A blow torch includes a casing, an igniter received within the interior, and a safety control device for preventing the actuator being operated from an unactuated position to an actuated position movably coupled to the casing and connected to the igniter. The safety control device includes an actuator movably coupled to the casing, a release movably coupled to the actuator, a first biasing member positioned between the actuator and the release, a retainer movably coupled to the actuator, and a second biasing member positioned between the actuator and the retainer.