ANEC Child Safety WG meets

The annual meeting of the ANEC Child Safety Working Group was held remotely on 24-25 March and attended by 19 experts.

Our experts discussed achievements, upcoming challenges and priorities in standardisation work on toys, sports & playground equipment, childcare articles & children’s furniture, and other products related to child safety. Specific discussions were held on trampoline parks, zip lines, push chairs, carry cots, baby nests, ride-on-toys and the use of activity toys in domestic pools. Experts also discussed topics of horizontal nature, such as access to button batteries, use of household appliances by children, digital product information and finger entrapment. The WG was also updated on the ongoing revision of the General Product Safety Directive, and the upcoming revision of the Toy Safety Directive.  

SOURCE: ANEC eNewsletter ed. 3 – 2022