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<cms:item xmlns:cms="http://www.arsdigita.com/cms/1.0" xmlns="http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/esdbody" oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ESDService:{id=426}]"><cms:name>batch-7-426</cms:name><cms:language>en</cms:language><cms:title>Fireworks</cms:title><cms:dublinCore oid="[com.arsdigita.london.cms.dublin.DublinCoreItem:{id=426}]"><cms:name>batch-7-426-dublin-metadata</cms:name><cms:dcAudience>General Public</cms:dcAudience><cms:dcCoverage>content="99XX" scheme="ONS SNAC"</cms:dcCoverage><cms:dcCoveragePostcode/><cms:dcCoverageSpatialRef/><cms:dcCoverageUnit/><cms:dcDateValid/><cms:dcDisposalReview/><cms:dcLanguage>en</cms:dcLanguage><cms:dcTemporalBegin/><cms:dcTemporalEnd/><cms:dcCreatorOwner>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorOwner><cms:dcCreatorContact>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorContact><cms:dcPublisher>Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk</cms:dcPublisher><cms:dcRights/><cms:dcKeywords>fireworks, safety</cms:dcKeywords></cms:dublinCore><cms:textAsset oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.TextAsset:{id=426}]"><cms:content><![CDATA[<h2>Environmental Services</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>Fireworks are a traditional part of enjoying celebrations such as Bonfire Night or New Year but they are the cause of many hundreds of serious accidents every year - it should be remembered that they are dangerous explosives. The safest way to enjoy them is to go to a professionally organised event.</i></p><hr/><p>The government's <strong>
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<a href="http://www.dti.gov.uk/homesafetynetwork/fw_pandr.htm">Fireworks
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Safety Campaign (DTI)</a>
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</strong> <span class="gen">link to external website</span> provides downloadable guidance leaflets and materials
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for organisers of firework displays for the public, retailers selling fireworks,
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schools and the media, including the Firework Safety Code.</p><p>Professionally organised displays are regulated by the <strong>
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<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/spd/explosives/xpl_dis.htm">Health
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and Safety Executive (HSE)</a>
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</strong>
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<span class="gen">link to external website</span> who publish two booklets
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- 'Giving Your Own Firework Display' and 'Working Together', aimed at organisers
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of events where a professional firework display company fires the display, available
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from
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<a href="http://www.hsebooks.co.uk">
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<strong>HSE Books.</strong>
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</a> <span class="gen">link to external website</span>
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</p><p>For more advice about firework safety, go to the following websites:</p><ul>
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<li title="*">Fire Service UK - Bonfire and Firework Safety</li>
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<li title="*">Advice for organisers of Public Displays</li>
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<li title="*">National Campaign for Firework Safety</li>
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<li title="*">UK Firework Safety Pages</li>
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<li title="*">Fire Kills - Safety tips for Celebrations</li>
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<li title="*">Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)</li>
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</ul><p>Remember that pets are frightened of fireworks - always keep them indoors.</p><p>You can download a leaflet Fireworks and Pets in PDF format
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from the <strong>
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<a href="http://www.bluecross.org.uk/content/publications/publications.html">Blue
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Cross - All About Pets website</a>
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</strong>
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<span class="gen">link to external website</span>
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</p><p>Retailers selling fireworks must be registered with <span class="gen">enter council name</span> Trading
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Standards who investigate problems with unsafe products.</p><h3>Follow the Firework Code</h3><p>If you buy fireworks, always make sure they comply with BS 7114 and are clearly
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marked for their intended use 'Indoor, Garden or Display'</p><ul>
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<li title="*">Keep fireworks in a sealed box or tin</li>
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<li title="*">Use them one at a time, replacing the lid immediately</li>
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<li title="*">
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<strong>Never</strong> put fireworks in your pocket</li>
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<li title="*">Read the instructions carefully, using a torch or hand lamp <strong>never</strong> use
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a naked flame</li>
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<li title="*">Light fireworks at arms length using a taper or a firework lighter</li>
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<li title="*">Stand well back and <strong>never</strong> return to a firework after it has been lit,
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it could explode in your face</li>
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<li title="*">Ensure that all children with fireworks are well supervised</li>
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<li title="*">
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<strong>Never</strong> throw fireworks</li>
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<li title="*">Keep all pets and animals indoors</li>
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<li title="*">Take care of sparklers, wear gloves to hold them and dispose of sparklers in
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a bucket of water as soon as they are finished</li>
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<li title="*">Despite annual safety warnings, Bonfire Night week still ends in disaster for
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far too many families. Fireworks can provide fun and entertainment, but only if
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everyone follows the right safety procedures and remembers that fireworks can
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be very dangerous if misused. </li>
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</ul><p>Remember to be careful with bonfires too. It's much better to manage without one.
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But if you insist make sure it's well away from your house and any trees, hedges,
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fences or sheds.</p><p>Never use a flammable liquid like petrol or paraffin to get one going. If lighting
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your bonfire is difficult, use only domestic firelighters to help. Check very carefully
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that there's no animal (or even a young child) hidden inside the bonfire.</p><p>Don't light it until after all your fireworks have been let off. Keep everyone
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a safe distance away, and don't allow anyone to throw anything onto it.</p><p>Loose clothing (like shell-suits) can very easily catch alight and should never
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be worn near any fire. Long scarves can be risky too.</p><h3>Remember Fireworks are explosives - get wise or get hurt!</h3><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3>
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