British Standards Institution

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for providing the UK input into ISO/TC 310, CEN/TC 252, CEN/TC 207/WG 2, CEN/TC 364 & CEN/TC 248. This committee provides UK input into National, European and International standards in the topic areas: Child use and child care products include high chairs, safety barriers, playpens, changing tables, table mounted seats, and harnesses, wheeled child conveyances, carry cots, child seats for cycles, soothers and soother holders and feeding equipment. The work of the committee is on implementation of mandated standards to support the Child Safety Directive. It is also responsible for co-ordination of the horizontal issues.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (50)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
TS/P 288	Child care articles Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Measurement and Science \| Testing \| Health and Safety \| Protective equipment \| Commercial and Consumer Goods \| Equipment for children \| Entertainment equipment \| Entertainment equipment. General \| Toys \| Entertainment equipment. Other Proposal begins : 2020-04-22	Proposal
PD ISO/TS 24929-5	Child care articles — General safety — Part 5: Product information Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
PD ISO/TS 24929-4	Child care articles — General safety — Part 4: Thermal hazards Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
PD ISO/TS 24929-3	Child care articles — General safety — Part 3: Chemical hazards Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
PD ISO/TS 24929-2	Child care articles — General safety — Part 2: Mechanical hazards Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-10-10	Drafting
PD ISO/TS 24929-1	Child care articles — General safety — Part 1: Safety philosophy and assessment Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
PD CEN/TS 13387-5	Child care articles - General safety guidelines. - Part 5: Product information Categories: Equipment for children Approval begins :	Approval
PD CEN/TS 13387-4	Child care articles - General safety guidelines. - Part 4: Thermal hazards Categories: Equipment for children Approval begins :	Approval
PD CEN/TS 13387-3	Child care articles - General safety guidelines. - Part 3: Mechanical hazards Categories: Equipment for children Approval begins :	Approval
PD CEN/TS 13387-2	Child care articles - General safety guidelines. - Part 2: Chemical hazards Categories: Equipment for children Approval begins :	Approval

Published (34)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD6516	PD 6516 Guide to Guarding fires and heating appliances Categories: Unclassified documents Published standard begins : 2004-10-01	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16512:2015	Child use and care articles. Guidelines for the safety of children's slings Categories: Equipment for children Published standard begins : 2015-02-05	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 16411:2022	Child care articles. Compiled interpretations of CEN/TC 252 standards Categories: Equipment for children Published standard begins : 2022-07-08	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 13387-5:2023	Child care articles. General safety guidelines. Product information Categories: Equipment for children Published standard begins : 2023-05-16	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 13387-4:2015	Child use and care articles. General safety guidelines. Thermal hazards Categories: Equipment for children Published standard begins : 2015-07-23	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 13387-3:2023	Child care articles. General safety guidelines. Mechanical hazards Categories: Equipment for children Published standard begins : 2023-03-20	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 13387-2:2018	Child care articles. General safety guidelines. Chemical hazards Categories: Equipment for children Published standard begins : 2018-07-19	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 13387-1:2018	Child care articles. General safety guidelines. Safety philosophy and safety assessment Categories: Equipment for children Published standard begins : 2018-06-11	Published standard
BS EN 716-2:2017	Furniture. Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use. Test methods Categories: Equipment for children \| Furniture Published standard begins : 2017-08-15	Published standard
BS EN 716-1:2017	Furniture. Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use. Safety requirements Categories: Furniture \| Equipment for children Published standard begins : 2019-03-19	Published standard

Withdrawn (60)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 16411:2019	Child care articles. Compiled interpretations of CEN/TC 252 standards Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2022-07-08	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16411:2012	Child use and care articles. 2012 compiled interpretations of CEN/TC 252 standards Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2014-05-02	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16411 May:2014	Child use and care articles. 2013 compiled interpretations of CEN/TC 252 standards Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2015-02-05	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 16411 DECEMBER:2014	Child use and care articles. 2014 compiled interpretations of CEN/TC 252 standards Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2019-05-09	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 13387-5:2018	Child care articles. General safety guidelines. Product information Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2018-05-31	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 13387-5:2015	Child use and care articles. General safety guidelines. Product information Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2018-05-31	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 13387-3:2018	Child care articles. General safety guidelines. Mechanical hazards Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2023-03-20	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 13387-3:2015	Child use and care articles. General safety guidelines. Mechanical hazards Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2018-07-13	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 13387-2:2015	Child use and care articles. General safety guidelines. Chemical hazards Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2018-07-19	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 13387-1:2015	Child use and care articles. General safety guidelines. Safety philosophy and safety assessment Categories: Equipment for children Withdrawn begins : 2015-07-23	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Baby Products Association
Baby Style UK
BEIS - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
British Measurement and Testing Association
Brompton Bicycles
Committee Manager
Consumer and Public Interest Network
Deputy Chair
F I R A - Furniture Industry Research Association
Individual Capacity - Product Safety Expert
Kids2
Mamas & Papas
National Bed Federation Limited
SGS United Kingdom Ltd
The Cotswold Company Ltd
The Lullaby Trust
West Sussex County Council

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - CW/1/4
Convenor – CEN/TC 52/WG 3
Former Chair - CW/1/1
Former Chair - CW/1/3
Former Chair - CW/2
Individual Capacity - Baby Box Expert
Individual Capacity - Community Playthings
Individual Capacity - IEC Young Professional
Individual Capacity - Technologist Expert
Liaison - TCI/24

BSI roles

Committee Chair
Editorial Project Manager

Standards Development

CW/1 - Safety of child use and child care products

Committee standards activity