These Rules and Regulations shall apply to both existing and
new facilities, except as specifically provided for herein.
a) Definitions
1) Class "C" or "Common Fireworks" are those
so defined:
Class "C" of Common fireworks are fireworks devices designed
primarily to produce visible effects by combustion. Some small devices designed
to produce audible effects are also included in this class. The types, sizes
and amount of pyrotechnic contents of these devices are limited as enumerated
in this paragraph. No component, of any device listed in this paragraph, which
produces or is intended to produce an audible effect shall contain pyrotechnic
composition in excess of two grains in weight; nor any metal, glass or brittle
plastic fragments. Common fireworks must be in a finished state exclusive of
mere ornamentation as supplied to the trade and must be so constructed and
packed that loose pyrotechnic composition will not be present in packages in
transportation or storage.
2) "Storage": shall mean net weight
quantities of 100 lbs. or more of Class "C" fireworks.
3) "Net weight": Shall mean the weight of the
finished product, the display packaging, and the first or smallest unit
shipping container.
4) "Inhabited
building": For the purpose of this section means a building or structure
regularly used in whole or in part as a place of human habitation. The term
inhabited building shall also mean any church, school, store, passenger
station, airport terminal, and any other structure where people are accustomed
to congregate or assemble, but excluding any building used for the manufacture,
transportation, and storage of fireworks.
b) All storage of Class "C" fireworks in
quantities of 100 lbs. or more, net weight, shall conform to the distances,
type height of construction, and fire protection systems requirements of Tables
#1 and #2, of these Rules and Regulations.
c) Existing structures used for the storage
of 100 lbs. or more (net weight) of Class "C" fireworks which cannot be brought
into compliance with the distance or type of construction requirements of Table
#1 may continue in use by compliance with the following provisions:
1) Exterior walls shall be of two-hour fire
resistive construction. Two-hour fire resistive construction shall be as
defined in National Fire Protection Association #220, Types of Building
Construction, 1980 Edition, Chapter 2, Para. 2-1. There is no specification as
to materials required provided that performance criteria are met.
2) All portions of the structure used for the
storage of Class "C" fireworks shall be protected by an automatic sprinkler
system, installed and maintained in accordance with National Fire Protection
Association #13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 1980 Edition.
3) The entire structure has a standard fire
alarm system installed to consist of the following:
A) Automatic detection consisting of smoke
detectors where appropriate, heat detectors in areas where smoke detection
cannot be used.
B) Manual pull
stations on each floor and at all exits.
C) The system connected to the fire
department or other approved central station as required in the Illinois Rules
and Regulations for Fire Prevention and Safety.
4) Such existing structure has no storage of
Class "C" fireworks above the second floor or below the first floor.
5) In storage facilities of 300 square feet
or more, at least two means of egress, remote from each other, are provided.
The need for additional means of egress shall be determined by applying the
1981 Edition, Life Safety Code, National Fire Protection Association #101,
Chapter 5.
d) The
owner/operator of each storage and sales facility for Class "C" fireworks shall
keep a record of all transactions and operations, involving fireworks for five
(5) years. Such records shall show quantities (net weight) sold or shipped, in
and out; such records shall be made available to authorized representatives of
the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
e) Storage buildings containing Class "C"
fireworks shall be separated from other buildings, magazines, and fireworks
plant building in accordance with Table #2.
f) Storage buildings for Class "C" fireworks
shall be vented, or in the alternative, shall be constructed in such a manner
that venting will occur by yielding of weaker parts of the structure under
pressure generated by burning fireworks.
g) All storage buildings shall be equipped
with locking means for all openings.
h) All doors shall open outward, and all
exits must be clearly marked. Aisles and exit doors should be kept free of any
obstructions.
i) Only dust-ignition
proof type electrical fixtures shall be used, and wiring shall comply with
Section 502-4 (b) of National Fire Protection Association #70, the National
Electrical Code, 1981 Edition. No wall receptacles are permitted; all light
fixtures must have guards.
j) An
outside master electrical switch shall be provided at each storage building
where electricity is used. This switch must be placed in the OFF position when
the last person leaves the premises daily. This switch may be secured with an
approved locking device; such master switch shall not control the operation of
any alarm systems for the building.
k) Storage Building Operations
1) When operations are being conducted in
storage buildings, a competent person shall be in charge at all times. Such
person shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age and shall be held
responsible for the enforcement of all safety precautions.
2) Doors and other openings shall be kept
locked, except during hours of operation.
3) Safety rules covering the operations of
storage buildings shall be posted.
4) Containers shall be piled in a stable
manner and height of storage, aisle width, and all other provisions of National
Fire Protection Association #13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 1980, and
National Fire Protection Association #231, Indoor General Storage, 1979
Edition, shall be adhered to.
5)
Class "C" fireworks shall be stored in their original packaging and in unopened
cases or cartons so as to take advantage of the insulation provided by such
packaging; provided, however, unpackaged fireworks which have been returned may
be temporarily retained in bins for re-packaging.
6) Tools used for opening containers of Class
"C" fireworks shall be constructed of non-sparking material, except that metal
slitters may be used for opening fiberboard containers.
