SIST EN 15494:2020

Candles - Product safety labels

This document specifies safety information for burning indoor candles and includes requirements on how safety information will be displayed.

Kerzen - Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung

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Bougies - Étiquetages de sécurité des produits

Le présent document spécifie les informations de sécurité relatives à la combustion de bougies destinées à un usage intérieur et inclut les exigences relatives à l'affichage des informations de sécurité.

Sveče - Varnostne oznake

Ta dokument določa varnostne oznake izdelkov za goreče sveče v notranjih prostorih.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Jan-2019
• Publication Date: 20-Nov-2019
• ICS: 13.120 - Domestic safety
• ICS: 97.180 - Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment
• Technical Committee: I13 - Imaginarni 13
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 20-Nov-2019
• Due Date: 25-Jan-2020
• Completion Date: 21-Nov-2019
• Ref Project: EN 15494:2019 - Candles - Product safety labels

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 15494:2008 - Candles - Product safety labels
• Effective Date: 13-Nov-2019
• Revised: SIST EN 15494:2008 - Candles - Product safety labels
• Effective Date: 19-Apr-2017

Overview

EN 15494:2019 (CEN) specifies required safety information and display requirements for burning indoor candles. The standard defines a structured product safety label combining a general warning sign (based on ISO 7010 - W001) with mandatory and optional supplementary safety symbols and/or text. It applies to indoor use candles (including tea lights, container, floating and votive types) and sets rules to improve consumer comprehension and reduce fire risk from improper use.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope & definitions: Defines “candle”, “container candle”, “floating candle”, “tea light”, etc., and addresses indoor candle conditions (room temperature 20–27 °C).
• Risk assessment: Manufacturers must perform a hazard and residual risk assessment to decide which warnings are necessary and to avoid information overload.
• Label components:
  • General warning sign: ISO 7010 W001 mandatory.
  • Mandatory supplementary information: Core safety messages (Tables 1–3) required for all candles or specific candle types (e.g., "Never leave a burning candle unattended", "Keep away from children and pets", “Use in a suitable bowl filled with water” for floating candles).
  • Optional supplementary information: Additional guidance (Annex A) such as wick trimming, minimum spacing, or “Do not burn in a draught” - to be included based on risk assessment.
• Layout & presentation:
  • Supplementary symbols/text should be placed close to the general warning sign (below or to the right); borders are optional.
  • Symbols/text must be high contrast vs background; one-colour printing permitted (background need not be yellow).
  • Minimum symbol height: 5 mm (larger encouraged if legible).
  • If space is limited, optional information may be placed on peel-off or fold-out labels with clear indication where to find it.
• Language & reproducibility: Text must be provided in the national language(s) of the market. Symbols and texts should reproduce as shown, though culturally appropriate adaptations are allowed if meaning is preserved.
• Removed/changed provisions: The 2019 revision removes the option to provide safety information solely via an instruction leaflet and clarifies allocation of mandatory vs optional information.

Applications and users

• Manufacturers and product designers: to design compliant labels for indoor candles (tea lights, votive, container, floating).
• Regulatory bodies and conformity assessors: to verify labeling and consumer safety information.
• Retailers and importers: to ensure marketed candles include mandatory warnings in the target market language(s).
• Safety consultants and testing labs: for risk assessment, label verification and consumer comprehension studies.

Related standards (selected)

• EN 15426:2018 - Candles - Specification for sooting behaviour
• EN 15493:2019 - Candles - Specification for fire safety
• EN ISO 7010 - Graphical symbols: registered safety signs
• ISO 3864-2:2016 - Design principles for product safety labels

Keywords: EN 15494:2019, candles, product safety labels, candle fire safety, CEN, supplementary safety information, ISO 7010, tea lights, container candle, floating candle.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 15494:2008
Sveče - Varnostne oznake
Candles - Product safety labels
Kerzen - Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung
Bougies - Étiquetages de sécurité des produits
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15494:2019
ICS:
13.120 Varnost na domu Domestic safety
97.180 Razna oprema za dom in Miscellaneous domestic and
trgovino commercial equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 15494
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.100.99 Supersedes EN 15494:2007
English Version
Candles - Product safety labels
Bougies - Étiquettes de sécurité Kerzen - Produktsicherheitskennzeichnung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 9 September 2019.

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.
This European Standard exists 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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2019 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 15494:2019 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Product safety labels . 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Layout of the product safety label . 7
4.3 Layout of supplementary safety information . 7
4.4 Display of a product safety label . 8
Annex A (informative) Optional supplementary safety information . 9
Annex B (informative) Examples of product safety labels layout on candle fire safety . 12
Bibliography . 14

European foreword
This document (EN 15494:2019) 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 April 2020, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2020.
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.
This document supersedes EN 15494:2007.
a) terms and definitions have been inserted;
b) the purpose and layout of product safety labels have been explained in much more detail;
c) part of the supplementary safety information has been modified to improve consumer
comprehensibility and additional supplementary safety information has been introduced;
d) a clear allocation of which supplementary safety information is mandatory or appropriate for
which type of candle, based on a risk assessment, has been made;
e) a minimum height of the supplementary safety symbols has been fixed;
f) options for candles with a limited space for the label have been introduced;
g) the option to provide safety information with an instruction leaflet has been removed;
h) the examples of product safety labels layout on candle fire safety have been improved and
complemented.
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, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
Candles have accompanied mankind 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. Discussions in the past and present over possible self-forming, harmful emissions
and fires caused by unsafe candles and/or inappropriate use during the burning of candles have led to
consumers concern for these issues.
Most fire damage caused by candles can be attributed to improper use by the consumer. The fire risk of
the candle due to inappropriate use can be minimized by suitable safety information for the consumer.
This information will be easily and non-verbally comprehensible.
1 Scope
This document specifies safety information for burning indoor candles and includes requirements on
how safety information will be displayed.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
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 http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
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]
3.2
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]
3.3
floating candle
candle intended and designed for use in a suitable bowl or container filled with water
[SOURCE: EN 15426:2018, 3.8]
3.4
indoor candle
candle intended and designed for use inside a house or a building with typical indoor conditions
concerning ventilation, draught and temperature
NOTE 1 to entry: An outdoor candle is a candle intended and designed to be used outside buildings in the open
air.
[SOURCE: EN 15426:2018, 3.5]
3.5
product safety label
label on a product that informs the observer
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