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Pyrotechnics include many devices to launch, detonate, or
initiate an explosive material. This site discusses common hazards and controls
for workers involved in the retail sale of fireworks.
This page is maintained as a product of the Alliance between OSHA and the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA).
The following questions link to safety and health information relevant to the
retail sales of fireworks.
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What OSHA standards apply?
Standards |
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What other Federal standards apply?
ATF |
CPSC | DOT |
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What OSHA guidance is available?
Safety Guidelines for Retail Sales of Consumer Fireworks |
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What industry best practices exist?
APA | ICC | NFPA |
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What additional
information is available?
Related Safety and Health Topics | Training | Poster | Other Resources |
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Alliances
Fireworks Safety Tips
Retail Fireworks Sales |
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American Pyrotechnics Association Joins OSHA in Alliance. OSHA Trade News Release, (2004, June 9).
Workers in the pyrotechnics industry stand to benefit from an Alliance signed between the American Pyrotechnics
Association (APA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Safety and health information (e.g., posters
listing fireworks safety tips) on working with pyrotechnics will be developed and disseminated for industry workers through the media and from
OSHA and APA's websites, including electronic assistance tools.
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American Pyrotechnics Association
(APA). OSHA Alliance page.
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Fireworks Safety Tips - Retail Fireworks Sales. OSHA/APA Alliance. Also
available as a
925 KB
PDF
Poster (OSHA Publication 6026) or a 32 KB
PDF Pocket Card (OSHA Publication 3248-04N-05).
News Releases
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Indiana Businessman Found Guilty of Illegally Selling Professional Display Fireworks To Consumers.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), (2002, June). Announces that an Indiana businessman faces up to 35 years in federal prison and a $1,000,000 fine after an Indiana jury found him guilty
of selling display fireworks to consumers.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Fines Red Rock and Blackjack Companies. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC), Office of Compliance, (2000, June), 128 KB
PDF, 3
pages. Red Rock and Blackjack agree to pay a civil penalty of $90,000.00 in a settlement concerning allegations
the companies sold fireworks that failed to comply with the Commission’s Fireworks Regulations.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Fines Bethany Sales Company.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Office of Compliance, (1994, December). Bethany introduced or
caused the introduction into interstate commerce eight different kinds of non-complying fireworks.
- Consumer Product Commission Fines Neptune Fireworks Company.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Office of Compliance, (1995, April). On ten occasions Neptune
Fireworks Company caused the introduction or into interstate commerce 23 different kinds of non-complying fireworks.
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