SIST EN 71-1:2015/kFprA3:2017

Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

See EN 71-1:2014

Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften

Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1: Propriétés mécaniques et physiques

Varnost igrač - 1. del: Mehanske in fizikalne lastnosti - Dopolnilo A3

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 09-Nov-2015
• ICS: 97.200.50 - Toys
• Technical Committee: OTR - Child use and care article
• Current Stage: 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 15-Feb-2019
• Due Date: 20-Feb-2019
• Completion Date: 15-Feb-2019
• Directive: 2009/48/EC - DIRECTIVE 2009/48/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys
• Mandate: M/445 - Standardisation mandate addressed to CEN and CENELEC within the framework of Directive 2009/48/EC revising Directive 88/378/EEC concerning the safety of Toys
• Ref Project: EN 71-1:2014/FprA3 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

Relations

• Consolidated By: SIST EN 71-1:2015+A1:2018 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2018
• Amends: SIST EN 71-1:2015 - Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
• Effective Date: 01-May-2018

Overview

SIST EN 71-1:2015/kFprA3:2017 is a European standard developed by CEN that focuses on the safety of toys, specifically addressing mechanical and physical properties. This amendment, known as prA3 (2015), updates the original EN 71-1:2014 to improve safety requirements related to toys’ design and construction, particularly those aspects that could present mechanical hazards to children. The standard supports essential requirements of EU Directives on toy safety, ensuring toys sold in the European market meet strict safety benchmarks.

Key Topics

This amendment incorporates several important modifications to EN 71-1:2014, including the following:

• Normative References Updates
  Inclusion of EN 15649-2:2009+A2:2013 for floating leisure articles and update of references to EN 15649-3:2009+A1:2012, which relate to aquatic toys and their safety labeling.

• Mouth-Actuated Toys
  Clarification that stoppers for air-inflation inlets on toys that can be inflated by mouth are exempt from some general safety provisions but must meet specific design and retention criteria (Section 4.11 and 4.18).

• Toys Bearing Child’s Weight
  Revised safety requirements for tricycles and toy bicycles with push handles, mandating mechanisms to prevent foot entrapment (such as disengageable pedals or footrests) and providing corresponding user instructions (Section 4.15).

• Aquatic and Inflatable Toys
  Enhanced specifications for air-inflation inlets and stoppers, ensuring these parts cannot detach easily or become small choking hazards, and clarification on safety standards for large inflatable aquatic ride-on toys (Section 4.18 and Annex A.23).

• Impact Testing
  An addition to the impact test procedure requires the metallic weight to be guided vertically during testing to ensure consistency and reliability.

• Hinges and Mechanical Components
  Expanded applicability of hinge safety requirements, now including parts such as the hinge line connecting front forks and balance bike frames to prevent entrapment injuries.

• Small Balls Safety
  Inclusion of observations on the choking risks posed by small balls and similar small objects, with an aim toward future refinement of dimensional definitions based on scientific data.

Applications

EN 71-1:2014/prA3 applies broadly to manufacturers, importers, distributors, and safety testers of toys within the European Union and associated regions. Key practical uses include:

• Product Design and Development
  Ensuring toy mechanical features such as hinges, ventilation stoppers, and moving parts meet updated safety requirements that prevent injuries or hazards due to breakage, entrapment, or choking.

• Quality Control and Compliance Testing
  Incorporation of new testing protocols like guided impact testing and small parts retention tests ensures that toys comply with EU safety laws before entering the marketplace.

• Instruction and Labeling
  Development of clear user instructions, especially for toys with push handles or free-wheeling mechanisms, as mandated to prevent misuse leading to injury.

• Aquatic Toys Safety
  Manufacturers of inflatable aquatic toys can align products with both EN 71-1 and related floating leisure articles standards to address risks like drifting away due to wind and choking hazards.

Related Standards

• EN 71 Family
  Part of the comprehensive EN 71 series which collectively cover various safety aspects of toys, including chemical properties, flammability, and electrical properties.

• EN 15649-2:2009+A2:2013
  Covers consumer information for floating leisure articles, applicable to large inflatable aquatic toys.

• EN 15649-3:2009+A1:2012
  Addresses safety requirements for floating leisure articles, relevant when aquatic toys exceed 1.2 meters in size.

