SIST-TP CEN ISO/TR 8124-8:2016

Safety of toys - Part 8: Age determination guidelines (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016)

This Technical Report provides guidelines for the determination of the lowest age at which children
start playing with toys in specific toy sub-categories and is primarily directed to manufacturers and
agencies that evaluate the compliance of toys with safety standards.
This Technical Report can also be used as a reference to determine the appropriateness of toys by earliest
age, for use by distributors, institutions, and organizations involved with child play, as well as by paediatric
institutions, teachers, other professionals that use toys in their routine activities, and consumers.
The age at which children develop different abilities is unique for each individual child. These guidelines
illustrate the age ranges during which a typical child has developed certain abilities.
Although age grading has safety implications, these guidelines are not intended to address specific
safety requirements. Specific safety requirements for toys can be found in the ISO 8124 series of toy
safety standards (and in other regional toy safety standards and regulations). As an example, such
standards will restrict the presence of small parts and small balls in toys intended for certain age
groups, due to the choking hazard.
These age determination guidelines are based on the advice of experts and traditional play patterns
of children; they might differ from national or regional regulations or directives that classify a toy, or
category of toy, as being intended for a different age.
Annex B gives details on how information on electronic toys and electronics in toys was considered in
the development of these age determination guidelines.

Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 8: Leitlinien zur Alterseinstufung (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016)

Sécurité des jouets - Partie 8: Lignes directrices pour la détermination de l'âge (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016)

L'ISO/TR 8124-8:2016 fournit des lignes directrices dans des sous-catégories spécifiques de jouets pour la détermination de l'âge minimum auquel les enfants commencent à jouer avec des jouets des sous-catégories spécifiques de jouets. Ce rapport s'adresse principalement aux fabricants et aux organismes qui évaluent la conformité des jouets aux normes de sécurité.
L'ISO/TR 8124-8:2016 peut également servir de référence pour déterminer l'adéquation des jouets avec l'âge le plus bas, aux distributeurs, aux institutions et aux organismes impliqués dans le jeu des enfants, ainsi qu'aux instituts pédiatriques, aux enseignants, aux autres professionnels qui utilisent des jouets dans leurs activités quotidiennes, et enfin aux consommateurs.
L'âge auquel les enfants développent différentes capacités est propre à chaque enfant. Ces lignes directrices illustrent les tranches d'âge pendant lesquelles un enfant aura normalement développé certaines capacités.
Bien que le classement par âge ait des implications en matière de sécurité, ces lignes directrices ne visent pas à couvrir des exigences de sécurité spécifiques. Les exigences de sécurité spécifiques relatives aux jouets sont fournies dans la série ISO 8124 de normes sur la sécurité des jouets (et dans d'autres normes et réglementations locales portant sur la sécurité des jouets). Par exemple, ces normes limitent la présence de petits éléments et de petites balles dans les jouets destinés à certains groupes d'âge, en raison du danger d'étouffement.
Ces lignes directrices pour la détermination de l'âge reposent sur des avis de spécialistes et sur les habitudes de jeu traditionnelles des enfants; elles peuvent diverger de la réglementation ou des directives nationales ou locales classifiant un jouet, ou une catégorie de jouets, comme étant destiné à un âge différent.
L'Annexe B détaille la façon dont les informations sur les jouets électroniques et l'électronique dans les jouets ont été prises en compte dans l'élaboration de ces lignes directrices.

Varnost igrač - 8. del: Smernice za določitev starosti (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016)

To tehnično poročilo podaja smernice za določitev najnižje starosti, pri kateri se otroci začnejo igrati z igračami posameznih podkategorij, ki ga primarno uporabljajo proizvajalci in agencije, ki ocenjujejo skladnost igrač z varnostnimi standardi.
To tehnično poročilo se lahko uporablja tudi kot referenca pri ugotavljanju primernosti igrač v povezavi z najnižjo starostjo uporabnikov. Uporabljajo ga lahko distributerji, ustanove in organizacije, ki se ukvarjajo z otroško igro, ter tudi pediatrične ustanove, učitelji, drugi strokovnjaki, ki uporabljajo igrače pri svojih dejavnostih, in potrošniki.
Starost, pri kateri otroci razvijejo različne sposobnosti, je odvisna od posameznega otroka. Te smernice prikazujejo starostne skupine, v katerih otrok običajno razvije določene sposobnosti. Čeprav je pri določanju primernosti za določeno starostno skupino upoštevana tudi varnost, te smernice ne zajemajo specifičnih varnostnih zahtev. Specifične varnostne zahteve za igrače so zajete v skupini standardov ISO 8124 za varnost igrač (ter v ostalih regionalnih standardih in predpisih za varnost igrač). Takšni standardi na primer omejujejo prisotnost majhnih delcev in majhnih kroglic pri igračah, namenjenih za določeno starostno skupino, zaradi nevarnosti zadušitve.
Te smernice za določanje starosti temeljijo na nasvetih strokovnjakov in tradicionalnih vzorcih igre
otrok; lahko se razlikujejo od nacionalnih ali regionalnih predpisov ali direktiv, ki klasificirajo igračo ali kategorijo igrač, primernih za različne starosti.
Dodatek B določa podrobnosti, kako so podatki o elektronskih igračah in elektroniki v igračah upoštevani pri razvoju teh smernic za določanje starosti.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 13-Jun-2016
• ICS: 97.200.50 - Toys
• Technical Committee: OTR - Child use and care article
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 08-Apr-2016
• Due Date: 13-Jun-2016
• Completion Date: 14-Jun-2016
• Ref Project: CEN ISO/TR 8124-8:2016 - Safety of toys - Part 8: Age determination guidelines (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016)

