Designation:F2417−11StandardSpecificationforFireSafetyforCandles1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2417;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationisintendedtoprescribeminimumsafetyrequirementsforcandlestoprovideareasonabledegreeofsafetyfornormalusewithcandles,therebyimprovingpersonalsafetyandreducingfires,deaths,andinjuries.1.2Thisspecificationisnotintendedtoreplaceotherimportantsafetypracticesthatshouldbeinplace,suchasadultsupervision,closemonitoring,firedetection,alarmorsuppres-sionsystems,anduseofcandlesawayfromcombustiblematerials.1.3Flame-producingdevices,suchascandles,presentapotentialhazardtotheuser.Thisspecificationcannoteliminateallhazards,butwillminimizethepotentialhazardsofcandlestotheuser.1.4Thisspecificationisusedtomeasureanddescribetheresponseofmaterials,products,orassembliestoheatandflameundercontrolledconditions,butdoesnotbyitselfincorporateallfactorsrequiredforfirehazardorfireriskassessmentofthematerials,products,orassembliesunderactualfireconditions.1.5Thisstandardisusedtopredictorprovideaquantitativemeasureofthefirehazardfromaspecifiedsetoffireconditionsinvolvingspecificmaterials,products,orassemblies.Thisassessmentdoesnotnecessarilypredictthehazardofactualfireswhichinvolveconditionsotherthanthoseassumedintheanalysis.1.6Firetestingisinherentlyhazardous.Adequatesafe-guardsforpersonnelandpropertyshallbeemployedinconductingthesetests.1.7ThisspecificationstatesvaluesinSIunitswhicharetoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesisareforinformationonly.1.8Thisspecificationdoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatoryrequirementspriortouse...
