Textile child care articles - Safety requirements and test methods for children's cot duvets - Part 2: Duvet covers (excluding duvet)

This document specifies requirements for the safety of removable cot duvet covers, used in the child’s sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision), and designed to envelop a cot duvet when sleeping in a cot or similar product (e.g. crib/cradle) in which a child is contained. This document specifies requirements for removable cot duvet covers suitable for children up to 36 months.
The requirements for cot duvets are covered in EN 16779-1.
Some of the requirements in this document are not suitable for articles used by hospitals when nursing sick children. These include:
-   openings for access for tubing to the patient or monitoring devices to monitor the patient;
-   use of fastenings which may not be durable to industrial laundry processing used by hospitals.
If a part of the cot duvet cover is designed to offer additional functions (e.g. play function), in addition to the following requirements, this part will be subjected to safety requirements related to relevant standards (see B.1).

Textile Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Kinderbettdecken - Teil 2: Bettbezüge (ausgenommen Bettdecken)

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an die Sicherheit von abziehbaren Kinderbettbezügen fest, die im Schlafumfeld des Kindes (d. h. nicht beaufsichtigt) verwendet werden und dafür gestaltet sind, eine Kinderbettdecke eines in einem Kinderbett oder in einem ähnlichen Produkt (z. B. Krippe/Wiege) schlafenden Kindes zu umhüllen. Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an abziehbare Kinderbettbezüge für Kinder im Alter bis zu 36 Monaten fest.
Die Anforderungen an Kinderbettdecken werden in EN 16779-1 behandelt.
Einige der Anforderungen in diesem Dokument sind nicht für Artikel geeignet, die zur Pflege kranker Kinder in Krankenhäusern verwendet werden. Dazu zählen
-   Öffnungen für Schläuche, die am Patienten angebracht sind, oder für Überwachungsgeräte zur Überwachung des Patienten;
-   die Verwendung von Verschlussvorrichtungen, die sich bei den Verfahren in Großwäschereien von Krankenhäusern als nicht haltbar erweisen könnten.
Wenn ein Teil des Kinderbettbezuges so gestaltet ist, dass er zusätzliche Funktionen bietet (z. B. Spielfunktion), unterliegt dieser Teil zusätzlich zu den folgenden Anforderungen auch den sicherheitstechnischen Anforderungen der zutreffenden Normen (siehe B.1).

Articles textiles de puériculture - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d’essai pour les couettes pour lit à nacelle - Partie 2 : Housses de couette (excluant les couettes)

Le présent document spécifie les exigences pour la sécurité des housses de couette amovibles pour lit à nacelle, utilisées dans l’environnement de sommeil de l’enfant (autrement dit hors surveillance) et conçues pour envelopper une couette pour lit à nacelle pendant le sommeil dans un lit à nacelle ou un produit similaire (berceau par exemple) dans lequel l’enfant est installé. Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives aux housses de couette amovibles pour lit à nacelle adaptées aux enfants jusqu’à 36 mois.
Les exigences pour les couettes pour lit à nacelle sont définies dans l’EN 16779-1.
Certaines des exigences du présent document ne sont pas appropriées pour les articles utilisés par les hôpitaux lors de soins apportés à des enfants malades. Elles incluent :
-   l’ouverture pour l’accès pour l’intubation du patient ou les appareils de surveillance pour surveiller le patient ;
-   l’utilisation d’attaches qui peuvent ne pas être durables en raison du blanchissage industriel utilisé par les hôpitaux.
Si une partie d’une housse de couette pour lit à nacelle est conçue pour permettre des fonctions supplémentaires (fonction de jouer par exemple), en plus des exigences suivantes, cette partie est soumise aux exigences de sécurité des normes correspondantes (voir B.1).

