Child Seat Testing
TRL provides an authoritative source of independent and impartial expertise on the safety of children in vehicles for both child seat manufacturers and the automotive sector. Working with TRL enables instant access to internationally recognised experts and world-class testing facilities, helping to assist both industry and government in achieving technical and policy-driven objectives. |
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TRL's Head of Child Safety, Marianne Hynd, is a technical advisor to the UK government, a BSI committee member and a UK representative on ISO working groups for child seat safety. Marianne leads an experienced team with knowledge in product development, type approval, biomechanics and legislation.
TRL is UKAS-accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for R44 testing, which is recognised by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).
What We Do
TRL's child safety services include:
- NPACS dynamic testing and assessment
- usability and misuse assessment
- ECE R44 type approval and COP testing
- bespoke product development programmes
- confidential and impartial consultancy.
These services are supported by a state-of-the-art child safety centre including test facilities with the latest sensing and control systems, which increase test repeatability and speed of turnaround.
Research
- Accident analysis.
- CRS use and misuse.
- Child dummies.
- New legislation.
- Consumer testing procedures.
Consultancy
- Legislation guidance and interpretation of R44 testing.
- NPACS protocol guidance and interpretation of testing.
- Expert witness for legal procedures.
- Assessment of product instruction leaflets.
Product Development Testing
- Testing to R44 as part of a product development plan.
- Testing to NPACS as part of a product development plan.
- Bespoke testing for investigation.
UKAS-accredited - UN-ECE R44
- Technical services homologation.
TRL Certification
- TRL product certification.
Education
- Seminars to educate road safety officers, education providers, police etc.
- Literature to educate the consumer.
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