prEN 16781
(Main)Textile child care articles - Safety requirements and test methods for children's sleep bags for use in a cot
Textile child care articles - Safety requirements and test methods for children's sleep bags for use in a cot
This document specifies requirements for the safety of children's sleep bags which are used in the children's domestic sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision) and designed to provide sufficient warmth so as to remove the need for additional bedding when sleeping in a cot or similar product (e.g. crib/cradle) in which a child is contained. It is applicable to products for use by children up to the age of 24 months.
NOTE The informative Annex F lists topics of further investigations, which might lead to necessary improvement of the safety requirements of children's sleep bags.
This document does not apply to products
- designed for use during the care of premature children, or
- designed for children of low birth weight (i.e. 2,5 kg - see B.1), or
- for use by children who have the ability to climb out of a cot, or
- for use by children when sleeping in a bed, or
- for outdoor use or to products designed to keep a child warm in a pushchair or car seats (e.g. foot muff).
If a part of the children's sleep bag is designed to offer additional function (e.g. play function), this part will, in addition to the following requirements, be subjected to safety requirements related to relevant standards (see B.1).
Textile Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Kinderschlafsäcke zur Nutzung in einem Babybett
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an die Sicherheit von Kinderschlafsäcken, die im Schlafumfeld des Kindes im Wohnbereich (d. h. nicht beaufsichtigt) verwendet werden und dafür ausgelegt sind, dem in einem Kinderbett oder in einem ähnlichen Produkt (z. B. einer Krippe/Wiege) schlafenden Kind ausreichend Wärme zu bieten, sodass keine Notwendigkeit für zusätzliche Bettwaren besteht. Es ist auf Produkte anwendbar, die von Kindern in einem Alter bis zu 24 Monaten benutzt werden.
ANMERKUNG Im informativen Anhang F sind Themen zu weiteren Untersuchungen aufgeführt, die zu notwendiger Verbesserung der sicherheitstechnischen Anforderungen an Kinderschlafsäcke führen können.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Produkte
die für die Verwendung während der Pflege von Frühgeborenen entwickelt wurden, oder
die für Kinder mit geringem Geburtsgewicht (d. h. 2,5 kg — siehe B.1) entwickelt wurden, oder
zur Verwendung durch Kinder, die, die Fähigkeit haben, aus einem Kinderbett herauszuklettern, oder
zur Verwendung durch Kinder, die in einem Bett schlafen, oder
zur Verwendung im Freien oder für Produkte zum Warmhalten eines Kindes in einem Kinderwagen oder Autositz (z. B. Fußsack).
Wenn ein Teil des Kinderschlafsacks so gestaltet ist, dass er eine zusätzliche Funktion bietet (z. B. Spielfunktion), unterliegt dieser Teil zusätzlich zu den folgenden Anforderungen auch den sicherheitstechnischen Anforderungen der zutreffenden Normen (siehe B.1).
Articles textiles de puériculture - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d’essai pour les gigoteuses destinées à être utilisées dans un lit à nacelle
Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité des gigoteuses utilisées dans l’environnement domestique de sommeil d’enfants (c’est à dire hors surveillance) et conçues pour fournir une chaleur suffisante de sorte à éliminer le besoin en articles de literie supplémentaires quand l’enfant dort dans un lit à nacelle ou dans un produit similaire (berceau, par exemple) dans lequel il est installé. Il est applicable aux produits destinés à être utilisés par les enfants jusqu’à l’âge de 24 mois.
NOTE L’Annexe F, informative, présente des pistes de recherches complémentaires susceptibles de faire évoluer les exigences de sécurité des gigoteuses.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas aux produits :
— conçus pour un usage dans le cadre de soins d’enfants prématurés ;
— conçus pour des enfants ayant un faible poids à la naissance (2,5 kg, voir B.1) ;
— destinés à être utilisés par des enfants capables de grimper pour sortir d’un lit à nacelle ;
— destinés à être utilisés par des enfants qui dorment dans un lit ; ou
— conçus pour un usage en extérieur ou conçus pour garder l’enfant au chaud dans une poussette ou un siège de voiture (chancelière, par exemple).
Si une partie d’une gigoteuse est conçue pour permettre une fonction supplémentaire (la fonction de jouet, par exemple), cette partie, en plus des exigences suivantes, sera soumise aux exigences de sécurité des normes correspondantes (voir B.1).
