prEN 14682
(Main)Safety of children's clothing - Cords and drawstrings on children's clothing - Specifications
Safety of children's clothing - Cords and drawstrings on children's clothing - Specifications
This European Standard specifies requirements for cords and drawstrings on children's clothing, including disguise costumes and ski apparel, up to the age of 14 years.
Within the scope of this European Standard, it is not possible to cover all potential hazards that may create an unsafe garment.
Conversely, identifiable specific hazards in certain styles/design of garment might not present a risk for certain age groups.
It is recommended that an individual risk assessment be carried out on any garment in order to ensure that it does not present a hazard to the wearer
This European Standard does not apply to the following (see Annex C for rationale):
a) child use and care articles, for example bibs, nappies and soother holders;
b) shoes, boots and similar footwear;
c) gloves, hats, bonnets and scarves;
d) neckties designed to be worn with a shirt or blouse;
e) belts, with the exception of tied belts which are within scope;
f) braces;
g) religious clothing;
h) celebratory clothing such as that worn at civil or religious ceremonies, national or regional festivals provided this is worn for limited periods and under supervision;
i) specialist sportswear and activity wear generally worn for limited periods and under supervision, for example rugby shorts, wet suits, and dancewear, except where those garments are commonly worn as day wear or night wear;
j) theatrical costumes used for theatrical performances;
k) aprons intended to be worn over day wear, for limited periods and under supervision, to protect clothing from soiling during activities such as painting, cooking, or during meal times;
l) bags and purses.
Sicherheit von Kinderbekleidung - Kordeln und Zugbänder an Kinderbekleidung - Anforderungen
Sécurité des vêtements d'enfants - Cordons et cordons coulissants - Spécifications
Varnost otroških oblačil - Vrvice in vezalke na otroških oblačilih - Specifikacije
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2023
Varnost otroških oblačil - Vrvice in vezalke na otroških oblačilih - Specifikacije
Safety of children's clothing - Cords and drawstrings on children's clothing -
Specifications
Sicherheit von Kinderbekleidung - Kordeln und Zugbänder an Kinderbekleidung -
Anforderungen
Sécurité des vêtements d'enfants - Cordons et cordons coulissants - Spécifications
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 14682
ICS:
61.020 Oblačila Clothes
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
April 2023
ICS Will supersede EN 14682:2014
English Version
Safety of children's clothing - Cords and drawstrings on
children's clothing - Specifications
Sécurité des vêtements d¿enfants - Cordons et cordons Sicherheit von Kinderbekleidung - Kordeln und
coulissants - Spécifications Zugbänder an Kinderbekleidung - Anforderungen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 248.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 11
4.1 General. 11
4.2 Head, neck and upper chest area on garments for young children (Figure 2, zone A)
................................................................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Head, neck and upper chest area on garments for older children and young persons
(Figure 2, zone A) . 12
4.4 Chest and waist area (Figure 2, zone B) . 13
4.5 Area below the crotch (Figure 2, zone C) . 14
4.6 Back area (Figure 2, zone D) . 15
4.7 Arm area (Figure 2 zone E) . 15
4.8 All parts of the garment not otherwise specified . 16
Annex A (informative) Background . 17
Annex B (informative) Anthropometric data . 18
Annex C (informative) Rationale . 20
C.1 Rationale for “out of scope” . 20
C.2 Requirements and acceptable lengths of drawstrings and cords . 22
C.3 Rationale for different requirements for decorative cords and functional cords . 22
C.4 Rationale for specific garment features . 23
Annex D (normative) Measurements . 26
D.1 Cord length with free end . 26
D.2 Cords with no free ends . 26
D.3 Loops . 27
D.4 Garment open to its largest and laid flat . 27
D.5 Garment in its relaxed natural state . 28
D.6 Length of sash or tied belt . 29
D.7 Grown-on waist ties . 29
D.8 Sub-anatomical garments . 30
Annex E (normative) Risk assessment . 31
Annex F (informative) Examples of cords and drawstrings . 32
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the safety
requirements of Directive 2001/95/EC aimed to be covered . 41
Bibliography . 42
European foreword
This document (prEN 14682:2023) 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 14682:2014.
