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BSI PD CEN/TR 13387-3:2023 – TC

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Tracked Changes. Child care articles. General safety guidelines – Mechanical hazards

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This document provides guidance information on mechanical 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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1 30471802
111 A-30459176
112 undefined
117 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Mechanical hazards — Safety philosophy
118 5 Accessibility of mechanical hazards
5.1 General
5.2 Accessibility areas
120 5.3 Product information
121 6 Entrapment hazards
6.1 Introduction
122 6.2 Entrapment of head and neck
6.2.1 Rationale
6.2.2 Terms and definitions related to entrapment hazards
124 6.3 Requirements
6.4 Test equipment
6.4.1 Probe philosophy
6.4.2 Hip probe
125 6.4.3 Small head probe
126 6.4.4 Large head probe
127 6.4.5 Template for partially bound and V shaped openings
128 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
129 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
131 6.6 Entrapment of fingers
6.6.1 Rationale
132 6.6.2 Requirements
133 6.6.3 Test equipment
134 6.6.4 Test Methodology
6.7 Rationale for entrapment of limbs, feet and hands
7 Hazards from moving parts
7.1 Rationale
135 7.2 General
7.3 Shearing hazards
7.3.1 Requirements
7.3.2 Test equipment
136 7.3.3 Test method
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
137 8.3 Requirements
8.3.1 General
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
138 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
139 10.1.3.3 Spherical mass
10.1.3.4 Ball chain loop and spherical mass
140 10.1.4 Test Methodology for loop and mass
141 10.2 Cords, ribbons and parts used as ties
10.2.1 Rationale
10.2.2 Requirements
142 10.2.3 Test methodology
10.3 Loops
10.3.1 Rationale
10.3.2 Requirements
10.3.3 Test methodology
143 11 Choking hazards
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Hazard due to small components
11.2.1 Rationale
11.2.2 Requirements
144 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
146 11.2.4 Test methodology (also in 12.2.4)
11.2.4.1 Assessment of child’s ability to grip components
147 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
149 11.3.4 Test methodology
11.4 Airway obstruction
11.4.1 Rationale
150 11.4.2 Protective mechanisms of the airway
151 11.4.3 Requirements
11.4.4 Test equipment
152 11.4.5 Test methodology
12 Suffocation hazards
12.1 Introduction
153 12.2 Plastic decals and sheeting
12.2.1 Rationale
12.2.2 Requirements
12.2.3 Determination of hazard
154 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
155 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
156 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
157 13.2.2 Test equipment (Also used in 12.2.3)
13.2.2.1 Small parts cylinder
13.2.2.2 Feeler gauge
13.2.2.3 Clamps
159 13.2.3 Test methodology
13.2.3.1 Assessment of child’s ability to grip components
160 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
161 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
162 15 Structural integrity
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Material suitability
15.2.1 Rationale
163 15.2.2 Requirements
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
164 16.2.2 Requirements
16.2.2.1 Height
16.2.2.2 Gaps
16.2.3 Test equipment – Hip probe
165 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
166 16.3.3 Requirements
16.3.3.1 Restraint system
16.3.3.2 Harness anchorage points
16.3.4 Test equipment
167 16.3.5 Test methodology
16.3.5.1 Effectiveness of the restraint system
168 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)
169 16.4.4 Determination of a foothold
16.4.4.1 Continuous non curved structure
170 16.4.4.2 Non-continuous structure
171 16.4.4.3 Wire and thin structures
172 16.4.4.4 Footholds on a rigid continuous curved structure
173 16.4.4.5 Footholds on adjacent structures
174 16.4.4.6 Footholds on an intersecting structure where the second structure prevents slipping
16.4.4.7 Footholds on rigid components covered by flexible materials
175 17 Hazard associated with stability
17.1 Rationale
17.2 General requirement
BSI PD CEN/TR 13387-3:2023 - TC
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