EN 13209-2:2015

• Abstract:

  This European Standard specifies the safety requirements and test methods for soft carriers without a framed support incorporating integral leg openings designed to carry a child when attached to the carer’s torso.; Soft carriers are designed to allow the carer a hands free operation when standing and/or walking. These soft carriers are for use up to a maximum weight of 15 kg. If the soft carrier has functions not covered in this European Standard, reference should be made to the relevant European Standard.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 22-Dec-2015
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Jun-2016
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 252 - Child use and care articles
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 252/WG 4 - Early learning and protection
• Current Stage: 9092 - Decision on results of review/2YR ENQ - revise - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 01-Oct-2024
• Completion Date: 17-Sep-2026
• Directive: Harmonized Standard2001/95/EC - General product safety
  OJ Ref: C, C 267 OJ Date: 11-Aug-2017
• Mandate: M/264 - Mandate to CEN and CENELEC in the field of consumer safety related to the safety of child-care articles
• Ref Project: SIST EN 13209-2:2016 - Child use and care articles - Baby carriers - Part 2: Soft carrier

• Replaces: EN 13209-2:2005 - Child use and care articles - Baby carriers - Safety requirements and test methods - Part 2: Soft carrier
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Refers: EN 71-3:2013+A1:2014 - Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014 - Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Referred By: CEN/TR 16512:2015 - Child use and care articles - Guidelines for the safety of children’s slings
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Revised: prEN 13209-2 - Child care articles - Baby carriers - Safety requirements and test methods - Part 2: Soft carrier
• Effective Date: 20-Nov-2024

Overview

EN 13209-2:2015 (CEN) - Child use and care articles: Baby carriers - Part 2: Soft carrier - defines safety requirements and test methods for soft baby carriers without a framed support that incorporate integral leg openings and are worn on the carer’s torso. The standard covers carriers intended for hands‑free use while standing or walking and applies to products for children up to a maximum weight of 15 kg. Where a carrier has additional functions not covered here, other relevant European standards should be consulted.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and definitions: Clarifies what constitutes a soft carrier (no frame, integral leg openings) and carer attachment systems (straps, fastenings).
• Test equipment & setup: Prescribes test fixtures and tools such as a 120 ±2 mm diameter test sphere (2.27 kg), a small parts cylinder, a 0.4 ±0.02 mm feeler gauge, a rigid test torso mounted to oscillate 120 ±5 mm at 2 ±0.2 Hz, and test masses (9 kg and 15 kg sand bags).
• General test conditions: Samples tested fully assembled, conditioned by washing/drying twice per manufacturer’s instructions, and subject to stated tolerances (force ±5%, mass ±1%, dimensions ±1 mm, etc.).
• Chemical hazards: Materials accessible to a child’s mouth must meet EN 71-3 migration limits for certain elements.
• Thermal hazards: Flammability requirements use EN 71-2 methods - no surface flash and maximum flame spread rate (see standard).
• Mechanical hazards: Detailed procedures for choking/ingestion (small parts tests, torque and tension tests), entanglement, falling hazards, head/neck support and protection, attachment system slippage, and durability testing.
• Packaging & suffocation: Requirements to avoid suffocation hazards from packaging materials.
• Product information: Requirements for marking, instructions for use, warnings and purchase information.

Applications and who uses this standard

• Manufacturers and product designers: to design compliant soft baby carriers and specify materials, fastening systems and labelling.
• Testing laboratories and conformity assessors: to perform required mechanical, chemical and flammability tests using specified equipment and protocols.
• Regulatory bodies and retailers: to evaluate product safety and ensure compliance before market placement.
• Standards committees and consultants: for harmonization, risk assessment and guidance on supplemental standards.

Related standards

• EN 71-2:2011+A1:2014 - Safety of toys: Flammability (referenced for thermal testing)
• EN 71-3:2013+A1:2014 - Safety of toys: Migration of certain elements (referenced for chemical limits)

Keywords: EN 13209-2:2015, soft baby carrier safety, baby carriers standard, CEN, safety requirements, test methods, child use and care articles.

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Figure 1 — Small parts cylinder 4.3 Feeler gauge Feeler gauge with thickness of (0,4 ± 0,02) mm, with the end to be inserted having a radius of approximately 3 mm. 4.4 Test torso Rigid torso made from a hard smooth material with the dimensions specified in Figure 2. The torso is fitted on a rigid plate which is capable of alternating vertical sinusoidal movement through (120 ± 5) mm at a frequency of (2 ± 0,2) Hz. SIST EN 13209-2:2016

Figure 2 — Test torso SIST EN 13209-2:2016
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