1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 1783:1997 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 Matches Performance requirements, safety and classification The European Standard EN 1783:1997, including amendment A1:2002, has the status of a British Standard ICS 97.180 BS EN 1783:1997 This British Standard, having been prepared unde
2、r the direction of the Consumer Products and Services Sector Board, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on 15 October 1997 BSI 4 March 2003 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference CW/32 Draft for comment 95/5200
3、88 DC ISBN 0 580 28109 4 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical Committee CW/32, Matches and lighters, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of British Lighter Manufacturers British Retail Consortiu
4、m Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Association Consumer Policy Committee of BSI Department of Trade and Industry (Consumer Safety Unit) Institute of Trading Standards Administration Loss Prevention Council Society of British Match Manufacturers Writing Instruments Association Amendments issue
5、d since publication Amd. No. Date Comments 14217 4 March 2003 Revision of Clause 8e)BS EN 1783:1997 BSI 4 March 2003 i Contents Page Committees responsible inside front cover National foreword ii Foreword 2 Text of EN 1783 3BS EN 1783:1997 ii BSI 4 March 2003 National foreword This British Standard
6、has been prepared by Technical Committee CW/32 and is the English language version of EN 1783:1997, including amendment A1:2002, published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). BS EN 1783:1997 supersedes BS 3795:1990 which is withdrawn. Cross-references The British Standards which imp
7、lement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication d
8、oes not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages
9、 i and ii, the EN title page, pages 2 to 17 and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued.EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORM EN 1783 February 1997 + A1 December 2002 ICS 71.100.30 Descriptors: Matches, safety, specific
10、ation, quality, sampling, visual examination, tests, thermal stability, durability, shock resistance, classifications, labelling English version Matches Performance requirements, safety and classification (includes amendment A1:2002) Allumettes Exigences de performance, scurit et classification (inc
11、lut lamendement A1:2002) Zndhlzer Funktionsanforderungen, Sicherheit und Klassifikation (enthlt nderung A1:2002) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1997-01-05 and amendment A1 was approved by CEN on 2002-11-01. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations whic
12、h 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 Central Secretariat or to any CEN member. This European Stan
13、dard 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national stan
14、dards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. CEN European Committee for Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Europisches Komitee fr Normung Cen
15、tral Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels 1997 Copyright reserved to CEN members Ref No. EN 1783:1997 + A1:2002 EEN 1783:1997 BSI 4 March 2003 2 Foreword This European Standard has been prepared by CEN/CS. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by
16、 publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 1997, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 1997. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to imple
17、ment this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Foreword to amendment A1 This document EN 1783:1997/A1:2002 has been prepared by CMC. This
18、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 June 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2003. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the natio
19、nal standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United King
20、dom. Contents Page Foreword 2 1S c o p e 3 2 Normative references 3 3 Definitions 3 4 Sampling, conditioning, acceptance and rejection 5 5 Visual inspection 5 6 Performance 7 7 Environmental and toxicological requirements 8 8 Classification and marking 9 Annex A (normative) Method of test for striki
21、ng performance 10 Annex B (normative) Method of test for thermal stability 12 Annex C (normative) Methods of test for performance of the striking surface 13 Annex D (normative) Method of test for impact resistance 13 Annex E (normative) Environmental and toxicological tests 13 Annex F (informative)
22、Bibliography 17 Figure A.1 Method of striking matches 11 Figure A.2 Method of striking flexible matches e.g. cardboard or wax matches 12 Figure E.1 Apparatus for the determination of sulfur dioxide emitted from burning matches 16 Table 1 Categories of hazard and AQLs 5 Table 2 AQLs for visual inspec
23、tion of complete product 6 Table 3 Length of head 6 Table 4 AQLs for visual inspection of individual matches 6 Table 5 AQLs for visual inspection of match containers 6 Table 6 AQLs for striking performance 7 Table 7 AQLs for striking surface 8 Table 8 AQLs for impact tests 8 Table 9 Permitted maximu
24、m heavy metal contents in matches 9EN 1783:1997 BSI 4 March 2003 3 1 Scope This European Standard specifies requirements for the safety, performance, classification and marking of matches, together with their match containers, available to the general public free of charge or in return for payment.
