ISO 11540:1993Withdrawn

Caps for writing and marking instruments intended for use by children up to 14 years of age — Safety requirements

Capuchons d'instruments pour l'écriture et le marquage destinés à être utilisés par des enfants jusqu'à 14 ans inclus — Exigences de sécurité

Abstract / scope

Specifies safety requirements for cap size, ventilated caps (vent area, air flow) and marking. Annex A describes the test for air flow. Caps which do not comply should have the instrument or its packaging labelled with a warning as to the dangers of asphyxiation from pen caps.

Life cycle

Replaced by

ISO/CD 11540-2Deleted (project abandoned)Writing and marking instruments — Part 2: Specification for end closures to reduce the risk of asphyxiatonInternational Standard · ISO/TC 10 ISO 11540:2014WithdrawnWriting and marking instruments — Specification for caps to reduce the risk of asphyxiationInternational Standard · Published 4 Mar 2014 · ISO/TC 10