Archive for July, 2007
EIG/BPA Mortar Seminar – copies of presentations
July 10th, 2007 | 
Author: Below are links to the presentations available for download. The remainder will be added as soon as permission is obtained to use them.
Shell Failure Modes – Tom Smith
Shells Failures Modes -Allen Webb
Matrix of Actions – Allen Webb
LA and Firework Displays - Russell Howell (c) Kettering Borough Council
HSE/LA involvement – Qamar Khan
Mortar Trials – Stewart Myatt
Mortar Trials – Darryl Fleming
Mortar Trials – Steve Ridgeley
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UN decision on comets >30mm
The following is extracted from the minutes of the UN Subcommittee meeting report from the explosives working party.
12. Amendments to the UN firework classification table Several issues are addressed in the UK document ST/SG/AC.10/C.3/2007/31.
A proposal on adding a new entry in the default table for “Comets” was discussed. There was some support for giving guidance on how to deal with these products. However the proposed solution was opposed by a number of experts.
Concerning the Time/pressure test (TPT): the expert from the UK briefed the WG on the activities to improve the TPT and to decrease the standard deviation. The data will be available before the end of the year. Germany, Japan and the Netherlands are also working on the TPT; the results will be shared with the WG, preferably before the end of the year.
The expert from the UK invited all experts to give comments on the above mentioned issues and the proposed changes to the default list, so that a new proposal could be developed for the next July meeting.
In other words, they see no need for having an entry for single shot items >30mm – given the widespread use of such items we await with interest any "guidance" on how these should be dealt with!
DGSA / LOGISTIC
Please find attached an amended Publications List with web links which normally gets sent to UK domestic customers but maybe also useful to you! (would request you double-check ISBN no’s if you order any publications). I have also attached a word document for web sites may be useful.
Carriage Regs 2007
The new regulations have now been published. See
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/uksi_20071573_en.pdf
for a copy