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Textile child care articles - Safety requirements and test methods for children's cot

duvets - Part 2: Duvet covers (excluding duvet)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16779-2
ICS:
97.160 Tekstilije za dom. Perilo Home textiles. Linen
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 16779-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2020
ICS 97.160; 97.190
English Version
Textile child care articles - Safety requirements and test
methods for children's cot duvets - Part 2: Duvet covers
(excluding duvet)

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, Turkey 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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
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© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 16779-2:2020 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 6

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 7

4 Requirements and test methods ................................................................................................................ 9

4.1 Design characteristics (see A.2) ................................................................................................................. 9

4.1.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 9

4.1.2 Cot duvet cover construction ................................................................................................................... 10

4.1.3 Threads (including cot duvet cover seams) ....................................................................................... 10

4.1.4 Labels (when attached on the outside of the cover) ........................................................................ 10

4.1.5 Press fasteners, buttons............................................................................................................................. 11

4.1.6 Slide fasteners ............................................................................................................................................... 11

4.1.7 Touch and close fasteners ......................................................................................................................... 11

4.1.8 Embellishments ............................................................................................................................................ 11

4.1.9 Duvet cover fabrics ...................................................................................................................................... 12

4.2 Mechanical and physical hazards ........................................................................................................... 12

4.2.1 Entrapment of fingers and toes, ischemia ........................................................................................... 12

4.2.2 Strangulation and suffocation ................................................................................................................. 13

4.2.3 Small part aspiration or ingestion, internal asphyxiation (choking) ....................................... 13

4.2.4 Cutting, puncture, abrasion ...................................................................................................................... 14

4.3 Chemical hazards (see A.4) ....................................................................................................................... 14

4.3.1 Migration of certain substances .............................................................................................................. 14

4.3.2 Formaldehyde ............................................................................................................................................... 15

4.3.3 Flame retardants .......................................................................................................................................... 15

4.4 Thermal hazards (hypothermia and hyperthermia – see A.5) .................................................... 15

4.5 Fire hazards (see A.6) ................................................................................................................................. 15

4.6 Hygiene hazards (see A.7) ......................................................................................................................... 16

4.6.1 Requirements and methods ..................................................................................................................... 16

5 User information .......................................................................................................................................... 16

5.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 16

5.2 Marking ............................................................................................................................................................ 16

5.3 Purchase information ................................................................................................................................. 17

5.4 Instruction for use ....................................................................................................................................... 17

5.5 Plastic packaging .......................................................................................................................................... 17

Annex A (informative) Rationale ......................................................................................................................... 18

A.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 18

A.2 Design hazards .............................................................................................................................................. 18

A.3 Mechanical and physical hazards ........................................................................................................... 20

A.4 Chemical hazards ......................................................................................................................................... 21

A.5 Thermal hazards (Hyperthermia and hypothermia) ...................................................................... 22

A.6 Fire hazards .................................................................................................................................................... 23

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A.7 Hygiene hazards ............................................................................................................................................ 23

Annex B (informative) Specific marking, purchase information and user instruction .................... 24

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 25

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European foreword

This document (prEN 16779-2:2020) 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.
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Introduction

The present document has been written to support EN 16779-1 Textile child care articles – Safety

requirements and test methods for children's cot duvets - Part 1: Duvet (excluding duvet covers) and to

be used in conjunction with it.

EN 16779-1 was written as a response to the European Commission Mandate N° M/497, under the title

“Standardisation mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI on the safety of child-care articles; Cluster 2- risks

in the sleeping environment; Mattresses for cots, cot bumpers, suspended beds for children, duvets for

children sleep bags for children”.

The aim of this present document is to minimize the main risks posed by products in the sleep

environment of babies and young children, such as:
— internal asphyxiation (choking);
— entrapment;
— hyperthermia (overheating);
— strangulation;
— external asphyxiation (suffocation);
— flammability;
— injuries due to falls;
— injuries due to ingestion of small parts;
— injuries due to chemicals.
For the development of this document, attention was paid to:

— the child’s stages of development (age, height, weight, ability, etc.). Sleep bags were studied in

relation to children up to 3 years of age.

