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1、BS EN 12586:2007 ICS 97.190 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BRITISH STANDARD Child use and care articles Soother holder Safety requirements and test methods This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee o
2、n 31 July 2008 BSI 2008 ISBN 978 0 580 55798 9 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication DateComments BS EN 12586:2007 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12586:2007. It supersedes BS EN 12586:1999 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation wa
3、s entrusted to Technical Committee CW/42, Babies soothers, soother holders and feeding equipment. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are resp
4、onsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. BS EN 12586:2007 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 12586 October 2007 ICS 97.190Supersedes EN 12586:1999 English Version Child use and care articles - Soother hol
5、der - Safety requirements and test methods Articles de puriculture - Attache sucette - Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessai Artikel fr Suglinge und Kleinkinder - Schnullerhalter - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prfverfahren This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 July 2007. CEN me
6、mbers are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on applica
7、tion to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists 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
8、 the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Por
9、tugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2007 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any mea
10、ns reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 12586:2007: E BS EN 12586:2007 EN 12586:2007 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword3 Introduction.4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references5 3 Terms and definitions .6 4 Description of a soother holder .6 5 Requirements.10 6 Test methods17 7 Consumer packag
11、ing 36 8 Product information.37 Annex A (normative) Warnings39 Annex B (informative) Rationale42 Annex C (informative) Suitable method for the determination of phthalate plasticisers 47 Bibliography51 -,-,- BS EN 12586:2007 EN 12586:2007 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12586:2007) has been prepared
12、 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child use and care articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2008, and conflicting national st
13、andards shall be withdrawn at the latest by April 2008. This document supersedes EN 12586:1999. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
14、Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. -,-,- BS EN 12586:2007 EN 12586:2007 (E) 4 Intr
15、oduction Accidents caused by soothers are few and any resulting in the death of a child are almost unknown. However, a small number of children die as a result of accidents where a soother is involved, but in these cases death almost always results from strangulation by a cord being used to hang the
16、 soother around the childs neck. Such cords are usually either home-made or made for some other purpose, e.g. a coiled key ring holder. This European Standard is the first for this type of product and its main aim is to eliminate the risk of strangulation. This has only been made possible by severel
17、y restricting the length of the soother holder. The length should be sufficient for its purpose while not being so long that the strap can encircle the neck and strangle even the smallest child. The lack of reported incidents involving accidents or fatalities since its introduction would suggest tha
18、t this standard has achieved this main aim. A functional soother holder is not to be considered as a toy. However, a soother holder may contain a part or be designed in such a way as to present a double use. That is the soother holder, in addition to its functional use, also has a significant playin
19、g value and therefore could also be considered as a toy 2. In these instances the entire product becomes a toy as well as being a soother holder and needs to meet the requirements of both the Toy Directive 3 as well as this European Standard. Chemical requirements for silicone rubber, vulcanized rub
20、ber and for thermoplastic elastomers have each been considered by the Technical Committee. They have not been included in this standard at this stage and will be reconsidered when further information becomes available. It is considered that for organic chemical compounds, the requirements, sample pr
21、eparation and extraction, and methods of analysis provided in EN 71-9, EN 71-10 and EN 71-11 are suitable for soother holders. According to where they are applicable, they have been used in this European Standard. A Normative Annex has been included which contains translations of warning phrases int
22、o the main European languages. -,-,- BS EN 12586:2007 EN 12586:2007 (E) 5 1 Scope This European Standard specifies safety requirements relating to the materials, construction, performance, packaging and labelling of soother holders (see B.1). It includes test methods for the mechanical and chemical
23、requirements specified. All products that are intended to connect a soother for babies and young children with any other product are included in the scope of this European Standard. This European Standard is intended to provide safety requirements for soother holders which are generally comprised of
24、 a strap with the holder at one end which retains the soother whilst the other end has a clasp that attaches to the childs garment. Where a soother holder has been classified as a toy or considered to have significant play value then the soother holder will have to meet the essential safety requirem
25、ents for toys as stated in the Toy Directive (88/378/EEC) in addition to those in this European Standard. The addition of decorations or providing animal shaped fasteners should not automatically make the soother holder a toy; however the addition of a toy component to the soother holder will requir
26、e that both the soother holder and the toy meet the essential safety requirements as stated in the Toy Directive. Where there is doubt concerning classification of a soother holder as a toy then advice should be sought from an EU Toy Notified Body or the Member States Competent Authority for toys (s
27、ee B.2). 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 71-3:1994, Saf
