Fireworks legislation

In summary, fireworks legislation is necessary and is designed to prevent accidents and to reduce risk to the absolute minimum. To this end, the HSE helps to ensure ... 

Where possible, each chapter has been enlarged to include further subject matter and up-to-date material. Once again, special emphasis has been placed on the important subjects of Safety and Fireworks Legislation. 

The important subject of legislation applied to the explosives industry, including fireworks, commenced in the form of the Explosives Acts of 1875 and 1923. 

Anybody who studies the legislation will see that BS7114 makes a notable addition to the Explosives Acts of 1875 and 1923, the Fireworks Act of 1951, the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974, the Consumer Protection Acts of 1978 and 1987, and the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations of 1983. 

While compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations, the net effect to the consumer or spectator has been a reassuring increase in the standard of safety of both the fireworks and the people responsible for them. The current trend towards organised displays has not been at the expense of the availability of garden or indoor fireworks, however, and the increasing legislation is mainly the concern of those in the industry who are involved with the importation, manufacture, retail or safe operation of fireworks. 

Whilst the book is aimed at students with A-level qualifications, or equivalent, it is also intended to be useful background material and a source of reference for anybody engaged in a study of pyrotechnics as applied to fireworks. Chapters on fireworks safety and legislation complete the book and deserve special mention. 

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