1、BSI Standards PublicationBS EN 14682:2014Safety of childrens clothing Cords and drawstringson childrens clothing SpecificationsBS EN 14682:2014 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 14682:2014. Itsupersedes BS EN 14682:2007 which is withdrawn.The UK pa
2、rticipation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee TCI/66/-/2, Safety of childrens clothing.A list of organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users a
3、re responsible for its correctapplication. The British Standards Institution 2014. Published by BSI StandardsLimited 2014ISBN 978 0 580 77812 4ICS 61.020; 97.190Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of
4、theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 December 2014.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS EN 14682:2014EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 14682 December 2014 ICS 61.020; 97.190 Supersedes EN 14682:2007English Version Safety of childrens clothing - Cords
5、 and drawstrings on childrens clothing - Specifications Scurit des vtements denfants - Cordons et cordons coulissants - Spcifications Sicherheit von Kinderbekleidung - Kordeln und Zugbnder an Kinderbekleidung - Anforderungen This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 November 2014. CEN members
6、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 application t
7、o the CEN-CENELEC 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-CENELEC Management
8、Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lith
9、uania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B
10、-1000 Brussels 2014 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 14682:2014 EBS EN 14682:2014EN 14682:2014 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 3 Introduction .5 1 Scope 6 2 Terms and definitions .6 3 Requirements 11 3.1 General . 11 3.
11、2 Head, neck and upper chest area on garments for young children (Figure 1, zone A) . 11 3.3 Head, neck and upper chest area on garments for older children and young persons (Figure 1, zone A) 12 3.4 Chest and waist area (Figure 1, zone B) . 13 3.5 Lower edge of garments which hang below the crotch
12、(Figure 1, zone C) 14 3.6 Back area (Figure 1, zone D) 14 3.7 Sleeves . 14 3.8 Other parts of the garment 15 Annex A (informative) Background 16 Annex B (informative) Anthropometric data 17 Annex C (informative) Rationale . 19 C.1 Rationale for “out of scope” 19 C.2 Requirements and acceptable lengt
13、hs of drawstrings and cords . 20 C.3 Rationale for different requirements for decorative cords and functional cords 20 Annex D (normative) Measurements 22 D.1 Cord length with one free end . 22 D.2 Cords with no free ends . 22 D.3 Garment open to its largest and laid flat 23 D.4 Garment in its relax
14、ed natural state 24 D.5 Length of sash or tied belt . 24 Annex E (informative) Risk assessment 26 Annex F (informative) Examples of cords and drawstrings . 27 Bibliography . 38 BS EN 14682:2014EN 14682:2014 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 14682:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC
15、248 “Textiles and textile products”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI. 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 June 2015, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at th
16、e latest by June 2015. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 14682:2007. EN 14682:2014 includes
17、the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 14682:2007: a) Clause 1 Scope: New clause for bags and purses that are often sold as co-ordinating accessories for childrens clothing b) Clause 2 Terms and definitions: 1) Re-ordered to be more logical for user, with several new terms; 2
18、) 2.10 definition for belt added, to differentiate from tied belt; 3) 2.11 revised definition of tie belt or sash; 4) 2.12 braces (suspenders) new definition; 5) 2.19 open to its largest and laid flat, new definition; 6) 2.20 relaxed natural state, new definition; 7) 2.21 three dimensional embellish
19、ment, new definition; 8) 2.22 hood neck and upper chest, changed to head, neck and upper chest. The use of the term head ensures consistent terminology with parts of body specified and not parts of garment. c) Clause 3 Requirements: 1) 3.1.4 new NOTE to consider functional hanger loops. 3.2 and 3.3
20、term hood deleted and replaced by head. 2) Requirements now consider the different risks for front and back of garment, and specification corrected accordingly. 3) 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3 decorative cords are now permitted for young children with restrictions which specifically consider strangulation ha
21、zards. This is consistent with permitting stitched embellishments, for example bows. BS EN 14682:2014EN 14682:2014 (E) 4 4) 3.2.5, 3.2.6 and 3.3.4, 3.3.5 deal with shoulder straps and halter neck styles. Ring and slider mechanisms are commonly used to permit adjustment of the strap in wear, to ensur
22、e close fit and functionality of the garment. The loops created by these straps will be variable, and may be greater than 7,5 cm. However as these are close fitting to the body, no loop should present an entrapment hazard. 3.4 has been revised. Examination of garments shows that those clothes that a
23、re worn from waist down can be defined as those that fit closely to the body to be functional. Strings at the waist on these garments when closed to the body will be low hazard, and some requirements have been relaxed. Other garments can be more flowing, for example unbuttoned coats. In these garmen
24、ts, requirements have been strengthened. d) 3.7 sleeves: The original text assumed strings protruded from lower hems only, and that sleeves were long or short. This did not reflect fashion. Clauses have been revised to consider strings other than at hems, and all lengths of sleeve e) Annex B: new pa
25、ragraph to clarify that anthropometric data listed is that used to define childrens sizes in EN 14682:2014, where the tallest children in Europe were considered. f) Annex C: enhanced to provide rationale for exclusions from scope, and rationale for requirements for lengths of drawstrings and cords.
