EN 16120:2012+A2:2016

Child use and care articles - Chair mounted seat

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for chair mounted seats intended to be positioned on an adult chair to raise the sitting position of a child able to sit unaided up to an age of 36 months or a maximum weight of 15 kg.
This European Standard does not apply to cushions, pads and to products only aimed at restraining the child on a chair without raising the child's sitting position.

Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sitzerhöhungen für Stühle

Diese Europäische Norm legt Sicherheitsanforderungen an und Prüfverfahren für Sitzerhöhungen für Stühle fest, die an einem Stuhl für Erwachsene zu positionieren und dafür vorgesehen sind, die Sitzposition eines Kindes im Alter von bis zu 36 Monaten oder mit einem Höchstgewicht von 15 kg, das ohne Unterstützung sitzen kann, anzuheben.
Die Europäische Norm gilt nicht für Kissen, Polster und Produkte, die nur darauf abzielen, das Kind auf einem Stuhl zurückzuhalten, ohne dessen Sitzposition zu erhöhen.

Articles de puériculture - Rehausseurs de chaise

La présente Norme européenne définit les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d’essai correspondantes pour les rehausseurs de chaise conçus pour être installés sur des chaises pour adulte destinés aux enfants capables de se tenir assis tous seuls, jusqu’à un âge de 36 mois ou un poids maximum de 15 kg.
La présente Norme européenne ne s’applique pas aux coussins, coussinets, ni aux produits destinés à retenir l’enfant sur une chaise sans rehausser sa position d’assise.

Izdelki za otroke - Otroški sedeži, ki se pritrdijo na stol (vključno z dopolnilom A2)

Ta evropski standard določa varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za otroške sedeže, ki se pritrdijo na stol za odrasle in povišajo sedeči položaj otroka, da lahko sedi brez nadzora odraslih. Uporablja se za otroke do 36 mesecev z največjo težo do 15 kg.
V ta evropski standard niso vključene blazine, obloge in izdelki, ki so namenjeni samo za zadrževanje otroka na stolu in ne povišajo njegovega sedečega položaja.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-Dec-2016
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Dec-2017
• ICS: 97.140 - Furniture
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 252 - Child use and care articles
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 252/WG 1 - Seating and body care
• Current Stage: 9060 - Closure of 2 Year Review Enquiry - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 04-Jun-2018
• Completion Date: 04-Jun-2018
• Directive: 2001/95/EC - Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety
• Mandate: M/527 - [C(2014)5058] Standardization request to draft European standards for certain seats for children in support of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and the Council
• Ref Project: SIST EN 16120:2013+A2:2017 - Child use and care articles - Chair mounted seat

Relations

• Merged From: EN 16120:2012+A1:2014/FprA2:2016 - Child use and care articles - Chair mounted seat
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Merged From: EN 16120:2012+A1:2014 - Child use and care articles - Chair mounted seat
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023

Overview

EN 16120:2012+A2:2016 is the CEN European Standard that specifies safety requirements and test methods for chair mounted seats (booster seats) intended to be placed on an adult chair to raise the sitting position of a child able to sit unaided up to 36 months or a maximum weight of 15 kg. It covers design, mechanical and chemical hazards, labelling and instructions. The standard excludes simple cushions/pads and products that only restrain without raising the child.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and definitions - terms such as chair attachment system, restraint system, locking device and operating device are defined to ensure consistent interpretation.
• Hazard categories - addresses chemical hazards (migration of certain elements), thermal hazards, and a comprehensive set of mechanical hazards including:
  • Entrapment (finger and head entrapment)
  • Moving parts (compression and shear points)
  • Entanglement
  • Choking and ingestion (small parts)
  • Suffocation (plastic packaging, decals)
  • Hazardous edges, corners and protrusions
  • Structural integrity (static and dynamic strength)
  • Risks from falling (chair attachment systems, restraint systems, lateral protection, sizing)
• Test equipment & methods - prescribes test probes and apparatus such as:
  • 7 mm and 12 mm hemispherical finger probes
  • Mesh probe and small torso probe (dimensions ~86 × 40 × 120 mm)
  • Test mass A: 10 kg sand-filled bag (Ø 180 mm)
  • Test foam: 25 mm thick, specified density and hardness per EN ISO 2439
  • Small parts cylinder, feeler gauge (0.4 mm), test beam (86 mm, ~0.5 kg) and test sphere (Ø 90 mm, ~3.0 kg)
• Product information requirements - marking durability, purchase information and detailed instructions for safe use are required.

Applications and who uses EN 16120

• Manufacturers and designers of chair mounted seats and booster-type child seating - to design compliant products.
• Testing laboratories - to perform standardized mechanical, chemical and labelling tests.
• Regulators and conformity assessors - for market surveillance and compliance checks in Europe.
• Retailers and procurement teams - to verify safety of products intended for infants and toddlers.
• Safety consultants and child-care product engineers - to reference best-practice test methods and hazard mitigation.