— the intended or foreseeable use of the cot duvet cover, bearing in mind a child’s behaviour. Such

behaviour exposes children to injury in ways that differ from those of adults, making children a

particularly vulnerable group in society;

— the hazard presented by the product in the circumstances under which the product and the child

come into contact with each other.

IMPORTANT — In order to comply with the essential safety requirements, this document is

hazard based. As this document only deals with a particular textile child-care article, i.e.

removable cot duvet covers, design characteristics have been specified only when necessary in

order to introduce inherently safe design. These characteristics have been specified in a manner

which allows compliance to be checked by interested parties, from designers to market

surveillance authority officers.
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1 Scope

This document specifies requirements for the safety of removable cot duvet covers, used in the child’s

sleeping environment (i.e. not under supervision), and designed to envelop a cot duvet when sleeping in

a cot or similar product (e.g. crib/cradle) in which a child is contained. This document specifies

requirements for removable cot duvet covers suitable for children up to 36 months.

The requirements for cot duvets are covered in EN 16779-1.

If a part of the cot duvet covers is designed to offer additional functions (e.g. play function), in addition

of the following requirements, this part will be subjected to safety requirements related to relevant

standards (see A.1).
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.

EN 71-3, Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements

EN 1103, Textiles - Fabrics for apparel - Detailed procedure to determine the burning behaviour

EN ISO 6330, Textiles - Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing (ISO 6330:2012)

EN ISO 14184-1, Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 1: Free and hydrolysed formaldehyde

(water extraction method) (ISO 14184-1:2011)

EN ISO 17226-1, Leather - Chemical determination of formaldehyde content - Part 1: Method using high

performance liquid chromatography (ISO 17226-1:2018)
ISO 4915, Textiles — Stitch types — Classification and terminology
ISO 7000, Graphical symbols for use on equipment — Registered symbols
Impacted by EN 71 3:2013+A3:2018.
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
cot duvet

bedding item intended to cover the child’s body, consisting of a filling material permanently sewn into a

textile cover intended to be used with or without duvet cover in the cot or in a similar product

Note 1 to entry: The terms “cot quilt” or “coverlet” are interchangeable with “cot duvet”.

[SOURCE: EN 16779-1:2018, 3.1]
3.2
cot duvet cover
removable bed linen intended to envelop a cot duvet
[SOURCE: EN 16779-1:2018, 3.2 with “bed linen” replacing “bedding item”]
3.3
cot

bed for a child consisting of a base and enclosed by high sides to prevent the child from falling out

[SOURCE: EN 16779-1:2018, 3.3]
3.4
harm
injury or damage to the health of people

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014, 3.1, modified - “or damage to property or the environment” has been

deleted.]
3.5
hazard
potential source of harm (3.4)
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014, 3.2]
3.6
risk

combination of the probability of occurrence of harm (3.4) and the severity of that harm

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014, 3.9, modified — Note 1 to entry has been deleted.]

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3.7
inherently safe design

measures taken to eliminate hazards (3.5) and/or to reduce risks (3.6) by changing the design or

operating characteristics of the product or system
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014, 3.5]
3.8
asphyxiation
insufficient supply of air to the airways

Note 1 to entry: Insufficient supply of air could be caused e.g. by closing off the flow of air as a result of choking

or suffocation or by entrapment in an unventilated, confined space.
[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014, 3.3]
3.9
choking
closing off the flow of air as a result of internal asphyxiation (3.8)

Note 1 to entry: Choking can, for example, be caused by inhalation of an object, by an object becoming wedged

in the mouth or pharynx, or by an object becoming lodged over the entrance to the lower airways.

