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BSI PD CEN/TR 13387-3:2018

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Child care articles. General safety guidelines – Mechanical hazards

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BSI 2018 68
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This document provides guidance information on mechnical hazards that should be 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.

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2 undefined
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Mechanical hazards — Safety philosophy
10 5 Accessibility of mechanical hazards
5.1 General
5.2 Accessibility areas
12 5.3 Product information
13 6 Entrapment hazards
6.1 Introduction
14 6.2 Entrapment of head and neck
6.2.1 Rationale
6.2.2 Terms and definitions related to entrapment hazards
16 6.3 Requirements
6.4 Test equipment
6.4.1 Probe philosophy
6.4.2 Hip probe
17 6.4.3 Small head probe
18 6.4.4 Large head probe
19 6.4.5 Template for partially bound and V shaped openings
20 6.4.6 Selection and use of probes
6.4.6.1 Probe size
6.4.6.2 Feet first openings
6.4.6.3 Head first openings
21 6.4.6.4 Irregular shaped openings
6.4.6.5 Partially bound openings
6.5 Test methodology
6.5.1 Feet first openings
6.5.2 Head first openings
6.5.3 Partially bound, V and irregular shaped openings
23 6.6 Entrapment of fingers
6.6.1 Rationale
24 6.6.2 Requirements
25 6.6.3 Test equipment
26 6.6.4 Test Methodology
6.7 Rationale for entrapment of limbs, feet and hands
7 Hazards from moving parts
7.1 Rationale
7.2 General
27 7.3 Shearing hazards
7.3.1 Requirements
7.3.2 Test equipment
7.3.3 Test method
28 7.4 Requirements for crushing hazards
8 Hazards with products designed to fold for storage and transportation
8.1 Rationale
8.2 Terms and definitions related to hazards with products designed to fold
8.3 Requirements
8.3.1 General
29 8.3.2 Unintentional release of locking mechanisms
8.3.3 Test methodology
8.3.3.1 Endurance test
8.3.3.2 Strength test
9 Hazards related to attachment mechanisms and opening and closing systems
9.1 Rationale
9.2 Requirement
30 9.3 Test methodology
10 Entanglement hazards
10.1 Snagging hazards
10.1.1 Rationale
10.1.2 Requirements
10.1.3 Test Equipment
10.1.3.1 General
10.1.3.2 Ball chain
10.1.3.3 Spherical mass
31 10.1.3.4 Ball chain loop and spherical mass
32 10.1.4 Test Methodology for loop and mass
33 10.2 Cords, ribbons and parts used as ties
10.2.1 Rationale
10.2.2 Requirements
34 10.2.3 Test methodology
10.3 Loops
10.3.1 Rationale
10.3.2 Requirements
10.3.3 Test methodology
35 11 Choking hazards
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Hazard due to small components
11.2.1 Rationale
11.2.2 Requirements
36 11.2.3 Test equipment (also used in 12.2.3)
11.2.3.1 Small parts cylinder
11.2.3.2 Feeler gauge
11.2.3.3 Clamps
38 11.2.4 Test methodology (also in 12.2.4)
11.2.4.1 Assessment of child’s ability to grip components
39 11.2.4.2 Torque test
11.2.4.3 Tensile test
11.3 Accessibility of filling materials
11.3.1 Rationale
11.3.2 Requirement
11.3.3 Test equipment
41 11.3.4 Test methodology
11.4 Airway obstruction
11.4.1 Rationale
42 11.4.2 Protective mechanisms of the airway
43 11.4.3 Requirements
11.4.4 Test equipment
44 11.4.5 Test methodology
12 Suffocation hazards
12.1 Introduction
45 12.2 Plastic decals and sheeting
12.2.1 Rationale
12.2.2 Requirements
12.2.3 Determination of hazard
46 12.2.4 Test equipment
12.2.4.1 Small parts cylinder
12.2.4.2 Feeler gauge
12.2.5 Test methodology
12.2.5.1 Test temperature
12.2.5.2 Soaking test
47 12.2.5.3 Adhesion test
12.2.5.4 Tension test
12.2.5.5 Measuring the thickness
12.3 Non air-permeable packaging
12.3.1 Rationale
12.3.2 Requirements – Packaging
48 12.3.3 Test equipment
12.3.4 Test methodology
13 Ingestion hazards
13.1 Rationale
13.2 Ingestion of small components
13.2.1 Requirements
49 13.2.2 Test equipment (Also used in 12.2.3)
13.2.2.1 Small parts cylinder
13.2.2.2 Feeler gauge
50 13.2.2.3 Clamps
51 13.2.3 Test methodology
13.2.3.1 Assessment of child’s ability to grip components
52 13.2.3.2 Torque test
13.2.3.3 Tensile test
14 Hazardous edges and projections
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Edges
14.2.1 Rationale
14.2.2 Requirements – Edges on products and components
53 14.2.3 Test methodology
14.3 Rigid protruding parts
14.3.1 Rationale
14.3.2 Requirements
14.3.3 Test methodology
14.4 Points and wires
14.4.1 Rationale
14.4.2 Requirement
15 Structural integrity
15.1 Introduction
54 15.2 Material suitability
15.2.1 Rationale
15.2.2 Requirements
55 15.3 Strength and durability of the product
15.3.1 Rationale
15.3.2 Requirements
15.3.3 Test methodology
16 Protective function
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Barrier function
16.2.1 Rationale
56 16.2.2 Requirements
16.2.2.1 Height
16.2.2.2 Gaps
16.2.3 Test equipment – Hip probe
57 16.2.4 Test methodology
16.2.4.1 Measurement of height
16.2.4.2 Gaps
16.2.4.3 Endurance test
16.3 Restraint systems
16.3.1 Rationale
16.3.2 Terms and definitions related to restraint systems
58 16.3.3 Requirements
16.3.3.1 Restraint system
16.3.3.2 Harness anchorage points
16.3.4 Test equipment
59 16.3.5 Test methodology
16.3.5.1 Effectiveness of the restraint system
60 16.3.5.2 Attachment of the restraint system to the product
16.3.5.3 Strength of fastener
16.3.5.4 Effectiveness of the adjustment system
16.3.5.5 Strength of the harness anchorage points
16.4 Footholds
16.4.1 Rationale
16.4.2 Requirements
16.4.3 Test equipment (Templates)
61 16.4.4 Determination of a foothold
16.4.4.1 Continuous structure
16.4.4.2 Non-continuous structure
62 16.4.4.3 Wire, thin structures or similar parts
16.4.4.4 Foot hold on an Intersecting or adjacent structures where the second structure prevents slipping
16.4.5 Test methodology
16.4.5.1 Footholds on a continuous support at an angle less than 55°
16.4.5.2 Footholds on a non-continuous support at an angle less than 55°
63 16.4.5.3 Foot hold on a Wire, thin structures or similar parts at an angle less than 55°
16.4.5.4 Foot hold on an intersecting or adjacent structure where the second structure prevents slipping
16.4.5.5 Footholds on rigid components covered by flexible materials
65 17 Hazard associated with stability
17.1 Rationale
17.2 General requirement
BSI PD CEN/TR 13387-3:2018
$198.66