SIST EN 14988-1:2006/kFprA1:2012

Children's high chairs - Part 1: Safety requirements

2009-12-14 EMA: Tolerance of 9 months before ENQ requested through resolution 1/2009 taken on 2009-11-13.

Kinderhochstühle - Teil 1: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen

Chaises hautes pour enfants - Partie 1: Exigences de sécurité

Otroški visoki stoli - 1. del: Varnostne zahteve - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 19-Mar-2011
• ICS: 97.140 - Furniture
• Technical Committee: POH - Furniture
• Current Stage: 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 20-Sep-2017
• Due Date: 25-Sep-2017
• Completion Date: 20-Sep-2017
• Ref Project: EN 14988-1:2006/FprA1 - Children's high chairs - Part 1: Safety requirements

Relations

• Consolidated By: SIST EN 14988-1:2006+A1:2012 - Children's high chairs - Part 1: Safety requirements
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2012
• Revised: SIST EN 14988-1:2006 - Children's high chairs - Part 1: Safety requirements
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2011

Overview

SIST EN 14988-1:2006/kFprA1:2012 is a pivotal European standard developed by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) specifically addressing children's high chairs. This part 1 revision focuses on safety requirements, ensuring that high chairs meet stringent safety criteria to protect infants and young children during use. The amendment enhances the original 2006 edition with clarifications and updates on restraint systems, construction, and lateral protection features, thereby promoting safer products across European markets and beyond.

Key Topics

• Restraint Systems
  The standard mandates that high chairs be equipped with either an active restraint system (e.g., harnesses, waist belts, crotch straps) or a passive restraint system (including crotch restraints and horizontal elements). Restraint components must:

  • Be adjustable to fit the child's size
  • Include minimum strap widths of 19mm for durability and safety
  • Pass rigorous testing for durability and functionality, including slippage control and buckle strength

• Lateral Protection
  Robust lateral protection is critical to prevent falls or slip-outs:

  • Minimum height from seat to top of lateral protections is 140mm
  • Length depends on restraint type, ensuring coverage from backrest to crotch restraint or horizontal components based on the system installed

• Construction Requirements

  • Unintentional folding or collapsing of high chairs is to be avoided by requiring secure locking mechanisms meeting force or multiple-action criteria
  • Structural integrity is tested under defined conditions to ensure long-term durability and safe use
  • Attachment points for additional harnesses must be properly fixed and maintain required spatial positioning relative to the seat's junction line

• Terminology and Definitions
  Updated key definitions enhance clarity concerning components such as:

  • Integral harnesses
  • Waist belts and waist straps
  • Junction line (intersection between backrest and seat)

• Testing Compliance
  Related tests for restraint systems, fold locking, and protective barriers follow EN 14988-2/prA1:2010, ensuring that products conform to measurable, harmonized safety criteria.

Applications

• Manufacturers of children's high chairs benefit from clear guidance on design and safety features, helping them produce compliant, market-ready products.
• Retailers and distributors use this standard to verify that products meet European safety regulations, fostering consumer trust.
• Regulatory bodies and safety inspectors reference SIST EN 14988-1:2006/kFprA1:2012 to enforce child safety laws and prevent hazardous products from reaching consumers.
• Consumers and caregivers are indirectly protected through the widespread adoption of these safety standards, reducing risks associated with high chair use.

This standard applies to all types of children's high chairs intended for use during feeding or seating and ensures a high level of user safety in home, daycare, and commercial settings.

Related Standards

• EN 14988-2:2006 and its amendments – This part covers test methods corresponding to the safety requirements outlined in part 1, including mechanical testing and strap performance.
• EN 13210:2004 – Pertains to child harnesses, reins, and similar articles, providing complementary safety requirements and testing protocols which influence restraint system design.

These standards form a comprehensive regulatory framework to support the safety, durability, and usability of children's seating equipment in Europe.

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By following SIST EN 14988-1:2006/kFprA1:2012, stakeholders in the production and distribution of children's high chairs can ensure compliance with the latest European safety expectations, thereby enhancing product quality and protecting young users. The focus on restraint systems, lateral protection, and secure construction provides practical solutions to minimize risks, making this standard essential for anyone involved in the children's furniture industry.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 14988-1:2006/oprA1:2011
01-februar-2011
Otroški visoki stoli - 1. del: Varnostne zahteve - Dopolnilo A1
Children's high chairs - Part 1: Safety requirements
Kinderhochstühle - Teil 1: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen
Chaises hautes pour enfants - Partie 1: Exigences de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14988-1:2006/prA1
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
SIST EN 14988-1:2006/oprA1:2011 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

SIST EN 14988-1:2006/oprA1:2011

SIST EN 14988-1:2006/oprA1:2011

EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
EN 14988-1:2006
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
December 2010
ICS 97.140; 97.190
English Version
Children's high chairs - Part 1: Safety requirements
Chaises hautes pour enfants - Partie 1: Exigences de Kinderhochstühle - Teil 1: Sicherheitstechnische
sécurité Anforderungen
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 364.

This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 14988-1:2006. 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
by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same
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Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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 14988-1:2006/oprA1:2011
EN 14988-1:2006/prA1:2010 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword .3
1 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references .3
2 Modification to Clause 3, Terms and definitions .3
3 Modification to Clause 5, Construction .4
5.6.3 Requirements for high chairs with passive restraint system .5
5.7 Lateral protection.6
5.7.1 General .6
5.7.2 Lateral protection height .6
5.7.3 Lateral protection length for high chairs fitted with active restraint system .6
5.7.4 Lateral protection length for high chairs with passive restraint system .6

SIST EN 14988-1:2006/oprA1:2011
EN 14988-1:2006/prA1:2010 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 14988-1:2006/prA1:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 364
“Project Committee - High Chairs”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
1 Modification to Clause 2, Normative references
Add the following references:
EN 13210:2004 Child use and care articles- Children's harnesses, reins and similar type articles- Safety
requirements and test methods
EN 14988-2/prA1:2010 Children's high chairs – Part 2: Test methods
2 Modification to Clause 3, Terms and definitions
Replace the definitions of 3.3 and 3.4 with the following:
3.3
integral harness
an assembly intended to retain the child in the high chair comprising either a crotch restraint, waist strap and
shoulder straps, or comprising straps that pass over the child's shoulders and between the child's legs.
3.4
waist belt
a strap, which when fastened, fully surrounds the child's waist.
Add a new 3.5 as follows:
3.5
waist strap
a strap, which when fastened, goes from one side of the child to the other passing in front of the child’s waist
Replace the numbering of the subsequent terms as follows:
"3.5 opening" becomes "3.6 opening"
"3.6 shear and squeeze points" becomes "3.7 shear and squeeze points"
"3.7 locking device" becomes "3.8 locking device"
"3.8 locking mechanism" becomes "3.9 locking mechanism"
Add new term 3.10 as follows:
3.10
junction line
the intersection of the seat and the backrest (see Figure 1).
SIST EN 14988-1:2006/oprA1:2011
EN 14988-1:2006/prA1:2010 (E)
Note The method to determine the junction line can be found in cl. 4.2 of EN 14988-2/prA1:2010

Figure 1 - Junction line
3 Modification to Clause 5, Construction
Replace title and body of 5.4.3 as follows:
5.4.3 Unintentional folding of the high chair
Unintentional folding of the high chair shall be avoided.
This requirement is fulfilled if:
a) at least one
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