1、BS EN 12586:2007ICS 97.190NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBRITISH STANDARDChild use and carearticles Sootherholder Safetyrequirements and testmethods+A1:2011National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12586:2007+A1:2011. It supersedes B
2、S EN 12586:2007 which is withdrawn.The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags. Tags indicating changes to CEN text carry the number of the CEN amendment. For example, text altered by CEN amendment A1 is indicated by A1 tags !“.The UK participatio
3、n in its preparation was 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 con
4、tract. Users are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.BS EN 12586:2007+A1:2011This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2008 BSI 2011Amendments/
5、corrigenda issued since publicationDate Comments 30 June 2011 Implementation of CEN amendment A1:201ISBN 978 0 580 71508 2EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 12586:2007+A1 January 2011 ICS 97.190 Supersedes EN 12586:2007English Version Child use and care articles - Soother holder -
6、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 and includes A
7、mendment 1 approved by CEN on 23 November 2010. CEN members 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 concern
8、ing such national standards may be obtained on application to 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
9、its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management 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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland
10、, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17,
11、B-1000 Brussels 2011 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 12586:2010+A1:2011: EEN 12586:2007+A1:2011 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 3Introduction .41 Scope 52 Normative references 53 Terms and definitions .64 Description o
12、f a soother holder .65 Requirements 106 Test methods . 177 Consumer packaging . 388 Product information 39Annex A (normative) Warnings . 41Annex B (informative) Rationale . 44Annex C (informative) Suitable method for the determination of phthalate plasticisers . 49Bibliography . 53BS EN 12586:2007+A
13、1:2011EN 12586:2007+A1:2011 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12586:2007+A1:2011) has been prepared 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 publicatio
14、n of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by July 2011. This document supersedes !EN 12586:2007“. This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2010-11-23. The start and finish of text introduced
15、 or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! “. 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. According to the CEN/CE
16、NELEC 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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithua
17、nia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. BS EN 12586:2007+A1:2011EN 12586:2007+A1:2011 (E) 4 Introduction Accidents caused by soothers are few and any resulting in the death of a child are almost unknow
18、n. 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 soother around the childs neck. Such cords are usually either home-made or made for some other purpose,
19、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 severely restricting the length of the soother holder. The length should be sufficient for its purpose while not
20、 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 that this standard has achieved this main aim. A functional soother holder is not to be considered as a toy.
21、 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 playing value and therefore could also be considered as a toy 2. In these instances the entire product becomes
22、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 rubber and for thermoplastic elastomers have each been considered by the Technical Committee. They have not
23、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 preparation and extraction, and methods of analysis provided in EN 71-9, EN 71-10 and EN 71-11 are suitable
24、 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 into the main European languages. BS EN 12586:2007+A1:2011EN 12586:2007+A1:2011 (E) 5 1 Scope This European
25、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 requirements specified. All products that are intended to connect a soother for babies and young
26、 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 a strap with the holder at one end which retains the soother whilst the other end has a clasp t
27、hat 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 requirements for toys as stated in the Toy Directive (88/378/EEC) in addition to those in this European
28、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 require that both the soother holder and the toy meet the essential safety requirements as stated in t
29、he 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 (see B.2). 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the app
30、lication 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, Safety of toys Part 3: Migration of certain elements EN 71-10:2005, Safety of toys Part 10: Organic
31、 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 release Part 3: Formaldehyde release by the flask method EN 1811, Reference test method for release of
32、 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 105-E01, Textiles Test for colour fastness Part E01: Colour fastness to water (ISO 105-E01:1994
33、) 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 ISO 14184-1, Textiles Determination of formaldehyde Part 1: Free and hydrolyzed formaldehyde (wate
34、r extraction method) (ISO 14184-1:1998) BS EN 12586:2007+A1:2011EN 12586:2007+A1:2011 (E) 6 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 soother holder article that enables a soother to be secured to a childs garment etc. 3.2 soother artic
35、le 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 the soother 3.5 strap connecting device between a garment fastener and the soother
36、 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 stud device with two parts that engage when pressed together 3.9 ventilation hole
37、(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 cord (see B.9) piece of slender, flexible material including monofilaments, woven an
38、d 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+A1:2011EN 12586:2007+A1:2011 (E) 7 soother fastener; supplementary component(s). NOTE See Fig
39、ure 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 Examples of soother holders assembled with soothers BS EN 12586:2007+A1:2011EN
40、12586:2007+A1:2011 (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+A1:2011EN 12586:2007+A1:2011 (E) 9 Key 1 detachable supplementary component 2 supplementary components in the form of beads 3
41、 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+A1:2011EN 12586:2007+A1:2011 (E) 10 5 Requirements 5.1 General requirements 5.1.1 General All materials shall comply with
42、 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 attached fastener (see 5.1.10).
43、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 components then detachment of these c
44、omponents 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 allowed. 5.1.4 Holes 5.1.4.1 Finge
45、r 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 made of materials with a Shore A
46、 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 holes (see 3.9 and B.11) If any
47、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 16 and Figure 17)“ when tested in accordance with 6.1.9 it shall be provided with ventilation holes as fol
48、lows: at least 2 ventilation holes, having a combined total area of at least 40 mm2and each allowing the unhindered passage of a 401,0mm diameter rod, through the whole thickness of the material shall be provided, or one ventilation hole allowing the unhindered passage of a 121,00+mm diameter rod, t
49、hrough the whole thickness of the material or an area of at least 115 mm2shall be provided. BS EN 12586:2007+A1:2011EN 12586:2007+A1:2011 (E) 11 Any surface area encompassing a 25 mm diameter circle shall include at least one ventilation hole. Further holes (not ventilation 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 121,00+mm diameter rod shall c
