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Pyrotechnics Plan - Required Contents <br />National Fire Protection Association Standard 1126 - Use of Pyrotechnics Before A Proximate Audience (2006 Edition) <br />Section 6.2, requires that the applicant for a permit submit a written plan for the use of pyrotechnics. Applications for <br />Section 6.3.2 lists the contents of the plan, which are as follows: <br />1. The name of the person, group, or organization sponsoring the production. <br />2. The date and time of day of the production. <br />3. The exact location of the production. <br />4. The name of the person actually in charge of firing the pyrotechnics (i.e. the pyrotechnics operator). <br />5. The number, names and ages of all assistants who are to be present. <br />6. The qualifications of the pyrotechnic operator. <br />7. The pyrotechnics experience of the operator. <br />8. Confirmation of an applicable state and federal licenses held by the operator or assistants. <br />9. Evidence of the permittee’s insurance carrier or financial responsibility. <br />10. The number and types of pyrotechnic devices and materials to be used, the operator’s experience with those devices <br />and effects, and a definition of the general responsibilities of assistants. <br />11. A diagram of the facilities were the production is to be held. This diagram shall show the point at which the <br />pyrotechnic devices are to be fired, the fallout radius for each pyrotechnic device used in the performance, and the <br />lines behind which the audience shall be restrained. <br />12. The point of on-site assembly of pyrotechnic devices. <br />13. The manner and place of storage of the pyrotechnic materials and devices. <br />14. A material safety data sheet (MSDS) for the pyrotechnic material(s) to be used. <br />15. Certifications that the set, scenery, and rigging materials are inherently flame-retardant or have been treated to <br />achieve flame retardancy. (NFPA 1126: 6.3.2) <br />Any addition of pyrotechnics to a performance or any significant change in the presentation of pyrotechnics shall require <br />approval by the authority having jurisdiction. Exception: For the purpose of this standard [NFPA 1126], reducing the <br />number or size of pyrotechnics to be used in a performance shall not be considered a significant change in the <br />presentation. (NFPA 1126: 6.2.3) <br />After a permit has been granted, the permittee shall keep the plan available at the site [of the performance] for safety <br />inspectors or other authorized agents of the authority having jurisdiction. (NFPA 1126: 6.2.2)