EN 17885:2023
(Main)Candle Accessories - Specification for fire safety and product safety labels
Candle Accessories - Specification for fire safety and product safety labels
This document specifies requirements and test methods for the fire safety of candle accessories, as well as safety information and requirements on how safety information will be displayed.
The safety requirements and test methods specified in this document are intended to cover the most common risks.
This document does not specify requirements or test methods for uncommon risks arising from the unforeseen combination of accessories and candles.
Kerzenzubehör - Spezifikation für die Feuersicherheit und Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung
Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für die Feuersicherheit von Kerzenzubehör sowie
Sicherheitsinformationen und Anforderungen an die Darstellung von Sicherheitsinformationen fest.
Die in diesem Dokument festgelegten Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren dienen dazu, die
häufigsten Risiken abzudecken.
Dieses Dokument legt keine Anforderungen oder Prüfverfahren für unübliche Risiken durch
unvorhergesehene Kombinationen von Zubehör und Kerzen fest.
Accessoires pour bougies - Spécification relative à la sécurité incendie et étiquetages de sécurité du produit
Le présent document spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d’essai relatives à la sécurité incendie des accessoires pour bougies, ainsi que des informations et des exigences sur la façon dont les informations de sécurité seront affichées.
Les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d’essai spécifiées dans le présent document sont destinées à couvrir les principaux risques.
Le présent document ne spécifie pas les exigences ou les méthodes d’essai relatives aux risques rares provoqués par la combinaison imprévisible d’accessoires et de bougies.
Dodatki za sveče - Specifikacija za oznake za požarno varnost in varnost izdelkov
Ta dokument določa zahteve in preskusne metode za požarno varnost dodatkov za sveče ter varnostne informacije in zahteve o tem, kako bodo prikazane varnostne informacije.
Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode, določene v tem dokumentu, obravnavajo najpogostejša tveganja.
Ta dokument ne določa zahtev oziroma preskusnih metod za redka tveganja zaradi nepredvidene kombinacije dodatkov in sveč.
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2023
Dodatki za sveče - Specifikacija za oznake za požarno varnost in varnost izdelkov
Candle Accessories - Specification for fire safety and product safety labels
Kerzenzubehör - Spezifikation für die Feuersicherheit und
Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung
Accessoires pour bougies - Spécification relative à la sécurité incendie et étiquetages de
sécurité du produit
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17885:2023
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
71.100.99 Drugi proizvodi kemijske Other products of the
industrije chemical industry
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 17885
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.220.40; 71.100.99
English Version
Candle Accessories - Specification for fire safety and
product safety labels
Accessoires pour bougies - Spécification relative à la Kerzenzubehör - Spezifikation für die Feuersicherheit
sécurité incendie et étiquetages de sécurité du produit und Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 May 2023.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
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translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Safety requirements . 8
4.1 Flammability . 8
4.2 Stability . 8
4.3 Fire safety . 8
4.4 Surface temperature . 8
4.4.1 General. 8
4.4.2 Parts intended to be touched. 8
4.4.3 Parts likely to be touched unintentionally . 8
4.4.4 Parts likely to come into contact with other materials . 8
4.4.5 Temperature limits . 9
5 Test equipment and apparatus . 9
6 Sampling . 10
7 Sample preparation . 10
8 General test conditions . 10
9 Test methods . 10
9.1 Flammability test . 10
9.2 Stability test . 11
9.3 Burning test . 11
9.4 Surface temperature test . 12
10 Test report . 13
11 Product safety labels . 13
11.1 General. 13
11.2 Layout of the product safety label . 14
11.3 Layout of supplementary safety information . 14
11.4 Display of a product safety label . 14
Annex A (informative) Supplementary safety information . 15
Bibliography . 17
European foreword
This document (EN 17885:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 369 “Candle fire
safety”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2024, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2024.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Reprinted or modified, with permission, from ASTM F 2601-18 Standard Specification for Fire Safety for
Candle Accessories, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken,
PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be obtained from ASTM, www.astm.org.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
Candles have accompanied humankind for more than 2 000 years serving above all as a light source.
Closely connected to the development history of the candle are the efforts made to improve its quality
and its safety in use. As the function as decoration and not only as light source has increased, the causes
of fires are often connected to inappropriate candle accessories and to inappropriate use by the
consumer which have led to consumer concern for these issues.
This document helps to ensure a reasonable degree of safety during use, thereby improving personal
safety and reducing the risk of fires, deaths and injuries.
However, products complying with this document cannot be considered to be totally safe. It is
unrealistic to expect that the risks of all combinations of accessories and candles can be anticipated. If a
risk assessment shows that other combinations are reasonably foreseeable, then further tests that are
not specified in this document can be carried out to evaluate the fire safety of the accessory.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements and test methods for the fire safety of candle accessories, as well
as safety information and requirements on how safety information will be displayed.
The safety requirements and test methods specified in this document are intended to cover the most
common risks.
This document does not specify requirements or test methods for uncommon risks arising from the
unforeseen combination of accessories and candles.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 15493:2019, Candles - Specification for fire safety
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
barrier technology
functional design element of a candle accessory that minimizes the risk of ignition of the combustible
components of the candle accessory as a result of foreseeable misuse or failure of the candle
Note 1 to entry: Examples of barrier technologies are containers, inlets, plates, etc. of non-combustible material
(such as glass, metal, ceramics, etc.) with combustible material surrounding or below.
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.3.1, modified – Note 1 to entry was added]
3.2
candle
one or more combustible wicks supported by a material that constitutes a fuel, which is solid or
semisolid at room temperature (20 °C to 27 °C) with the main function of sustaining a light-producing
flame, including any coatings on and articles or substances in the fuel
[SOURCE: EN 15426:2018, 3.2]
3.3
candle accessory
object designed, intended or marketed for use with a candle
Note 1 to entry: The container of a container candle (3.6) is not regarded as a candle accessory
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.2.1, modified – Note 1 to entry was added]
3.4
candle burner
candle holder that restricts the free flow of exiting combustion gases
Note 1 to entry: Candle burners include, but are not limited to, lanterns and warming units.
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.2.2, modified – Note 1 to entry was added]
3.5
candle holder
candle accessory onto or into which a candle is placed
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.2.3, modified – “or into” was added to the definition]
3.6
container candle
candle that is produced and used in the same container
Note 1 to entry: This definition includes tea lights.
[SOURCE: EN 15426:2018, 3.3]
3.7
flame height
vertical distance between the base of the flame and the top of the flame
Note 1 to entry: The base of the flame is not always visible. In such cases, the point where the wick colour changes
from light to dark is considered the base of the flame for measuring the flame height. See Figure 1.
Key
h flame height
Figure 1 — Flame height
[SOURCE: EN 15493:2019, 3.7]
3.8
product safety label
label on a product that informs the observer of one or more potential hazards and describes the safety
precautions and/or actions required to avoid the hazard(s)
Note 1 to entry: It communicates a hazard, a hazardous situation, a precaution to avoid a hazard and/or a result
of not avoiding a hazard.
[SOURCE: ISO 3864-2:2016, 3.9]
3.9
shade
candle accessory placed above the candle, whose function is
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