British Pyrotechnists Association

CD254 – Consultation on Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002

avril — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:02:07 +0000

This consultative document seeks views on HSE’s proposed consolidated version of the following parts of the Approved Code of Practice on the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR). L134 – Design of plant, equipment and workplaces; L135 – Storage of dangerous substances; L136 – Control and mitigation measures; L137 – Safe maintenance, repair and cleaning procedures; L138 – Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres.

Click here for more details:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd254.htm?ebul=gd-consult&cr=3/03-jun-13

EUROPEAN COMMISSION – Making fireworks in the EU safer – Press release

avril — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:04:37 +0000

The European Commission welcomed today’s adoption by the European Parliament of the Commission proposal to make the internal market for pyrotechnic articles leaner. Further to this vote fireworks will soon become safer to use thanks to new rules requiring clearer labels and instructions in the languages of each Member State where the products are for sale. Products that comply with the safety rules will carry the CE marking to show they meet all the requirements set out in the legislation. Manufacturers must keep all related documentation for 10 years.

for more information click here:

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-448_en.htm

BPA ACCOUNTS YEAR 2012

avril — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:52:08 +0000

Please click here for BPA income and Expenditure Account for the Year 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012

Accounts 31 12 2012

Explosives Legislative review meeting 25th April 2013

avril — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:59:56 +0000

Please see attached notes for the above meeting presented by Martin Coffin:

ELR 25th April 2013

Jubilee Fireworks wins first prize at 4th Philippines International Pyromusical Competition

avril — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:57:06 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Jubilee Fireworks have been awarded and the title of Grand Champions in the 4^th Philippines International Pyromusical Competition.

This prestigious international competition was staged in Manila Harbour over a two month period. Participating countries this year included Spain, Finland, China, Canada, Taiwan, The Netherlands, South Korea, Italy and Australia (in addition to the UK, of course!).

For more information, and video footage of all displays, please visit: www.pyrophilippines.com

Follow the discussions and feedback on Facebook: www.facebook.com/PyroPhilippines

Kimbolton Fireworks: Rev Ron Lancaster honoured with plaque

avril — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:35:47 +0000

We would like to congratulate Our BPA honorary member Rev. Ron Lancaster who was recently presented with a plaque in honour of his “services to pyrotechnics” over 50 years by Royal Society of Chemistry.

The Reverend Ron Lancaster, 82, who runs Kimbolton Fireworks in Cambridgeshire, received the plaque from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

The firework manufacturer created displays for the 2012 Olympics and London’s New Year’s Eve celebrations.

For more of this story please click here

REPORT ON ETWG MEETING 14th MARCH 2013

avril — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:27:18 +0000

Please find attached report presented by Graham Lundegaard

REPORT ON THE ETWG MEETING 14th march 2013

BPA MINUTES MARCH 2013

avril — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:56:44 +0000

Please click here

draft meeting March 2013

UN AMENDMENTS – Dangerous Goods

avril — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:03:14 +0000

Please be advised that the consolidated amendments to the 17^th edition of the UN Model Regulations is now available on the UNECE website at

http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/doc/2012/dgac10/ST-SG-AC10-40a1e_def.doc

British Pyrotechnists Association welcomes Minister’s response to concerns over new EU pyro directive

avril — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:32:07 +0000

The British Pyrotechnists Association has welcomed a response from the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs following criticism of Government guidance issued in November 2012 on the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010. The EU directive change would have been highly damaging and could have resulted in the closure of some UK fireworks businesses. The issue concerns the implementation of the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010. Industry was not consulted on revised guidance that was issued in November 2012 which changed the timetable for implementation. The new timetable effectively abolished the transitional period (to 2017) from the British Standard regime to CE marking that had previously been agreed, rendering illegal millions of pounds worth of stock that was already being held in storage. This was done without consultation with industry and had the effect that large quantities of stock would be unsaleable in the UK or anywhere else in Europe, leaving many businesses facing going bust.

The Association wrote to Minister Jo Swinson MP requesting an urgent meeting to discuss concerns. Members of the industry also briefed a number of local MPs, including Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell), Jonathan Djangoly (Huntingdon), Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) and Mark Spencer (Sherwood), who offered their support and together formed a delegation that met with the Minister on 13th February to highlight the plight of their constituents and fully explain the impact the change in guidance was having on industry. They stressed the urgency of the situation and the need for a swift solution as firework importers had found themselves in an impossible situation where they couldn’t place orders with China because as things stood those orders would be illegal as it is currently practically impossible to get product CE marked due to a lack of testing laboratories, and UK manufacturers had to freeze sales because it was practically impossible to get their product tested locally with no Notified Body currently in the UK.

In response, the Minister has agreed to meet with representatives from industry to look at the most effective and lawful way to address their concerns and to then pursue those concerns with the European Commission. The Minister has also stated that enforcement advice is being issued this week to Trading Standards officers such that Category 1-3 fireworks already in stock or imported in 2013 which meet the British Standard BS7114 can continue to be supplied, and that Category 1-3 fireworks imported in 2014 but which are not CE marked can also be supplied.

The Association looks forward to working with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and enforcers to ensure that the transition from the British Standard to new European CE marking takes place expeditiously but without unfair conditions being placed on the industry.