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EIG Risk Assessment guide

Guide on Risk AssessmentA Practical approach to Risk Assessment which is relevant to small companies including wholesale and retail organizations involved in the storage, distribution and supply of explosives including fireworks.

The guide has been prepared in association with the Explosives Industry Forum.

The guide may be downloaded free of charge – but you need to register on the EIG website to do so.


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CII/047 Pyrotechnic articles WG5

Online versions of the Drafts for CEN Enquiry from  CEN/TC 212/WG 5

prEN 16263-1 – http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/Details/753

prEN 16263-2 – http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/Details/754

prEN 16263-3 – http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/Details/755

prEN 16263-4 – http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/Details/757

prEN 16263-5 – http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/Details/759

prEN 16264 – http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/Details/747

prEN 16265 – http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/Details/763

Anyone can view and comment on the online versions by logging onto the system (after registering on the first visit). The public comment period for these drafts ends on 31 July 2011

CBI Structural Justification _Issue 1

This Specialised Industry Report has been produced by a joint working group of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and AWE plc on behalf of the Explosives Industry Group of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
This Specialised Industry Report is based on licensing work undertaken by AWE and QinetiQ with HSE between 2006 and 2010.
It will assist those who manufacture and store explosives to provide equivalent levels of protection to people or explosives through structural engineering means, rather than compliance with the normally advised minimum separation distances (Quantity-Distances, QDs). Due to time and cost, it is unlikely to be the chosen route to Licensing, where compliance with HSE’s published QDs can be easily achieved.
This Specialised Industry Report describes guidance on accepted practice within the explosives industry. Following it is not compulsory and persons are free to take other action in order to achieve equivalent levels of safety. By following the guidance in this report, persons would normally be compliant with their legal duties. HSE and the CBI Explosives Industry Group may refer to this Specialised Industry Report as illustrating good practice .
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New EIG Website – Pyrotechnics and the Law

At the AGM held on 2nd December 2010, EIG launched their new website www.eiglaw.co.uk to replace hold Fireworks and the law guide.

Please let us know if there are errors or omissions or you have comments on the new publication.

Guide to the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010

This Guide has been produced jointly by the Explosives Industry Group of the Confederation of British Industry (EIG/CBI) and the Local Authority Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (LACoRS) with involvement from the British Pyrotechnists Association (BPA) and the Association of Stage Pyrotechnicians (ASP) to provide guidance on certain aspects of the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010.

The Regulations are now available at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/pdf/uksi_20101554_en.pdf and an explanatory note to the regulations can be found here.  There is also an EU guide and Explanation of CE Marking

Changes to the Guide will be logged on this page and the lastest version is available to download by clicking the button below (you will need to register and login to access the guide)

Revision Log

Version 1.11 – 7 July 2010 – Change to LGR details (was LACoRS)
Version 1.10
– 17 June 2010 – Changes to HSE Contact details
Version 1.09 – 14 June 2010 – Original Version


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