International Toy Safety Standard ISO 8124, ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide international standardization organization (ISO member organization). The drafting of international standards is generally carried out by ISO technical committees. After the completion of the standard draft, it must be circulated among members of the technical committee for voting, and at least 75% of the votes must be obtained before it can be officially issued as an international standard.

The international standard ISO8124 was drafted by ISO/TC181, Technical Committee on Toy Safety.

ISO8124 includes the following parts, collectively known as Toy Safety:

Part 1: Mechanical and Physical Performance Safety Standards

The latest version of this part of ISO 8124 standard is ISO 8124-1:2009, which was updated in 2009. The requirements of this section apply to all toys, that is, any products or materials designed or clearly indicated or used for children under 14 years old to play.

This section specifies acceptable judgment criteria for the structural characteristics of toys, such as sharpness, size, appearance, gaps (such as sound, small parts, sharp edges and edges, hinge gaps), as well as acceptable judgment criteria for various special properties of certain toys (such as the maximum kinetic energy of an inelastic projectile at the end, and the minimum angle between certain riding toys).

This section specifies the requirements and testing methods for toys for all age groups of children from birth to the age of 14.

This section also requires appropriate warnings and instructions to be indicated on certain toys or their packaging. Due to differences in language between countries, the text of these warnings and instructions is not specified, but overall requirements are provided in Appendix C.

This section does not indicate the potential harm of covering or including various special toys or toy types that have been considered.

Example 1: A typical example of sharp point injury is the sexual tip of a needle. The harm caused by needles has been recognized by toy needle and thread bag buyers, and functional sharp injuries are notified to users through normal educational methods, and warning signs are also marked on the product packaging.

Example 2: Toy syringes also have potential injuries related to their use and have been recognized (such as instability during use, especially for beginners) with structural characteristics, such as sharp edges, clamping injuries, etc.), which should be minimized according to the requirements of this part of ISO8124 standard.


Part 2: Flammability

The latest version of this part of ISO 8124 standard is ISO 8124-2:2007, which was updated in 2007. This section specifies the types of combustible materials prohibited for use in toys and the flame retardant requirements for specific toys when exposed to small ignition sources. Regulation 5 of this section specifies the testing methods.


Part 3: Migration of Specific Elements

The latest version of this part of ISO 8124 standard is ISO 8124-3:2010, which was updated on May 27, 2010. This section mainly controls the heavy metal content of accessible materials in toy products. This update did not change the specific limit requirements of the standard, but made the following adjustments at some non-technical levels:

1) The new standard specifies in detail the range of toy materials that need to be tested, and expands the testing range for surface coatings on the basis of the first version;

2) The new standard has added the definition of "paper and cardboard";

3) The new standard has changed the testing reagents used for oil and wax removal, and the modified reagents are consistent with the latest version of EN71-3;

4) The new standard adds an explanation that uncertainty needs to be considered when determining whether quantitative analysis meets the requirements;

5) The new standard has revised the maximum inhalable amount of antimony from 1.4 micrograms per day to 0.2 micrograms per day.

The specific limit requirements for this section are as follows:

In the near future, ISO 8124 will add several parts, namely: the total concentration of specific elements in toy materials; Determination of phthalate plasticizers in plastic materials, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC).