BS EN 1783:1997:2003 Edition

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Matches. Performance requirements, safety and classification

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1	BRITISH STANDARD
2	Committees responsible for this British�Standard
3	Contents
6	Foreword Foreword to amendment A1 Contents
7	1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Definitions 3.1 match 3.1.1 conventional match 3.1.2 dedicated match 3.2 striking surface 3.3 match container
8	3.4 safety match 3.5 strike anywhere match 3.6 wood match 3.7 wax match 3.8 cardboard match 3.9 book match 3.10 doubles 3.11 fractured heads 3.12 fractured stem 3.13 afterglow 3.14 head composition 3.15 AQL 3.16 normal corrected vision 3.17 marking
9	4 Sampling, conditioning, acceptance and rejection 4.1 Sampling and AQLs Categories of hazard Table 1 and AQLs 4.2 Conditioning 4.3 Acceptance and rejection 5 Visual inspection 5.1 General 5.2 Complete product
10	Table 2 AQLs for visual inspection of complete product 5.3 Individual matches Table 3 Length of head AQLs for visual inspection of individual matches 5.4 Match containers Table 4 AQLs for visual inspection of match containers
11	6 Performance 6.1 Striking performance Table 6 AQLs for striking performance 6.2 Thermal stability
12	6.3 Performance of the striking surface Table 7 AQLs for striking surface 6.4 Impact Table 8 AQLs for impact tests 7 Environmental and toxicological requirements 7.1 Sulfur dioxide emission 7.2 Heavy metal content
13	Table 9 Permitted maximum heavy metal contents in matches 7.3 Biological toxicity test 8 Classification and marking
14	Annex A (normative) Method of test for striking performance (normative) Method of test for striking performance A.1 Ensure that this test is in a draught-free environment and that matches are not moved once igniti… A.2 With the match container held over an A4 sheet of white paper of grammage (80�±�5) g/m A.3 Record any breakage or fracture of the stem prior to ignition and whether ignition occurs or is d… A.4 At ignition, record any explosion or fragmentation of the match head or any breakage of the stem … A.5 During ignition, record any dropping of hot ash sufficient to permanently mark the paper with bur… A.6 Following ignition, record any breakage or fracture of the stem or detachment of the burning head… A.7 Allow the match to continue to burn with the stem horizontal until the flame has spread halfway a… A.8 When the flame reaches half-way along the stem, or after burning for at least 10 s, extinguish it… A.9 Take a second sample of matches for measurement of flame height and duration. A.10 Strike the matches on a supported fresh sheet of grade P80 (FEPA 43-GB) waterproof silicon carbid… A.11 Repeat
15	Figure A.1 Method of striking matches
16	Figure A.2 Method for striking flexible matches e.g. cardboard or wax matches Annex B (normative) Method of test for thermal stability (normative) Method of test for thermal stability B.1 Temperature test for safety matches B.1.1 Carry out the test in an air circulating oven with a temperature regulated to (180 ± 2)�°C. B.1.2 As the oven is preheating, open the oven and quickly place full containers of matches inside. Ens… B.1.3 Observe the temperature of the oven. Note when the temperature rises to 175�°C and retain the con… B.2 Temperature test for strike anywhere matches
17	Annex C (normative) Methods of test for performance of the striking surface (normative) Methods of test for performance of the striking surface C.1 Damp removal C.2 Durability and ignition C.2.1 For match containers of average contents up to and including 50 matches, strike the entire conten… C.2.2 For containers of average contents exceeding�50 matches strike not less than 10�% of the contents or C.3 Ignition of the friction surface C.4 Loss of burning fragments Annex D (normative) Method of test for impact resistance (normative) Method of test for impact resistance D.1 Hold the full match container of matches such that the wall of the container adjacent to the matc… D.2 Record any ignition of the contents or the release of any separated individual matches in excess … Annex E (normative) Environmental and toxicological tests (normative) Environmental and toxicological tests E.1 Determination of sulfur dioxide emission E.1.1 Reagents
18	E.1.2 Apparatus E.1.3 Procedure E.1.4 Expression of results E.2 Determination of heavy metal content E.2.1 Reagents E.2.2 Apparatus
19	E.2.3 Procedure E.3 Biological test, determination of 24h-EC(I)50 value E.3.1 Reagents E.3.2 Apparatus E.3.3 Procedure E.3.4 Expression of results
20	Figure E.1 Apparatus for the determination of sulfur dioxide emitted from burning matches
21	Annex F (informative) Bibliography (informative) Bibliography

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Status	Under Review
Pages	22
Publication Date	2003-03-04
ISBN	0 580 28109 4
Standard Number	BS EN 1783:1997
Title	Matches. Performance requirements, safety and classification
Replaces	BS 3795:1990
Descriptors	Heating tests, Metals, Quality control, Pyrotechnics, Water-resistance tests, Heavy, Fire safety, Defects, Grades (quality), Acceptance (approval), Test equipment, Ignitability, Determination of content, Afterburning, Combustion test methods, Matches, Performance testing, Marking, Thermal stability, Performance, Length, Drop tests, Sulfur dioxide, Dimensional tolerances, Fire tests, Biological analysis and testing, Testing conditions, Specimen preparation, Visual inspection (testing), Compositional tolerances, Statistical quality control
Publisher	BSI
Committee	W/-
Amends	BS EN 1783:1997
ICS Codes	97.180 - Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment

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