[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014, 3.9]
3.10
suffocation

closing off the flow of air as a result of airway obstruction external to the mouth and nose

[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014, 3.59]
3.11
cord

cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape of any textile or non-textile material, including elastic material

[SOURCE: EN 16779-1:2018, 3.11]
3.12
monofilament thread
single thread of man-made fibre
[SOURCE: EN 16779-1:2018, 3.12]
3.13
burr
roughness, caused by not cleanly severing or finishing the material
[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014, 3.6]
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3.14
surface flash

rapid spread of flame over the surface of a material without ignition of its basic structure

[SOURCE: ISO 4880:1997, 63, Note 1 to entry: “However, if the latter occurs simultaneously or

sequentially with surface flash, it is not considered as a part of surface flash.”]

3.15
three dimensional embellishment

decorative item attached to a cord that is thicker and/or wider than the cord itself

Note 1 to entry: Thin materials such as plastic sleeving (boot lace ends) which are not thicker than the cord

itself are not considered as three dimensional embellishments.
[SOURCE: EN 14682:2014, 2.21]
3.16
raised fabric

fabric for which a surface effect is formed by mechanically raising fibres from yarns of the ground fabric

[SOURCE: ISO 12947-2:2016, 3.6 with “yarns” replacing “threads (3.1)”]
3.17
napped fabric
fleece fabric
3.18
appliqué

cut out design or shape attached to the face of material for ornamentation, frequently of a different type

and/or shade of material
[SOURCE: CEN/TR 16792:2014, 3.20]
4 Requirements and test methods

NOTE Rationales for the inclusion of some of the requirements given in this document are given in Annex A.

Table A.1 summarizes the relation between the design characteristics (4.1), and the hazards (4.2 to 4.6).

4.1 Design characteristics (see A.2)
4.1.1 General

4.1.1.1 Children's cot duvet covers shall not be designed, manufactured or supplied with

drawstrings or cords (see A.3.2).
4.1.1.2 Children's cot duvet covers shall not have any pockets (see A.2.3),

4.1.1.3 Maximum dimensions: 125 cm x 145 cm (see A.2.1 and Annex D), measured on cot duvet

cover lying flat and without pretension

4.1.1.4 Children's cot duvet covers shall not be manufactured with plastic transfer (e.g. plastic

print) or coated fabrics (see A.3.4)

4.1.1.5 Children's cot duvet covers shall not be designed, manufactured or supplied with magnetic

components (see A.3.3.3.)
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4.1.1.6 Children's cot duvet covers shall not have appliqué(s) with an individual surface exceeding

100 cm and the total surface not exceeding 20 % of one surface (see A.3.4, A.5)
4.1.2 Cot duvet cover construction

The cot duvet cover shall be designed with three closed sides and one opening intended for inserting

the cot duvet. The opening shall be designed at one of the short sides so that it is placed at the foot end

of the cot. The opening shall be fastened when in use. When discontinuous fastenings (e.g. buttons,

press fasteners, touch and close fasteners) are used, the maximum distance between fastenings shall be

150 mm.
4.1.3 Threads (including cot duvet cover seams)

4.1.3.1 Single thread chain stitches, as described in ISO 4915, are not permitted (see A.3.1.2).

4.1.3.2 Seams shall have a seam allowance (distance between the fabric edge and sewing line) of no

less than 5 mm (see A.3.1.2)

4.1.3.3 Seams shall be sewn so as to meet one of the following conditions (see A.3.1.2)

a) a minimum of 10 stitches per 3 cm;

b) if fewer than 10 stitches per 3 cm are used then the seam shall be tested as follows:

Use clamps with jaws to which discs with a diameter of 19 mm are affixed. Attach the clamps not less

than 30 mm apart and equidistant to the seam. Gradually apply a force of (70 ± 2) N between the two

clamps over a period of approximately 5 s. Maintain the force for 10 s. Apply the test to this seam only

once. Determine whether the front part of the 12 mm probe (see Figure 1) can be inserted through any

one opening in the seam, using a maximum force of 10 N.

NOTE Decorative stitches and quilting stitches are excluded from this requirement.

