ISO GUIDE 50 Safety aspects - Guidelines

Safety aspects - Guidelines for child safety Foreword .................................................................................................................................................................... iv O 0.1 0.2 0.3 1 2 3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... v Relevance of child safety .............................................................................................................................. v Role of standards ......................................................................................................................................... v Structure of the Guide .................................................................................................................................. v Scope ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 Normative reference ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Terms and definitions .................................................................................................................................. 1 General ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 Risk assessment ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Child development and behaviour ............................................................................................................... 3 Physical and social environment ................................................................................................................. 6 Hazards relevant for children ....................................................................................................................... 6 General ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Mechanical hazards ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Thermal hazards ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Chemical hazards ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Electric shock hazards ............................................................................................................................... 20 Radiation hazards ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Biological hazards ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Explosion hazards ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Inadequate protective function .................................................................................................................. 22 Inadequate information ............................................................................................................................... 23 General approach to child safety ................................................................................................................. 2 Preventing and reducing injury .................................................................................................................... 2 Annex A (informative) Examples of preventive measures for hazards ............................................................... 24 Annex B (informative) Checklist for assessing a standard .................................................................................. 28 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 O ISOIIEC 2002 -All rights reserved iii