1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 14682:2007Safety of childrens clothing Cords and drawstrings on childrens clothing SpecificationsThe European Standard EN 14682:2007 has the status of a British StandardICS 61.020; 97.190g49g50g3g38g50g51g60g44g49g42g3g58g44g55g43g50g56g55g3g37g54g44g3g51g40g53g48g44g54g54g44g5
2、0g49g3g40g59g38g40g51g55g3g36g54g3g51g40g53g48g44g55g55g40g39g3g37g60g3g38g50g51g60g53g44g42g43g55g3g47g36g58BS EN 14682:2007This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 January 2008 BSI 2008ISBN 978 0 580 57686 7National forewordThis B
3、ritish Standard is the UK implementation of EN 14682:2007. It supersedes BS EN 14682:2004 which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee TCI/66, Apparel and interior textiles.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on req
4、uest to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.Amendments issued since publicationDate CommentsEUROPEAN S
5、TANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 14682December 2007ICS 61.020; 97.190 Supersedes EN 14682:2004 English VersionSafety of childrens clothing - Cords and drawstrings onchildrens clothing - SpecificationsScurit des vtements denfants - Cordons et cordonscoulissants sur les vtements denfants - Spci
6、ficationsSicherheit von Kinderbekleidung - Kordeln und Zugbnderan Kinderbekleidung - AnforderungenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 October 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard th
7、e status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German
8、). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republ
9、ic, 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 United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMA
10、LISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2007 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 14682:2007: EEN 14682:2007 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword3 Introduction.4 1 Scope 5 2 Ter
11、ms and definitions .5 3 Requirements.9 Annex A (informative) Background .12 Annex B (informative) Anthropometric data.13 Annex C (informative) Rationale15 Annex D (normative) Measurement of cord length16 Annex E (informative) Considerations for risk assessments .18 Annex F (informative) Examples of
12、cords and drawstrings .19 Bibliography29 EN 14682:2007 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 14682:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 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, e
13、ither by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2008. This document supersedes EN 14682:2004. The main difference between this revision and the 2004 edition is that figures have been
14、added to assist in clarification of the text. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound
15、to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Swit
16、zerland and United Kingdom. EN 14682:2007 (E) 4 Introduction The European Commission Mandate No. M/309 The Safety of Consumers: drawstrings or cords on childrens clothing, issued 9 March 2001 requested that CEN develop standards or specifications to consider cords and drawstrings on clothing intende
17、d for children up to age 14 years. The aim of this European Standard is to minimise the risk of accidental entrapment by cords or drawstrings on childrens clothing taking into account: a) the childs age; b) normal behaviour and activities of children for their age and stage of development, for examp
18、le playing in playgrounds, climbing trees, travelling by bus or train, ability 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
19、 child; 1) younger children: entrapment of hood cords in playground equipment 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
20、 in severe injuries or death from being dragged along or run over by the vehicle. 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 indic
21、ator. Clothing for babies (up to around 1 year of age) is generally sold by length of the baby although some countries use the babys weight. All chest, waist, and hip measurements are secondary measurements. EN 14682:2007 (E) 5 1 Scope This European Standard specifies requirements for cords and draw
22、strings on childrens clothing, including disguise costumes and skiwear, 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 gar
23、ment might not present a risk for certain age groups. NOTE It is recommended that an individual risk assessment is 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: a) child use and care articles for example bibs,
24、 nappies and soother 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 and braces; f) religious clothing that may be worn all the time, and celebratory clothing such as that worn at civil or religious
25、 ceremonies or regional or national festivals; g) 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 are commonly worn as day wear or night wear; h) theatrical costumes used
26、 for theatrical performances; i) 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. 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and
27、 definitions apply. 2.1 young child person aged from birth to age 7 years (that is 6 years and 11 months) which includes all children up to and including a height of 134 cm (see Annex B) 2.2 older child and young person person aged from 7 years up to age 14 years (that is up to 13 years and 11 month
28、s) which includes all boys of height greater than 134 cm up to 182 cm and girls of height greater than 134 cm up to 176 cm (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, including all garments
29、intended for boys up to a height of 182 cm and for girls up to a height of 176 cm EN 14682:2007 (E) 6 2.4 drawstring cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape of any textile or non-textile material with or without embellishment, such as a toggle, pom-pom, feather, or bead which passes through a channel, l
30、oop(s) or eyelet(s) or similar, to adjust the size of the opening, or part of the garment or to fasten the garment itself NOTE 1 The protruding length of the drawstring may increase when closure is effected. NOTE 2 For some garments a drawstring may be a loop with a tightening device rather than a s
