What is this published document about?
It provides guidance on how to think about and deal with child safety in standards.
Who is this published document for?
The primary audience is those developing and revising standards, specifications and similar publications, e.g. technical committees and working groups, but the information it contains can also be useful to:
Why should you use this published document?
It provides guidance on potential sources of bodily harm to children from the products that they use, or with which they’re likely to come into contact, even if the product was not specifically intended for use by children.
NOTE: Guidance doesn’t cover the prevention of intentional harm (e.g. child abuse) or non-physical forms of harm, such as psychological harm (e.g. intimidation).
What’s changed since the last update?
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2002 which was technically revised. The main changes are:
ISO/IEC Guide 50:2014