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On4 July 2018, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published Technical Report CEN/TR 13387-3:2018 (Child care articles - General safety guidelines - Part 3: Mechanical hazards). It supersedes CEN/TR 13387-3:2015.
This document provides guidance information on mechanical hazards that should be taken into consideration when developing safety standards for child use and care articles. In addition, these guidelines can assist those with a general professional interest in child safety.
This new edition of this Technical Report is a hazard based Technical Report. Incomparison with the previous version, the main changes related to the sectionon mechanical hazards are:
1.Ageingand wear: Reworded;
2.Accessibility of mechanical hazards: Reworded;
3.Entrapment Hazards: Addition of a new finger probe and a hip probe;
4.Hazards from moving parts: Moving parts separated into two main areas;
5.Entanglement hazards: Improvement of the diagram for the ball and chain test, clarification of the clause for “Cords, ribbons and parts used as ties”;
6.Suffocation hazards: Clarification of the clause for “Non air-permeable packaging”;
7.Hazardous edges and projections: Drawings deleted;
8.Protective function: Addition of a hip probe;
9.Footholds: Reworded.
CEN/TR 13387-3 is intended to be used in conjunction with CEN/TR 13387-1.
MTS reminds related companies to timely follow up on new laws and regulations, produce and export according to requirements, and pay attention to the requirements of the declaration of conformity. Scientific safety assessments must be carried out during the product design phase to the bulk production phase to ensure that relevant products meet the new regulatory requirements and avoid export risk.
