CEN/TR 13387-3:2023

Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 3: Mechanical hazards

This document provides guidance information on mechanical hazards that should be taken into consideration when developing safety standards for child care articles. In addition, these guidelines can assist those with a general professional interest in child safety.

Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sicherheitsleitfaden - Teil 3: Mechanische Gefährdungen

Dieses Dokument stellt Angaben zu mechanischen Gefährdungen bereit, die bei der Erarbeitung von Sicherheitsnormen für Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder berücksichtigt werden sollten. Außerdem können diese Leitlinien für Personen mit allgemeinem beruflichem Interesse an der Sicherheit der Säuglinge und Kleinkinder nützlich sein.

Articles de puériculture - Conseils relatifs à la sécurité - Partie 3 : Dangers mécaniques

Izdelki za otroke - Smernice o splošni varnosti - 3. del: Nevarnosti zaradi mehanskih lastnosti

Ta dokument podaja smernice o nevarnostih zaradi mehanskih lastnosti, ki naj se upoštevajo pri razvoju varnostnih standardov za uporabo izdelkov za otroke. Poleg tega so lahko te smernice v pomoč ljudem s splošnim poklicnim interesom za varnost otrok.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2023
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 252 - Child use and care articles
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 252/WG 6 - General and common safety specifications
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 01-Mar-2023
• Due Date: 15-Jul-2021
• Completion Date: 01-Mar-2023
• Ref Project: SIST-TP CEN/TR 13387-3:2023 - Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 3: Mechanical hazards

Relations

• Replaces: CEN/TR 13387-3:2018 - Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 3: Mechanical hazards
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Revised: FprCEN/TS 13387-3 - Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 3: Mechanical hazards
• Effective Date: 21-Feb-2024

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2023
Nadomešča:
SIST-TP CEN/TR 13387-3:2018
Izdelki za otroke - Smernice o splošni varnosti - 3. del: Nevarnosti zaradi
mehanskih lastnosti
Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 3: Mechanical hazards
Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sicherheitsleitfaden - Teil 3: Mechanische
Gefährdungen
Articles de puériculture - Conseils relatifs à la sécurité - Partie 3 : Dangers mécaniques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 13387-3:2023
ICS:
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN/TR 13387-3
TECHNICAL REPORT
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
March 2023
TECHNISCHER REPORT
ICS 97.190 Supersedes CEN/TR 13387-3:2018
English Version
Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 3:
Mechanical hazards
Articles de puériculture - Conseils relatifs à la sécurité - Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder -
Partie 3 : Dangers mécaniques Sicherheitsleitfaden - Teil 3: Mechanische
Gefährdungen
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 2 January 2023. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 252.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2023 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TR 13387-3:2023 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Mechanical hazards — Safety philosophy . 5
5 Accessibility of mechanical hazards . 6
5.1 General . 6
5.2 Accessibility areas . 6
5.3 Product information . 8
6 Entrapment hazards. 9
6.1 Introduction . 9
6.2 Entrapment of head and neck . 10
6.3 Requirements . 12
6.4 Test equipment . 12
6.5 Test methodology . 17
6.6 Entrapment of fingers . 19
6.7 Rationale for entrapment of limbs, feet and hands . 22
7 Hazards from moving parts . 22
7.1 Rationale . 22
7.2 General . 23
7.3 Shearing hazards . 23
7.4 Requirements for crushing hazards . 24
8 Hazards with products designed to fold for storage and transportation . 24
8.1 Rationale . 24
8.2 Terms and definitions related to hazards with products designed to fold . 24
8.3 Requirements . 25
9 Hazards related to attachment mechanisms and opening and closing systems . 25
9.1 Rationale . 25
9.2 Requirement . 25
9.3 Test methodology . 26
10 Entanglement hazards . 26
10.1 Snagging hazards . 26
10.2 Cords, ribbons and parts used as ties . 29
10.3 Loops . 30
11 Choking hazards . 31
11.1 Introduction . 31
11.2 Hazard due to small components . 31
11.3 Accessibility of filling materials . 35
11.4 Airway obstruction . 37
12 Suffocation hazards . 40
12.1 Introduction . 40
12.2 Plastic decals and sheeting . 41
12.3 Non air-permeable packaging . 43
13 Ingestion hazards . 44
13.1 Rationale . 44
13.2 Ingestion of small components . 44
14 Hazardous edges and projections . 48
14.1 Introduction. 48
14.2 Edges . 48
14.3 Rigid protruding parts . 49
14.4 Points and wires . 49
15 Structural integrity . 50
15.1 Introduction. 50
15.2 Material suitability . 50
15.3 Strength and durability of the product . 51
16 Protective function . 51
16.1 Introduction. 51
16.2 Barrier function . 51
16.3 Restraint systems . 53
16.4 Footholds . 56
17 Hazard associated with stability . 63
17.1 Rationale . 63
17.2 General requirement . 63
Bibliography . 64
European foreword
This document (CEN/TR 13387-3:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child
care articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes CEN/TR 13387-3:2018.
This new edition of this Technical Report is a hazard-based Technical Report. The main changes
compared to the previous edition are listed below:
— Mechanical hazards — Safety philosophy: addition of a new paragraph on new technologies;
— Hazard due to small components: Reworded;
— Footholds: Reworded.
The CEN/TR 13387 series, with the general title Child care articles - General safety guidelines, comprises
the following five parts:
— Part 1: Safety philosophy and safety assessment;
— Part 2: Chemical hazards;
— Part 3: Mechanical hazards;
— Part 4: Thermal hazards;
— Part 5: Product information.
CEN/TR 13387-3 is intended to be used in conjunction with CEN/TR 13387-1.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
1 Scope
This document provides guidance information on mechanical hazards that should be taken into
consideration when developing safety standards for child care articles. In addition, these guidelines can
assist those with a general professional interest in child safety.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 4593, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of thickness by mechanical scanning
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology
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