Childproof oil lamps are possible! New design burners can effectively protect children from poisoning
- Backgrouund:For more than 10 years the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and its predecessor institutes have been striving to reduce the risk of poisoning from lamp oil by raising awareness of the hazards. In most of these accidents children drank directly from the unsafe oil lamps, which are mostly in the reach of the children. Therefore, a European standard was published in 2003 (DIN EN 14059: Decorative oil lamps – Safety requirements and test methods) on the initiative of BfR, which stipulates safety requirements and test methods for safe oil lamps for ornamental purposes. However, manufacturers and distributors have so far failed to develop childproof oil lamps for use in homes and gardens or place such lamps on the European market. To protect the children, proposals have been made for an easy construction of child-safe burners. Method: Out of concern for children's health the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), with the support of BfR, hasBackgrouund:For more than 10 years the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and its predecessor institutes have been striving to reduce the risk of poisoning from lamp oil by raising awareness of the hazards. In most of these accidents children drank directly from the unsafe oil lamps, which are mostly in the reach of the children. Therefore, a European standard was published in 2003 (DIN EN 14059: Decorative oil lamps – Safety requirements and test methods) on the initiative of BfR, which stipulates safety requirements and test methods for safe oil lamps for ornamental purposes. However, manufacturers and distributors have so far failed to develop childproof oil lamps for use in homes and gardens or place such lamps on the European market. To protect the children, proposals have been made for an easy construction of child-safe burners. Method: Out of concern for children's health the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), with the support of BfR, has come up with a design study for a childproof burner for lamp oils. This is a very simple and low-cost design that can be constructed without any major technical outlay. Existing lamps can be retrofitted. The burners are designed in such a way that children can no longer open and drink from the oil lamps. It is also much more difficult for them to access the wick. The BAM, the responsible public agency, makes this design available to manufacturers and distributors free of charge on the Internet. Manufacturers can then incorporate it into their own marketable products thereby considerably increasing the safety of their products in line with the Product Safety Act. Results: The BAM and BfR activities should be seen more particularly against the backdrop that the actual share of less dangerous substitutes for lamp oils containing biodiesel, mineral oil or coconut oil is quite small, but will increase in the future with a new legislation. Conclusion: The still existing gap between dangerous paraffin lamp oils and their safe substitutes can be tightened by constructive measures. The suggested "public open" low-cost design for ornamental lamps can effectively protect children from poisoning.…
Autor*innen: | Klaus Urban |
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Koautor*innen: | Axel Hahn |
Dokumenttyp: | Posterpräsentation |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Präsentation |
Sprache: | Deutsch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Deutsch): | North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2010 |
Veranstaltung: | North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology |
Veranstaltungsort: | Denver, CO, USA |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 2010-10-07 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 2010-10-12 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Weder Datei noch physisches Exemplar vorhanden ("No Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 19.02.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |