Where a fireworks display is scheduled to
take place soon, a Supervisor in Charge:
- May store for a period of 14 days, without
a licensse, 125 kg or less of fireworks in a storage unit, or more that 125 kg gross mass
of fireworks in a storage unit, with written approval of an Inspector of Explosives.
- Must locate the storage unit at an acceptable distance from any site in which people or
property could be placed at risk by the fireworks you are storing.
- Must ensure the storage unit be constructed so that unauthorized access is prevented and
the contents are protected from the weather. The storage unit must be locked.
- Must ensure a sign with the work "FIREWORKS" be posted outside the door of the
unit to warn people. As an alternative, a placard that meets the TDG Regulations
(1.1G or 1.3G as appropriate) may be used.
- Must ensure Smoking or use of open flame is prohibited within 8 meters (25 feeg) of a
storage unit where fireworks are stored.
- Must ensure that no inflammable materials (e.g. gasoline) are allowed in the storage
area.
- Must ensure that initiators (electric matches) are kept in a separate storage unit away
from the fireworks articles.
- Must ensure that other jurisdictions do not require additional territorial storage
requirements.
7.2
Storage with License
The storage of fireworks either for sale or
long-term use falls under the terms of license in the Explosives Regulations.
7.3
Storage in a Dwelling
Never store fireworks in a dwelling or in a
building attached to a dwelling.