Figure 1 — Test Probe for seams

4.1.3.4 For accessible faces of the article, the maximum length of uncut float threads or uncut

stitches shall be 10mm, and the maximum length for cut threads or cut stitches shall be 20 mm (see

A.3.1.2).
4.1.3.5 Monofilament thread shall not be used (see A.3.1.2)
4.1.3.6 Buttons shall not be attached by chain stitch (see A.3.1.2, A.3.3.1)
4.1.4 Labels (when attached on the outside of the cover)

4.1.4.1 Labels shall not be attached on the cot duvet cover either in form of a loop (loop label), nor

in a way they may create a loop when the cot duvet cover is used (see A.3.1.1, A.3.1.2).

4.1.4.2 Heat sealed or laser cut materials shall not have sharp edges (see A.3.5.)

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NOTE Test methods are referred in 4.2.4.2.

4.1.4.3 The ends of labels or the edge of raw edge fabric shall be secured to prevent unravelling

(see A.3.1.2). The security of the ends of the labels can be confirmed by carrying out a tactile inspection.

4.1.4.4 Labels with free end shall have no more than 75 mm in length (see A.3.2)
4.1.5 Press fasteners, buttons

Metal press fasteners with plastic top cover, two-part buttons (buttons made of more than one piece),

fabric-covered buttons and buttons made of wood or shells shall not be used (see A.3.3.1).

4.1.6 Slide fasteners
4.1.6.1 Requirements

4.1.6.1.1 Slide fasteners shall comply with EN 16732:2015, at least the performance requirements of

code B, with the exception of the strength of closed-end for which the minimum shall be 70N, and with

the requirements of Table 2, as stated in EN 16732:2015.

4.1.6.1.2 The top stop and the elements (teeth) shall be free from burrs and sharp edges (see A.3.5.1)

NOTE Test methods are referred to in 4.2.4.2.

4.1.6.1.3 Slide fasteners shall have a slider locking device and shall not have a removable slider (see

A.3.3.1).

4.1.6.1.4 Slide fasteners shall include a top stop (see A.3.3.1) and either a bottom stop or be secured

in a manner so that the slider cannot be removed from the chain
Metal claw type stop shall not be used.
4.1.6.2 Test method

Slide fastener characteristics shall be carried out in accordance with the test methods as described in

EN 16732.
The absence of a removable slider may be confirmed by manual inspection.

The presence of the top stop and the bottom stop may be confirmed by visual inspection.

4.1.7 Touch and close fasteners

4.1.7.1 Pieces of touch and close fasteners shall be die cut with rounded corners to reduce the risk

of scratching (see A.3.5).

4.1.7.2 The ends of touch and close fasteners shall be secured to prevent unravelling (see A.3.1.2).

The security of the ends of the touch and close fasteners can be confirmed by carrying out a tactile

inspection
4.1.8 Embellishments

4.1.8.1 There shall be no three dimensional embellishments, such as pom-poms, tassels, beads,

sequins, diamantés, glitter prints (e.g. plastic glue glitter and spread over glitter) or cords on children's

cot duvet covers (see A.3.3.1).
4.1.8.2 There shall be no embellishments on slide fastener puller
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4.1.9 Duvet cover fabrics

4.1.9.1 Duvet cover fabrics shall not contain any hard, sharp or foreign objects (i.e. any items which

are not intended to be present such as needle, staple, nail, unattached press fastener, wood splinter, or

insect or other infestation) (see A.3.5).
NOTE The test methods is referred to in 4.2.4.2.

4.1.9.2 Napped fabrics (including fleece fabrics, velvet/velours) shall not be used to make

children's cot duvet covers (see A.5).

