ASTM国际标准组织F15消费品技术委员会Committee F15 <http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/F15.htm>，致力于应对玩具安全领域不断出现的新问题和危害，日前已批准了ASTMF963 标准的修订版本，ASTM F963 <http://www.astm.org/Standards/F963.htm>, 消费者安全规范之玩具安全。修改部分涉及了玩具中较小的磁体部件可能被摄食导致的危害。
ASTM F963，由ASTM F15.22分委会负责制修订, 为防止因窒息、尖角锐边及其他潜在危险而带来的伤害提供了准则和检测方法。ASTM F15技术委员会按照常规程序对该标准进行复审和修订，参与修订的专家来自学术机构、消费者群体，制造行业和政府机构。
F963修订部分如下：
o 磁体：修改部分涉及了玩具中较小的磁体部件可能被摄食导致危害，以及可能受到伤害的儿童的年龄。另外，这部分还包括了针对磁铁的特殊用途和误用情况的要求，以避免玩耍过程中磁体从部件上脱落。
o 噪音－新版本中相关要求变得更加清晰，这一部分的修改同时使F963和欧洲玩具标准EN71-1之间获得了进一步的协调统一。
o 绳系悠悠球：新版本中增加对3岁及3岁以上儿童使用悠悠球产生的潜在缠绕窒息危害的评估。
o 冲击危害：针对0到48个月儿童新增评估挤压危害条款，增加了球形和半球形末端的要求。
o 阻燃：根据16CFR1500.3(c)(6)(vi)要求修改了固体和毛绒玩具的测试条款。
o 其它修订的条款包括：下颚陷入；包装薄膜/正常使用和误用测试使用年龄段；以及折叠装置和铰链。
新标准没有更改F963-2007版中对铅含量的检测要求，同时标准的更新不影响《2008年美国消费品安全改进法案》已于2009年2月10日生效（CPSIA）。更多关于美国消费品安全改进法案信息，请登录美国消费品安全委员会，点击这里<http://www.cpsc.gov>。
联系信息：
技术信息：Joan Lawrence (jlawrence@toyassociation.org), 美国玩具行业协会
New York, N.Y.
电话：646-520-4844
ASTM 工作人员：Leonard Morrissey (lmorriss@astm.org)
电话：610-832-9719
ASTM 中国办事处：Liu Fei (fliu@astm.org)
电话：010-51096033
In its continuing efforts to reflect the latest issues in toy safety and to deal with emerging hazards, ASTM International Committee F15 on Consumer Products has approved revisions to ASTM F963, Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. Changes made to the standard include revisions to the section on ingestion of magnetic components in toys.
ASTM F963, under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F15.22 on Toy Safety, includes guidelines and test methods to prevent injuries from choking, sharp edges and other potential hazards. The standard is reviewed and updated on a regular basis by Committee F15, which includes technical experts from academia, consumer groups, industry and government.
Revisions now approved for F963 include the following:
- Magnets—Revisions account for incidents of ingestion due to magnetic components that were small parts of a toy and to reflect the age of children involved in the incidents. The section on magnets now also includes special use and abuse requirements to avoid magnets from detaching from components during play.
- Acoustics—Requirements to this section were changed to provide greater clarity. The revisions to this section also further harmonization between F963 and the European toy standard, EN71-1.
- Yo-Yo Tether Toys—Requirements have been added to address potential strangulation hazards associated with yo-yo elastic tether toys intended for children three years of age or older.
- Impaction hazards—A new section providing impaction hazard requirements for toys intended for children up to the age of 48 months has been added. Diagrams of spherical and hemispherical ends were also added.
- Flammability—Revision establishes the protocol and general criteria for flammability testing of solids and soft toys in conformance with the requirements of 16CFR 1500.3(c)(6)(vi).
- Other revised areas of the standard include sections on jaw entrapment; packaging film/age requirements as they pertain to use and abuse testing; and folding mechanisms and hinges.
Requirements for testing of lead in toys have not been changed from the F963-07 version of the standard cited in the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. For more information about the CPSIA and compliance with this new law, visit the CPSC Web site, www.cpsc.gov.
ASTM International standards are available for purchase from Customer Service (phone: 610-832-9585; service@astm.org) or at www.astm.org.
For technical Information, contact Joan Lawrence, Toy Industry Association, New York, N.Y. (phone: 646-520-4844; jlawrence@toyassociation.org). Subcommittee F15.22 meets March 3 at ASTM International headquarters in West Conshohocken, Pa.
ASTM International welcomes and encourages participation in the development of its standards. ASTM’s open consensus process, using advanced Internet-based standards development tools, ensures worldwide access for all interested individuals. For more information on becoming an ASTM member, please contact Leonard Morrissey, ASTM International (phone: 610-832-9719; lmorriss@astm.org).
Release #8183/Feb2009
