The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) adopted a safety standard in 1994, requiring disposable cigarette lighters be manufactured to child resistant standards. This safety standard has been highly effective in reducing child fatalities nationwide. The standard defined novelty lighters, however, it did not prohibit the sale and distribution of lighters looking like toys. Today, many lighters look like toys and are dangerous in the hands of children who are unable to distinguish the difference between a toy and a lighter. Prohibiting the sale of these lighters would protect children from a burn injury, death, and/or property loss.
If you are aware of a fire or burn injury involving a child or youth using a novelty lighter, please complete an Incident Report Form and email to bradley.carroll@wyo.gov, fax 307-777-7119 or mail to:
DFPES
122 W 25th Street Herschler Bldg 1 W
Cheyenne, WY 82002 Attention: Brad Carroll
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