IEC 62115, Electric toys – Safety, has been updated. The new Edition 2.0 is available from Document Center Inc. now. It is a technical revision and replaces the previous 1st Edition (including Amendments 1 and 2). The 202-page standard is used for the safety of toys that make use of electricity in some way, including batteries.
IEC 62115 was developed in order to reduce risks when children are playing with electric toys. You’ll note that these types of toys are labelled for specific age groups. So there are issues created by toys being given to children who are too young. But like all products that use electricity, even when used appropriately, there can be dangers that are not obvious. So while the standard can’t reduce risks to zero, it provides testing criteria that will spot issues that could present avoidable risks for children using a given toy.
What are the changes in the new Edition 2.0 for IEC 62115? The committee points to the following areas of the standard in the forward:
- In Clause 5, the general conditions for tests have been reworked.
- In Clause 6, criteria for reduced testing has been changed.
- Clause 7 warnings have been added for toys using button batteries and coin batteries, and for ride-on toys.
- Clause 13 has requirement changes for the accessibility of batteries. Requirements to cover toys placed above a child or connected to other equipment have been added.
- Annex E safety requirements for toys with optical radiation sources have been changed. Measurement details have been updated.
- Annex I on integrated field source generating EMF measurements added.
- Annex J added for safety or remote-controls for ride-on toys.
The IEC 62115 is an essential toy safety standard for many manufacturers. If you design or manufacture these products, you’ll need a copy of the new standard soon. The committee suggests that your toys need to meet this new Edition within a 12 to 36 month time frame. Various jurisdictions may have other transition requirements.
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