RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ENSURE FIRE SAFETY WHEN HANDLING PYROTECHNICS. Part II. Fire safety in the implementation, storage, recycling, transportation of fireworks and firework displays outdoors and indoors

According to the statistics of fires and explosions the greatest number of accidents associated with the handling of pyrotechnic products (PP) is taken place in the production process, and also in the implementation, storage and transportation of fireworks. The article analyzes the fire safety requirements for ensuring fire safety of pyrotechnic products in the process of conversion (implementation, storage, handling, transportation, disposal). Retail PP domestic purposes is performed in the stores, departments and sections of shops, pavilions and kiosks, providing product safety, precluding the ingress of direct sunlight and precipitation. Security storage of pyrotechnic products is provided by the requirements of operational documentation on the package, the norms of loading, duration of storage (temperature, humidity), compatibility of products during storage. Pyrotechnic products may be transported only under the condition that it is packaged, labeled, has signs of manipulation, the necessary shipping documents and transportation will be stored by its consumer properties and ensured compliance with operational documentation. The analysis of requirements of fire safety demonstrations (shows) of the fireworks views on the open areas and in rooms. The analysis provides information about the order of the shows both outdoors and indoors. Emphasizes the necessity of observance of requirements of fire safety in premises: during the demonstration entertaining effect should be excluded the application of household pyrotechnic articles of I–III hazard classes. The holding of fireworks may be made by the organization-demonstration (the contractor) having a license or a permit and duly registered as a legal entity, the Charter of which provides for this type of activity.