SIST EN 13210-1:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 13210-1:2021
01-februar-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13210:2005
Izdelki za otroke - 1. del: Otroški pasovi in vajeti - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne
metode
Child care articles - Part 1: Children's harnesses, reins - Safety requirements and test
methods
Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Sicherheitsgeschirre und Zügel -
Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Articles de puériculture - Harnais et laisses de promenade - Exigences de sécurité et
méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13210-1:2020
ICS:
97.190 Otroška oprema Equipment for children
SIST EN 13210-1:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 13210-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

November 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.190 Supersedes EN 13210:2004
English Version

Child care articles - Part 1: Children's harnesses, reins -
Safety requirements and test methods
Articles de puériculture - Partie 1 : Harnais et laisses de Artikel für Säuglinge und Kleinkinder - Teil 1:
promenade pour enfants - Exigences de sécurité et Sicherheitsgeschirre und Zügel -
méthodes d'essai Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 August 2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
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United Kingdom.





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© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 13210-1:2020 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Test equipment . 7
5 General test conditions . 10
6 Chemical hazards . 11
7 Mechanical hazards . 11
8 Product information . 24
Annex A (informative) Rationales . 26
A.1 General. 26
A.2 Chemical hazards . 26
A.3 Mechanical hazards . 26
Bibliography . 28

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European foreword
This document (EN 13210-1:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 252 “Child care
articles”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document, together with EN 13210-2:2020, supersedes EN 13210:2004.
This document has been prepared under mandate M/264 given to CEN by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
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1 Scope
This document specifies the minimum safety requirements and test methods for strap and/or fabric
assemblies for restraining children from birth up to 48 months of age. These products are provided with
a rein for use when the child is walking and/or with detachable straps for use in child care articles which
are fitted with specified attachment points.
This document does not cover backpacks with a leading rein which are covered in EN 13210-2. This
document does not apply to the following:
— restraint systems permanently fitted as an integral feature of child care articles;
— restraint systems intended for children with special needs; or
— restraint systems for use in motorized and power driven vehicles.
If the product has other functions not covered in this document, reference should be made to the relevant
European standard.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 71-1, Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties
EN 71-3:2019, Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
harness
restraint system designed to fit around the child’s torso comprising a strap or fabric assembly or a
combination of both incorporating attachment point(s) for a rein and/or attachment straps
Note 1 to entry: See Figures 1 and 2.
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Key
1 shoulder strap
2 waist belt
3 attachment straps
Figure 1 — Example of a strap assembly harness

Figure 2 — Example of a harness including a fabric assembly
3.2
waist belt
part of the harness which passes around the child’s torso
3.3
shoulder straps
parts of the harness which pass over each shoulder of the child
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3.4
training rein
single continuous strap which is attached to both sides of the harness to be held at the mid-point by the
carer
3.5
training rein extender
single continuous strap which is attached to a training rein with a wrist loop or a hand grip to be held by
the carer
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 9.
3.6
leading rein
single continuous strap which is attached at a single point to the harness with a wrist loop or a hand grip
to be held by the carer
3.7
attachment strap
adjustable straps fitted with appropriate fastenings, e.g. buckles and hooks, which are used to secure the
harness to the specified harness attachment points of a child care article
3.8
wrist type walking rein
single strap with a loop for securing to the child's wrist at one end and a wrist loop or a hand grip to be
held by the carer at the other end
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.

Key
1 child’s wrist loop
2 carer’s wrist loop or hand grip
Figure 3 — Example of wrist type walking rein
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4 Test equipment
4.1 Test frame
Rigid test frame comprising:
— two horizontal members against which the test dummy top eyebolt and bottom clamp may be secured
by bolts or clamps;
— 75 mm diameter conveyor belt roller positioned with a horizontal gap of (250 ± 10) mm between the
test dummy and roller. It shall be possible to adjust the height of the roller and/or the horizontal
members supporting the test dummy;
— height adjustable dynamic mass release mechanism (See Figure 4).
Dimensions in millimetres

Key
1 horizontal members 3 roller
2 test dummy 4 dynamic mass release mechanism
Figure 4 — Test frame
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4.2 Test dummy
Dummy comprising:
— Bag 300 mm wide and 470 mm long filled with dry compacted sand, so that the whole constitutes a
rigid form (see Figure 4).
— Inside the closed end of the bag is a rectangular metal bar, 260 mm long, 25 mm high and 6 mm wide,
connected at the centre of its length to an eyebolt passing through an eyelet.
— The open end of the bag shall be sewn closed 50 mm from the bottom of the bag and clamped between
two rectangular bars, of minimum dimensions 400 mm long, 25 mm high and 6 mm wide, each with
four holes drilled at 160 mm and 180 mm from the centre of the bar and secured with nuts and bolts
through the inner holes. Additional holes may be drilled in the bar to ensure that the bag is securely
clamped. The outer holes enable the bottom of the dummy to be secured to the horizontal beam of
the test frame (see Figure 5).
Dimensions in millimetres