Related standards

• EN 71‑2:2011+A1:2014 (Safety of toys - Flammability) - referenced for flammability aspects.
• EN ISO 2439 (Flexible cellular polymeric materials - hardness measurement) - used for test foam specification.

EN 16120:2012+A2:2016 is essential for ensuring booster/chair-mounted seats meet harmonized European safety expectations and provides actionable test methods for robust product safety and compliance.

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sitzerhöhungen für StühleArticles de puériculture - Rehausseurs de chaiseChild use and care articles - Chair mounted seat97.190Otroška opremaEquipment for children97.140PohištvoFurnitureICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 16120:2012+A2:2016SIST EN 16120:2013+A2:2017en,fr,de01-marec-2017SIST EN 16120:2013+A2:2017SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 16120:2012+A2
December 2016 ICS 97.190; 97.140 Supersedes EN 16120:2012+A1:2014
English Version
Child use and care articles - Chair mounted seat
Articles de puériculture - Rehausseurs de chaise
Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sitzerhöhungen für Stühle This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 February 2014 and includes Amendment 2 approved by CEN on 17 September 2016.
This European Standard was corrected and reissued by the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre on 18 January 2017.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists 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.
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Rationales . 27 A.1 Introduction. 27 A.2 Chemical hazards (see Clause 6) . 27 A.3 Thermal hazards (see Clause 7) . 27 A.4 Mechanical hazards (see Clause 8) . 27 A.4.1 Entrapment hazards (see 8.2) . 27 A.4.2 Hazards due to moving parts (see 8.3) . 27 A.4.3 Entanglement hazards (see 8.4) . 28 A.4.4 Choking and ingestion hazards (see 8.5) . 28 A.4.5 Suffocation hazards (see 8.6) . 28 A.4.6 Hazardous edges, corners and protruding parts (see 8.7) . 28 A.4.7 Hazards from inadequate structural integrity (see 8.8) . 28 A.4.8 Hazards from falling (see 8.9) . 28 !Annex B (informative)"
A-deviation . 30 #Annex C$ (normative)
Warnings . 31 Bibliography . 41
Key 1 line scribed around circumference showing depth of penetration
Probe type 7 mm probe 12 mm probe Diameter A 00,17− 0,1012+ Radius RB 3,5 ± 0,2 6 ± 0,2 Figure 1 — Test probes with hemispherical end Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 2 — Test probe for mesh 4.2 Test mass A A cylindrical bag with a diameter of 180 mm filled with sand to a total mass of 10 kg. SIST EN 16120:2013+A2:2017

Figure 3 — Small parts cylinder 4.5 Feeler gauge Gauge with a thickness of (0,4 ± 0,02) mm and an insertion edge radius of (3 ± 0,5) mm (see Figure 4). Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 4 — Feeler gauge SIST EN 16120:2013+A2:2017

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86 40 120 Key 1 handle Figure 5 — Small torso probe 4.7 Test beam A beam, 86 mm wide with a mass of 0,5 kg ± 10 g. 4.8 Test sphere A sphere made of steel with a diameter of 90 mm and a weight of (3,0 ± 0,1) kg.$ 5 General 5.1 Product conditioning Before testing, any fabrics used shall be cleaned or washed and dried twice in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 5.2 Test conditions The tests shall be carried out at a temperature of (20 ± 5) °C. The tests are designed to be applied to chair mounted seats that are fully assembled and ready for use in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. If the chair mounted seat can be assembled or adjusted in different ways, the most onerous combination shall be used for each test. 5.3 Application of forces The forces in the static load tests shall be applied sufficiently slowly to ensure that negligible dynamic force is applied. 5.4 Tolerances Unless otherwise stated, the following tolerances apply: SIST EN 16120:2013+A2:2017

Top view Side view Key 1 sphere 2 backrest 3 lateral protections 4 beam (in top view the beam is not shown for easier representation of the sphere) Figure 6 — Test method for lateral protections: movement of the sphere along the backrest SIST EN 16120:2013+A2:2017

Key 1 backrest 2 lateral protections 3 beam Figure 7 — Test method for lateral protections: positioning of the test beam at 130mm from the backrest Dimensions in millimetres
Top view Side view Key 1 sphere 2 backrest 3 lateral protections 4 beam (in top view the beam is not shown for easier representation of the sphere) Figure 8 — Test method for lateral protections: movement of the sphere along the lateral protection$ # 8.9.4 Hazards due to inadequate size (see A.4.8.2)$ # SIST EN 16120:2013+A2:2017
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