SS 474 Pt.3-2000现行

Part 3 of this Singapore Standard specifies requirements and test methods for the migration of the elements antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury and selenium from toy materials and from parts of toys except materials not accessible (see Part 1 of this standard).\nPackaging materials are not included unless they are part of the toy or have intended play value (see Annex D).\nWhen appropriate, the toy is subjected to relevant tests, specified in Part 1 of this standard, before the accessibility is considered.\nRequirements are included for the migration from the following toy materials:\ncoatings of paints, varnishes, lacquers, printing inks, polymers and similar coatings (see 8.1);\nPolymeric and similar materials, including laminates, whether textile reinforced or not, but excluding other textiles (see 8.2);\npaper and paper board (see 8.3);\ntextiles, whether natural or synthetic (see 8.4);\nglass/ceramic/metallic materials (see 8.5);\nother materials whether mass coloured or not (e.g. wood, fibre board, hard board, bone and leather) (see 8.6);\nmaterials intended to leave a trace (e.g. the graphite materials in pencils and liquid ink in pens) (see 8.7);\npliable modelling materials, including modelling clays, and gels (see 8.8);\npaints, including finger paints, varnishes, lacquers, glazing powders and similar materials in solid or in liquid form appearing as such in the toy (see 8.9).\nToys and parts of toys which, due to their accessibility, function, mass, size or other characteristics, obviously exclude any hazard due to sucking, licking or swallowing, bearing in mind the normal and foreseeable behaviour of children, are not covered by this part of SS 474.\nNOTE - For the purposes of this standard, the following criteria are considered appropriate in the categorisation of sucking, licking or swallowing:\nall intended food/oral contact toys, cosmetics toys and writing instruments categorised as toys.\ntoys intended for children up to 6 years of age, i.e. all accessible parts and components where there is a probability that those parts or components may come into contact with the mouth (see Annex D).\n