25、It gives: the necessary tests to establish compliance with these requirements; a sampling procedure to enable the selection of individual matches and match containers for test; an acceptable quality level for matches and match containers within a sample. It relates the acceptable quality level to th
26、e category of hazard considered to result from failure to comply with the requirements. The standard is applicable to all matches where requirements and tests are followed according to the classification and definition of the matches under examination. The requirements of this standard also apply to
27、 dedicated matches. However, those clauses which, when complied with, clearly render the match ineffective for its specific purpose are not applicable in this case. 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These nor
28、mative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated ref
29、erences the latest edition of the publication referred to applies. ISO 2859-1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Part 1: Sampling plans indexed by acceptable quality level (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection. ISO 2859-3, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Part 3: Skip-lot pr
30、ocedures. ISO 6341:1989, Water quality Determination of the inhibition of mobility of Daphnia magna Straus (Cladocera, Crustacea) 3 Definitions For the purposes of this standard, the following definitions apply: 3.1 match stem tipped in combustible material that provides support during ignition and
31、the fuel for its continued burning 3.1.1 conventional match (hereafter referred to as “match”) match which is not a special purpose product such as a windproof or a water resistant match 3.1.2 dedicated match match intended and identified for a specific purpose (windproof or waterproof) 3.2 striking
32、 surface surface against which matches are struck to light them 3.3 match container unit for retaining the matches and incorporating the means for igniting these in the form of a striking surface NOTE 1 Matches are available in containers the most typical of which are boxes and books. NOTE 2 Typical
33、 features of matches and match containers referred to in this standard are exemplified for box matches in Figure A.1. Similar features exist in other types of matches.EN 1783:1997 4 BSI 4 March 2003 3.4 safety match match that can be ignited only by being struck against a complementary composition t
34、o that of the head coated on part of the match container 3.5 strike anywhere match match that can be ignited by being struck against a surface which is not necessarily of a complementary composition to that of the head 3.6 wood match match with a stem made from wood 3.7 wax match match with a stem c
35、onstructed from paper and impregnated with wax 3.8 cardboard match match with a stem cut from cardboard 3.9 book match a presentation of matches in the manner of one or more combs fixed inside a folding cover which constitutes its container 3.10 doubles match heads joined together by a bridge of com
36、position which is regarded as one match for the purposes of this standard 3.11 fractured heads match heads with broken or cracked surfaces 3.12 fractured stem match stem that breaks with no separation 3.13 afterglow residual glow after the flame has been extinguished 3.14 head composition combustibl
37、e material forming the match tip 3.15 AQL acceptable quality level in accordance with ISO 2859 3.16 normal corrected vision the naked eye corrected to normal vision if necessary NOTE This is usually by the wearing of spectacles. 3.17 marking required information specified in clause 8EN 1783:1997 BSI
38、 4 March 2003 5 4 Sampling, conditioning, acceptance and rejection 4.1 Sampling and AQLs Select samples of matches and match containers for testing in accordance with ISO 2859-1 and ISO 2859-3. The inspection levels shall be S3 for matches and S2 for the containers. The AQL for each performance requ
39、irement is specified in Table 2, Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, Table 7 and Table 8 and relevant clauses. NOTE AQLs have been chosen by category of hazard as described in Table 1. Table 1 Categories of hazard and AQLs 4.2 Conditioning Prior to testing for performance, samples shall be maintained at (23
40、5) C and (50 20) % rh for not less than 24 h. Testing shall commence within 30 s of transferring samples from the conditioning to the testing areas. 4.3 Acceptance and rejection Take the AQL from the relevant Table 2, Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, Table 7 or Table 8, or from the relevant clause, refer
41、to the relevant sampling table (see 4.1) and accept or reject the sample by referring to the acceptance or rejection figures in that table. In the event of product being rejected on a first test it is permitted to test a further quantity of product such that the total sample conforms to the next hig
42、hest permitted sample size code letter. Acceptance or rejection is then based on the criteria pertaining to the larger sample size. 5 Visual inspection 5.1 General All visual inspections shall be carried out from a distance of (300 50) mm with the unaided eye, or using normal corrected vision only,
43、at an ambient light level sufficient to provide not less than 250 lx at the surface under inspection. The testing for striking performance, 6.1.1 shall be carried out at an ambient light level not exceeding 100 lx. Matches failing the visual inspection requirements of 5.2 and 5.3 shall be replaced b
44、y satisfactory samples before assessing performance according to Clause 6. 5.2 Complete product 5.2.1 Contents The number of matches in a match container shall correspond with the declared contents (see Clause 8) to within 12,5 % for individual containers. The mean value of all the contents shall be
45、 between 98 % and 110 % of the declared contents. If 12,5 % of the declared count is a fractional number this should be rounded up to the nearest whole number. 5.2.2 Envelopment All matches shall be inside the match container. 5.2.3 Ease of opening When each match container is opened and closed once
46、, it shall not tear or acquire any additional creases resulting from excessive force having to be applied. Category AQL Critical 0,1 Serious 0,65 Major A 1,5 Major B 4EN 1783:1997 6 BSI 4 March 2003 5.2.4 Retention of contents After the operation in 5.2.3 the contents shall be retained when the clos
47、ed container is oriented in all directions. 5.2.5 AQLs for the requirements in 5.2 shall be as given in Table 2. Table 2 AQLs for visual inspection of complete product 5.3 Individual matches 5.3.1 Match stems shall be of consistent dimensions, to within 15 % of the mean values and shall be not less
48、than 27 mm in length, excluding the head. 5.3.2 All matches shall have a head which shall be consistent in dimensions. The length, measured down the stem, from tip to skirt of the head shall conform to the requirements in Table 3. Table 3 Length of head NOTE This requirement does not apply to dedica
49、ted matches, such as windproof and waterproof matches, whose length and flame height should be commensurate with their intended and stated function. 5.3.3 Head shape shall be consistent with no peaks or rough edges and shall be complete. Match heads shall not be joined together by a bridge of the composition to form doubles. 5.3.4 Heads shall exhibit no broken or cracked surface areas (
