Re: [PSES] Toy Directive

[dougp01]

Ed, I have not personally bee‎n through ‎a Toy Directive review but I have been involved with consumer products which have hazards and may exhibit "child appealing" attributes.   In short, these product were listed on a red list which means they cannot be approved, or possibly they can be approved when used only under adult supervision.   A classic example was a steam vaporizer with a shape resembling a cute animal.   Choking hazards aside for the moment, in the case of this toy being fashioned into a sling shot, I have to wonder if there would be enough projectile energy to cause injury.   ‎Best, - doug Douglas Powell http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01     Original Message   From: Ed Price Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 11:58 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Reply To: Ed Price Subject: [PSES] Toy Directive I was at a symposium recently where hundreds of (strictly non-electrical or otherwise powered) puzzles and games were being rated (for aesthetics such as age level, fun and intellectual challenge). However, nobody at this event gave any consideration to the familiar regulatory compliance issues such as choke hazard, biological safety, stored energy or “unintentional uses.”   I began thinking about this when I examined a very simple toy consisting of 16 equal ¼” diameter, 4” long polystyrene tubes strung in series on a thin bungee cord. The string of tubes can be torqued into forming many (over 200 claimed) stable “wire frame” three dimensional objects. I was sitting there, twisting this thing into cubes and polyhedrons, when I realized that it could also form a very credible slingshot! I then noticed a very prominent “CE” on the box.   I wonder if anyone in our group has ever done a product compliance with the Toy Directive. Maybe my background in defense is showing, but it seems to me that only a great toy can stimulate, amuse, educate and also be converted to a weapon.   Ed Price WB6WSN Chula Vista, CA USA   - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com>