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Australia and New Zealand Publish Major Changes to Joint Toy Safety Standards

08-31-2016 12:30 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance

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Protecting their youngest consumers and end-users, Australia and New Zealand have published major updates to their joint toy safety standards.

On 30 June 2016, Joint Standard Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee CS-018 Safety of Children’s Toys, published AS/NZS 8124.1:2016 and AS/NZS 8124.2:2016 to supersede AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2013 and AS/NZS ISO 8124.2:2009 respectively .

AS/NZS 8124.1:2016
Newly updated, the 2016 version of AS/NZS 8124, is an adoption with national modifications and has been reproduced from ISO 8124-1:2014. In addition, it has been tailored for the Australian and New Zealand markets, as specified in Appendix ZZ. The standard now includes:

• “Fibrous filling material” as a small part exemption
• A figure to illustrate single ventilation area
• Criteria for kinetic energy (KE) requirements per area of contact in form of arrow
• Adjusted tolerance for the cylindrical gauge for measurement of projectile tips
• Amended rationale for small parts and suction cups

The major changes, between AS/NZS 8124.1:2016 and AS/NZS ISO 8124.1:2013 include a newly added “template B” for the assessment of toys, or components of toys, with nearly spherical, hemispherical, circular flared, or dome-shaped ends of toys as well as toy fastener. This is now aligned with ASTM F963-11. This impacts projectile toys in a number of ways:
• Exemptions for projectiles with a maximum range of less than 300mm
• Tip radius shall be assessed by cylindrical gauge
• New wall impact test
• Mouth-actuated projectile toys shall not permit the intended projectile to pass through the mouthpiece
• Rotors and propellers powered by electrical energy, spring or inertial energy, and that can take off into free flight, shall be designed to minimize the potential of injury from rotating blades

AS/NZS 8124.2:2016
This standard is an adoption with national modifications and has been reproduced from ISO 8124-2:2014. In comparison to AS/NZS ISO 8124.2:2009, the major changes are:
• Amended definitions for “hair”, “flammable gas”, “liquid” and “highly flammable liquid”
• Additional definitions for “extremely flammable liquid”, “chemical toy”, “materials with similar features” and “moulded head masks”
• Introduction of upper height limitation for the application of the test flame added to the test method for soft-filled toys

SGS Toys and Juvenile Products Services
We carry out risk assessment, testing, auditing, inspection, pre-shipment testing, consultancy services and can supply you with all the certifications and documentation you need to ensure you can bring your products to market with confidence. Learn more about SGS’s Toys and Juvenile Products Services (www.sgs.com/en/consumer-goods-retail/toys-and-juvenile-products)

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For further information contact:

Ken Tsai
Technical Support, Hardlines
SGS Hong Kong
Tel: (+852) 2204 8358
Email: cts.media@sgs.com
Website: www.sgs.com/toys

About SGS
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 85,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,800 offices and laboratories around the world.

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