Measurements and assessment of sound emitted by toys intended for children below 3 years old
Toys emitting sounds are classified as significant sources of noise found in the children environment. Impulse and continuous noise emitted by toys, used in close to the child’s ear, acting directly on the organ of hearing, can lead to serious adverse health effects. This is especially true for chil...
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Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences
2015-07-01
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| author | Beata GRYNKIEWICZ-BYLINA Bożena RAKWIC |
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| description | Toys emitting sounds are classified as significant sources of noise found in the children environment. Impulse and continuous noise emitted by toys, used in close to the child’s ear, acting directly on the organ of hearing, can lead to serious adverse health effects. This is especially true for children under the age of three, in which the state of the hearing organ determines their intellectual development.
The current level of safety of sound emitting toys intended for children in this age group is insufficient This is confirmed by the reports from the control of market surveillance authorities.
A new approach to the assessment of children’s exposure to noise generated by toys, included in EN 71-1:2011 + A2:2013 Standard, based on the permissible values applicable to the workplaces, requires further tests and verification.
The paper presents the results of the research work and assesses the level of sound emitted by toys in the light of current standard requirements, carried out using the author’s methodology. Toys intended for children under the age of 3 years, commercialized on the European market by Polish manufacturers and importers were tested. The results of the tests allowed us to determine the impact of duration of the sound pressure level measurement on the final result. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-83e91a7ccbd84d42a1a1abe8feb0c7992025-08-20T03:13:08ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2015-07-0140310.1515/aoa-2015-0040Measurements and assessment of sound emitted by toys intended for children below 3 years oldBeata GRYNKIEWICZ-BYLINA0Bożena RAKWIC1Laboratory of Material Engineering and Environment Institute of Mining Technology KOMAGLaboratory of Material Engineering and Environment Institute of Mining Technology KOMAGToys emitting sounds are classified as significant sources of noise found in the children environment. Impulse and continuous noise emitted by toys, used in close to the child’s ear, acting directly on the organ of hearing, can lead to serious adverse health effects. This is especially true for children under the age of three, in which the state of the hearing organ determines their intellectual development. The current level of safety of sound emitting toys intended for children in this age group is insufficient This is confirmed by the reports from the control of market surveillance authorities. A new approach to the assessment of children’s exposure to noise generated by toys, included in EN 71-1:2011 + A2:2013 Standard, based on the permissible values applicable to the workplaces, requires further tests and verification. The paper presents the results of the research work and assesses the level of sound emitted by toys in the light of current standard requirements, carried out using the author’s methodology. Toys intended for children under the age of 3 years, commercialized on the European market by Polish manufacturers and importers were tested. The results of the tests allowed us to determine the impact of duration of the sound pressure level measurement on the final result.https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/1548toyssound levelnoisehazardssafety of use. |
| spellingShingle | Beata GRYNKIEWICZ-BYLINA Bożena RAKWIC Measurements and assessment of sound emitted by toys intended for children below 3 years old Archives of Acoustics toys sound level noise hazards safety of use. |
| title | Measurements and assessment of sound emitted by toys intended for children below 3 years old |
| title_full | Measurements and assessment of sound emitted by toys intended for children below 3 years old |
| title_fullStr | Measurements and assessment of sound emitted by toys intended for children below 3 years old |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurements and assessment of sound emitted by toys intended for children below 3 years old |
| title_short | Measurements and assessment of sound emitted by toys intended for children below 3 years old |
| title_sort | measurements and assessment of sound emitted by toys intended for children below 3 years old |
| topic | toys sound level noise hazards safety of use. |
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