31、ingle length with two ends that may or may not be tied. 2.5 functional cord cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape of any textile or non-textile material with or without embellishment, such as toggle, pom-pom, feather or bead, of fixed length, which is used to adjust the size of the opening, or part of
32、 the garment or to fasten the garment itself 2.6 decorative cord non-functional cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape of any textile or non-textile material with or without embellishment such as toggle, pom-pom, feather or bead, of fixed length which is not intended to be used to adjust the size of th
33、e garment opening or fasten the garment itself 2.7 elastic cord cord containing yarns of rubber or elastodiene or elastane polymer or similar, having high extensibility and complete or near complete recovery 2.8 shoulder strap functional cord joining the front and back of a garment top together, whi
34、ch is close fitting and passes over the shoulder 2.9 halter neck cord functional cord worn round the back of the neck holding the garment (for example dress, blouse or bikini) top leaving the shoulder and back bare 2.10 tied belt or sash drawstring, decorative or functional cord or piece of textile
35、material of not less than 30 mm width tied round the waist area of a garment 2.11 stirrup narrow strip of textile or non-textile material attached to the lower hem of a trouser such that it passes under the foot or shoe to create a close fit to the wearer 2.12 toggle wooden, plastic, metal or otherw
36、ise composed piece attached to or present on, a drawstring, functional cord or decorative cord NOTE Toggles may or may not be functional. 2.13 loop cord or narrow strip of fabric curved in shape, which may be fixed or adjustable in length, where both ends are attached to the garment EN 14682:2007 (E
37、) 7 2.14 hood and neck area part of the body from the top of the head to the top of the chest, level with the top of the armpits (axillae) and in between points on shoulder straight up from armpit (see Figure 1, zone A) 2.15 chest and waist area part of the body from the top of the chest level with
38、the armpits (axillae) to the hip level with the crotch (see Figure 1, zone B) 2.16 below hip area part of the body below the hip, level with the crotch (see Figure 1, zone C) 2.17 back area posterior part of the body and legs (see Figure 2, zone D) EN 14682:2007 (E) 8 AABCCDKey A hood and neck area
39、B chest and waist area C below hip D back area Figure 1 Body zones front Figure 2 Body zones back 2.18 zip puller fitting attached to the slider to facilitate manipulation 2.19 zip slider moving component consisting essentially of a slider body and, normally, a puller, which opens or closes the fast
40、ener by separating or engaging the interlocking members EN 14682:2007 (E) 9 NOTE The slider might incorporate a locking device. Alternative slider types are available with a flip-over puller or double pullers, to facilitate operation from both front and back sides. 2.20 adjusting tab small strip of
41、fabric not less than 20 mm in width intended to adjust the size of opening on a garment for example at the ankle or sleeve cuff 3 Requirements 3.1 General 3.1.1 The free ends of drawstrings, functional cords, and tied belts or sashes shall have no three-dimensional embellishments or knot and shall b
42、e secured to prevent fraying, for example by heat sealing or bar tacking. The ends may be doubled or folded provided no hazard of entrapment is created. 3.1.2 Toggles shall only be used on drawstrings with no free ends or decorative cords (see Figure F.1). 3.1.3 Where drawstrings are permitted, they
43、 shall be attached to the garment, for example using a bar tack, in at least one point positioned equidistant from the exit points (see Figure F.3). 3.1.4 Fixed loops, which protrude from the garment, for example to fasten, shall be no more than 75 mm in circumference. Flat loops which do not protru
44、de from the garments, for example for belt loops, shall be no more than 75 mm in length, between the fixed points of attachment to the garment (see Figure F.4). 3.1.5 Zip pullers including any embellishment shall be no longer than 75 mm in length from zip slider and shall not hang below the lower ed
45、ge of garments designed to finish at the ankle (see Figure F.5). 3.1.6 All measurements shall be carried out in accordance with Annex D. 3.2 Hood and neck area on garments for young children (Figure 1, zone A) 3.2.1 Garments intended for young children shall not be designed, manufactured or supplied
46、 with drawstrings, functional cords or decorative cords in the hood or neck area. 3.2.2 Adjusting tabs are permissible provided that the length is no more than 75 mm. 3.2.3 Shoulder straps are permissible provided they are constructed from one continuous length of material or cord attached at front
47、and back of the garment. Decorative cords attached to a shoulder strap shall not have free ends longer than 75 mm and fixed loops shall be no more than 75 mm in circumference (see Figure F.7). 3.2.4 Halter neck-style garments shall be constructed with no free ends in the hood and neck area (see Figu
48、re F.8). 3.2.5 Stitched or otherwise attached embellishments, for example bows, shall not have free ends longer than 75 mm. Any loops shall be not greater than 75 mm in circumference (see Figure F.9). 3.3 Hood and neck area on garments for older children and young persons (Figure 1, zone A) 3.3.1 Dr
49、awstrings shall not have free ends. When the garment opening is at its largest and the garment is laid flat there shall be no protruding loop. When the garment opening is at its smallest, i.e. the size it is intended to fit, maximum protruding loop circumference shall be 150 mm (see Figure F.10). 3.3.2 Functional cords and adjusting tabs shall be not more than 75 mm in length. EN 14682:2007 (E) 10 Functional cords shall not be made from elastic cords, except for shoulder straps and halter necks. 3.3.3 Decorative cords shall not be more than 75 mm in
