Summer 2016 Occupations Code Chapter 2154 & Fireworks Rules State Fire Marshal’s Office Page 21 of 29
(5) Distance between nonprocess buildings, process buildings, and magazines shall be in accordance
with Table 2 in §34.824 of this title (relating to Distance Tables).
(6) Magazines storing Fireworks 1.3G, black powder, and salutes shall be separated from inhabited
buildings, highways, or other magazines containing black powder or salutes in accordance with Table 3 in
§34.824 of this title (relating to Distance Tables).
(7) Permissible bulk storage of Class I flammable liquids (such as gasoline) and flammable compressed
gases at fireworks manufacturing and/or storage facilities shall:
(A) be located at least 100 feet from processing, storage buildings, or magazines; or flammable liquid
tanks may be located below ground; and
(B) provide that dispensing units and ventilation pipes be located at least 100 feet from processing or
storage buildings or magazines.
(b) Building construction.
(1) Process buildings, except buildings in which customers' orders are prepared for shipment, shall
embody breakaway construction. The exterior of process buildings shall be constructed of materials no more
combustible than painted wood.
(2) No building shall have a basement or be more than one story high. Interior surfaces shall be finished
to discourage the accumulation of dust.
(3) Mixing and pressing buildings shall have conductive flooring, properly grounded.
(c) Heat, light, electrical equipment.
(1) No stoves, exposed flames, or electrical heaters shall be used in any part of a process or mixing
building. Heating shall be by means of steam, indirect hot air radiation, hot water, or any other means approved
by the state fire marshal. Unit heaters located inside buildings shall be equipped with motors and switches
suitable for use in Class II, Division 1 locations found in National Electrical Code, 1984, Article 502.
(2) Where artificial lighting is required in fireworks processing buildings, it shall be by electricity.
Temporary or loose electrical wiring shall not be used.
(3) All wiring in mixing and pressing buildings shall be in rigid metal conduit or by Type MI cable. The
wiring, lighting fixtures, and switches shall comply with the requirements for Class II, Division 1 locations in the
National Electrical Code, 1984, Article 502.
(4) Wiring, switches, and fixtures in storage buildings shall comply with the requirements for Class II,
Division 2 locations in the National Electrical Code, 1984, Article 502.
(5) All presses and other mechanical devices shall be properly grounded.
(6) A master switch shall be provided at the point where electric current enters the plant, which will, upon
being opened, immediately cut off all electric current to the plant, except that to emergency circuits.
(d) Maximum building occupancy and quantities of explosive or pyrotechnic composition.
(1) Occupants in each process building and magazine shall be limited to those conducting the operations.
(2) No more than 500 pounds of pyrotechnic and explosive composition shall be permitted at one time in
any mixing building or any building in which pyrotechnic and explosive compositions are pressed or otherwise
prepared for finishing and assembling.
(e) Fire, explosion prevention.
(1) All buildings shall be kept clean, orderly, and free from accumulation of dust or rubbish. Powder, or
other explosive or pyrotechnic materials, when spilled, shall be immediately cleaned up and removed from the
building.
(2) Rags, combustible pyrotechnic or explosive scrap, and paper shall be kept separate from each other
and placed in approved marked containers. All waste and reject hazardous material shall be removed from all
buildings daily and removed from the plant at regular intervals and destroyed in an appropriate manner.
(3) No smoking or carrying of lighted pipes, cigarettes, cigars, matches, lighters, or open flame is
permitted within the plant fence; except that smoking may be permitted in office buildings, or buildings used
exclusively as lunchrooms or restrooms and in which the presence of fireworks or any explosive composition is
prohibited. Authorized smoking locations shall be established, so marked, and contain suitable receptacles for
cigarette and cigar butts and pipe residue. At least one Class A fire extinguisher shall be located in this area.
Persons whose clothing is contaminated with explosives, pyrotechnic, or other dangerous materials shall not be
permitted in smoking locations.
(4) Matches, cigarette lighters, or other flame-producing devices shall not be brought into any process
building or magazine.
(5) No person shall enter any fireworks plant in possession of liquor or narcotics, or be under the
influence of liquor or narcotics, while in a fireworks plant.
(6) Each fireworks plant shall have an employee designated as safety officer. All employees of a fireworks
plant, upon commencing employment and at least annually thereafter, shall be given formal instruction by the
safety officer, regarding proper methods, procedures, and safety requirements for handling explosives,
pyrotechnics, and fireworks.