CEN ISO/TR 8124-8:2024
(Main)Safety of toys - Part 8: Age determination - First age grade for the appropriate play of toys (ISO/TR 8124-8:2024)
Safety of toys - Part 8: Age determination - First age grade for the appropriate play of toys (ISO/TR 8124-8:2024)
This document provides an indication of the lowest age at which children start playing with toys in specific toy sub-categories. It is primarily directed to manufacturers and agencies that evaluate the compliance of toys with safety standards.
This document can be used as a reference to determine the appropriateness of toys by earliest age, for use by distributors, institutions and organizations involved with child play, as well as by paediatric institutions, teachers, other professionals that use toys in their routine activities, and consumers.
The age at which children develop different abilities is unique for each individual child. This document illustrates the age ranges during which a typical child has developed certain abilities.
Although age grading has safety implications, this document is not intended to address specific safety requirements. Specific safety requirements for toys (e.g. restriction of the presence of small parts and small balls in toys intended for certain age groups, due to the choking hazard) can be found in the ISO 8124 series and in other regional toy safety standards and regulations.
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 8: Leitlinien zur Alterseinstufung (ISO/TR 8124-8:2024)
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 8: Détermination de l'âge - Première tranche d'âge pour l'utilisation appropriée des catégories de jouets (ISO/TR 8124-8:2024)
Varnost igrač - 8. del: Smernice za določitev starosti: prva starostna skupina, primerna za igro z določeno kategorijo igrač (ISO/DTR 8124-8:2024)
Ta dokument vsebuje informacije za uporabo pri določanju najnižje starosti, pri kateri se otroci začnejo igrati z igračami v določenih podkategorijah igrač.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2024
Varnost igrač - 8. del: Smernice za določitev starosti: prva starostna skupina,
primerna za igro z določeno kategorijo igrač (ISO/DTR 8124-8:2024)
Safety of toys - Part 8: Age determination: first age grade for the appropriate play of toys
(ISO/DTR 8124-8:2024)
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 8: Leitlinien zur Alterseinstufung (ISO/DTR 8124-8:2024)
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 8: lignes directrices pour la détermination de l'âge (ISO/DTR
8124-8:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: FprCEN ISO/TR 8124-8
ICS:
97.200.50 Igrače Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Starting ages . 2
4.1 Children with starting ages birth to under 4 months .2
4.1.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages birth to under 4 months .2
4.1.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .3
4.2 Children with starting ages 4 months to under 8 months .4
4.2.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages 4 months to under 8 months .4
4.2.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .4
4.3 Children with starting ages 8 months to under 12 months .5
4.3.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages 8 months to under 12 months .5
4.3.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .5
4.4 Children with starting ages 12 months to under 18 months .6
4.4.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages 12 months to under 18 months .6
4.4.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .7
4.5 Children with starting ages 18 months to under 24 months .7
4.5.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages 18 months to under 24 months .7
4.5.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .8
4.6 Children with starting ages 24 months to under 36 months .9
4.6.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages 24 months to under 36 months .9
4.6.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .10
4.7 Children with starting ages 3 years to under 4 years .11
4.7.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages 3 years to under 4 years .11
4.7.2 Recommended toy sub-categories . 12
4.8 Children with starting ages 4 years to under 6 years .14
4.8.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages 4 years to under 6 years .14
4.8.2 Recommended toy sub-categories . 15
4.9 Children with starting ages 6 years to under 8 years .16
4.9.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages 6 years to under 8 years .16
4.9.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .17
4.10 Children with starting ages 8 years to under 14 years .18
4.10.1 Aspects related to motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of children
with starting ages 8 years to under 14 years .18
4.10.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .18
Annex A (informative) Toy classification system, description of categories, and sub-categories .20
Annex B (informative) Considerations regarding electronic toys .27
Annex C (informative) Examples of considerations regarding complexity or play patterns
affecting appropriate product-specific age grading .28
Bibliography .30
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ISO/DTR 8124-8:2024(en)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 181, Safety of toys, in collaboration with
the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 52, Safety of Toys, in
accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— the title of the document has been revised to better align with the scope and intent of the contents
therein;
— clarification has been added that this document only provides information for use in the determination
of the lowest age at which children start playing with toys in specific toy sub-categories;
— "projectile toys" has been included as a sub-category;
— Annex C has been added to provide visual examples of the differing levels of complexity or play pattern
of product categories from the simplest operation (starting age grade) to higher appropriate age grades.
A list of all parts in the ISO 8124 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
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