7) Storage buildings shall be regularly
swept, kept clean, dry, free of grit, paper, empty used packages and rubbish.
Brooms and other cleaning utensils shall not have any spark-producing metal
parts. Sweepings shall be properly disposed of.
8) When storage buildings need interior
repairs, all fireworks shall be removed therefrom and the interior
cleaned.
9) In making exterior
storage building repairs, when there is a possibility of causing sparks or
fire, the fireworks shall be removed from the storage building.
10) Fireworks removed from a storage building
under repair shall either be placed in another storage building or placed a
safe distance from the storage building where they shall be properly guarded
and protected until repairs have been completed. Upon completion of repairs,
the fireworks shall be properly returned to the storage building.
l) Miscellaneous Safety
Precautions
1) Smoking, matches, open flames,
spark producing devices and firearms shall not be permitted inside storage
buildings. Smoking, matches, open flames, spark producing devices and firearms
shall not be permitted within 25 feet of storage buildings. Existing storage
facilities with a property line less than 25 feet to the nearest portion of the
building shall not permit such prohibited material in the area between the
property line and the building.
2)
The land surrounding storage buildings shall be kept clear of brush, dried
grass, leaves, and similar combustibles for a distance of at least twenty-five
(25) feet, except for such existing facilities as cannot meet the distance
requirements of Table #1.
3) There
shall be conspicuously posted signs with the words "FIREWORKS - NO SMOKING" in
letters not less than four inches high.
4) Heat-producing devices when used shall not
be located within the storage building, hear shall be provided through ducts,
or piping. Entry into the boiler/furnace room shall be from the outside. No
openings into the boiler/furnace room from the storage building shall be
allowed. Ductwork shall have smoke and fire dampers at each duct opening into
the storage building.
5)
Re-packaging of fireworks shall not be done in any facility used for the
storage of 500 or more pounds of Class "C" fireworks, unless the re-packaging
activity is separated from storage by two-hour fire resistive construction.
Only that amount of fireworks necessary for one days re-packaging may be kept
in the re-packaging room or area.
m) Quantity-Distance Separation Tables
Table 1. Minimum separation, and construction requirements of
Class "C" fireworks storage structures from inhabited buildings, passenger
railways, and public highways.
|
Net Wt. of Frwks.
|
Bldg. Const.
|
Fire Alarms
|
Sprinklers
|
Distance from Passing. Railways & Public
Highways
|
Distance From Inhabited Bldgs.
|
|
Class C Frwks
|
Class C Frwks
|
|
Pounds
|
Feet
|
Feet
|
|
100
|
Ord
|
Cons
|
N/A*
|
N/A
|
25
|
50
|
|
200
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
30
|
60
|
|
400
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
35
|
70
|
|
600
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
40
|
80
|
|
800
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
45
|
90
|
|
1,000
|
Ord
|
Cons
|
F.A.**
|
N/A
|
50
|
100
|
|
2,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
58
|
115
|
|
3,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
62
|
124
|
|
4,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
65
|
130
|
|
5,000
|
Non-Comb
|
F.A.
|
N/A
|
68
|
135
|
|
6,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
70
|
139
|
|
8,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
73
|
140
|
|
10,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
75
|
150
|
|
15,000
|
"
|
"
|
F.A.
|
Sprinklers
|
80
|
159
|
|
20,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
83
|
165
|
|
30,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
87
|
174
|
|
40,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
90
|
180
|
|
50,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
93
|
185
|
|
60,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
95
|
189
|
|
80,000
|
Fire-Res
|
F.A.
|
Sprinklers
|
98
|
195
|
|
100,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
100
|
200
|
|
150,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
105
|
209
|
|
200,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
108
|
215
|
|
250,000
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
"
|
110
|
220
|
*N/A Not Applicable
**F.A. Fire Alarm Systems
n) Minimum Separation Distances at Fireworks
Manufacturing Plants
|
Net Weight Fireworks
|
Distances of Magazines and Storage Buildings from
Nonprocess Buildings
|
Distance Between Process Buildings and Between Process
and Nonprocess Buildings
|
|
Pounds
|
Class C Fireworks
|
Class C Fireworks
|
|
100
|
Feet
|
Feet
|
|
200
|
|
400
|
30
|
37
|
|
600
|
30
|
37
|
|
800
|
30
|
37
|
|
1,000
|
30
|
37
|
|
2,000
|
30
|
37
|
|
3,000
|
30
|
37
|
|
4,000
|
35
|
48
|
|
5,000
|
38
|
60
|
|
6,000
|
42
|
67
|
|
8,000
|
50
|
78
|
|
10,000
|
54
|
82
|
1) For the
purposes of applying the separation distances in Table 2 a process building
includes a mixing building, any building in which pyrotechnic or explosive
composition is pressed or otherwise prepared for finishing and assembling, and
any finishing and assembling building. A nonprocess building means office
buildings, warehouses, and other fireworks plant buildings where no fireworks
or explosive compositions are processed or stored.
2) Distances apply with or without barricades
or screen-type barricades.
3)
Distances included are those between magazines, between storage buildings,
between magazines and storage buildings, between magazines or storage buildings
from process buildings and nonprocess buildings.
