BS ISO 8124-4:2025 - Page 2

Safety of toys. Activity toys for domestic use | Status: Current

1 Scope This document specifies requirements and test methods for activity toys for indoor and outdoor domestic family use intended for children under 14 years to play on or in. Products covered by this document include swings, slides, see-saws, carousels, rocking toys, climbing frames, toddler swing seats and other products often intended to bear the mass of one or more children. Products not included within the scope of this document are:

1. a) fitness and sporting equipment unless attached to the activity toy;
2. b) equipment intended for use in schools, daycare centres, kindergartens, public playgrounds, restaurants, shopping centres and similar public places;
3. c) juvenile care products such as, but not limited to, infant swings, playpens/enclosures, beds or furniture including picnic tables, cradle rockers and products specifically designed for therapeutic use;
4. d) pools with maximum depth of water over 400 mm measured, between the overflow level and the deepest point within the pool.

Inflatable activity toys are included in the scope of this document. However, a powered blower used to continuously inflate the toy is not covered by this document. Such equipment is considered to be a household appliance and is covered by requirements given in IEC 60335‑2‑80.[5]