In comparison with the previous edition, EN 14682:2014, the following significant technical changes
have been made:
a) The scope has been revised to:
1) exclude community face coverings; and
2) emphasize that while certain products have no specific requirement, these still require safety
risk assessment.
b) New definitions for arm area and raw edges. Several definitions have been revised to improve clarity.
c) Many requirement clauses have been updated reflecting new and evolving fashion styles and features
on clothing for children. Requirements have been introduced to consider:
1) cords emerging on head or neck area of garments;
2) decorative features on hoods of garments;
3) raw edges on garments;
4) cords on bootees and socks for pre-walking children; and
5) cords in lower leg area of garments including socks and hosiery.
d) Annex C has been revised and text added improve rationales for requirements.
e) Annex D has been revised improve clarity with additions for how to measure new features and styles.
f) Annex F some diagrams revised to improve clarity.
g) Annex ZA has been introduced.
The standard has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN/CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and support essential requirements of
EU Directive / Regulation.
For relationship with EU Directive / Regulation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of
this document.
Introduction
The European Commission Mandate No. M/309, related to the safety of consumers of drawstrings or
cords on children’s clothing and issued on 9 March 2001, requested that CEN develops standards or
specifications to consider cords and drawstrings on clothing intended for children up to age 14 years.
The aim of this European Standard is to minimize the risk of accidental entrapment by cords or
drawstrings on children’s clothing taking into account:
a) the child’s age;
b) behaviour and activities of children for their age and stage of development, for example playing in
playgrounds, climbing trees, travelling by bus or train, ability to look after themselves, and where
relevant, level of supervision;
c) national accident statistics indicate that serious accidents involving cords and drawstrings on
children’s clothing fall into two main groups by age of child;
1) younger children: entrapment of hood cords in playground equipment such as slides, resulting
in fatalities;
2) older children and young persons: entrapment of cords and strings from the waist and lower
hems of garments in moving vehicles such as bus doors, ski lifts and bicycles resulting in severe
injuries or death from being dragged along or run over by the vehicle.
In addition, elasticated hood or neck cords have resulted in a number of facial injuries.
See Annex A for more information on the background to this standard.
Children’s clothing sold in the EU is usually sold by height as the primary measurement, sometimes with
age as an additional indicator. Clothing for babies (up to around 1 year of age) is generally sold by length
of the baby although some countries use the baby's weight. All chest, waist, and hip measurements are
secondary measurements.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for cords and drawstrings on clothing to minimize the risk of
accidental strangulation or entrapment, for children up to the age of 14 years. This includes disguise
costumes and ski apparel.
This document does not apply to the following (see Annex C for rationale):
a) child use and care articles, for example bibs, nappies and soother holders; see C.1, a)
b) shoes, boots and similar footwear; see C.1, b)
c) community face coverings; see C.1, c)
The following are also out of scope however attention is drawn to Annex C for further information, gloves,
hats, bonnets and scarves; see C.1, d)
d) neckties and bow ties which encircle the neck not attached to the shirt or blouse; see C.1, e)
e) removable belts, with the exception of tied belts which are within scope; see C.1, f)
f) removable braces (suspenders); see C.1, f)
g) religious clothing; see C.1, g)
h) celebratory clothing such as that worn at civil or religious ceremonies, national or regional festivals
provided this is worn for limited periods and under supervision; see C.1, h)
i) specialist sportswear and activity wear generally worn for limited periods and under supervision,
for example rugby shorts, wet suits, and dancewear, except where those garments are commonly
worn as day wear or night wear; see C.1, i)
j) theatrical costumes used for theatrical performances; see C.1, j)
k) aprons intended to be worn over day wear, for limited periods and under supervision, to protect
clothing from soiling during activities such as painting, cooking, or during meal times; see C.1, k), and
l) bags and purses; see C.1, l).
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
Toy disguise costumes are covered by EN 71-1.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org
3.1
young child
person aged from birth up to age 7 years (that is up to and including 6 years and 11 months) which
includes all children up to and including a height of 134 cm
Note 1 to entry: See Annex B.
3.2
older child and young person
person aged from 7 years up to age 14 years (that is up to and including 13 years and 11 months) which
includes all boys of height greater than 134 cm up to 182 cm and girls of height greater than 134 cm up
to 176 cm
Note 1 to entry: See Annex B.
3.3
children's clothing
all garments i
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