What is this standard about?
By law, manufacturers must package certain household items – including some medicines, cleaning products and gardening goods – in child resistant packaging. This might be non-reclosable, such as blister packs; or reclosable, for example bleach or medicine bottles. This standard explains test methods for reclosable packaging.
Who is this standard for?
Anyone with an interest in child-resistant packaging or child accident prevention. This includes:
Why should you use this standard?
It specifies performance requirements and test methods for reclosable packages designated as resistant to opening by children.
Acceptance criteria are given for the packages when tested by specified methods. These methods not only provide a measure of the effectiveness of the packaging in restricting access by children, but also cover the accessibility to the contents by adults.
NOTE: This standard applies to any reclosable packages for any product intended to be exposed or removed from the packaging in normal use. It confers type approval only and is not intended for quality assurance purposes.
What’s changed since the last update?
This revision supersedes the 2004 version of the standard which is withdrawn. In addition to a number of editorial revisions, the following technical revisions were made:
BSI recommends this version of standard for organisations operating in or with the UK. The ISO edition is available here if required.