Explosives Industry Group

Guide to the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010

Avril — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:20:46 +0000

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

REACH – review

taksmith — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:51:27 +0000

Please see below an invitation for comments about REACH implementation from the Commission

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The Commission has started the review of the scope of REACH mandated by Article 138(6) of the REACH Regulation and will be assisted by a contractor in the development of this work. Part of the project will be the integration and assessment of stakeholders’ contribution to the review. In particular the Commission and the contractor aim at providing stakeholders with an opportunity to share any relevant experiences they may have gathered when facing the challenges of implementing REACH. Any stakeholder who has identified a specific instance where a provision in EU legislation has overlapped with a REACH provision or where there is a gap in the interface between REACH and other EU legislation is welcome to send their contribution to the contractor through the form available at www.reachscope.eu . This website will be operational until 1 December 2010. Please feel free to forward this message to other interested stakeholders as well.
See also: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/review_scope_en.htm

Best regards,
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Maik Schmahl
European Commission
Enterprise and Industry DG
Unit G2: Chemicals – Classification & Labelling, Specific Products, Competitiveness
B – 1049 Brussels

Tel.: + 32/2/296.93.03
Fax: + 32/2/295.02.81

E-mail: maik.schmahl@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/chemicals/index_en.htm

Guidance for Electrical Installation and Equipment within Explosives Manufacturing and Storage Facilities Including Fireworks

Avril — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:59:24 +0000

INTRODUCTION
1 The purpose of this publication is to assist those people who are responsible for the design, selection, installation, operation and maintenance of electrical systems and equipment (including mobile mechanical handling equipment) used within premises which manufacture, handle or store explosives including fireworks. The advice given is generally consistent with current guidance issued by the Ministry of Defence’s Explosives and Storage and Transport Committee (ESTC) for military facilities.
2 To assist the reader, buildings and locations used for the manufacture, handling and storage of explosives including fireworks will be referred to in the rest of this document as ‘explosives buildings.

Job Opportunity at The World Famous

Avril — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:33:44 +0000

The World Famous, a cutting-edge pyrotechnic arts and outdoor theatre company seeks:

Operations and Systems Manager to manage their facility in Hadlow, systemise the operations of the company and develop their expertise in legality, safety and transportation.

This is a full time position and a 2 year fixed term contract, in first instance. Based in Kent – Salary: £23,500 – £27,000 pa

A full job description and person specification are available from www.theworldfamous.co.uk or emeline@theworldfamous.co.uk – 01732 852 002.

Closing Date: 6^th April 2010

Click here for Operations and Systems Manager Job Description.pdf

Click here for Operations_and_Systems_Manager_Person_Specification.pdf

Have your say in drafting the new HSE Event Safety (PURPLE) Guide

Avril — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:45:08 +0000

Agreement has been reached between the Forum and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to rewrite the Event Safety Guide – better known as the Purple Guide.

While the new guide will not be as comprehensive as the original, focusing mainly on health and safety at events, the EIF is committed to plugging any gaps by producing a series of additional guidances and bringing all these together on one website as a ‘virtual’ guide to event organization.

Currently a Steering Group is being set up with the HSE to direct the project and Working Groups are being put together to draft the different sections. Although some changes may be made in the structure of the new Guide, it is anticipated that this will be much the same as the previous Purple Guide.

Register now

The intention is that the process of rewriting the Guide should be as transparent as possible. In order to achieve this progress reports and drafts of each chapter will be available for comment via the EIF website. Alerts will also be sent out to those registering an interest whenever changes are made to a section.

It is, therefore, important that you register your interests as soon as possible.

To register simply go to: http://www.eventsindustryforum.co.uk/purple_guide/form.shtml