4.1.9.3 Quilted materials or filled materials shall not be used to make children's cot duvet covers

(see A.3.3.1, A.5)
4.2 Mechanical and physical hazards
4.2.1 Entrapment of fingers and toes, ischemia
4.2.1.1 Requirements
When tested in accordance with 4.2.1.2:

— there shall be no openings in any textile materials including loop, mesh, knitted fabric and lace,

with the exception of button holes (used to fasten the cot duvet cover), that allow the conical probe

for mesh to penetrate to the 7 mm diameter section (see A.3.1.1);

— there shall be no completely bounded openings in rigid materials between 5 mm and 12 mm (see

A.3.1.1).
4.2.1.2 Test method

The test probes shall be made from plastic or other smooth, hard material, which can be mounted on a

force measuring device.

Check whether the conical probe for mesh (Figure 2) with an applied force up to 30 N enters into a

mesh hole to the 7 mm section.
Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 2 — Conical probe for mesh

Check whether the 5 mm test probe (Figure 3) with an applied force of up to 30 N, enters 10 mm or

more into any completely bounded circular openings in rigid materials, in any possible orientation.

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Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 3 — Test Probes for openings in rigid materials

If the 5 mm test probe enters 10 mm or more, then the 12 mm test probe (Figure 2) shall also enter

10 mm or more with an applied force of up to 5 N.
4.2.2 Strangulation and suffocation

Strangulation hazards are addressed by inherently safe design in 4.1.1.1 and 4.1.4.4.

Suffocation hazards are addressed by inherently safe design in 4.1.1.4 and 4.1.1. 6.

4.2.3 Small part aspiration or ingestion, internal asphyxiation (choking)
4.2.3.1 Requirements
Cot duvet covers shall not contain attached components

• which can be detached under a force less than 70 N when tested according to 4.2.3.2.1 (removal

force procedure) (see A.3.3.3); or

• which can be detached after 5 cycles of washing and tumble drying when tested according to

4.2.3.2.2 (washing/drying procedure). The components shall remain completely attached onto the

fabric surface. Then the component attachment can be confirmed by carrying out visual and tactile

inspection.

Table 1 listed the components to be tested, in one hand, according to removal force procedure and in

the other hand, according to the washing/drying procedure.
Table 1 — Components to be tested

Components to be tested according to the Components to be tested according to the

removal force procedure (4.2.3.2.1) washing/drying procedure (4.2.3.2.2)
• mechanically applied metallic press • plastic press fasteners (except sewn-on
fasteners press fasteners)
• sewn-on press fasteners • heat-fused components
• buttons • eyelets

• other sewn-on components (except sewn- • all appliqués and motifs (including sewn-

on appliqués and sewn-on motifs) on)
• rivets
• non-textile labels

If a component of the cot duvet cover is not listed in Table 1, then identify if this component is similar to

one listed, or use the feeler gauge, as described in EN 71-1:2014, 8.4.2.1 [9] (but it has not been found

always suitable for textile materials). If the feeler gauge can be inserted, then test according to 4.2.3.2.1

(removal force procedure), otherwise, test according to 4.2.3.2.2 (washing/drying procedure).

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4.2.3.2 Test methods
4.2.3.2.1 Removal force procedure

An attached button or component is held in an upper grip (button box or multi-pronged claw, when

relevant) of a constant rate of extension (CRE) tensile testing machine and the product to which it is

attached is held in the lower grip. The grips are separated at a constant rate (100 ± 10) mm/min until

the component is removed from the cot duvet cover or once the specified force has been exceeded.

NOTE Details of a suitable test method can be found in Annex B of CEN/TR 16792:2014 [2].

4.2.3.2.2 Washing/drying procedure

The washing cycles shall be those specified in EN ISO 6330 (type A machine), using polyester ballast

(type III) minimum 50 °C (cycle 5 N) or the temperature of the care instructions, whatever is the

highest. The drying cycle shall be tumble drying (procedure F) using the high temperature setting.

NOTE One “washing/drying” cycle is one complete washing and drying process.
4.2.4 Cutting, puncture, abrasion
4.2.4.1 Requirements

The component parts used on children's cot duvet covers shall not have any sharp edges, sharp points

or burrs (see A.3.5).
4.2.4.2 Test method
The presence of hard, sharp or foreign objects can be
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