EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of ISO 8124-1 testing. This standard applies to all toys, i.e. any product or material designed or expressly designed for use in play by children under 14 years of age.
They apply to a toy as originally received by the consumer and also after a toy has been subjected to reasonably foreseeable conditions of normal use and abuse, unless specifically stated otherwise.
The requirements of this document specify acceptable criteria for structural features of toys such as shape, size, contour, spacing (e.g. rattles, small parts, sharp points and edges, and hinge line gaps) as well as acceptable criteria for toys-specific features.
ISO 8124-1 specifies requirements and testing methods for toys intended for use by children of various age groups from birth to 14 years of age. Requirements vary according to the age group for which a particular toy is intended. Requirements for a particular age group reflect the nature of hazards and a child's expected mental and/or physical abilities to deal with them.
ISO 8124-1 also requires appropriate warnings and/or instructions for use on certain toys or their packaging. Due to linguistic problems that may arise in different countries, the wording of these warnings and instructions is not given in Appendix B, but is given as general information. It should be noted that many countries have different legal requirements regarding such markings.
ISO 8124-1 does not claim to cover or contain every imaginable potential hazard of a particular toy or category of toys. Other than labeling requirements that indicate the age range and functional hazards for which the toy is intended, there are no requirements in this document for the characteristics of toys that represent a natural and recognized hazard that is an integral part of the toy's function.
An example of such a hazard is the sharp point required for a needle to work properly. The needle is a hazard well understood by the toy sewing kit purchaser, and the functional sharp point hazard is communicated to the user at the point of purchase as part of the normal educational process of learning to sew. warning labeling tools on the product's packaging.
As another example, a two-wheeled toy scooter has inherent and known hazards associated with its use (for example, instability during use, particularly during learning). Potential hazards associated with its structural features (sharp edges, pinch hazards, etc.) will be minimized by complying with the requirements of this document.
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