? A.23?Aquatic toys (see 4.18 and 7.4) 82? A.24?!Percussion caps specifically designed for use in toys and toys using percussion caps (see 4.19)“ . 83? A.25?Acoustics (see 4.20) 83? A.26?General requirements for toys intended for children under 36 months (see 5.1) 83? A.27?Filling materials (see 5.2) 84? A.28?Adhesion of plastic sheeting (see 5.3) 84? A.29?Cords on toys (see 5.4) . 84? A.30?Liquid-filled toys (see 5.5 and A.42) 84? A.31?Shape and size of certain toys (see 5.8 and A.43) . 85? A.32?Toys comprising monofilament fibres (see 5.9) . 85? A.33?Warnings and instructions for use (see 7.1). 85? A.34?Warning for toys not intended for children under 36 months (see 7.2) . 85? A.35?Warnings in connection with functional toys (see 7.5) . 85? A.36?Small parts cylinder (see 8.2) . 86? A.37?Tension test (see 8.4) 86? A.38?Impact test (see 8.7) 86? A.39?Compression test (see 8.8) . 86? A.40?Sharpness of points (see 8.12) 86? A.41?Flexibility of +metallic, wires (see 8.13) . 86? A.42?Leakage of liquid-filled teethers (see 8.15 and A.30) . 86? A.43?Geometric shape of certain toys (see 8.16 and A.31) 86? A.44?Durability of mouth-actuated toys (see 8.17) 87? A.45?Folding or sliding mechanisms (see 8.18) 87? A.46?Static strength (see 8.21) 87? A.47?Kinetic energy of projectiles, bows and arrows (see 8.24) . 87? A.48?Small balls (see 4.22 and 5.10) +deleted text, . 87? A.49?Toy scooters (see 4.15.5) 88? A.50?Hemispheric-shaped toys (see 5.12) . 89? A.51?Magnets (see 4.23) . 89? Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other provisions of EU Directives 92? Bibliography 94? BS EN 71-1:2005+A9:2009 EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009 (E) 6 Foreword This European Standard (EN 71-1:2005+A8:2009) 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 October 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2009. 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, Amendment 7 approved by CEN on 2009-04-30, Amendment 8 approved by CEN on 2009-03-01 and