HB 136:2004

Provides regulatory authorities, manufacturers, and consumers with the principles for a systematic approach to addressing hazards, and specific developmental characteristics of children that place them at risk of injury and identify hazards across a broad range of products used in domestic situations, restaurants, nurseries and institutions which children may be exposed to during their use of, or interaction with, a product. Specific suggestions for addressing those hazards are also detailed. Identical with and reproduced from ISO/IEC Guide 50:2002.

This Guide provides a framework for addressing potential sources of unintentional physical harm (hazards) to children from products, processes or services that they use or with which they may come into contact, even if they are not specifically intended for children. The framework aims at minimizing risk of injury to children.It is primarily intended for those involved in the preparation and revision of standards. However, it has important information that can be useful to, amongst others, designers, architects, manufacturers, service providers, communicators and policy makers.For children with special needs, additional requirements may be appropriate. This Guide does not claim to address those additional requirements in full. ISO/IEC Guide 71 addresses the needs of persons with disabilities.A product may include goods, structures, buildings, installations or a combination of these.No specific guidance is given in this Guide for the prevention or reduction of psychological or moral harm or of intentional injuries.

First published as HB 136:2004.