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BSI PD CEN/TR 16792:2014

BSI PD CEN/TR 16792:2014

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Safety of children’s clothing. Recommendations for the design and manufacture of children’s clothing. Mechanical safety

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BSI 2014 50
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This Technical Report gives recommendations for the design and manufacture of safe children’s clothing in relation to mechanical hazards.

This Technical Report also gives recommendations on safety aspects of the packaging and display of children’s clothing, including guidance for retailers.

This Technical Report is applicable to clothing including bonnets, hats, gloves, scarves, socks and other clothing accessories intended for all children up to 14 years of age. It is suggested that dressing up clothes meet the recommendations of this Technical Report in addition to the requirements of EN 71 .

This Technical Report is intended for use at all stages of the clothing supply chain, including use by designers, specifiers and manufacturers of children’s clothing. It is also intended to be used by importers, distributors and retailers to assist them in the selection of clothing that does not present a hazard.

This Technical Report is not applicable to:

  1. child care articles, such as bibs, nappies and soother holders;

  2. footwear, such as boots, shoes and slippers; or

  3. toys and other items sold with the clothing;

as these articles are not within the scope of CEN/TC 248.

This Technical Report does not include recommendations on any clothing features that might be necessary to cater for children with special needs.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
5 Foreword
6 Introduction
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
8 3 Terms and definitions
11 4 Mechanical hazards and associated risks
4.1 Ischaemic injuries
4.2 Entrapment of the penis in a slide fastener (zip)
4.3 Injuries from sharp objects
4.4 Choking and aspiration
4.5 Swallowing
12 4.6 Magnets
4.7 Strangulation and entrapment
4.8 Slipping, tripping and falling
4.9 Restriction of vision and hearing
4.10 Suffocation
5 Risk assessment
13 6 Garment design, materials and construction
6.1 General
14 6.2 Selection of fabrics
6.2.1 Fabrics should be used which do not present a mechanical risk to the wearer when forming part of a garment. If necessary, the construction of the garment should be altered so that the fabrics used do not present a mechanical risk.
6.2.2 Fabrics which have uncut float stitches longer than 10 mm should not be used in the hand or foot area of garments designed for babies.
6.2.3 Fabric used to support a sewn-on component, for example a button, should be sufficiently strong that when the attachment of the component is tested in accordance with Table 1 and 6.5.1, Note 2, the fabric does not tear. If necessary, reinforcing…
6.3 Filling materials
6.4 Sewing thread
15 6.5 Attached garment components
6.5.1 General recommendations
16 6.5.2 Buttons
6.5.3 Fabric embellishments, including bows and labels
17 6.5.4 Rubber or soft plastics embellishments, including labels, and badges
6.5.5 Pom-poms and tassels
6.5.6 Sequins, beads and similar components
6.5.7 Diamanté and heat fused components
6.5.8 Press fasteners and similarly applied components
18 6.5.9 Magnets
6.6 Elastics
6.7 Touch and close fasteners
6.8 Zip/slide fasteners
6.8.1 General
19 6.8.2 Zip/slide fasteners in boys’ trousers
6.9 Cords, strings, ribbons and bows
6.10 Garments with integral feet
6.11 Hoods
6.12 Embroidery and appliqué
6.13 Stone washing
20 7 Manufacture
7.1 Sharp objects
7.1.1 General
7.1.2 Pins and staples
7.1.3 Sewing needles (hand and machine)
7.1.4 Knitting machine needles and linking points, and tagging gun needles
7.1.5 Scissors, clippers and other sharp tools
21 7.2 Metal detection (including needle detection)
7.3 Machine applied fasteners
22 7.4 Application of glued and heat fused components
7.5 Elasticated garments
7.6 Inspection
7.7 Testing for security of attached components
7.8 Rejected garments
23 7.9 Documentation and traceability
8 Packaging
9 Security tagging and display of garments for retail
9.1 Security tags
9.2 Store display
9.3 Hanger loops and labels
24 Annex A (informative) Accident data
25 Annex B (normative) Method for determination of removal force of attached components
B.1 General
B.2 Principle
B.3 Apparatus
30 B.4 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing
B.5 Sampling and selection of test specimens
B.5.1 Sampling
31 B.5.2 Selection of test specimens
B.6 Procedure
B.6.1 Rate of extension or elongation
B.6.1.1 Machine set-up and test specimen mounting
B.6.1.1.1 General
B.6.1.1.2 Buttons and tack buttons
B.6.1.1.3 Press fasteners including poppers
32 B.6.1.1.4 Beads and similar sewn on components >3 mm
B.6.1.1.5 Embellishments attached to zip/ slide fastener pullers
33 B.6.2 Operation of the tensile testing machine
34 B.7 Test report
35 Annex C (informative) Method for determination of the security of attachment of non-grippable attached components
C.1 General
C.2 Principle
C.3 Materials
C.3.1 Phosphate reference detergent, with the composition given in Table C.1.
36 C.3.2 Sodium perborate
C.4 Apparatus
C.5 Selection of test specimens and reference specimen
37 C.6 Wash temperature and drying method
C.6.1 Wash temperature
C.6.2 Drying method for garments with fused or glued on components
C.6.3 Drying method for garments without fused or glued on components
C.7 Procedure
C.7.1 Initial assessment of test specimens
C.7.2 Preparation of the washing machine
C.7.3 Wash load
C.7.4 Detergent
C.7.5 Wash cycle
C.7.6 Rinsing and spinning
38 C.7.7 Drying
C.7.8 Final assessment
C.8 Test report
39 Annex D (informative) Information to be supplied by the designer to the manufacturer
40 Annex E (informative) Rational for age definitions
41 Annex F (informative) Test method for tensile strength of buttons and recommended minimum strength.
F.1 General
F.2 Principle
F.3 References
F.4 Definitions
F.5 Apparatus
42 F.6 Sampling
F.7 Procedure
43 F.8 Recommended performance
F.9 Test report
44 Annex G (normative) Slide/zip fastener specification
45 Annex H (normative) Small parts assessment
46 Bibliography

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