What is ISO 9994 - Lighters safety specification about?
ISO 9994 specifies requirements for lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users.
ISO 9994 applies to all flame-producing products commonly known as cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters.
Note 1: ISO 9994 does not apply to matches and flame-producing products intended solely for igniting materials other than cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
Note 2: ISO 9994 does not purport to address all the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of any other restrictions.
Who is ISO 9994 - Lighters safety specification for?
ISO 9994 on Lighters safety specification is useful for:
- Lighters manufacturers and suppliers
- Lighter users
Why should you use ISO 9994 - Lighters safety specification?
ISO 9994 gives safety specifications for lighters. Lighters, being flame-producing devices, can, as do all flame sources, present a potential hazard to users. The safety specifications given in ISO 9994 cannot eliminate all hazards, but are intended to reduce potential hazards to users. ISO 9994 is intended to be revised periodically to consider flame height reduction for the various technologies in line with technological progress. ISO 9994 gives safety specifications Lighters, being flame-producing devices, can, as do all flame sources, present a potential hazard to users, safety specification of lighters is intended to reduce potential hazards to users
ISO 9994 has been established to improve worldwide consumer safety, ISO 9994 defines safety specifications of a lighter such as maximum flame height, resistance to elevated temperatures, flame extinction, etc. As well as assure consumers quality and safety.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN ISO 9994:2019 supersedes BS EN ISO 9994:2006+A1:2008, which is withdrawn. BS EN ISO 9994:2019 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN ISO 9994:2006+A1:2008. These include:
- Clause 2, 3.22, 3.23, subclause 4.2.2.4, subclause 4.2.3, subclause 4.2.4, subclause 4.7, subclause 6.1.2, subclause 6.11.2.2.9 and subclause 6.11.2.2.10 have been added
- Term number 3.6, subclause 4.2.2.3, subclause 4.5, subclause 5.1, subclause 5.7, Figure 4, subclause 6.3.2.7, subclause 6.7.4, subclause 6.9.3.3, subclause 6.10.4, subclause 6.12.3, subclause 7.3.1, subclause 7.4, Figure 5, Figure 7 and Annex A have been modified
- Bibliography has been deleted