DANSK DS/CEN ISO/TR 8124-8 PDF

This Technical Report provides guidelines for the determination of the lowest age at which children start playing with toys in specific toy sub-categories and is primarily directed to manufacturers and agencies that evaluate the compliance of toys with safety standards. This Technical Report can also be used as a reference to determine the appropriateness of toys by earliest age, for use by distributors, institutions, and organizations involved with child play, as well as by paediatric institutions, teachers, other professionals that use toys in their routine activities, and consumers. The age at which children develop different abilities is unique for each individual child. These guidelines illustrate the age ranges during which a typical child has developed certain abilities. Although age grading has safety implications, these guidelines are not intended to address specific safety requirements. Specific safety requirements for toys can be found in the ISO 8124 Series of Toy Safety Standards (and in other regional toy safety standards and regulations). As an example, such standards will restrict the presence of small parts and small balls in toys intended for certain age groups, due to the choking hazard. These guidelines are based on advice of experts as well as traditional play patterns of children. It shall be noted however, that there may be specific national or regional regulations or directives that classify certain types of toys as only appropriate for children above a certain age. Therefore, any national or regional legal requirement shall be considered and may supersede the recommendations contained within these guidelines. How information on electronic toys and electronics in toys was considered in the development of these age determination guidelines is given in Annex B.