Electric toys - Safety

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2014
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Electric toys - Safety
Elektrische Spielzeuge - Sicherheit
Jouets électriques - Sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62115:2005/prAD:2014
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.200.50 ,JUDþH Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
EN 62115:2005
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAD
May 2014
ICS 13.120; 97.200.50
English Version
Electric toys - Safety
Jouets électriques - Sécurité Elektrische Spielzeuge - Sicherheit
This draft amendment prAD, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 62115:2005; it is submitted to CENELEC members for
enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2014-10-31.

It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 61.

If this draft becomes an amendment, CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the 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 Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2014 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Project: 25101 Ref. No. EN 62115:2005/prAD:2014 E

1 Contents Page
2 Foreword . 3
3 16 Components . 4
4 Annex E (normative) Safety of Toys incorporating Optical Radiation Sources . 4
5 Annex ZD (informative) Flowchart showing the assessment of optical radiation safety
6 of LEDs in toys . 17
7 Annex ZE (informative) Examples of calculations on LEDs . 19
8 Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their
9 corresponding European publications . 23
10 Annex ZZB (informative) Background and justification for this European Standard . 24
11 Bibliography . 30
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14 Foreword
15 This document (EN 62115:2005/prAD:2014) has been prepared by CLC/TC 61 "Safety of household and
16 similar electrical appliances".
17 This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
18 This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
19 and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
20 For the relationship with EU Directive 2009/48/EC, see informative Annexes ZZA and ZZB, which are an
21 integral part of this document.
22 Clauses, subclauses, notes, tables and figures which are additional to those in IEC 62115:2003 +
23 A1:2004+ A2:2010 are prefixed “Z”.
24 NOTE The following print types are used:
25 – requirements: in roman type;
26 – test specifications: in italic type;
27 – notes: in small roman type.
28 Words in bold in the text are defined in Clause 3. When a definition concerns an adjective, the adjective and the
29 associated noun are also in bold.
30 CLC/TC 61 note:
31 This prAD (future A13) is submitted to the CENELEC Enquiry as agreed during the CLC/TC 61 meetings
32 in Brussels in 2013.
33 This document was updated following the discussions of CLC/TC 61/WG 7 “Toys” at its last joint meeting
34 the MT 26 in Guangzhou China.
35 During the preparation of this draft by CLC/TC 61/WG 7 “Toys”, a coordination with IEC has been
36 performed. Therefore, the technical content of this CENELEC draft is identical to the technical content of
37 a Draft for Comments (DC) of IEC on the same standard (61/4716/DC).
38 For achieving this, the following changes have been introduced, with respect to a previous version of this
39 prAD (future A13) inside CLC/TC 61/WG 7:
40 – Although it is specified in 5.5, 5.6 and Clause 9 of the main part of the toy standard that all the tests
41 are carried out in the worst mode, position etc., it is in addition specified in 5.6 that this is also
42 applicable to the radiation.
43 – Emission measurement accuracy and distance is added in 20.X2.1 as it was explained in the first
44 version of prAD (future A13) in 20.1.1.1 and the editor’s note in 20.1.5.
45 – Measurement details in the subclauses of 20.Z2 is referred to the general 20.Z2.1.
46 – The classification of lasers in 20.Z3 are now referred to the latest IEC 60825-13 instead the older
47 IEC 60825-1"
48 16 Components
49 16.1 Renumber the existing note as Note 1
50 Add the following new note:
51 Note Z1: The compliance of light-emitting diode (LED) and laser components is assessed using Clause 20 of Annex E.
52 Annex E
53 Replace the text of the existing Annex E by the following.
55 Annex E
56 (normative)
58 Safety of Toys incorporating Optical Radiation Sources
59 The following modifications to this standard are applicable for toys incorporating optical
60 radiation sources, emitting in the wavelength range 200 nm to 3 000 nm.
61 Note 1: Based on various ICNIRP Guidelines and Statements, this standard specifically addresses the hazards
62 associated with LED and laser light sources in toys.
63 Note 2: A flow chart showing the assessment methodology for optical radiation safety in toys is given in Annex ZD.
64 Note 3 Example calculations for assessing the optical radiation safety of LEDs in toys from information given the
65 LED datasheets are given in Annex ZE.
66 2 Normative references
67 IEC/TR 60825-13, Safety of laser products – Part 13: Measurements for classification of laser
68 products
69 EN 60825-1, Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
70 3 Terms and definitions
71 Add the following definitions:
72 3.E.101
73 Accessible emission
74 level of optical radiation from the toy determined at a position where human access is considered
75 3.E.102
76 Accessible Emission Limit (AEL)
77 the maximum permitted accessible emission
78 3.E.103
79 array of LEDs
80 two or more LEDs capable of providing exposure to the eye at the same time, positioned within
81 280 mm when measured from centre to centre from each other for UV LEDs, or 40 mm when
82 measured from centre to centre from each other for other LEDs
83 Note 1 to entry: Some LEDs may be physically close together but are incapable of providing exposure to the eye at the
84 same time, for example a user could not observe an LED on the front of television and the rear of a television at the
85 same time.
86 3.E.104
87 Half Width Half Maximum (HWHM)
88 the half-angle divergence of the optical radiation from an LED, assessed at 50% of the peak
89 value
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90 3.E.105
91 modulated output
92 accessible emission where the emitter is either:
93 – switched on and off or switched between high power and low power state and where the peak
94 emission is no greater than if the emission was continuous, or
95 – where the accessible emission is effectively modulated by other means, such as moving
96 reflectors, shutters, etc, or
97 – a combination of these two effects
98 where the duration of each cycle is less than 0.25 s
99 3.E.106
100 spectral emission bandwidth
101 full width, half maximum, of the emission spectrum
102 3.E.107
103 laser
104 device that can be made to produce or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range
105 from 180 nm to 1 mm, primarily by the process of controlled stimulated emission
106 Note 1 to entry: The scope of the standard covers only radiation in the wavelength range 200 nm to 3.000 nm.
107 3.E.108
108 light-emitting diode (LED)
109 semiconductor PN junction device that can be made to produce electromagnetic radiation by
110 radiative recombination in the semiconductor in the wavelength range from 180 nm to 1 mm
111 Note 1 to entry: The optical radiation is produced primarily by the process of spontaneous emission, but some
112 stimulated emission may be present
113 Note 2 to entry: The scope of the standard covers only radiation in the wavelength range 200 nm to 3.000 nm
114 5 General conditions for the tests
115 5.2 Addition:
116 The tests of clauses 20.E.2, 20.E.3 and 20.E.4 may be carried out on separate toys.
117 5.3 Addition:
118 The tests of clauses 20.E.2, 20.E.3 and 20.E.4 are carried out before or after the preconditioning
119 tests specified in clause 5.15, whichever is more unfavourable.
120 5.6 Addition:
121 The tests of clauses 20.E.2, 20.E.3 and 20.E.4 are carried out using the worst case emission
122 taking the toy’s function into account.
123 7 Marking and instructions
124 7.1 Addition:
125 For toys containing Optical radiation sources emitted ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR) radiation
126 shall display a message on the items packaging informing consumers of such radiation.
127 Note: an example of such information could be “Information: toy has UV emissions”
128 7.4 Addition:
129 For toys with laser devices, the instructions shall carry information indicating that the device is
130 Class 1.
131 Note: An example of such a marking could be: “Class 1 Laser device”