26、Explanation that manufacturers need to be more aware of how product is likely to be used, and not what it is called as a garment type. g) Annex D, new improved methods for measurement of sash or tied belt, garment open to its largest and laid flat, garment in its relaxed natural state. h) Annex F, i
27、mproved figures provided to illustrate requirements. i) To assist the reader, throughout this European Standard, the terms defined in Clause 2 Terms and definitions are in italics. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Ass
28、ociation. 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, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, F
29、rance, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 14682:2014EN 14682:2014 (E) 5 Introduction The European Commission Mand
30、ate No. M/309, related to the safety of consumers of drawstrings or cords on childrens clothing and issued on 9 March 2001, requested that CEN develops standards or specifications to consider cords and drawstrings on clothing intended for children up to age 14 years. The aim of this European Standar
31、d is to minimize the risk of accidental entrapment by cords or drawstrings on childrens clothing taking into account: a) the childs age; b) behaviour and activities of children for their age and stage of development, for example playing in playgrounds, climbing trees, travelling by bus or train, abi
32、lity to look after themselves, and where relevant, level of supervision; c) national accident statistics indicate that serious accidents involving cords and drawstrings on childrens clothing fall into two main groups by age of child; 1) younger children: entrapment of hood cords in playground equipm
33、ent such as slides, resulting in fatalities; 2) older children and young persons: entrapment of cords and strings from the waist and lower hems of garments in moving vehicles such as bus doors, ski lifts and bicycles resulting in severe injuries or death from being dragged along or run over by the v
34、ehicle. In addition, elasticated hood or neck cords have resulted in a number of facial injuries. Childrens clothing sold in the EU is usually sold by height as the primary measurement, sometimes with age as an additional indicator. Clothing for babies (up to around 1 year of age) is generally sold
35、by length of the baby although some countries use the babys weight. All chest, waist, and hip measurements are secondary measurements. BS EN 14682:2014EN 14682:2014 (E) 6 1 Scope This European Standard specifies requirements for cords and drawstrings on childrens clothing, including disguise costume
36、s and ski apparel, up to the age of 14 years. Within the scope of this European Standard, it is not possible to cover all potential hazards that may create an unsafe garment. Conversely, identifiable specific hazards in certain styles/design of garment might not present a risk for certain age groups
37、. It is recommended that an individual risk assessment be carried out on any garment in order to ensure that it does not present a hazard to the wearer This European Standard does not apply to the following (see Annex C for rationale): a) child use and care articles, for example bibs, nappies and so
38、other holders; b) shoes, boots and similar footwear; c) gloves, hats, bonnets and scarves; d) neckties designed to be worn with a shirt or blouse; e) belts, with the exception of tied belts which are within scope; f) braces; g) religious clothing; h) celebratory clothing such as that worn at civil o
39、r religious ceremonies, national or regional festivals provided this is worn for limited periods and under supervision; i) specialist sportswear and activity wear generally worn for limited periods and under supervision, for example rugby shorts, wet suits, and dancewear, except where those garments
40、 are commonly worn as day wear or night wear; j) theatrical costumes used for theatrical performances; k) aprons intended to be worn over day wear, for limited periods and under supervision, to protect clothing from soiling during activities such as painting, cooking, or during meal times; l) bags a
41、nd purses. 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 young child person aged from birth to up age 7 years (that is up to and including 6 years and 11 months) which includes all children up to and including a height of 134 cm Note 1 to e
42、ntry : See Annex B. BS EN 14682:2014EN 14682:2014 (E) 7 2.2 older child and young person person aged from 7 years up to age 14 years (that is up to and including 13 years and 11 months) which includes all boys of height greater than 134 cm up to 182 cm and girls of height greater than 134 cm up to 1
43、76 cm Note 1 to entry : See Annex B. 2.3 childrens clothing all garments intended by design, production route or selling route to be worn by children up to the age of 14 years 2.4 functional cord cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape, made of any textile or non-textile material including elastic mater
44、ial, which is used to adjust the size of the opening, or part of the garment or to fasten the garment itself 2.5 drawstring cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape, made of any textile or non-textile material including elastic material, which passes through a channel, loop(s) or eyelet(s) or similar, to
45、 adjust the size of the opening, or part of the garment or to fasten the garment itself Note 1 to entry: The protruding length of the drawstring may increase when closure is effected. Note 2 to entry: For some garments, a drawstring may be a loop with a tightening device rather than a single length
46、with two ends that may or may not be tied. 2.6 decorative cord non-functional cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape, made of any textile or non-textile material including elastic material, with free end with or without embellishment such as toggle, pom-pom, feather or bead, which is not intended to be
47、 used to adjust the size of the garment opening or fasten the garment itself Note 1 to entry : Fringes are considered as a series of decorative cords. Note 2 to entry : Free ends of fixed bows are considered as decorative cords. 2.7 elastic cord cord containing yarns of rubber or elastodiene or elas
48、tane polymer or similar, having high extensibility and complete or near complete recovery 2.8 shoulder strap cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape, made of any textile or non-textile material including elastic material, joining the front and back of a garment top together, which is close fitting and p
49、asses over the shoulder 2.9 halter neck cord cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape, made of any textile or non-textile material including elastic material, worn round the back of the neck holding the garment (for example dress, blouse or bikini) top leaving the shoulder and back bare BS EN 14682:2014EN 14682:2014 (E) 8 2.10 belt (excluding tied belts) strip of any material, with fastening mechanism such as buckle, worn round chest or waist area used to hold up clothing or as decoration 2.11 tied belt or sash decorative or functional piece of any
