EN 862 pdf free download
EN 862 pdf free download. Packaging – Child-resistant packaging – Requirements and testing procedures for non-reclosable packages for non- pharmaceutical products.
4 Testing 4.1 Principle Type approval for non-reclosable child-resistant packaging is obtained by a sequential test method for children. A test group of up to 200 children aged 42 to 51 months is divided into pairs. Each child is given a number of non-reclosable packages to be opened by whatever means they wish to use. If a child fails to gain access within 5 min, the method of opening is demonstrated by the supervisor and the child is given a further 5 min to open the package. The results are recorded sequentially, as obtained. The package is deemed child-resistant if the trail of results on the test charts passes into the acceptance zone or if at least 80 % of the children are unable to access one or more units within 10 min and at least 85 % of the children are unable to access one or more units within the first 5 min. The package’s accessibility may also be assessed by an optional full panel test for adults using a test group of 100 adults. Each adult is given a non-reclosable package, any associated opening tools and written instructions, and is allowed 5 min to familiarise themselves with the packaging. The number of adults opening the package within a 1 min test period is recorded. The package is deemed to comply with the requirements of this European Standard if at least 90 % of the adults are able to access at least 1 unit in 1 min. 4.2 Samples and sample preparation Sufficient packages shall be produced by the proposed manufacturing process to enable a representative sample to be selected by the supervisor for testing and to provide a reserve for reference purposes. Dangerous products shall not be used to fill the package to be tested; an appropriate substitute product shall be used. The material and design of the test samples shall conform to the technical specification and they shall be representative of an average batch of original packages. Packages for the child panel test shall be unprinted. In every test, a new package shall be provided for each member of the test group.4.3.2.1 Composition of child test group The test group shall comprise no more than 200 children aged 42 to 51 months, inclusive, with approximately equal numbers of girls and boys. As far as possible, there shall be an even distribution of ages and sexes within the panel. The children shall be selected at random and shall have no apparent physical or mental disability that might affect manual dexterity. They shall not have taken part in more than one previous test and, in that test, a packaging of a different type and design shall have been used. If a child is used for more than one test, there shall be at least 4 weeks between tests. Parental or guardian consent shall be obtained before the child is used as a part of the test group. Any children having been involved in a reported poisoning accident shall be excluded from the test. Children should be selected to represent, as closely as is reasonably possible, the different social, ethnic and cultural origins of the population as a whole, and not just of the immediate district in which the test is carried out. 4.3.2.2 Test procedure Testing shall be carried out in the presence of a test supervisor. The child test shall take place in an environment familiar to the children. Test personnel should visit the test location beforehand and become known by the children in order to gain their confidence. EN 862 pdf download.
