The attached guidance note is designed to offer advice and guidance to individuals or organisations who are involved in public bonfire and fireworks displays.

The advice contained in the attached PDF is a digest of the information contained in guidance documents issued by the Department for Trade and Industry and National Community Fire Safety Centre set up under the direction of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

This guidance is intended for organisers of bonfires and firework displays that are not being undertaken by professional display organisers.

Bonfire Fire Safety (PDF 30 Kb)

Firework Safety

For further details about Firework Safety please visit the Department of Trade and Industry website at the following link:

  http://www.dti.gov.uk/fireworks/index.htm

If you are a professional contractor engaged in providing a firework display, you should comply with the guidance set out in the Health & Safety Executive's publication HSG123 - 'Working together on firework displays'.

Further details can be found on the Government's Health & Safety Executive's website at the following link:

  http://www.hse.gov.uk/explosives/fireworks

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