• EU Toy Safety Directive
  The European Union directive mandating essential safety requirements for toys marketed in the EU, directly supported by compliance to EN 71 series standards.

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Keywords: EN 71-1 amendment, toy safety standard, mechanical properties of toys, toy testing requirements, mouth-actuated toys, aquatic toys safety, push handle tricycles, inflatable toys standard, European toy regulations, CEN toy standards.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 71-1:2015/oprA3:2015
01-oktober-2015
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Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1: Propriétés mécaniques et physiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 71-1:2014/prA3:2015
ICS:
97.200.50 ,JUDþH Toys
SIST EN 71-1:2015/oprA3:2015 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

SIST EN 71-1:2015/oprA3:2015
SIST EN 71-1:2015/oprA3:2015
EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
EN 71-1:2014
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA3
July 2015
ICS 97.200.50
English Version
Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
Sécurité des jouets - Partie 1: Propriétés mécaniques et Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und
physiques physikalische Eigenschaften
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 52.

This draft amendment A3, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 71-1:2014. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made
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Kingdom.
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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.

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SIST EN 71-1:2015/oprA3:2015
EN 71-1:2014/prA3:2015 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Modifications to Clause 2, Normative references .4
2 Modifications to 4.11, Mouth-actuated toys and other toys intended to be put in the mouth
(see A.15) .4
3 Modifications to 4.15, Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see A.20) .4
4 Modifications to 4.18, Aquatic toys and inflatable toys (see A.23) .4
5 Modification to 8.7 Impact test (see 4.5, 4.6, 4.10.2, 4.14.2, 4.22, 4.23.2, 4.25, 5.1, 5.10, 5.12,
5.13 and A.38) .5
6 Modifications to A.13 Hinges (see 4.10.3) .5
7 Modification to A.15 Mouth-actuated toys and other toys intended to be put in the mouth
(see 4.11) .5
8 Modification to A.20 Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see 4.15 and 7.10) .6
9 Modifications to A.23 Aquatic toys and inflatable toys (see 4.18 and 7.4) .6
10 Modifications to A.48, Small balls (see 4.22 and 5.10) .6

SIST EN 71-1:2015/oprA3:2015
EN 71-1:2014/prA3:2015 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 71-1:2014/prA3:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52 "Safety of
toys", the secretariat of which is held by DS.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA of EN 71-1:2014.
SIST EN 71-1:2015/oprA3:2015
EN 71-1:2014/prA3:2015 (E)
1 Modifications to Clause 2, Normative references
Add:
"EN 15649-2:2009+A2:2013, Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 2: Consumer
information".
Replace "EN 15649-3" with "EN 15649-3:2009+A1:2012".
2 Modifications to 4.11, Mouth-actuated toys and other toys intended to be put in
the mouth (see A.15)
Add the following sentence and the following note before the first paragraph:
"Stoppers for air-inflation inlets on toys which can be inflated using the mouth are excluded from the
requirements in 4.11.
NOTE Requirements for stoppers on air-inflation inlets are found in 4.18."
3 Modifications to 4.15, Toys intended to bear the mass of a child (see A.20)
st rd
In 4.15.1.5, 1 paragraph, add as 3 dash the following:
"
- tricycles that are provided with a handle that can be used for pushing the child, and that
comply with 4.15.1.6 d)".
In 4.15.1.6, replace the existing text in d) with the following:
d) "Toy bicycles and tricycles provided with a handle that can be used for pushing the child, shall be
constructed in such a way as to prevent entrapment of the child’s feet in the pedals etc. while being pushed
e.g. pedals that can be disengaged from the hub, an adjustable free-wheeling mechanism, or foot rests. For
designs other than those only involving foot rests the toy shall be accompanied by instructions for use which
draw attention to the hazards of not making the correct adjustments when the push handle is removed."
4 Modifications to 4.18, Aquatic toys and inflatable toys (see A.23)
Delete a) and b) and replace them as below:
a) "Air-inflation inlets on aquatic toys shall have stoppers. These stoppers shall;
 not detach from the toy when tested according to 8.3 (torque test), and 8.4.2.1 (tension test, general),
and shall;
 be capable of being pushed into the toy so that they do not protrude more than 5 mm from the
surface of the toy when inflated.
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