ISO 22702:2018Withdrawn

Utility lighters — Safety specifications

Briquets utilitaires — Spécifications de sécurité

This edition has been replaced by ISO 22702:2026.

Abstract / scope

This document specifies requirements for utility lighters to ensure a reasonable degree of safety for normal use or reasonably foreseeable misuse of such lighters by users.

This document applies to all flame-producing consumer products commonly known as utility lighters (also known as grill lighters, fireplace lighters, lighting rods or gas matches), and similar devices.

It does not apply to matches and flame-producing products intended for igniting cigars, pipes and cigarettes.

Life cycle

Replaces

ISO 22702:2003WithdrawnUtility lighters — General consumer-safety requirementsInternational Standard · Published 28 Oct 2003 · ISO/TC 61/SC 4ISO 22702:2003/Amd 1:2008WithdrawnUtility lighters — General consumer-safety requirements — Amendment 1: Clarification of requirements and addition of safety symbolsInternational Standard · Published 15 Sep 2008 · ISO/TC 61

Replaced by

ISO/WD 22702Deleted (project abandoned)Utility lighters — Safety specificationsInternational Standard · ISO/TC 61/SC 4ISO 22702:2026PublishedUtility lighters — Safety specificationsInternational Standard · Published 23 Oct 2026 · ISO/TC 61/SC 4