Explosives Regulations, 2013 (SOR/2013-211)
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Regulations are current to 2020-12-28 and last amended on 2018-11-02. Previous Versions
TABLE/TABLEAU
IMAGES | USING CONSUMER FIREWORKS | UTILISATION DE PIÈCES PYROTECHNIQUES À L’USAGE DES CONSOMMATEURS |
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Part 16 of the Explosives Regulations, 2013 provides additional safety rules for consumer fireworks. | La partie 16 du Règlement sur les explosifs prévoit des règles de sécurité additionnelles. | |
![]() | PEOPLE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD who use fireworks must be supervised by an adult. | LES PERSONNES DE MOINS DE 18 ANS qui utilisent des pièces pyrotechniques doivent le faire sous la surpervision d’un adulte. |
![]() | CHOOSE a wide, clear site away from all obstacles. Refer to the safety instructions on the fireworks label for minimum distances from spectators. | CHOISIR un emplacement spacieux, bien dégagé et loin de tout obstacle. Consulter les consignes de sécurité sur l’étiquette des pièces pyrotechniques pour connaître les distances minimales entre les pièces et les spectateurs. |
![]() | DO NOT FIRE IN WINDY CONDITIONS. | NE PAS METTRE À FEU LES PIÈCES PYROTECHNIQUES PAR TEMPS VENTEUX. |
![]() | READ all instructions on the fireworks. PLAN the order of firing before you begin. | LIRE toutes les instructions sur les pièces pyrotechniques. DÉTERMINER l’ordre de mise à feu avant de débuter. |
![]() | USE A GOOD FIRING BASE such as a pail filled with earth or sand. | UTILISER UNE BONNE BASE DE MISE À FEU, tel un seau, remplie de terre ou de sable. |
![]() | BURY fireworks that do not have a base HALFWAY in a container of earth or sand (such as a pail, box or wheelbarrow) unless the label on the firework indicates otherwise. Set them at a 10-degree angle, pointing away from people. | ENFOUIR À MOITIÉ les pièces pyrotechniques qui ne possèdent pas de base dans un contenant (par exemple, un seau, une boîte ou une brouette) renfermant du sable ou de la terre, sauf indication contraire sur l’étiquette. Les installer à un angle de 10 degrés et les pointer en direction opposée des spectateurs. |
![]() | NEVER try to light a firework or hold a lit firework in your hand unless the instructions of the person who obtained its authorization indicate that they are designed to be hand-held. | NE JAMAIS tenir dans la main des pièces pyrotechniques qui sont allumées ou que vous tentez d’allumer, sauf si les instructions de la personne qui a obtenu l’autorisation des pièces indiquent qu’elles sont conçues pour être tenues dans la main. |
![]() | LIGHT CAREFULLY: Always light the fuse at its tip. | ALLUMER PRUDEMMENT : toujours allumer la mèche à l’extrémité. |
![]() | KEEP WATER NEARBY: Dispose of used fireworks (including debris) in a pail of water. | GARDER DE L’EAU À PORTÉE DE LA MAIN : mettre les pièces pyrotechniques utilisées et les débris dans un seau d’eau. |
![]() | WAIT at least 30 minutes before approaching a firework that did not go off. NEVER try to RELIGHT a firework that did not go off. NEVER try to fix a firework that is defective. | ATTENDRE au moins 30 minutes avant de s’approcher d’une pièce pyrotechnique dont la mise à feu n’a pas fonctionné. NE JAMAIS tenter de RALLUMER une pièce pyrotechnique dont la mise à feu n’a pas fonctionné. NE JAMAIS tenter de réparer une pièce pyrotechnique qui est défectueuse. |
![]() | KEEP fireworks in a cool, dry, ventilated place, out of the reach of children. | CONSERVER les pièces pyrotechniques dans un endroit frais, sec, aéré et hors de la portée des enfants. |
IT IS RECOMMENDED that safety glasses be worn. | IL EST RECOMMANDÉ de porter des lunettes de sécurité. |
- SOR/2016-75, s. 31
PART 17Special Effect Pyrotechnics
Marginal note:Overview
360 This Part authorizes the acquisition, storage and sale of special effect pyrotechnics and regulates their use. Division 1 sets out rules for sellers. Division 2 sets out rules for users and other acquirers and indicates how to obtain a fireworks operator certificate.
Marginal note:Definitions
361 The following definitions apply in this Part.
- black powder
black powder means an explosive classified as type P.1. (poudre noire)
- licence
licence means a licence that authorizes the storage of the type of pyrotechnics to be sold or acquired. (licence)
- propellant powder
propellant powder means black powder and smokeless powder. (poudre propulsive)
- pyrotechnic event
pyrotechnic event means an event at which special effect pyrotechnics are used and includes a film or television production in which special effect pyrotechnics are used. (activité pyrotechnique)
- special effect pyrotechnics
special effect pyrotechnics means, in addition to any Footnote *explosive classified as type F.3, the following types of explosive if it will be used to produce a special effect in a film or television production or a performance before a live audience:
(a) fireworks accessories (type F.4);
(b) black powder and hazard category PE 1 black powder substitutes (type P.1);
(c) smokeless powder and hazard category PE 3 black powder substitutes (type P.2);
(d) initiation systems (type I) (for example, blasting accessories);
(e) detonating cord (type E.1); and
(f) low-hazard special purpose explosives (Type S.1) and high-hazard special purpose explosives (Type S.2). (pièce pyrotechnique à effets spéciaux)
- smokeless powder
smokeless powder means an explosive classified as type P.2. (poudre sans fumée)
- special purpose pyrotechnics
special purpose pyrotechnics means special effect pyrotechnics that are combined with a flammable liquid, solid or gas to produce custom-made special effects. (pièce pyrotechnique à usage particulier)
- user
user means a person who acquires special effect pyrotechnics for use, which includes setting them up and firing them. (utilisateur)
Return to footnote *Terms preceded by an asterisk are defined in section 6.
- SOR/2018-231, s. 33
Marginal note:Pyrotechnics quantity
362 A reference to the mass of a special effect pyrotechnic in this Part is a reference to its gross mass (the mass of the pyrotechnic plus the mass of any packing or container) except in the case of propellant powder, where it is a reference to its net quantity (the mass of the powder excluding the mass of any packaging or container and, in the case of an Footnote *explosive article, also excluding any component that is not an Footnote *explosive substance).
Return to footnote *Terms preceded by an asterisk are defined in section 6.
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