28、ety of toys Part 3: Migration of certain elements EN 71-10:2005, Safety of toys Part 10: Organic chemical compounds Sample preparation and extraction EN 71-11:2005, Safety of toys Part 11: Organic chemical compounds Methods of analysis EN 717-3, Wood-based panels Determination of formaldehyde releas
29、e Part 3: Formaldehyde release by the flask method EN 1811, Reference test method for release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin EN 20105-A03, Textiles Tests of colour fastness Part A03: Grey scale for assessing staining (ISO 105-A03:1993) EN ISO
30、 105-E01, Textiles Test for colour fastness Part E01: Colour fastness to water (ISO 105-E01:1994) EN ISO 105-E04, Textiles Test for colour fastness Part E04: Colour fastness to perspiration (ISO 105-E04:1994) EN ISO 291, Plastics Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 291:2005) EN IS
31、O 14184-1, Textiles Determination of formaldehyde Part 1: Free and hydrolyzed formaldehyde (water extraction method) (ISO 14184-1:1998) BS EN 12586:2007 EN 12586:2007 (E) 6 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 soother holder articl
32、e that enables a soother to be secured to a childs garment etc. 3.2 soother article intended for satisfying the non-nutritive sucking need of children 3.3 garment fastener device for securing the soother holder to a childs garment etc. 3.4 soother fastener device for securing the soother holder to t
33、he soother 3.5 strap connecting device between a garment fastener and the soother fastener 3.6 touch-and-close device device having fibre interlocking faces, which are secured when pressed together 3.7 clothing fastener device part of the garment fastener that attaches it to the clothing 3.8 press s
34、tud device with two parts that engage when pressed together 3.9 ventilation hole (see B.11) hole of any shape that includes a circular area of at least 4 mm diameter 3.10 supplementary component part attached to the soother holder other than fasteners, press studs or touch-and-close devices 3.11 cor
35、d (see B.9) piece of slender, flexible material including monofilaments, woven and twisted cord, rope, plastic textile tapes, ribbons and fibrous materials commonly called string 4 Description of a soother holder A soother holder may consist of: garment fastener; strap; -,-,- BS EN 12586:2007 EN 125
36、86:2007 (E) 7 soother fastener; supplementary component(s). NOTE See Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3. Key 1 garment fastener 2 strap 3 soother fastener attached to ring of soother 4 touch-and-close device 5 press stud 6 ventilation hole 7 soother fastener attached to knob of soother Figure 1 Example
37、s of soother holders assembled with soothers BS EN 12586:2007 EN 12586:2007 (E) 8 Key 1 garment fastener 2 strap 3 clothing fastener device 4 soother fastener 5 ventilation hole Figure 2 Examples of soother holders -,-,- BS EN 12586:2007 EN 12586:2007 (E) 9 Key 1 detachable supplementary component 2
38、 supplementary components in the form of beads 3 soother fastener in the form of a loop of cord 4 permanently attached supplementary component Figure 3 Examples of soother holders with supplementary components BS EN 12586:2007 EN 12586:2007 (E) 10 5 Requirements 5.1 General requirements 5.1.1 Genera
39、l All materials shall comply with the requirements in this European Standard. 5.1.2 Integrity The components of the soother holder shall be so fixed that they cannot become detached when tested in accordance with the test methods given in 6.1.7. The soother holder shall have at least one permanently
40、 attached fastener (see 5.1.10). If there are two fasteners e.g. a garment fastener (see 3.3) and a soother fastener (see 3.4) then detachment of one of the fasteners shall not constitute a failure provided the detached fastener conforms to the requirements of 5.1.11. If there are supplementary comp
41、onents then detachment of these components shall not constitute a failure provided each detached supplementary component conforms to the requirements of 5.1.12.5. 5.1.3 Visual and tactile inspection The soother holder shall have no accessible sharp points, sharp edges or burrs. Safety pins are not a
42、llowed. 5.1.4 Holes 5.1.4.1 Finger traps (see 6.1.8) To avoid entrapment of fingers in any part of the soother holder, all accessible holes more than 10 mm deep shall not have an opening width between 5,5 mm and 12 mm, when tested in accordance with 6.1.8. This requirement only applies to components
43、 made of materials with a Shore A hardness of more than 60 IRHD. NOTE Circular holes not meeting this requirement present a risk of restricting circulation. Also, non- circular holes with acute V-shaped angles or inward facing angles, that are not well rounded, should be avoided. 5.1.4.2 Ventilation
44、 holes (see 3.9 and B.11) If any permanent or detachable fastener (see 5.1.10 and 5.1.11) or any permanent or detachable supplementary component (see 5.1.12.4 and 5.1.12.5) protrude past the base of guides 1 and 2 (see Figure 15 and Figure 16 when tested in accordance with 6.1.9 it shall be provided
45、 with ventilation holes as follows: at least 2 ventilation holes, having a combined total area of at least 40 mm2 and each allowing the unhindered passage of a 4 0 1 , 0 mm diameter rod, through the whole thickness of the material shall be provided, or one ventilation hole allowing the unhindered pa
46、ssage of a 12 1 , 0 0 + mm diameter rod, through the whole thickness of the material or an area of at least 115 mm2 shall be provided. Any surface area encompassing a 25 mm diameter circle shall include at least one ventilation hole. -,-,- BS EN 12586:2007 EN 12586:2007 (E) 11 Further holes (not ven
47、tilation holes) in any position, even if smaller, may be provided and shall comply with the requirements of 5.1.4.1. Ventilation holes not allowing the unhindered passage of a 12 1 , 0 0 + mm diameter rod shall comply with the requirements of 5.1.4.1. 5.1.5 Decoration Adhesive decals and labels shal
48、l not be attached to any part of the soother holder. NOTE Decorations may be moulded into or imprinted on the soother holder. 5.1.6 Length (see 6.1.3 and B.7) A soother holder shall have a maximum length of 220 mm when tested in accordance with 6.1.3. 5.1.7 Strap width (see 6.1.4 and B.8) The minimum width of the strap shall be 6 mm when tested in accordance with 6.1.4. 5.1.8 Cords (see B.9) 5.1.8.1 Thickness (see 6.1.4.3) If any cord (see 3.11) is exposed either before or during the width tests, 6.1.4.1 and 6.1.4.2 then the minimum