Tekstilni izdelki za otroke - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za otroške spalne vreče, ki se uporabljajo v posteljici
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2024
Tekstilni izdelki za otroke - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za otroške
spalne vreče, ki se uporabljajo v posteljici
Textile child care articles - Safety requirements and test methods for children's sleep
bags for use in a cot
Textile Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren für Kinderschlafsäcke zur Nutzung in einem Babybett
Articles textiles de puériculture - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d’essai pour les
gigoteuses destinées à être utilisées dans un lit à nacelle
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16781
ICS:
97.160 Tekstilije za dom. Perilo Home textiles. Linen
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2024
ICS 97.160; 97.190 Will supersede EN 16781:2018
English Version
Textile child care articles - Safety requirements and test
methods for children's sleep bags for use in a cot
Articles textiles de puériculture - Exigences de sécurité Textile Artikel für Kleinkinder und Säuglinge -
et méthodes d'essais pour les gigoteuses d'enfants Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
utilisées dans un lit à nacelles Prüfverfahren für Babyschlafsäcke für Gebrauch in
einem Kinderbettnestchen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 248.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 General . 12
5 Requirements and test methods . 13
5.1 Mechanical and physical hazards (see B.3) . 13
5.1.1 Suffocation hazards (see B.3.1) . 13
5.1.2 Entrapment hazards (see B.3.2) . 17
5.1.3 Choking hazards (see B.3.3) . 18
5.1.4 Entanglement hazards (see B.3.4) . 19
5.1.5 Hazardous edges and projections (see B.3.5) . 19
5.1.6 Ingestion hazards (see B.3.6) . 21
5.2 Chemical hazards (see B.4) . 21
5.2.1 Migration of certain substances . 21
5.2.2 Formaldehyde . 22
5.2.3 pH . 22
5.2.4 Flame retardants . 22
5.3 Thermal hazards – Hyperthermia (see B.5) . 22
5.3.1 Requirements . 22
5.3.2 Test method . 22
5.4 Flammability and burning hazards (see B.6) . 23
5.5 Hygiene hazards (see B.7) . 23
5.5.1 Requirements and methods . 23
6 User information . 24
6.1 General . 24
6.2 Marking . 24
6.3 Purchase information . 25
6.4 Instruction for use . 25
6.5 Plastic packaging . 26
Annex A (informative) Inherently safe design . 27
Annex B (informative) Rationale . 31
B.1 General . 31
B.2 Design characteristics . 31
B.2.1 Inherently safe design and hazards . 31
B.3 Mechanical and physical hazards . 33
B.3.1 Suffocation hazards (external asphyxiation) . 33
B.3.2 Hazards of entrapment of fingers and toes, ischemia . 35
B.3.3 Choking hazards (internal asphyxiation) by aspiration or ingestion of small parts . 35
B.3.4 Entanglement hazards (strangulation) . 36
B.3.5 Hazardous edges and projections . 37
B.3.6 Ingestion hazards . 37
B.4 Chemical hazards . 38
B.4.1 Hazards related to harmful substances . 38
B.4.2 Hazards related to migration of certain substances . 38
B.4.3 Hazards related to formaldehyde . 39
B.4.4 pH . 39
B.5 Thermal hazards (hyperthermia and hypothermia) . 39
B.6 Flammability and burning hazards . 40
B.7 Hygiene hazards . 40
B.7.1 Washable (see 5.5.1.1) . 40
B.7.2 Clean and free from infestation and foreign materials (see 5.5.1.2) . 41
B.7.3 Feather filled products (see 5.5.1.3) . 41
B.7.4 Used recycled fibres (see 5.5.1.4) . 41
B.7.5 Hygiene hazards related to stain (see 5.5.1.5) . 42
Annex C (informative) Supplementary information on thermal hazards . 43
C.1 Background information. 43
C.2 Thermal resistance measurement . 43
C.3 Rationale for guidance to the purchaser and/or user . 44
C.4 Relationship between thermal resistance and thickness or mass per unit area
(surface density) . 47
Annex D (informative) Supplementary information on slide fastener positions . 48
Annex E (informative) Specific marking, purchase information and user instruction . 49
Annex F (informative) Topics for further investigations . 50
F.1 Dimensions of armholes, width, length . 50
F.2 Thermal comfort . 50
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the
requirements of Directive 2001/95/EC aimed to be covered . 51
Bibliography . 53
European foreword
This document (prEN 16781:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles
and textile products”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 16781:2018, which has been technically revised. The main changes
compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— prEN 16781:2024 has been restructured to be hazard-based;
— Clause 1 The scope has been clarified;
— Clause 2 Additional normative references are added to update to either specification standards
(EN 16732, CEN/TS 17394-1) or standardised test methods (EN 17394-2, CEN/TS 17394-3,
CEN/TS 17394-4, EN 17667);
— Clause 3 New terms and defini
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