oSIST prEN 12790:2024
(Main)Child care articles - Reclined cradles and infant swings
Child care articles - Reclined cradles and infant swings
This document specifies safety requirements and the corresponding test methods for fixed or folding reclined cradles and infant swings intended for children up to when they start to try to sit up.
This document applies also to car seats complying with UN R44 or UN R129 that can be used as reclined cradles according to manufacturer’s instructions. If usage as reclined cradle is not included in the product information or marketing material, car seats are excluded from the scope of this document.
If a reclined cradle or infant swing has several functions or can be converted into another function the relevant European standards apply to it.
Swings falling under the scope of EN 71-8 are excluded from the scope of this European Standard.
NOTE: for the rest of the document, the word “product” will be used when referring at the same time to reclined cradles and infant swings.
Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Kinderliegesitze und Babyschaukeln
Dieses Dokument legt Sicherheitsanforderungen und die entsprechenden Prüfverfahren für fest stehende oder zusammenklappbare Kinderliegesitze und Babyschaukeln fest, die für Kinder bestimmt sind, bis diese begin nen zu versuchen, sich aufzusetzen.
Dieses Dokument gilt ebenfalls für Autokindersitze nach UNR44 oder UNR129, die nach Herstellerangaben als Kinderliegesitze verwendet werden können. Wenn die Verwendung als Kinderliegesitz nicht in den Produkt informationen oder im Marketingmaterial enthalten ist, sind Autokindersitze nicht vom Anwendungsbereich dieses Dokumentes abgedeckt.
Wenn ein Kinderliegesitz oder eine Babyschaukel über mehrere Funktionen verfügt oder in eine andere Funktion umgebaut werden kann, muss dieser den zutreffenden Europäischen Normen entsprechen.
Schaukeln, die in den Anwendungsbereich von EN71-8 fallen, sind vom Anwendungsbereich dieser Europäischen Norm ausgeschlossen.
ANMERKUNG Für den Rest des Dokuments wird das Wort „Produkt“ angewendet, wenn es gleichzeitig auf Kinderlie
gesitze und Babyschaukeln verweist.
Articles de puériculture - Transats et balancelles suspendues pour enfant
Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d’essai correspondantes relatives aux transats fixes ou pliants et aux balancelles suspendues destinés aux enfants jusqu’à ce qu’ils commencent à essayer de s’asseoir.
Le présent document s’applique également aux sièges-auto conformes au Règlement UN R44 ou UN R129 pouvant être utilisés comme transats conformément aux instructions du fabricant. Si l’utilisation comme transat n’est pas incluse dans les informations relatives au produit ou les documents de commercialisation, les sièges-auto n’entrent pas dans le domaine d’application du présent document.
Si un transat ou une balancelle suspendue pour enfant offre plusieurs fonctions ou peut être converti(e) pour assurer une autre fonction, les Normes européennes pertinentes s’appliquent.
Les balançoires relevant du domaine d’application de l’EN 71 8 sont exclues du domaine d’application de la présente Norme européenne.
NOTE Dans le reste du document, le terme « produit » est utilisé pour désigner à la fois les transats et les balancelles suspendues pour enfants.
Izdelki za otroke - Sklopne zibelke in gugalnice za dojenčke
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 12790-1:2023
01-november-2023
Izdelki za otroke - Sklopne zibelke - 1. del: Sklopne zibelke za otroke, ki še ne
poskušajo sedeti
Child care articles - Reclined cradles and infant swings - Part 1: Reclined cradles and
infant swings for children up to when they start to try to sit up
Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Kinderliegesitze - Teil 1: Kinderliegesitze für
Kinder bis sie versuchen, sich aufzusetzen
Articles de puériculture - Transats et balancelles suspendues pour enfants - Partie 1 :
Transats et balancelles suspendues pour enfants jusqu’à ce qu’ils commencent à
essayer de s’asseoir
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12790-1
ICS:
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
oSIST prEN 12790-1:2023 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
oSIST prEN 12790-1:2023
oSIST prEN 12790-1:2023
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2023
ICS Will supersede EN 12790-1:2023, EN
16232:2013+A2:2023
English Version
Child care articles - Reclined cradles and infant swings -
Part 1: Reclined cradles and infant swings for children up
to when they start to try to sit up
Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder ¿
Kinderliegesitze ¿ Teil 1: Kinderliegesitze für Kinder
bis sie versuchen, sich aufzusetzen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 252.
