EN 17885:2023

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.

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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 to modify light from the flame and change
the appearance of the candle
[SOURCE: ASTM F 2601-18, 3.2.7]
3.10
supplementary safety information
safety information symbol or safety information text whose main purpose is to provide additional
clarification
Note 1 to entry: Supplementary safety information typically communicates hazard consequence or hazard
avoidance information.
[SOURCE: ISO 3864-2:2016, 3.15, modified – the word “panel” was deleted from the term and the Note
to entry]
3.11
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]
3.12
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]
3.13
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.
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.
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 75 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 conduct
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