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NFPA 1123 : 2018

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Code for Fireworks Display

Available format(s)

Hardcopy

Superseded date

15-10-2021

Superseded by

NFPA 1123:2022

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2018

£53.75
Excluding VAT

Chapter 1 - General
Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications
Chapter 3 - Definitions
Chapter 4 - Requirements for Display Fireworks
             Aerial Shells and Equipment
Chapter 5 - Display Site Selection
Chapter 6 - Floating Vessels and Floating Platforms
Chapter 7 - Rooftops, Other Structures, and Other
             Limited Egress Locations
Chapter 8 - Operation of the Display
Chapter 9 - Electrical Ignition of a Display
Chapter 10 - Qualifications
Annex A - Explanatory Material
Annex B - Recommended Regulations for Applications
          for Permits for the Outdoor Display of Fireworks
Annex C - Suggested Requirements for Operator
          Licensing
Annex D - Extract from American Pyrotechnics Association
          87-1, Standard for Construction and Approval for
          Transportation of Fireworks, Novelties, and Theatrical
          Pyrotechnics
Annex E - Display Planning and Preparation
Annex F - Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 1123
Annex G - Informational References
Index

This code shall apply to the following: (1) Construction, handling, and use of fireworks and equipment intended for outdoor fireworks display (2) Operation of the display (See 3.3.16, Fireworks Display.) 1.1.2 This code shall not apply to the following: (1)*Manufacture, transportation, or storage of fireworks at a manufacturing facility (2) Testing of fireworks under the direction of their manufacturer, provided that permission for such testing has been obtained from the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) (3) Use of consumer fireworks by the public (4) Transportation, handling, or use of fireworks by the armed forces of the United States (5) Transportation, handling, or use of industrial pyrotechnic devices or fireworks, such as railroad torpedoes; fusees; automotive, aeronautical, and marine flares; and smoke signals (6) Use of pyrotechnic devices or materials in the performing arts at distances less than those specified in this code and used in conformance with NFPA 1126, Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience (7) Use of flame special effects in the performing arts when used in conformance with NFPA 160, Standard for the Use of Flame Effects Before an Audience (8) Sale and use of rockets, rocket motors, motor reloading kits, pyrotechnic modules, or components used in conformance with NFPA 1122, Code for Model Rocketry; NFPA 1127, Code for High Power Rocketry; or other propulsion devices classified by the U.S. Department of Transportation as Rocket Motors (UN0186), or Cartridges, power device (UN0275) (9) Use of explosives, firearms, or flammable special effects used in motion pictures, television, or other entertainment industries.

DevelopmentNote
2006 Version is also available in Spanish, See NFPA 1123 SPANISH. (02/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978-145591709-9
Pages
52
PublisherName
National Fire Protection Association
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

NFPA 495 : 2018 EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS CODE
NFPA 914 : 2015 FIRE PROTECTION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES
NFPA 10 : 2018 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
NFPA 1124 : 2017 MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION, AND STORAGE OF FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC ARTICLES
NFPA 1122 : 2018 CODE FOR MODEL ROCKETRY
NFPA 909 : 2017 PROTECTION OF CULTURAL RESOURCE PROPERTIES - MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP
NASA-STD-8719.11B:2020 STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY
NFPA 1 : 2021 FIRE CODE
NFPA 1126 : 2016 USE OF PYROTECHNICS BEFORE A PROXIMATE AUDIENCE
NFPA 160 : 2016 USE OF FLAME EFFECTS BEFORE AN AUDIENCE
ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE : 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
ICC IFC CODE & COMMENTARY VOLUME 1 & 2 : 2015 IFC® Code and Commentary
NASA STD 8719.11 : 2008 SAFETY STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION
NFPA 1127 : 2018 CODE FOR HIGH POWER ROCKETRY
NFPA 1 : 2018 FIRE CODE
NFPA 1126:2021 Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience
NFPA 909:2021 Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource Properties - Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship
ICC IFC International Fire Code:2021 International Fire Code

NFPA 701 : 2015 FIRE TESTS FOR FLAME PROPAGATION OF TEXTILES AND FILMS
NFPA 101 : 2018 LIFE SAFETY CODE
CFR 16(PTS1000-END) : 0 COMMERCIAL PRACTICES - FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION - CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
NFPA 1127 : 2018 CODE FOR HIGH POWER ROCKETRY
CFR 49(PTS100-177) : OCT 2017 TRANSPORTATION
NFPA 1122 : 2018 CODE FOR MODEL ROCKETRY
NFPA 306 : 2014 CONTROL OF GAS HAZARDS ON VESSELS
ASME B36.10M : 2015 WELDED AND SEAMLESS WROUGHT STEEL PIPE
NFPA 1126 : 2016 USE OF PYROTECHNICS BEFORE A PROXIMATE AUDIENCE
NFPA FIRE PROT GUIDE ON HAZARDOUS MAT : 2010 FIRE PROTECTION GUIDE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
CFR 49(PTS178-199) : OCT 2017 TRANSPORTATION
NFPA 1124 : 2017 MANUFACTURE, TRANSPORTATION, AND STORAGE OF FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC ARTICLES
NFPA 160 : 2016 USE OF FLAME EFFECTS BEFORE AN AUDIENCE

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