The European Commission has published a proposed draft EN 71-1:2011/A2 and seeks public comments
This draft amendment A2 mainly revises the acoustic requirement in EN71-1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 71-1:2011. The changes are:
Replace the following existing definitions:
-
close-to-the-ear toy
-
hand-held toy
-
rattle
-
squeeze toy
-
table-top or floor toy
Introduce the following new definitions:
-
child actuated toy
-
mouth actuated toy designed to emit sound
-
pull-along or push toy
-
voice actuated toy
-
self-propelled toy
-
emission sound pressure level
-
time-averaged sound pressure level
Mainly Change in requirement
Introduce the definition of Sound category 1,2,3,4 and revise the requirement and test method, an overview of the revised requirements in sound pressure levels are given in below table:
|
Type of toy
|
LpA at
50 cm
|
LpCpeak at
50cm
|
LpA in a
free field
|
LpCpeak in a
free field
|
|
1) Close-to-the-ear toys
|
60 dB
|
110 dB
|
|
|
|
2) Toys easily confused
with close-to-the-ear toys
|
60 dB
|
110 dB
|
|
|
|
3) Category 1 toys
|
80 dB
|
110 dB
|
|
|
|
4) Category 2 toys
|
85 dB
|
110 dB
|
|
|
|
5) Category 3 toys
|
90 dB
|
110 dB
|
|
|
|
6) Head/ear phone toys
|
|
|
85 dB
|
135 dB
|
|
7) Category 4 toys
|
90 dB
|
125 dB
|
|
|
The Solution
Intertek has the capability to evaluate the Amendment of EN71-1, and help your products to meet the safety requirement. By leveraging our local services and global network, we enable our customers to dedicate their primary energies to their core business activities.
中文
