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(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 Anzeige 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
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17885:2022
01-september-2022
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: prEN 17885
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
oSIST prEN 17885:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17885
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2022
ICS 13.220.40; 71.100.99
English Version
Candle Accessories - Specification for fire safety and
product safety labels
Kerzen - Spezifikation für die Feuersicherheit und
Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung von Kerzenzubehör
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 369.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by 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.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17885:2022 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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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 . 13
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
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European foreword
This document (prEN 17885:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 369 “Candle
fire safety”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
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.
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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.
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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]
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
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.2.1]
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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 has been 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
candle ring
candle accessory intended to surround the candle with decorative materials in proximity to a candle,
including, but not limited to, a continuous ring or loose fill material
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.2.4]
3.7
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]
3.8
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]
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3.9
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]
3.10
shade
candle accessory placed above the candle, whose function is to modify light from the flame and change
the appearance of the candle
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.2.7]
3.11
supplementary safety information
safety information symbol or safety information text whose main purpose is to provide additional
clarification
Note 1 to entry: A supplementary safety information panel typically communicates hazard consequence or hazard
avoidance information.
[SOURCE: ISO 3864-2:2016, 3.15, modified – last word “panel” was deleted from the term]
3.12
sustained flaming
existence of flame on or over the surface of the specimen for periods of 4 s or more
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.3.9]
3.13
topper
vented candle accessory, which is placed directly on top of a container candle, to modify airflow
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.2.8]
3.14
warming unit
candle burner with reservoir intended to hold beverages, food or extraneous material that is heated by
one or more candles
Note 1 to entry: Extraneous material includes e.g. fragrance oils, wax melts, etc.
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4 Safety requirements
4.1 Flammability
When tested in accordance with 9.1 the accessory shall have a burn time of less than or equal to an
average of 30 s for three tests per component and the burn time for any one test shall not exceed 60 s.
Flames shall not spread over the entire accessory.
Birthday cake candle holders that can hold only one candle and do not contain pyrotechnics are
exempted from this requirement.
4.2 Stability
When tested in accordance with 9.2 the accessory and the used candle(s) shall not tip over when placed
at a (10 ± 0,2)° incline from horizontal when tested with the candle(s) specified in 9.3.
4.3 Fire safety
When tested in accordance with 9.3 the candle shall exhibit no secondary ignition for more than 10 s
and the flame height of all candle types, except tea lights, shall not exceed 75 mm. The flame height of
tea lights shall not exceed 30 mm. Candle containers shall not crack or break at any time throughout the
burning test. The candle accessory shall not break, crack or catch fire as a result of the test.
4.4 Surface temperature
4.4.1 General
The decision which surface temperature requirements apply to which parts shall be based on a risk
assessment.
4.4.2 Parts intended to be touched
Any part of the candle accessory which the consumer is intended to touch as indicated by design or
instructions when lifting, moving, opening or holding the product shall be below the temperature limit
for 4 s specified in 4.4.5, Table 1 when tested according to 9.4.
NOTE Examples of parts intended to be touched could be doors on lanterns where the user needs to touch a
locking mechanism to open the door, removable tops on lanterns necessary to take away to extinguish a burning
candle, or handles on accessories intended to be moved.
4.4.3 Parts likely to be touched unintentionally
Any part of the candle accessory which the consumer is likely to touch unintentionally shall be below
the temperature limit for 1 s specified in 4.4.5, Table 1 when tested according to 9.4.
NOTE Examples of parts likely to be touched unintentionally could be the opposite of a door, a decorative
handle for a product not intended to be moved, or the exterior sides of accessories without handles.
4.4.4 Parts likely to come into contact with other materials
The supporting surface of the candle accessory which is likely to come into contact with other materials
during reasonably foreseeable use, e.g. the base, hook or hanging system, shall not reach such a high
temperature that it could pose a fire risk or cause deformation of materials on which it is supported or
hung from.
During the test with a burning candle, the temperature of such surfaces shall not exceed 80 °C when
tested according to 9.4.
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If the objective is to avoid aesthetic damage to the contact materials, e.g. scorch marks, the
manufacturer should aim for lower temperatures.
4.4.5 Temperature limits
Table 1 — Temperature limits
Surface material, smooth surface made of Temperature limit; Temperature limit;
1 s 4 s
°C °C
Wood 114 95
Plastic 85 76
Ceramic, glass and stone 79 71
Metal uncoated 64 58
Metal lac. coated 50 µm 73 61
Metal lac. coated 100 µm 82 64
Metal lac. coated 150 µm 89 66
Metal coated with enamel (160 µm)/powder (60 µm) 69 60
Metal coated with powder (90 µm) 72 62
Metal coated with polyamide 11 or 12 (400 µm) 92 73
Apply the temperature limit of the material which has the most similar heat conductivity for materials
which are not listed in Table 1.
NOTE EN ISO 13732-1 is a reference document for additional information.
5 Test equipment and apparatus
5.1 Incline plane (fixed or adjustable) with an angle of (10 ± 0,2)° from a horizontal level.
An anti-slip-surface like sandpaper
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