132 20 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards
133 Replacement
134 20.1 Addition
135 Toys shall not present a radiation hazard.
136 Toys incorporating LEDs shall comply with clause 20.E.2.
137 Toys incorporating lasers shall comply with clause 20.E.3.
138 All toys incorporating optical radiation sources shall comply with clause 20.E.4.
139 20.E.2 Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
140 The maximum emission from toys and LEDs shall comply with the following limit values.
141 20.E.2.1 Emission from toys
142 The total emission from toys incorporating LEDs or an array of LEDs shall not exceed the AEL
143 specified in Clauses 20.E.2.2, 20.E.2.3 and 20.E.2.4.
144 Note 1: The total emission only incorporates the emissions that the eye is exposed to from one viewing position. Any
145 emissions that cannot be viewed simultaneously shall be assessed separately and independently.
146 Compliance is checked by evaluating the technical data of LEDs and applying the limits of
147 clauses 20.E.2.2, 20.E.2.3 and 20.E.2.4 or by measurement of the output from a toy and
148 application of the same limits, using the following method.
149 Toys are operated as intended until steady state conditions and normal operating temperature is
150 reached.
151 The spectral emission bandwidth is measured by using a spectrometer capable of measuring
152 to an accuracy of ± 1 nm
-1
153 The accessible emission is measured to an accuracy of ± 0,001 Wsr or by any device with a
154 photopic luminous efficiency not exceeding 3% across the measured spectrum. The
155 measurements are made at a distance of 10 mm.
156 Note 2: A product meeting the exempt risk group criteria of EN 62471 shall also meet the requirements of this
157 standard.
158 20.E.2.2 UV AEL
159 20.E.2.2.1
160 Ultraviolet radiation accessible emissions below a wavelength of 315 nm shall not exceed
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161 0.01 mW.m when assessed at 10 mm from the emitter.
162 20.E.2.2.2
163 The output of ultraviolet radiation with a wavelength between 315 nm and 400 nm from LEDs
164 shall not exceed the AEL as calculated using one of the following equations.
165 – Where the output of the LED is expressed in watts per steradian:
-1
166 [W.sr ] (E.1)
167 where A is relaxation factor specified in Table E.1, and;
168 where C is a correction factor given as: 0.1 for toys intended for children under 3 years of
169 age and, 1 for toys intended for children of 3 years of age and above.
170 Note 1: Relaxation Factor A depends on the peak emission wavelength λ and spectral emission bandwidth ∆λ. See
171 ZZB.42 for calculation of Relaxation Factor A.
172 Note 2: The factor C takes account of the higher UV transmission of the eye’s lens for children under 3 years of age.

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173 – Where the LED output is expressed in watts and the solid angle is given in steradians:
174 [W] (E.2),
175 where Ω is the solid angle containing the LED emission
176 – Where the output is expressed in watts and the half-power beam angle (HWHM) is given:
177 [W] (E.3),
178 where α is the full angle of emission in radians
179 Note 3: The full angle is double of the HWHM angle.
180 Note 4: Equations E.2 an
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