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Work Item: ASTM WK9172 - New Standard Specification for Fire Safety for Candle Accessories


Developed by Subcommittee: F15.45 | Committee F15 Home | Contact Staff Manager



1. Scope

1. This standard is intended to prescribe requirements for candle accessories to help ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use, thereby improving personal safety and reducing fires, deaths and injuries. 2. ...not intended to replace other safety practices... 3. Candles burn with an open flame. Precautions must be taken to ensure that the flame does not ignite combustible materials and initiate a larger fire. To that end, this specification attempts to establish minimum safety requirements for candle accessories. Candle accessories are used around an open flame product. This standard will be used by retailers and candle manufacturers as they develop and sell these types of products.


Keywords

candle burner; potpourri burner; candle ring; flammability, stability

The title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.

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Work Item Status:
Date Initiated:9-30-2005
Technical Contact: James Becker

Item: 013
Ballot: F15 (07-01)
Status: Ballot Item Approved

Item: 014
Ballot: F15 (07-01)
Status: Ballot Item Approved

Item: 015
Ballot: F15 (07-01)
Status: Ballot Item Approved

Item: 025
Ballot: COS0307
Status: Ballot Item Approved as F2601-07 and Pending Publication

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