Key
1 eyebolt
2 bag
3 clamp
Figure 5 — Test dummy
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4.3 Test mass assembly
4.3.1 General
In assembly that includes a suspension bar, shackles, spring, static mass and dynamic mass, the total mass
of the assembly, excluding dynamic mass shall be (7 ± 0,1) kg.
When the suspension bar and top shackles are not used, the static mass shall be adjustable so that the
total mass of the assembly excluding dynamic mass shall be (7 ± 0,1) kg.
The dynamic mass shall be either (13 ± 0,05) kg or (5 ± 0,05) kg and be capable of falling freely from a
height of 300 mm as shown in Figure 6.
The whole assembly can be used as a static mass.
4.3.2 Suspension bar
A metal suspension bar with a circular hole drilled in the centre and a circular hole drilled 100 mm either
side of the centre.
4.3.3 Spring
A spring with the following characteristics shall be used to support the static and dynamic mass from the
suspension bar:
stiffness (28 000 ± 10 %) N/M;
diameter of wire 3 mm;
external diameter 16 mm;
length without load 45 mm ± 5 mm
4.3.4 Shackles
Shackles shall have a diameter of 10 mm at the roundest end.
4.3.5 Release mechanisms
A bar or rod supported by the test frame which is withdrawn to release the dynamic mass (See Figure 6).
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Dimensions in millimetres

Key
1 top shackles
2 suspension bar
3 shackle
4 spring
5 dynamic mass
6 release mechanism
7 test frame
8 static mass
Figure 6 — Test mass assembly
5 General test conditions
5.1 General
The tests shall be carried out in the order that they are listed in this document and on one sample, unless
otherwise stated.
5.2 Tolerances
Unless stated otherwise, all forces, masses and dimensions of the test equipment shall have tolerances as
follows:
forces ±5 %;
masses ± 0,5 %;
dimensions ± 0,5 mm.
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6 Chemical hazards
A separate unconditioned sample shall be used for this test.
Migration of elements from surface materials shall not exceed the limits listed when tested in accordance
with EN 71-3:2019.
7 Mechanical hazards
7.1 Protective function
7.1.1 General
Touch and close fasteners shall not be used.
7.1.2 Harnesses
The harness shall have an adjustable waist belt, adjustable shoulder straps, a fastening system and fixing
point(s) for a rein and/or attachment straps.
The maximum slippage of the adjustment mechanisms shall be 20 mm when tested in accordance with
7.2.
7.1.3 Waist belt
The minimum width of the waist belt shall be 19 mm. The circumference of the waist belt shall be
adjustable.
The waist belt shall be fitted with a fastening system. It shall not be possible to adjust the harness
fastening system(s) to the front part of the harness.
Harnesses designed to be used from birth shall have a waist belt that can be adjusted to a maximum
circumference of 300 mm.
Harnesses designed to be used for a child from 6 months of age shall have a waist belt that can be adjusted
to a minimum circumference of 380 mm.
Harnesses designed to be used for a child from 12 months of age shall have a waist belt that can be
adjusted to a minimum circumference of 470 mm.
Harnesses designed to be used for a child up to 24 months of age shall have a waist belt that can be
adjusted to a minimum circumference of 490 mm.
Harnesses designed to be used for a child up to 36 months of age shall have a waist belt that can be
adjusted to a minimum circumference of 560 mm.
Harnesses designed to be used for a child up to 48 months of age shall have a waist belt that can be
adjusted to a minimum circumference of 570 mm.
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7.1.4 Shoulder straps
The minimum width of the shoulder straps shall be 19 mm. Each shoulder strap shall be adjustable.
Harnesses designed to be used from birth shall have shoulder straps which are each adjustable to 250 mm
or less when measured from the top edge of the waist belt at the front to the top edge of the waist belt at
the rear (see Figure 7).

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Velcro is an example of a suitable product available commercially. This information is given for the convenience
of users of this document and does not constitute an endorsement by CEN of this product.
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Harnesses designed to be used from 6 months of age shall have shoulder straps which are each adjustable
to 310 mm or less when measured from the top edge of the waist belt at the front to the top edge of the
waist belt at the rear (see Figure 7). Where the waist belt is not of uniform height along the top edge, the
measurement of each shoulder strap shall be taken from the lowest top edge extended horizontally to
both front and rear (see Figure 7).
The shoulder straps shall not be crossed diagonally at the front.

Figure 7 — Example of harness with adjustable shoulder straps
7.1.5 Training rein
The maximum length of the training rein between the inside of the waist belt at the attachment point on
one side and the inside of the waist belt to the attachment point on the other side shall be 1 200 mm (X1
+ X2 in Figure 8).
The minimum horizontal distance between the attachment points at the point where the training rein
joins the waist belt shall be 120 mm (see Figure 8).
Dimensions in millimetres

Figure 8 — Training rein measurement
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7.1.6 Training rein extender
The training rein extender shall be a strap with a method of attachment to the training rein at one end
and a wrist loop or hand grip for use by the carer at the other end (see Figure 9).
The maximum length of the training rein extender including wrist loop/hand grip and attachment point
shall be 600 mm (see Figure 9).
Dimensions in millimetres

Key
1 sewn loop
2 training rein extender
3 hand hold/wrist loop
4 training rein
Figure 9 — Example of training rein extender
7.1.7 Leading rein
The maximum length of the leading rein between the inside of the waist belt and the end of the leading
rein, including the carer’s attachment adjusted to its most onerous position shall be 1 200 mm.
7.1.8 Wrist type walking rein
The maximum length of the wrist type walking rein, including wrist loops adjusted to their most onerous
positions shall be 1 200 mm when a force of 200 N is applied.
The child's wrist loop shall have a circumference capable of adjustment to a minimum of 100 mm and of
minimum width of 19 mm.
The carer’s hand/wrist loop shall have a minimum width of 19 mm and shall comply wit
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