Fireworks Flashcards
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The restrictions on the sale and purchase of fireworks in this by-law are intended to promote?
- The health and safety of who ?
- Control the nuisances and danger to people and property from what happening ?
- Consumer protection, by the use of what ?
- the health and safety of Brampton citizens;
- the control of nuisances, particularly danger to persons and property from fireworks that escape from the property where they are set off; and
- consumer protection, particularly the use of unauthorized fireworks
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DEFINITIONS
Consumer Fireworks
Are LOW HAZARD fireworks used for what ?
are low hazard fireworks generally used for recreation
*DON’T NEED a permit when on certain holidays*
*DO NEED a permit on days that aren’t holidays*
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DEFINITIONS
Display Fireworks
(permitted with permit/cert)
HIGH hazard fireworks used by ?
are high hazard firework articles designed for use by professionals, such as: aerial shells, roman candles, waterfalls, lances and wheels
*Must be _certified_ and _need a permit_*
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DEFINITIONS
Fireworks DISPLAY** **Supervisor Certification
(says display)
- Authorizes a person to purchase what kind of fireworks ?
- authorizes a person
- to purchase and set off;
- *DISPLAY** Fireworks
*MUST have this certification to apply for ANY fireworks permit*
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DEFINITIONS
*Fireworks Permit*
What two kinds of fireworks can a permit be for?
is a permit to discharge fireworks issued by the Fire Chief. Without limiting this definition, a Fireworks Permit may be for display fireworks, or for consumer fireworks
Display (for professionals)
Consumer (for public)
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DEFINITIONS
An Inspector is?
includes, what agencies?
- is any other person appointed to enforce this by-law and includes the:
- Municipal Law Enforcement Officer
- Fire Prevention Officer
- Police Officer
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DEFINITIONS
Permitted Fireworks
Consumer fireworks (for sale to public)
are CONSUMER fireworks
- that do not travel more than three (3) metres (10 feet) from the point of ignition, and may include fireworks such as fountains, wheels, ground spinners, burning school houses, flying ghosts and sparklers
Prohibited a
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“key word is Prohibited”
DEFINITIONS
Prohibited Fireworks
Consumer fireworks (for sale to public)
But prohibited in Bramtpon
are CONSUMER fireworks
that would reasonably be expected to travel or pose a hazard more than three (3) metres (10 feet) from the point of ignition, such as roman candles, flying lanterns, barrages, bombshells, cakes, comets, mines, missiles and skyrockets
*CANNOT get a permit, Buy or Sell**
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ALL FIREWORKS
NO person shall
posses or set off any fireworks not authorized by
what division of government ?
possess or set off any fireworks not authorized by the Explosives Regulatory Division of the Government of Canada.
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FIREWORKS MINORS
*No person shall (with regards to minors)*
- You must ID everyone who appears how old ?
- knowingly sell or supply fireworks to a person less than eighteen years of age
- **sell or supply fireworks to a person who appears to be under twenty-five years of age without proof of age**
- knowingly sell or supply fireworks to a person who is not buying them for his personal use but for a person who is under eighteen years of age
- A person who accepts money from a person less than eighteen years of age or apparently less than twenty-five years of age without proof of age in return for fireworks purchased from a licensed retailer is deemed to have sold or supplied fireworks in contravention of Sections 4 or 5.
- ❤️❤️No parent or guardian of any person less than eighteen years of age shall allow or permit such minor person to set off, discharge or fire or cause or permit to be set off, discharged or fired any consumer fireworks.
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FIREWORKS MINORS
No parent or guardian of anyone under 18 shall allow?
- allow or permit such minor person to set off, discharge or fire or cause or permit to be set off, discharged or fired ANY consumer fireworks
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FIREWORKS CONSUMERS
No person shall be in possession of ?
What kind of fireworks (regardless)
PROHIBITED Fireworks
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FIREWORKS SALES
No person, shall
SELL or OFFER to sell.
BUY or OFFER to buy
- ANY PERMITTED fireworks except on what holidays?
- ❤️How long preceding these days can you SELL/BUY permitted fireworks? (before the holiday)
- New years eve
- Victoria day
- Canada day
- Diwali
OR
**Seven days preceding (before any of these holidays)**
you can sell and buy fireworks 7 days before the holiday
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FIREWORKS STORAGE
How many permitted fireworks can be stored in a dwelling?
No more than 3 kg of fireworks
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FIREWORKS STORAGE
How many fireworks can be stored in a PLACE or CONTAINER outside of a dwelling or not attatched?
Up to 25 kg of Permitted Fireworks
**MORE THAN 25KG is FEDERAL LAW**
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
FIREWORKS STORAGE
Permitted fireworks storage UNDER 3kg
must be stored how?
- What kind of environment ?
- Access denied to whom ?
- Away from what sources ?
- in a dry place
- which access is denied to anyone under 18 years of age
- away from any source of heat and any substance that could cause ignition
A place or container containing MORE THAN 3 kg of Permitted Fireworks
MUST BE LOCKED
MUST BE ATTENDED when it’s UNLOCKED**
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
FIREWORKS STORAGE
A place or container containing
MORE THAN 3 kg of permitted fireworks.
- In addition to other stuff must be ?
