Basic Retail Stand Inspection

OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL

Observe The Surroundings

Signage

Trash/Rubbish

Public Highways

Public Buildings

Overhead Power Lines

WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE LOCATION

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

Per R.S. 40:1613Look for Flame

Retardant seal.

Most will have this seal.

TENT'S

ONLY CLASS “C” CONSUMER FIREWORKS.

Identified By: UN0336 and/or 1.4G

CLASS “B” ARE PROHIBITED

SPOT CHECK STOCK

Novelties

Trick Noise Makers

Smoke Bombs

Small Devices containing limited amounts of pyrotechnic explosive

OTHER STOCK

Nothing should be out of its box unless it can be identified.

UNBOXED STOCK

All stock must comply with NFPA1124 code for the

Manufacture, Transportation, Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic

Articles.

COMPLIANCE

A printable copy can be found under the fireworks section of

the Fire Marshal website.

RETAIL STAND

CHECK LIST

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.

RETAIL STAND INSPECTION REPORT

Any i tems that are conf iscated must be l is ted on th is paper.

CONFISCATION SLIP

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

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

Cherry Bombs M-80s (Tubular Salutes)

PROHIBITED FIREWORKS

2 inch American Made Salutes Repeating Bombs

PROHIBITED FIREWORKS

Aerial BombsTorpedoes

( la rge r than 3/8 o f an inch in d iamete r. )

PROHIBITED FIREWORKS

Roman Candles (larger than 10 bal ls)

PROHIBITED FIREWORKS

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

Super L ightn ing Rocket F i reworks Recal led by B ig F i reworks Due to R isk o f Burn

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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

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

Bottle RocketsSky Rockets

(larger than 6 oz.)

PROHIBITED FIREWORKS

Product must be at least 15 inches in length to be legal.

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.