SIST-TS CEN/TS 13387-4:2026

Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 4: Thermal hazards

This document provides guidance information on thermal hazards that are taken into consideration when developing safety standards for child care articles. In addition, these guidelines can assist those with a general professional interest in child safety.

Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sicherheitsleitfaden - Teil 4: Thermische Gefährdungen

Dieses Dokument enthält Informationen zu thermischen Gefährdungen, die bei der Erarbeitung von Sicherheitsnormen für Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder berücksichtigt werden. Außerdem können diese Leitlinien für Personen mit allgemeinem beruflichem Interesse an der Sicherheit von Kindern nützlich sein.

Articles de puériculture - Conseils relatifs à la sécurité - Partie 4: Risques thermiques

No Scope available

Izdelki za otroke - Smernice za splošno varnost - 4. del: Nevarnosti zaradi toplotnih lastnosti

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 14-Sep-2024
• Publication Date: 14-Dec-2025
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: OTR - Child use and care article
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 09-Dec-2025
• Due Date: 13-Feb-2026
• Completion Date: 15-Dec-2025
• Ref Project: CEN/TS 13387-4:2025 - Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 4: Thermal hazards

Relations

• Replaces: SIST-TP CEN/TR 13387-4:2015 - Child use and care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 4: Thermal hazards
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2026

Overview

CEN/TS 13387-4:2025 - Child care articles: General safety guidelines - Part 4: Thermal hazards provides guidance on thermal risks to consider when developing safety standards for products intended for infants and young children. It is part of the CEN/TS 13387 series and supersedes CEN/TR 13387-4:2015. The Technical Specification focuses on flammability, burns and scalds, contact with hot/cold surfaces and liquids, contact with flames, and risks from overheating (hyperthermia) and excessive cooling (hypothermia).

Key topics and technical requirements

• Flammability and burning hazards
  • Aligns test methods with EN 71-2:2020 for surface flash and flame propagation.
  • Materials such as textiles, coated supports and plastic coverings should show no surface flash (EN 71-2 test 5.5) and/or a maximum recommended flame spread rate of 50 mm/s when tested per EN 71-2 clauses.
  • Avoid use of highly flammable materials (e.g., celluloid) and pile surfaces that produce surface flash; do not contain flammable gases or liquids.
  • Emphasis on designing to avoid flame retardant chemicals where possible.
• Hot and cold surfaces
  • Recognises that infants (particularly <24 months) have slow reflexes - contact periods up to 15 s may occur - and refers to EN ISO 13732-1 for guidance on acceptable surface temperatures.
  • Where exposure is possible, product information must include warnings for carers.
• Hot and cold liquids / food
  • Highlights scald risk from hot feeds, tap water or food; requires warnings in product information if a product could give access to hot liquids/food.
• Contact with flames
  • Protective products must effectively prevent child access to open flames.
• Hyperthermia / hypothermia
  • Advises on risks of overheating (linked to SIDS for infants) and reduced heat dissipation; calls for warnings in product information.

Practical applications and users

• Who uses it: product manufacturers, designers, test laboratories, standards writers, safety assessors, regulators and child-safety consultants.
• Practical uses:
  • Informing product design and material selection to reduce thermal risk.
  • Drafting product-specific standards and technical specifications.
  • Defining test requirements and lab procedures (reference clauses to EN 71-2 for burner, conditioning and flame tests).
  • Preparing clear product information and warning labels for carers.

Related standards

• EN 71-2:2020 - Safety of toys: Flammability (test methods referenced)
• EN ISO 13732-1 - Assessment of human response to hot surfaces
• CLC/Guide 29 - Guidance on hot surface temperatures
• CEN/TS 13387-1 - Safety philosophy and safety assessment (series overview)

Keywords: CEN/TS 13387-4:2025, thermal hazards, child care articles, flammability, EN 71-2, scalds, hyperthermia, safety guidelines.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2026
Nadomešča:
SIST-TP CEN/TR 13387-4:2015
Izdelki za otroke - Smernice za splošno varnost - 4. del: Nevarnosti zaradi
toplotnih lastnosti
Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 4: Thermal hazards
Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sicherheitsleitfaden - Teil 4: Thermische
Gefährdungen
Articles de puériculture - Conseils relatifs à la sécurité - Partie 4: Risques thermiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 13387-4:2025
ICS:
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN/TS 13387-4
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
November 2025
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 97.190 Supersedes CEN/TR 13387-4:2015
English Version
Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 4:
Thermal hazards
Articles de puériculture - Conseils relatifs à la sécurité - Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder -
Partie 4: Risques thermiques Sicherheitsleitfaden - Teil 4: Thermische Gefährdungen
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 6 October 2024 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to
submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.

CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS
available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in
parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.

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Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Thermal hazard . 4
4.1 Safety philosophy . 4
4.2 Flammability and burning hazards . 5
4.2.1 General. 5
4.2.2 Rationale . 5
4.2.3 Requirements . 5
4.3 Hazards from hot and cold surfaces . 6
4.3.1 Rationale . 6
4.3.2 Requirements . 6
4.4 Hazards from hot and cold liquids or food . 6
4.4.1 Rationale . 6
4.4.2 Requirements . 7
4.5 Hazards from contact with flames . 7
4.5.1 Rationale . 7
4.5.2 Requirements . 7
4.6 Hyperthermia and hypothermia hazards . 7
4.6.1 Rationale . 7
4.6.2 Requirements . 7
Bibliography . 8

European foreword
This document (CEN/TS 13387-4:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child
care articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes CEN/TR 13387-4:2015.
CEN/TR 13387-4:2015:
— Flammability and burning hazards: Test methods aligned with EN 71-2:2020.
The CEN/TS 13387 series, with the general title Child care articles - General safety guidelines, comprises
the following five parts:
— Part 1: Safety philosophy and safety assessment;
— Part 2: Chemical hazards;
— Part 3: Mechanical hazards;
— Part 4: Thermal hazards;
— Part 5: Product information.
CEN/TS 13387-4 is intended to be used in conjunction with CEN/TS 13387-1.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: 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 the
United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document provides guidance information on thermal hazards that are taken into consideration
when developing safety standards for child care articles. In addition, these guidelines can assist those
with a general professional interest in child safety.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including
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