Testing center Globaltest has performed tests on lighters since 2006. The cigarette lighters are tested according to two international standards – ISO9994 and EN13869. The Utility lighters (for grills, fireplaces etc.) are tested according to the international standard ISO 22702.
Cigarette lighters are first tested for their physico-mechanical characteristics according to the ISO 9994 standard.
The standard sets the following parameters: Flame height; Resistance to spitting/sputtering/flaring; Flame extinction; Compatibility with fuel; Resistance to continuous burning; Mass of fuel; Resistance to dropping; Resistance to elevated temperatures; Resistance to internal pressure; Resistance to cycling burning; Flame generation. The lighters that passed the tests successfully, according to the requirements of ISO 9994, are subject to a EN13869 child safety test.
The real study for the child safety of the cigarette lighters is set in the international standard EN13869.
We are conducting this extremely interesting research with a total of 2 groups of one hundred children each aged 42 to 51 months, girls and boys, divided into groups. The essence of the study is to check whether, within a total of 10 minutes, the child will be able to reproduce a sound (click) from an ignition.
The study itself is carried out with a so-called surogate lighter, which is the same as the real lighter, but emptied of its contents (no fuel). In this way, safety is ensured during the conduct of the experiment. We have signed contracts with several kindergartens in different geographical areas of the country.
The childcare facilities, in turn, have received the necessary permits from the regulatory authority to conduct such a study on their territory. Our lawyers have prepared informed consents with a clearly described course of the study, which each parent or legal guardian signs, agreeing to their child participating in the experiment. For everyone’s participation, a participation card is prepared, in which the following data is recorded: the child’s name, date of birth in months, gender, the date of the experiment, the beginning and end of the experiment, the name of the person conducting the study, the number of the surrogate lighter which they used, the name of the head of the organization, and the minute the child was able to reproduce the ignition sound or was unable to do it. The results of the study are summarized and compared with the standardized requirements of the standard.
We already have considerable experience of conducting such studies and we can proudly state that our reports are highly appreciated by the control authorities in Bulgaria and the EU member states. Testing center Globaltest cooperates successfully with control bodies in Spain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Denmark, etc.
Testing center Globaltest is a leading lighter testing laboratory, working with over 15 lighter factories in China and a number of EU lighter importers.
The utility lighters (for grills, fireplaces, stoves, etc.) are tested according to the international standard ISO 22702. The standard sets requirements regarding the physicomechanical characteristics of the lighter according to various criteria. Lighters for household use are not subject to subsequent tests according to the EN13869 standard.
