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Basic Retail Stand Inspection
OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL
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Observe The Surroundings
Signage
Trash/Rubbish
Public Highways
Public Buildings
Overhead Power Lines
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE LOCATION
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Ask for the ID of the person any discrepancies will be explained too.
Note the DL # and Name on inspection report.
Check invoicing to determine that stock was purchased from a licensed wholesaler or distributor.
ONCE YOU ENTER THE LOCATION
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Per R.S. 40:1613Look for Flame
Retardant seal.
Most will have this seal.
TENT'S
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ONLY CLASS “C” CONSUMER FIREWORKS.
Identified By: UN0336 and/or 1.4G
CLASS “B” ARE PROHIBITED
SPOT CHECK STOCK
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Novelties
Trick Noise Makers
Smoke Bombs
Small Devices containing limited amounts of pyrotechnic explosive
OTHER STOCK
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Nothing should be out of its box unless it can be identified.
UNBOXED STOCK
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All stock must comply with NFPA1124 code for the
Manufacture, Transportation, Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic
Articles.
COMPLIANCE
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A printable copy can be found under the fireworks section of
the Fire Marshal website.
RETAIL STAND
CHECK LIST
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Satisfactory Inspection
Report must state:“No Apparent violations noted at time of inspection.”
Unsatisfactory Inspection
Depends on type of violation. If severe – must be
corrected prior to inspector leaving.
STAND CHECKLISTEVERY THING ON LIST MUST BE CHECKED
The person with whom you explained your findings must sign the report. This should be the same person’s whose
identification information is written on the report.
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RETAIL STAND INSPECTION REPORT
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Any i tems that are conf iscated must be l is ted on th is paper.
CONFISCATION SLIP
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Note: This not ice is for a non-ser v iceable f i re ext inguisher. They are being g iven t ime to comply.
I t wi l l be noted on next year ’s renewal packets .
Any other v io lat ions may const i tute an order to cease & desist . I t i s a case by case decis ion.
VIOLATION NOTICE
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Shal l be in accordance with NFPA 10, Standard for Por table F i re Ext inguishers .
Permanent locat ion not to exceed 75f t .
Temporar y locat ion not to exceed 35f t .
F IRE EXTINGUISHERS
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Cherry Bombs M-80s (Tubular Salutes)
PROHIBITED FIREWORKS
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2 inch American Made Salutes Repeating Bombs
PROHIBITED FIREWORKS
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Aerial BombsTorpedoes
( la rge r than 3/8 o f an inch in d iamete r. )
PROHIBITED FIREWORKS
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Roman Candles (larger than 10 bal ls)
PROHIBITED FIREWORKS
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Sky LanternsSky Lanterns are proh ib i ted fo r sa le by
o rder o f the F i re Mar shal . They are a known f i re hazard .
PROHIBITED FIREWORKS
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Super L ightn ing Rocket F i reworks Recal led by B ig F i reworks Due to R isk o f Burn
W A S H I N G T O N , D . C . - T h e U . S . C o n s u m e r P r o d u c t S a f e t y C o m m i s s i o n , i n c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e f i r m n a m e d b e l o w , t o d a y a n n o u n c e d a v o l u n t a r y r e c a l l o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n s u m e r p r o d u c t . C o n s u m e r s s h o u l d s t o p u s i n g r e c a l l e d p r o d u c t s i m m e d i a t e l y u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e i n s t r u c t e d . I t i s i l l e g a l t o r e s e l l o r a t t e m p t t o r e s e l l a r e c a l l e d c o n s u m e r p r o d u c t .
N a m e o f P r o d u c t : S u p e r L i g h t n i n g R o c k e t s
U n i t s : A b o u t 4 , 7 0 0
D i s t r i b u t o r : B i g F i r e w o r k s , o f L a n s i n g , M i c h .
H a z a r d : T h e r o c k e t s a r e o v e r l o a d e d w i t h p y r o t e c h n i c c o m p o s i t i o n , v i o l a t i n g t h e f e d e r a l r e g u l a t o r y s t a n d a r d f o r t h i s p r o d u c t . T h i s c o u l d r e s u l t i n a g r e a t e r t h a n e x p e c t e d e x p l o s i o n , p o s i n g a r i s k o f b u r n s a n d b o d i l y h a r m t o n e a r b y c o n s u m e r s .
I n c i d e n t s / I n j u r i e s : N o n e r e p o r t e d .
D e s c r i p t i o n : T h i s r e c a l l i n v o l v e s s t i c k - t y p e r o c k e t s w i t h 1 1 / 2 - i n c h i n d i a m e t e r e n g i n e t h a t i s m o u n t e d o n 3 2 - i n c h w o o d s t i c k . T h e e n g i n e i s w r a p p e d i n b l a c k p a p e r w i t h a b a c k g r o u n d o f s o l a r s y s t e m a n d t h e w r i t i n g " S u p e r R o c k e t , " i n a s s o r t e d c o l o r s . T h e r o c k e t s w e r e s o l d i n p a c k s o f f o u r , a n d h a v e i t e m n u m b e r G C R 3 1 5 0 p r i n t e d o n t h e f r o n t o f t h e p a c k a g e a n d o n t h e r o c k e t e n g i n e .
S o l d a t : F i r e w o r k s s t a n d s a n d s t o r e s i n F l o r i d a , I n d i a n a , P e n n s y l v a n i a a n d M i c h i g a n f r o m N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 9 t h r o u g h J u n e 2 0 1 0 f o r a b o u t $ 2 0 .
M a n u f a c t u r e d i n : C h i n a
R e m e d y : C o n s u m e r s s h o u l d i m m e d i a t e l y s t o p u s i n g t h e r e c a l l e d f i r e w o r k s a n d c o n t a c t B i g F i r e w o r k s f o r i n s t r u c t i o n s o n h o w t o r e c e i v e a f u l l r e f u n d .
C o n s u m e r C o n t a c t : F o r a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n t a c t B i g F i r e w o r k s t o l l - f r e e a t ( 8 6 6 ) 5 1 4 - 6 2 2 5 b e t w e e n 8 : 3 0 a . m . a n d 5 p . m . E T M o n d a y t h r o u g h F r i d a y , o r v i s i t t h e f i r m ' s w e b s i t e a t w w w . b i g f i r e w o r k s . c o m
h t t p : / / w w w . c p s c . g o v / C P S C P U B / P R E R E L / p r h t m l 1 0 / 1 0 2 8 1 . h t m l
Sky RocketsBott le Rockets
This is an example of a recal l . Inspectors are encouraged to review the CPSC website.
www.cpsc.gov
PROHIBITED FIREWORKS
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CPSC has deemed these products as unsafe because of the chemical
composi t ion.
See prev ious s l ide wi th informat ion f rom CPSC.
ILLEGAL SKY ROCKETS
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Bottle RocketsSky Rockets
(larger than 6 oz.)
PROHIBITED FIREWORKS
Product must be at least 15 inches in length to be legal.
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The product would be considered a l tered and not approved for sa le at reta i l f i reworks s tands .
The reason for th is is that the or ig inal use set for th by the manufacture and approved by CPSC has been a l tered.
ALTEREDSTOCK
Note that all the fusing is tied together and mounted on the board as one large item.