EN 71-2:2020/FprA1
(Amendment)Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
This European Standard specifies the categories of flammable materials which are prohibited in all toys, and requirements concerning flammability of certain toys when they are subjected to a small source of ignition.
The test methods described in Clause 5 are used for the purposes of determining the flammability of toys under the particular test conditions specified. The test results thus obtained cannot be considered as providing an overall indication of the potential fire hazard of toys or materials when subjected to other sources of ignition.
This European Standard includes general requirements relating to all toys and specific requirements and methods of test relating to the following toys, which are considered as being those presenting the greatest hazard:
- toys to be worn on the head: beards, moustaches, wigs, etc. made from hair, pile or material with similar features; masks; hoods, head-dresses, etc.; flowing elements of toys to be worn on the head, but excluding paper novelty hats of the type usually supplied in party crackers;
- toy disguise costumes and toys intended to be worn by a child in play;
- toys intended to be entered by a child;
- soft-filled toys.
NOTE Additional requirements for flammability of electric toys are specified in EN 62115.
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 2: Entflammbarkeit
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 2: Inflammabilité
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2024
Varnost igrač - 2. del: Vnetljivost - Dopolnilo A1
Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 2: Entflammbarkeit
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 2: Inflammabilité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 71-2:2020/prA1
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
97.200.50 Igrače Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 71-2:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
April 2024
ICS 13.220.40; 97.200.50
English Version
Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 2: Inflammabilité Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 2: Entflammbarkeit
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 52.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 71-2:2020. If this draft becomes an amendment,
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
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EN 71-2:2020/prA1:2024 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modifications to the European foreword . 4
2 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope” . 4
3 Modifications to Clause 3, “Terms and definitions” . 4
4 Modifications to 4.1, “General requirements” . 5
5 Modification to 4.2, “Toys to be worn on the head (see A.3)” . 5
6 Modifications to 4.3, “Toy disguise costumes and toys intended to be worn by a child in
play (see A.4)” . 6
7 Modifications to 4.5, “Soft-filled toys (see A.6)” . 6
8 Modification to 5.3, “Test relating to beards, moustaches, wigs, etc., made from pile or
flowing elements, which protrude less than 50 mm from the surface of the toy, and full or
partial moulded head masks (see A.7)” . 6
9 Modification to 5.4, “Test relating to toys to be worn on the head (4.2.5), hoods,
headdresses including upward protruding items and masks not covered by 4.2.4 which
partially or fully cover the head (e.g. fabric and paperboard masks, eye masks, face
masks), toy disguise costumes and toys intended to be worn or toys intended to be
entered by a child (see A.8)” . 6
10 Modification to 5.5, “Test for soft-filled toys and certain soft-filled parts of toy disguise
costumes” . 7
11 Modifications to A.2, “General requirements (see 4.1)” . 8
12 Modification to A.3, “Toys to be worn on the head (see 4.2)” . 8
13 Modifications to A.4, “Toy disguise costumes and toys intended to be worn by a child in
play (see 4.3)” . 8
14 Modification to A.5, “Toys intended to be entered by a child (see 4.4)” . 8
15 Modifications to A.7, “Test relating to toy disguise costumes and toys intended to be
entered by a child (see 5.4)” . 8
16 Modification to A.8, “Suggestions to help reduce rate of spread of flames for toy disguise
costumes” . 9
17 Modifications to A.9, “Flowcharts showing how to obtain test specimens from toy disguise
costumes” . 9
18 Modifications to Annex B (informative), “Significant technical changes between this
European and the previous version” . 11
19 Addition of new Annex C (informative), “Risk Assessment Guidance; Toy disguise
costumes and toys to be worn on the head . 11
20 Modification to Annex ZA (informative), "Relationship between this European Standard
and the essential requirements of EU Directive 2009/48/EC aimed to be covered" . 13
21 Modifications to the Bibliography . 14
EN 71-2:2020/prA1:2024 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 71-2:2020/prA1:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52
“Safety of toys”, the secretariat of which is held by DS.
This document is currently submitted to CEN Enquiry.
This document will amend EN 71-2:2020.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
EN 71-2:2020/prA1:2024 (E)
1 Modifications to the European foreword
Remove the reference to Part 9 from the list of parts.
Add the following references in the list of parts:
“— Part 15: Formamide in foam toy materials
— Part 16: Certain flame retardants in toy materials
— Part 17: Isothiazolinones in aqueous toy materials
— Part 18: Phenol in aqueous and polymeric toy materials
— Part 19: Migration of bisphenol A from toy materials”.
Add the following references to the list of guidance documents:
“— CEN/TS 17973, Safety of toys — Categorization of slime type materials
— CEN/TR 17695, Safety of toys — Mechanical and physical properties — Guidance on categorisation of
projectile toys within EN 71-1”.
2 Modification to Clause 1, “Scope”
Replace the reference to “EN 62115[2]” in the Note with “EN IEC 62115 [2]”.
3 Modifications to Clause 3, “Terms and definitions”
Under term 3.1, add the following Note 1 to entry:
“Note 1 to entry: EN 71-4:2020 [3] and EN 71-5:2015 [11] apply to chemical toy(s).”
and update the SOURCE reference as follows: “[SOURCE EN 71-4:2020 [3]]”.