Relations

• Replaced By: SIST-TP CEN ISO/TR 8124-8:2025 - Safety of toys - Part 8: Age determination - First age grade for the appropriate play of toys (ISO/TR 8124-8:2024)
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2025

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2016
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Safety of toys - Part 8: Age determination guidelines (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016)
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 8: Leitlinien zur Alterseinstufung (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016)
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 8: Lignes directrices pour la détermination de l'âge (ISO/TR
8124-8:2016)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN ISO/TR 8124-8:2016
ICS:
97.200.50 ,JUDþH Toys
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN ISO/TR 8124-8
TECHNICAL REPORT
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
February 2016
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
ICS 97.200.50
English Version
Safety of toys - Part 8: Age determination guidelines
(ISO/TR 8124-8:2016)
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 8: Lignes directrices pour la Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 8: Leitlinien zur
détermination de l'âge (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016) Alterseinstufung (ISO/TR 8124-8:2016)

This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 23 October 2015. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 52.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
European foreword
This document (CEN ISO/TR 8124-8:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 181
“Safety of toys" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 52 “Safety of toys” the secretariat of
which is held by DS.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Information regarding the age classification of specific toys within the scope of the EU Toy Safety
Directive can be found in the European Commission Guidance Documents, which are available on their
website.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/TR 8124-8:2016 has been approved by CEN as CEN ISO/TR 8124-8:2016 without any
modification.
TECHNICAL ISO/TR
REPORT 8124-8
Second edition
2016-02-01
Safety of toys —
Part 8:
Age determination guidelines
Sécurité des jouets —
Partie 8: Lignes directrices pour la détermination de l’âge
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ISO/TR 8124-8:2016(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Terms and definitions . 1
3 Guidelines . 2
3.1 Children with starting ages birth to under 4 months . 2
3.1.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour
of children with starting ages birth to under 4 months . 2
3.1.2 Recommended toy sub-categories . 3
3.2 Children with starting ages 4 months to under 8 months . 3
3.2.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of
children with starting ages 4 months to under 8 months . 3
3.2.2 Recommended toy sub-categories . 4
3.3 Children with starting ages 8 months to under 12 months . 5
3.3.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of
children with starting ages 8 months to under 12 months. 5
3.3.2 Recommended toy sub-categories . 5
3.4 Children with starting ages 12 months to under 18 months . 6
3.4.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of
children with starting ages 12 months to under 18 months . 6
3.4.2 Recommended toy sub-categories . 7
3.5 Children with starting ages 18 months to under 24 months . 8
3.5.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of
children with starting ages 18 months to under 24 months . 8
3.5.2 Recommended toy sub-categories . 8
3.6 Children with starting ages 24 months to under 36 months . 9
3.6.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of
children with starting ages 24 months to under 36 months . 9
3.6.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .10
3.7 Children with starting ages 3 years to under 4 years .11
3.7.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of
children with starting ages 3 years to under 4 years .11
3.7.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .12
3.8 Children with ages starting 4 years to under 6 years .14
3.8.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of
children with starting ages 4 years to under 6 years .14
3.8.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .15
3.9 Children with starting ages 6 years to under 8 years .16
3.9.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of
children with starting ages 6 years to under 8 years .16
3.9.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .17
3.10 Children with starting ages 8 years to under 14 years .18
3.10.1 Aspects related to the motor and cognitive development, and behaviour of
children with starting ages 8 years to under 14 years .18
3.10.2 Recommended toy sub-categories .19
Annex A (informative) Toy classification system, description of categories, and sub-
categories of toys .20
Annex B (informative) Considerations regarding electronic toys .27
Bibliography .28
ISO/TR 8124-8:2016(E)
Foreword
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bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
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committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
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ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions related to conformity
assessment, as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the WTO principles in the Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following URL: Foreword - Supplementary information
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 181, Safety of toys.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/TR 8124-8:2014), which has been
technically revised.
ISO 8124 consists of the following parts, under the general title Safety of toys:
— Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties
— Part 2: Flammability
— Part 3: Migration of certain elements
— Part 4: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family domestic use
— Part 5: Determination of total concentration of certain elements in toys
— Part 6: Certain phthalate esters in toys and children’s products
— Part 7: Requirements and test methods for finger paints
— Part 8: Age determination guidelines [Technical Report]
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TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/TR 8124-8:2016(E)
Safety of toys —
Part 8:
Age determination guidelines
1 Scope
This Technical Report provides guidelines for the determination of the lowest age at which children
start playing with toys in specific toy sub-categories and is primarily directed to manufacturers and
agencies that evaluate the compliance of toys with safety standards.
This Technical Report can also be used as a reference to determine the appropriateness of toys by earliest
age, for use by distributors, institutions, and organizations involved with child play, as well as by paediatric
institutions, teachers, other professionals that use toys in their routine activities, and consumers.
The age at which children develop different abilities is unique for each individual child. These guidelines
illustrate the age ranges during which a typical child has developed certain abilities.
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