Tension test according to EN71-1 §8.4
Testing lab
Physical lab
Legislation
Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC
Testing standard
EN71-1(2014) + A1(2018) §8.4
Pulling is awesome! A child up to 3 years old can exert a pulling force of 90 Newtons or 9 pounds. If the toy can sustain that for 10 seconds, it is safe.
Principle
Tensile strength is evaluated of the following toy parts:
- eyes and noses of stuffed animals after torsion test
- seams and materials
- protective parts (protruding parts)
If the torque test has been run prior to this test, then the tensile test is performed on the elements that have passed the torsion test.
Useful Document
Specific Testing Conditions
Specific conditions concerning our testing reports
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