User:Reconrabbit/Fireworks Merge
This is an example of what the relevant section of Fireworks law in the United Kingdom will look like after Firework Code is merged into it.
Accidents and safety campaigns[edit]
In the UK, the most common injuries are burns from hand-held fireworks such as sparklers.[1] People are also injured by projectiles fired from fireworks, often due to incorrect use. Other issues include the dangers of falling rocket sticks, especially from larger rockets containing metal motors.[2]
"Shock" adverts were used in the 1970s and 80s in an attempt to restrict injuries from fireworks, targeted at young people.[3]
Firework Code[edit]
In the United Kingdom, the Firework Code (sometimes Firework safety code) is the name given to a number of similar sets of guidelines for the safe use of fireworks by the general public.
These include a thirteen-point guideline issued by the British government,[4] a ten-point guide issued by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents,[5] a twelve-point guide from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service,[6] and a nine-point "firework safety code" from the London Fire Brigade.[7] The first of these guidelines was published by the British government in 2008.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "BBC News | UK | Sparkler safety alert". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ "Fireworks Safety – Site Layout". www.firework-review.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ "Just a reminder of how terrifying firework safety films were in the 70s and 80s". Metro. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ a b "Firework Code" (PDF). Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "RoSPA Safer Fireworks : Firework Code". Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "The Firework Code". Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Bonfires and fireworks". London Fire Brigade. Retrieved 12 November 2014.