New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 5000 - DISPLAY FIREWORKS
Part Saf-C 5018 - FIREWORKS AT THE DISPLAY SITE
Section Saf-C 5018.01 - Precautions

(a) Upon delivery to the display site, members of the public, the audience, spectators, and any other person not authorized by the commissioner or fire chief shall be kept at a distance not less than those specified in Saf-C 5017.01(b) and Saf-C 5017.02(a).

(b) All display fireworks or shells shall be kept in their shipping containers or packaging until they are prepared, loaded, or set-up in the display. All display fireworks shall be handled carefully while being unloaded from the delivery vehicle, prepared, loaded, or set-up.

(c) Upon delivery to the display site, the display fireworks shall not be left unattended nor shall they be allowed to become wet.

(d) Upon delivery to the display site, all shells shall be inspected by the display operator. Any shells having tears, leaks, broken fuses, or showing signs of having been wet, shall be set aside and shall not be fired. After the display, any defective shells shall be returned to the supplier.

(e) All shells shall be separated according to diameter and stored in tightly covered containers of metal, fire retardant wood, fire retardant plastic, or in fiber drums. All cardboard containers or other combustible materials shall be removed from the shell storage reload area. A flame-resistant tarpaulin meeting the requirements of Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame-Propagation of Textiles and Films, NFPA 701, 2015 edition, available as noted in Appendix B, shall be used as a covering over the containers.

(f) The shell storage area shall be located at a distance of not less than 25 feet from the discharge site.

(g) During the display, except where conditions do not permit, such as on a barge or point of land, shells shall be stored upwind from the discharge site. If the wind shifts during the display, the shell storage area shall be relocated to be upwind from the discharge site.