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On October 1 and November 1, 2019, the new versions of European standards EN 15493:2019 and EN 15494:2019 were published. These standards contain specifications for the fire safety and safety labeling of candles. All conflicting national standards must be withdrawn by April 2020. The new versions of the standards contain a number of significant changes and will affect your technical documentation. We have highlighted the most important changes for you.
1. Clarification of terms and definitions used.
The definitions of the following existing terms have been added to clarify the interpretation of the standard:
The terms below have been added to clarify testing requirements:
2. Introduction of a specified test method for self-extinguishing candles.
A test method has been added for self-extinguishing candles:
3. Relaxation of maximum aftersmoke time.
The maximum time the candle is allowed to re-smoke has been extended by 10 seconds:
4. Adaptation in the test method and test procedure for conducting a fire test
For practical implementation of the fire test and uniformity with the specifications from standard EN 15426:2018 (soot behavior specification), the following modifications were made:
5. Addition of additional attachments
The following appendices have been added to the standard:
1. Custom layout and new safety symbols.
All safety symbols have a new layout, also a number of new symbols have been added:
2. A minimum height for safety symbols is defined
Safety symbols should have a minimum height of 5mm. Previously, it was only defined that the symbols must be clearly visible.
3. New rules regarding the safety label
New rules have been defined for candles with limited space for the safety label:
It is no longer permitted to provide safety information by leaflet with the candle.
Do you sell candles on the European market and wonder how these changes will affect your technical dossier? Precon can offer you support on:
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