Add the following new term and definition 3.3:
“3.3
cosmetic kit
toy, the purpose of which is to assist a child to learn to make products such as fragrances, soaps, creams,
shampoos, bath foams, glosses, lipsticks, other make-up, toothpaste and conditioners
[SOURCE EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022]”.
Re-number the remaining terms as follows:
Change the existing 3.3 (extremely flammable liquid) to 3.4.
Change the existing 3.4 (flaming debris) to 3.5.
Change the existing 3.5 (flammability) to 3.6,
Change the existing 3.6 (flammable gas) to 3.7.
Change the existing 3.7 (flammable liquid) to 3.8.
Change the existing 3.8 (flowing elements) to 3.9.
Change the existing 3.9 (highly flammable liquids) to 3.11.
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Change the existing 3.10 (highly flammable solid) to 3.12.
Add the following new term and definition 3.10:
“3.10
gustative game
toy, the purpose of which is to allow children to make sweets or dishes which involve the use of food
ingredients such as sweets, liquids, powders and aromas
Note 1 to entry: Commonly used terms for gustative game are “gustative kit” and “food kit”.
[SOURCE EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022]”.
Change the existing 3.11 (molten drips) to 3.13.
Change the existing 3.12 (moulded head mask) to 3.14.
Change the existing 3.13 (soft-filled toy) to 3.16.
Change the existing 3.14 (surface flash) to 3.17.
Add the following new term and definition 3.15:
“3.15
olfactory board game
toy, the purpose of which is to assist a child to learn to recognize different odours or flavours
Note 1 to entry: Olfactory board games include activities of smelling and/or tasting as olfactive recognition can be
done by retro-olfaction.
[SOURCE EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022]”.
Change the existing 3.15 (toy disguise costume) to 3.18 and in the definition replace the word “children”
with “a child”.
Change the existing 3.16 (toys intended to be entered by a child) to 3.19 and in the definition replace the
word “toy” with “toys”.
Change the existing 3.17 (washing) to 3.20.
4 Modifications to 4.1, “General requirements”
After the heading “4.1 General requirements”, add the reference “(see A.2)”.
nd
In the first paragraph, 2 list item, delete the reference “(see A.2)”.
In the third paragraph, replace the last two list items with the following:
“— highly flammable liquids and flammable liquids contained in a chemical toy, provided that the
maximum content of the container is limited to 15 ml for highly flammable liquids and to 50 ml for
flammable liquids;
— highly flammable liquids and flammable liquids contained in olfactory board games, cosmetic kits
and gustative games provided the maximum content of the container is limited to 10 ml for highly
flammable liquids and to 30 ml for flammable liquids.”.
5 Modification to 4.2, “Toys to be worn on the head (see A.3)”
In 4.2.2, first paragraph, replace “according to” with “in accordance with”.
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6 Modifications to 4.3, “Toy disguise costumes and toys intended to be worn by a
child in play (see A.4)”
Replace the second paragraph with the following:
“Parts of toy disguise costumes and toys intended to be worn by a child in play which contain loose
stuffing which would fall out if prepared in accordance with 5.4.1.2 shall be tested in accordance with 5.5,
and the rate of spread of flame of the test specimen shall not exceed 30 mm/s or the test specimen shall
self-extinguish.”
Replace the fourth paragraph with the following:
“All other toy disguise costumes and toys intended to be worn by a child in play (and parts thereof) shall
be tested in accordance with 5.4, and the rate of spread of flame of the test specimen shall not exceed
30 mm/s or the test specimen shall self-extinguish.”
Add the following note at the end of the clause:
“NOTE Suggestions to help reduce the rate of spread of flames for toy disguise costumes are provided in A.8.”
7 Modifications to 4.5, “Soft-filled toys (see A.6)”
Replace the first sentence with the following:
“This requirement does not apply to:”
In the last paragraph, after “surface”, add “of the toy” to read:
“When tested in accordance with 5.5, the rate of spread of flame on the surface of the toy shall not be
more than 30 mm/s or the toy shall be self-extinguishing.”.
8 Modification to 5.3, “Test relating to beards, moustaches, wigs, etc., made from
pile or flowing elements, which protrude less than 50 mm from the surface of the
toy, and full or partial moulded head masks (see A.7)”
In the heading of 5.3, delete the reference “(see A.7)”.
In 5.3.3, after the NOTE, add the following text as a new paragraph:
“If the position of the test flame above makes contact with an opening in a mask (such as a mouth hole)
then the burner is moved horizontally to a position on the mask that does not have this opening. The
distance of the flame application being at least 15 mm from any such opening.”.
9 Modification to 5.4, “Test relating to toys to be worn on the head (4.2.5),
hoods, headdresses including upward protruding items and masks not covered
by 4.2.4 which partially or fully cover the head (e.g. fabric and paperboard masks,
eye masks, face masks), toy disguise costumes and toys intended to be worn or
toys intended to be entered by a child (see A.8)”
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