Overview
IEC 62115:2017/AMD1:2025 is the first amendment to the International Electrotechnical Commission's standard IEC 62115:2017, which focuses on the safety requirements for electric toys. Released in October 2025, this amendment integrates the content of Corrigendum 1 (2025-10) to ensure the standard reflects the latest safety practices and clarifications. The IEC 62115 series is essential for manufacturers, designers, and safety compliance professionals dealing with electrically powered toys, emphasizing the safe design, construction, and operation of electric toys.
Key Topics
This amendment expands and refines several important areas within the standard to address evolving technology and safety concerns:
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Definitions and Terminology Updates
- Clarifies terms such as power supply for toys, mobile electric toy, battery box, detachable battery, separable battery, and cell.
- Introduces explicit definitions to aid comprehension and uniform application of safety requirements.
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Battery and Power Supply Safety
- Specifies testing procedures for electric toys with detachable and separable batteries.
- Introduces new marking requirements for toys using replaceable, detachable, or separable batteries, including clear voltage and polarity indications.
- Updates warnings related to coin and button batteries to highlight hazards such as ingestion, chemical burns, and emphasizes immediate disposal and child safety.
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Electrical Testing Protocols
- Adjusts procedures for normal and abnormal operation tests, including insulation short-circuits and tests using steel pins and rods, to ensure tests are conducted under practical conditions (e.g., free of rust, coatings).
- Enhances power supply tolerance tests for toys supplied via USB connections to cover a broader voltage range safely.
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Marking and Instructions
- Revises the marking and instruction content to improve clarity for end-users, emphasizing age restrictions, hazard warnings, and battery handling instructions.
- Introduces flexibility in warning text presentation to avoid repetition while maintaining compliance.
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General Safety Enhancements
- Improves electric strength testing criteria at operating temperatures and under humid conditions for robustness assurance.
- Specifies electric toys that use batteries must comply with particular clause requirements to reduce testing scope where justified.
Applications
IEC 62115:2017/AMD1:2025 is applicable worldwide to manufacturers and importers of electric toys and related components. It helps ensure that:
- Electric toys are safe for children, minimizing risks associated with electric shock, battery hazards, overheating, and mechanical safety.
- Battery-powered toys comply with rigorous testing standards, accounting for new battery technologies and configurations like detachable and separable batteries.
- Markings and warnings meet international requirements, improving consumer awareness and safe battery handling, which is critical for products sold in multiple regulatory environments.
- Testing procedures remain aligned with the latest technology, including USB-powered toys, reflecting modern power supply methods.
This standard is leveraged by product safety engineers, quality control teams, certification bodies, and regulatory authorities to verify that electric toys meet stringent international safety benchmarks before market release.
Related Standards
- IEC 60050-482:2004 – International Electrotechnical Vocabulary used for defining battery-related terminology covered in IEC 62115.
- ISO 8124-1:2014 – Safety of toys, specifically referencing the small parts cylinder size used for battery dimension considerations.
- IEC 60417 – Graphical symbols for markings and battery polarity indications (e.g., IEC 60417-5005 for positive terminal).
- ISO 7000 & ISO 7010 – Symbols and warning signs for packaging and battery hazard communication.
- IEC 61180 – Electrical strength testing procedures referenced and refined within this amendment.
- ISO/IEC Directives, Parts 1 & 2 – Governs the development and presentation of IEC documents, ensuring international harmonization of standards.
Summary
The IEC 62115:2017/AMD1:2025 amendment strengthens the safety framework for electric toys by addressing new battery technologies, refining test protocols, and updating marking and user instruction requirements. This ensures manufacturers can confidently achieve compliance while safeguarding consumers, particularly children, from known electric and battery-related hazards. Adhering to this standard supports regulatory adherence across regions and promotes international safety harmonization in the increasingly complex toy market.