DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS 1985
142Requirements in respect of public fireworks display
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142 Requirements in respect of public fireworks display The holder of a permit to conduct a fireworks display in a public place shall ensure that: (a) barriers or other restraining mechanisms are constructed at a safe distance from the place where the fireworks are to be ignited and only persons engaged in igniting the fireworks are allowed inside the barriers or restraining mechanisms; (b) warnings, by means of notices and clearly audible public announcement, are given of the danger of approaching within the vicinity of the place where the fireworks are to be ignited; (c) the place where the fireworks are to be ignited and the direction of firing of aerial fireworks is separated from a protected place, protected work or combustible material so as to eliminate the danger of fire or damage to the protected place, protected work or the combustible material;
Dangerous Goods Regulations 1985 44 (d) fire extinguishers and other fire protection equipment as required by the permit, an officer or by the Director of the Fire and Rescue Service, are provided; (e) equipment to be used in the ignition of the fireworks is of sufficient strength and used in a safe manner; (f) the fireworks display ceases where there is any danger to the public or property and that the display does not resume until all such danger is removed; and (g) all fireworks that fail to ignite are made safe and removed from the display area on completion of the display.