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[7th Air Cav]

Hi all, i think i know the answer to this but wanted to call on the vast knowledge available here to get the correct one.

I am part of a re-enactment group that has Public Liability Insurance, apart from this do you need any other licence to buy & use pyrotechnics at the shows we do.

I am not making any powders, pyro's, etc myself & we are not storing them in any vast quantities or anything. We are basically buying them 2 or 3 days before the show, and then using them when we get there

Thanks

[Arthur Brown]

Most of the control is the supplier determining your competence. For Theatrical effects mostly it is cat1 fireworks for indoor use, so risk assessment and insurance is the way you should go. If you need BP then it is 1.1 and you need Police COER approval and a small 1.1 store and maybe a transportable powder safe. And check the insurance, and the certification and evidence of competence of the pyro users.

[7th Air Cav]

Most of the control is the supplier determining your competence. For Theatrical effects mostly it is cat1 fireworks for indoor use, so risk assessment and insurance is the way you should go. If you need BP then it is 1.1 and you need Police COER approval and a small 1.1 store and maybe a transportable powder safe. And check the insurance, and the certification and evidence of competence of the pyro users.

Were basically using the pre-made fireburst charges, some maroons & groundbursts & thats about it, everything is pre-made so there is no loose powder, etc. The supplier is more than happy to sell them to me as we had a long chat about there use, my knowledge, etc.

So i'm guessing as long as we know what were doing then its fine?

[BrightStar]

I am part of a re-enactment group that has Public Liability Insurance, apart from this do you need any other licence to buy & use pyrotechnics at the shows we do.

With most commercially made effects (theatrical flash pots, small maroons etc) stored in <5Kg NEQ quantities in their original packaging, it's just a case of persuading your supplier that you are competent to use them.

If you're firing canon and muskets or making your own ground effects with BP, you will need a COER1 but there is a simplified version of it specifically for reenactment that is straightforward to obtain.

There's a very informative and up to date guide to BP use here:

British Association for Shooting and Conservation guide to MSER, April 2008 (PDF, 332KB)

Edited by BrightStar, 10 June 2008 - 06:23 PM.

[7th Air Cav]

With most commercially made effects (theatrical flash pots, small maroons etc) stored in <5Kg NEQ quantities in their original packaging, it's just a case of persuading your supplier that you are competent to use them.

If you're firing canon and muskets or making your own ground effects with BP, you will need a COER1 but there is a simplified version of it specifically for reenactment that is straightforward to obtain.

There's a very informative and up to date guide here:

British Association of Shooting and Conservation guide to MSER, April 2008 (PDF, 332KB)

Thanks for the response & details. We are a vietnam group, so we only use pre-made blank ammo. We do not make anything ourselves, all pre-made. We did it this way to keep thinsg as simple as possible & to eliminate the risk of getting in trouble.