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EN 71-8:2018

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Safety of toys - Part 8: Activity toys for domestic use
Published date

01-10-2018

European foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
5 Warnings, markings, and instructions
6 Test methods
Annex A (informative) - Rationale
Annex B (informative) - Significant technical changes
        between this European Standard and the
        previous version
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the essential
         requirements of Directive 2009/48/EC
         aimed to be covered
Bibliography

This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for activity toys for domestic use often attached to or incorporating a crossbeam, and similar toys intended for children under 14 years to play on or in and often intended to bear the mass of one or more children.This European Standard also specifies requirements for:-separately sold accessories for, and components of activity toys;-separately sold swing elements that are ready for use on or in combination with an activity toy;-construction packages for activity toys including components used to build activity toys according to a scheduled building instruction.The scope of this European Standard excludes:-playground equipment intended for public use dealt with in the EN 1176 series;-bow-mounted rocking activity toys such as rocking horses and similar toys, which are covered by specific requirements in EN 71 1;-toy pools with maximum depth of water over 400 mm measured, between the overflow level and the deepest point within the pool;NOTE 1For information regarding the classification of pools as toys see European Commission guidance document No. 8 from Bibliographical Entry [1].-pools with maximum depth of water over 400 mm measured, between the overflow level and the deepest point within the pool, without play elements covered e.g. by the EN 16582 series or EN 16927.NOTE 2There is an enhanced risk of drowning in toy pools where the depth of water is in excess of 400 mm.-trampolines for domestic use dealt with in EN 71 14.-inflatable activity toys (except paddling pools).See also A.1.

Committee
CEN/TC 52
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes PREN 71-8. (01/2018)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
NF EN 71-8 : 2018 Identical
BS EN 71-8:2011 Identical
DIN EN 71-8:2016-09 (Draft) Identical
SN EN 71-8 : 2011 Identical
PN-EN 71-8:2018-04 Identical
BS EN 71-8:2018 Identical
NEN EN 71-8 : 2018 Identical
SANS 50071-8 : 1ED 2015 Identical
SS-EN 71-8:2018 Identical
NBN EN 71-8 : 2011 Identical
SN EN 71-8:2018 Identical
NF EN 71-8 : 2011 Identical
UNE-EN 71-8:2012 Identical
UNI EN 71-8 : 2012 Identical
UNI EN 71-8:2018 Identical
NS EN 71-8 : 2018 Identical
ONORM EN 71-8 : 2018 Identical
I.S. EN 71-8:2018 Identical
I.S. EN 71-8:2011 Identical
PN EN 71-8 : NOV 2012 Identical
DIN EN 71-8:2011-11 Identical
UNE-EN 71-8:2019 Identical
DIN EN 71-8:2018-03 Identical
SANS 50071-8:2022 Identical

EN ISO 4287:1998/A1:2009 GEOMETRICAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (GPS) - SURFACE TEXTURE: PROFILE METHOD - TERMS, DEFINITIONS AND SURFACE TEXTURE PARAMETERS
ISO 4287:1997 Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) — Surface texture: Profile method — Terms, definitions and surface texture parameters
EN 1176-3:2017 Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for slides
EN 1176-6:2017 Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 6: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for rocking equipment
EN 1176-4:2017 Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for cableways
1988/378/EEC : 1988 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 3 MAY 1988 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF TOYS
EN 71-14 : 2014 COR 2017 SAFETY OF TOYS - PART 14: TRAMPOLINES FOR DOMESTIC USE
EN 16582-1:2015 Domestic swimming pools - Part 1: General requirements including safety and test methods
EN 1176-1:2017 Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods
EN 71-1:2014 Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
EN 16927:2017 Mini-pools - Specific requirements including safety and test methods for mini-pools
CEN/TR 15071:2015 Safety of toys - National translations of warnings and instructions for use in the EN 71 series
EN 14960:2013 Inflatable play equipment - Safety requirements and test methods
ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Part 1: Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
EN 1176-10:2008 Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for fully enclosed play equipment
EN 16582-2:2015 Domestic swimming pools - Part 2: Specific requirements including safety and test methods for inground pools
EN 1176-2:2017 Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for swings
EN 16582-3:2015 Domestic swimming pools - Part 3: Specific requirements including safety and test methods for aboveground pools
EN 1176-5:2008 Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 5: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for carousels
ISO 20712-1:2008 Water safety signs and beach safety flags Part 1: Specifications for water safety signs used in workplaces and public areas
EN 1176-7:2008 Playground equipment and surfacing - Part 7: Guidance on installation, inspection, maintenance and operation
EN 1176-11:2014 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SURFACING - PART 11: ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS FOR SPATIAL NETWORK

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