NFPA 1123 Code for Fireworks Display
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1.1 Scope.
(1) Construction, handling, and use of fireworks and equipment intended for outdoor fireworks display
(2) Operation of the display (See
(1)*Manufacture, transportation, or storage of fireworks at a manufacturing facility
(2) Testing of fireworks under the direction of their manufacturer, provided that permission for such testing has been obtained from the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)
(3) Use of consumer fireworks by the public
(4) Transportation, handling, or use of fireworks by the armed forces of the
(5) Transportation, handling, or use of industrial pyrotechnic devices or fireworks, such as railroad torpedoes; fusees; automotive; aeronautical, and marine flares; and smoke signals
(6) Use of pyrotechnic devices or materials in the performing arts at distances less than those specified in this code and used in conformance with NFPA 1126, Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience
(7) Use of flame special effects in the performing arts when used in conformance with NFPA160, Standard for the Use of Flame Effects Before an Audience
(8) Sale and use of rockets, rocket motors, motor reloading kits, pyrotechnic modules, or components used in conformance with NFPA 1122, Code for Model Rocketry; NFPA 1127, Code for High Power Rocketry; or other propulsion devices classified by the U.S. Department of Transportation as Rocket Motors (UN0186), or Cartridges, power device (UN0275)
(9) Use of explosives, firearms, or flammable special effects used in motion pictures, television, or other entertainment industries.
Provide public and operator safety around outdoor fireworks with the 2010 NFPA 1123.
Everyone involved with pyrotechnics for outdoor fireworks display -- event and venue managers, enforcing officials, insurance professionals, and display operators -- needs the latest safety requirements and recommendations in NFPA 1123 Code for Fireworks Display.
Don't let celebrations turn into tragedies. NFPA 1123 presents the new rules based on recent fire and injury experience.
The 2010 edition provides comprehensive coverage of
· Construction, handling, and use of fireworks and equipment intended for outdoor fireworks display, and the general conduct and operation of the display
· Recommended permit regulations
· Recommended regulations for state certification of display operators
· Revisions include updated definitions, clarified construction and location of ready boxes, revised rules applicable to the angling of mortars, and revised procedures for handling aerial shells or devices that do not fire during the display.
Make sure all the bases are covered.
Trust NFPA 1123 for vital information, including a chapter with requirements for the operation of a display from rooftops, other structures, and limited egress locations. (Softbound, 39 pp., 2010)
