 Further
investigation of the benefits of a child resistant lighter Standard
 This
report has been prepared by National Economic Research Associates
(NERA) on behalf of the Consumer Safety Unit (CSU) at the Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI).
It focuses on a specific issue
which was identified in our earlier review of the costs and
benefits associated with a compulsory standard requiring disposable
and semi-disposable cigarette lighters to be Child Resistant
(CR)1.
During the course of this first study, concerns were
raised that lighter-users might find CR lighters cumbersome
and difficult to use and that, as a result, some might switch
to using matches. Depending on the relative risks (in terms
of accidental fires, injuries and deaths) associated with non-CR
lighters, matches and CR lighters, the effects of such a shift
could significantly reduce or even eliminate the benefits associated
with a CR lighter standard 2 .
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here to view full report (301
KB).
Last updated:
05 January 2005
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