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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2023 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 12790-1:2023 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Test equipment . 7
4.1 Test mass A . 7
4.2 Test mass B . 8
4.3 Test mass C . 8
4.4 Test mass D . 9
4.5 Small parts cylinder . 9
4.6 Feeler gauge . 10
4.7 Test probes for finger entrapment . 10
4.8 Test equipment for handle strength test . 12
4.9 Test equipment for handle locking mechanism strength test . 15
4.10 Test surface for the stability test . 16
4.11 Test surface for static slippage . 16
4.12 Impactor . 16
4.13 Test equipment for sound level measurement . 17
5 General requirements and test conditions . 17
5.1 Product conditioning . 17
5.2 Test conditions . 17
5.3 Application of forces . 17
5.4 Tolerances . 18
5.5 Order of tests . 18
6 Chemical hazards . 18
6.1 General. 18
6.2 Migration of certain elements (see A.2) . 18
6.3 Formaldehyde (see A.2). 19
6.4 Colourants (see A.2) . 19
6.5 Aniline (see A.2) . 20
7 Thermal hazards . 20
7.1 Requirements . 20
7.2 Test method . 20
8 Mechanical hazards . 20
8.1 General. 20
8.2 Hazards due to sound level . 25
8.3 Entrapment hazards . 26
8.4 Hazards due to moving parts . 26
8.5 Hazards due to falling of the child . 26
8.6 Hazards due to folding of the product . 37
8.7 Hazards from entanglement in cords, ribbons and similar parts . 38
8.8 Choking and ingestion hazard . 39
8.9 Suffocation hazards from plastic packaging . 40
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8.10 Hazards from edges, corners and protruding parts . 40
8.11 Hazards from inadequate structural integrity. 40
8.12 Hazards from inadequate stability . 46
8.13 Hazards from possible slippage of the reclined cradle . 47
8.14 Electrical hazards . 48
9 Product information . 49
9.1 General . 49
9.2 Marking of the product . 49
9.3 Purchase information . 51
9.4 Instructions for use . 52
Annex A (informative) Rationales . 54
A.1 Introduction . 54
A.2 Chemical hazards (see Clause 6) . 54
A.3 Thermal hazards (see Clause 7) . 55
A.4 Mechanical hazards (see Clause 8) . 55
Annex B (normative) Warnings . 58
Annex C (informative) A-deviations . 73
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the safety
requirements of Directive 2001/95/EC aimed to be covered . 74
Bibliography . 77
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European foreword
This document (prEN 12790-1:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child
care articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12790-1:2023 and EN 16232:2013+A2:2023.
EN 12790-1:2023 and EN 16232:2013+A2:2023:
— merge in one single standard of the two previous standards covering reclined cradles
(EN 12790-1:2023) and infant swings (EN 16232:2013+A2:2023);
— harmonization of the requirements for the two product categories as relevant;
— general update of the normative references;
— general update of the requirements to the state-of-the-art.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA which is an integral part
of this document.
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1 Scope
This document specifies safety requirements and the corresponding test methods for fixed or folding
reclined cradles and infant swings intended for children up to when they start to try to sit up.
This document applies also to car seats complying with UN R44 or UN R129 that can be used as reclined
cradles according to manufacturer’s instructions. If usage as reclined cradle is not included in the product
information or marketing material, car seats are excluded from the scope of this document.
If a reclined cradle or infant swing has several functions or can be converted into another function the
relevant European standards apply to it.
Swings falling under the scope of EN 71-8 are excluded from the scope of this European Standard.
NOTE For the rest of the document, the word “product” will be used when referring at the same time to reclined
cradles and infant swings.
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