1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 15494:2007Candles Product safety labelsThe European Standard EN 15494:2007 has the status of a British StandardICS 71.100.99; 97.180g49g50g3g38g50g51g60g44g49g42g3g58g44g55g43g50g56g55g3g37g54g44g3g51g40g53g48g44g54g54g44g50g49g3g40g59g38g40g51g55g3g36g54g3g51g40g53g48g44g55g55
2、g40g39g3g37g60g3g38g50g51g60g53g44g42g43g55g3g47g36g58BS EN 15494:2007This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2007 BSI 2007ISBN 978 0 580 56525 0National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 15494:2
3、007.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee I/-/1, Candles.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are respons
4、ible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.Amendments issued since publicationAmd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 15494November 2007ICS 71.100.99English VersionCandles - Product safety labelsBo
5、ugies - Etiquettes de scurit Kerzen - ProduktsicherheitskennzeichnungThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 September 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national stan
6、dard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other l
7、anguage made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finla
8、nd,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE
9、 FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2007 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 15494:2007: EEN 15494:2007 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Product safety labels.5 2.1 S
10、afety information .5 2.2 Layout of a product safety label.6 Annex A (informative) Optional safety information .8 Annex B (informative) Examples of product safety labels on candle fire safety10 Bibliography 12 EN 15494:2007 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 15494:2007) has been prepared by Technical C
11、ommittee CEN BT/TF 164 “Candle 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 May 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
12、the latest by May 2008. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the nationa
13、l standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Pol
14、and, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. EN 15494:2007 (E) 4 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 m
15、ade 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 can
16、dles can be attributed to improper use by the consumer. The fire risk of the candle due to inappropriate use can be minimized by suitable warnings for the consumer. These warnings should be easily and non-verbally comprehensible. EN 15494:2007 (E) 5 1 Scope This European standard specifies product s
17、afety labels for burning indoor candles. 2 Product safety labels 2.1 Safety information The messages specified in Table 1 represent the minimum safety information with which a candle can be labelled. This safety information shall be given on a product safety label in the form of a symbol (see Table
18、1, 1st column) or text (see Table 1, 2nd column). It shall be visible and legible on the packaging or product. In cases that the safety labelling on the packaging or product is not practical, an instruction leaflet shall be available at the point of sale. EN 15494:2007 (E) 6 Table 1 Mandatory safety
19、 information Safety information given as a symbol Safety information given as a text Figure 1 Never leave a burning candle unattended. Figure 2 Burn candle out of the reach of children and pets. Figure 3 Always leave at least xxacm between burning candles. Figure 4 Do not burn candles on or near any
20、thing that can catch fire. axx represents the minimum safety distance as recommended by the manufacturer. NOTE Figure 3 and associated text are not applicable for floating candles. If safety information texts are chosen rather than safety information symbols then they shall be given in their own nat
21、ional language or languages of the country in which the candles are marketed. Additional optional safety messages are encouraged (see Table A.1). NOTE The number of optional symbols or texts used for a candle should be based on risk assessment. 2.2 Layout of a product safety label A product safety l
22、abel for candles consists of the following components: Form 1: General warning sign (see Figure 5) and supplementary safety information symbol (see Table 1, 1st column and Table A.1, 1st column); or Form 2: General warning sign (see Figure 5) and supplementary safety information text (see Table 1, 2
23、nd column and Table A.1, 2nd column). EN 15494:2007 (E) 7 Figure 5 General warning sign The safety information symbol or text shall be placed below or beside the general warning sign (see Figure 6). NOTE 1 To draw the attention of the user to the product safety label it is recommended to use the saf
24、ety colour yellow (see ISO 3864-2:2004, Table 1). or Safety information (as symbol (Form 1) or text (Form 2) Safety information (as symbol (Form 1) or text (Form 2) Figure 6 Layout of a product safety label for candles NOTE 2 Examples see Annex B. EN 15494:2007 (E) 8 Annex A (informative) Optional s
25、afety information Table A.1 Optional safety information Safety information given as a symbol Safety information given as a text Figure A.1 Do not place candles in a draught. Figure A.2 Do not place candles near a source of heat. Figure A.3 Place candles in an upright position. Figure A.4 Trim wick t
26、o about 1 cm before lighting. Figure A.5 Always snuff out the flame. Do not blow it out. Figure A.6 Always use a candleholder. EN 15494:2007 (E) 9 Table A.1 (concluded) Safety information given as a symbol Safety information given as a text Figure A.7 Keep the wax pool clear of matches and other deb
27、ris to avoid flaring. Figure A.8 Only use tea light in holders and warming stoves with sufficient ventilation. Figure A.9 Do not move a burning candle. Figure A.10 Use a suitable container as these candles liquefy when burning. Figure A.11 Never use liquid to extinguish. EN 15494:2007 (E) 10 Annex B
28、 (informative) Examples of product safety labels on candle fire safety Figure B.1 Example 1 Form 1 Figure B.2 Example 2 Form 1 Figure B.3 Example 1 Form 2 EN 15494:2007 (E) 11 Figure B.4 Example 2 Form 2 EN 15494:2007 (E) 12 Bibliography 1 ISO 3864-2:2004, Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safe
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