Pyrotechnicians and comrades provide important tips to avoid accidents when handling rockets. Because every year too many people end up in hospital with injuries.
Unfortunately, not a year goes by without someone being seriously injured in the hospital after a fireworks accident around New Year’s Eve. This sad series does not stop in Lower Austria either. Because, as reported, the Christmas Eve fireworks exploded in the hand of a 14-year-old from Wiener Neustadt, who had to be hospitalized.
No F3 and F4 category
Therefore, experts never get tired of warning about the dangers and giving tips on how to safely celebrate the New Year. One of them is the Amstettner pyrotechnician Bernhard Wagner. First of all, the most important thing: fireworks in the F3 and F4 categories should not be shot without proper training. Furthermore, for explosives, only the use of objects filled with black powder is permitted. “Flashbang devices are banned because of their particular danger and noise,” Wagner said. Fireworks from the F1 category may be set off from the age of twelve and fireworks from the F2 category from the age of 16. “The dangers of handling fireworks should certainly be explained to children,” says Wagner.
He emphatically warns against illegal imports from neighboring countries: “They are often not labeled at all or incorrectly labeled.” This means that items in the prohibited categories end up in uninformed hands. “This can not only lead to serious injuries, but also to property damage,” Wagner emphasizes.
He therefore appeals to only use CE-certified fireworks. “Be sure to read the instructions for use and adhere to the age guidelines,” the expert warns. Missiles may only be fired vertically from stable launchers. “If they fail, do not relight them, but pour water over them,” Wagner warns of uncontrolled ignition.
It sounds logical that pyrotechnic objects should not be kept near stoves, radiators or clothing bags, but in practice this is just as often ignored as firing them at a sufficient distance from people and buildings.
Source: Krone
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