Let’s Play? Safeguarding! Improving Safety Assessment Processes for Children’s Products with a Focus on Quality Infrastructure through Design

Abstract

The act of playing is as inherent to human nature, especially in its early stages, as learning to walk. Numerous children’s products are released each year to the market at a rapid pace, and given such speed, safety concerns can be easily overlooked, which would otherwise be thoroughly analyzed, monitored, and tested. In this perspective, this case study aims to assist in the risk reduction process of children’s products, taking into consideration, among others, Ordinance INMETRO/ME – No. 302 of 07/12/2021, which presents conformity assessment requirements for toys.