MUST BE LOCKED
IF UNLOCKED - MUST BE ATTENDED
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FIREWORKS (WHEN YOU CAN)
The only days you can SET OFF permitted fireworks
WITHOUT a permit?
(setting off, not buying/selling)
- Victoria Day
- Canada Day
- Diwali
- New years
*every other day NEEDS a permit*
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“keyword is Dusk”
FIREWORKS (WHEN YOU CAN)
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YOU CAN ONLY SET OFF FIREWORKS BETWEEN
- You can ONLY set off PERMITTED fireworks between
- the hours of DUSK (dark) and 11:00 p.m
DARK and 11:00PM
THIS MAKES WAYYYYYYY MORE SENSE
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FIREWORKS (WHEN YOU CAN)
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YOU CANNOT SET OFF
PERMITTED FIREWORKS between
AFTER 11:00PM through to when it gets dark again
After 11:00pm to the next evening
CANNOT SET OFF FIREWORKS DURING THE DAY
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FIREWORKS (WHERE YOU CAN SET THEM OFF)
IMPORTANT
**No person shall set off Permitted Fireworks**
(WHERE can you set off the fireworks)
- In a manner that might create what ?
- On or into what ?
- Onto or into what else ?
- Any land owned by?
- ANY LAND EXCEPT; WHOS LAND??
- in a manner that might create danger or nuisance to any person or property
- In, on or into any building or structure or car
- on or into any highway, street, lane, boulevard, roundabout, or private roadway
- **on or into any land used for school purposes**
- on or into any park, parkette, trail, linear park, land used for storm water management, square, other public place or any land owned by the government of Canada, the Region of Peel, the City of Brampton, or any of their boards or agencies; and
- ***ON ANY LAND WHATSOEVER, except on land belonging to the person setting off the fireworks, or on other privately owned land where the consent of the owner has been obtained**
*basically ONLY on private property OR by permission by land owner*
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FIREWORKS (Property owners)
No property owner shall
(basically the same)
- Permit or display Prohibited fireworks
- allow them on on days that aren’t holidays without permit
- into buildings etc.
- into or onto roads etc.
- be a nuisance or create danger
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FIREWORKS (SAFETY)
**A person, who sets off Permitted Fireworks, must take measures that minimize the likelihood of fires or harm to people or property, including (four things)**
- When setting off fireworks or sparklers must have what available?
- Never light fireworks while doing what (minus sparkler) ?
- After using sparklers, how do you dispose of them ?
- Allow all materials to do what before disposal ?
- *when setting off Permitted Fireworks or using sparklers, having a container of water or charged hose line available and readily accessible*
- NEVER lighting a firework or holding a lit firework in their hand, OTHER than a sparkler*
- after the use of sparklers, placing expired sparklers into a container of water to fully cool before disposal
- allowing all fireworks materials to fully cool before disposal.
**DOES NOT SAY put fireworks in water**
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DISPLAY
FIREWORKS (PERMITS)
No person shall set off (DISPLAY Fireworks) at any time of the year,
EVEN on New Year’s Eve, Victoria Day, Canada Day or Diwali UNLESS THEY HAVE
- They have what ?
- ❤️It can only be obtained with what TWO THINGS?
- he or she has a valid Fireworks Permit
Can only be obtained with
a certification and insurance
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FIREWORKS (PERMITS)
No person shall set off Permitted Fireworks on any day other than holidays without what ?
A VALID permit?
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FIREWORKS (PERMITS)
APPLYING FOR PERMITS
- Who can apply for a Fireworks Permit ?
- What do they require for insurance?
- Applications must be how many days PRIOR to event?
*THE CHIEF can REFUSE a permit for ANY reason*
Only persons, who hold a
- VALID Fireworks Display Supervisor Certification
Must have Liabiltiy insurance of
- NO LESS than 5 million
Applications must be
- 10 days PRIOR to the proposed EVENT
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FIREWORKS (PERMITS)
Every applicant for a Fireworks Permit, including Fireworks Permit for Consumer Fireworks only, shall be required to produce evidence of ?
(basically saying any permit, display or consumer)
comprehensive general liability insurance of the amount of no less than five million dollars,
and adding the Corporation of the City of Brampton and the Regional Municipality of Peel as additional insureds
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FIREWORKS (PERMITS)
*The Fire Chief has absolute discretion to refuse a Fireworks Permit for?
any reason whatsoever and without limiting the generality of the discretion, a reason may include any of the provisions of this By-law, any other by-law, the Fire Code, the Act or Regulation, the past history of the applicant; the proposed locale of the display; insurance; the safety measures to be taken or lack thereof; any environmental consideration; or any consideration regarding the safety of the public or property
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FIREWORKS (PERMITS)
❤️❤️All applications for Fireworks permits MUST be made at least how long PRIOR to the event ?
- Ten (10) days prior
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FIREWORKS (PENALTY)
Any person guilty or liable will get minimum fine of ?
$500 dollars for person
($2000 for corportate)
BY LAW Fireworks
SPECIAL CASE
FIREWORKS (WHERE YOU CAN SET THEM OFF)
IMPORTANT
Where can you set off DISPLAY Fireworks
(watch for words like, display, prohibited and permitted)
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