N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 5017.02

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024

Section Saf-C 5017.02 - Distance from Audience

(a) The audience at a display of display fireworks shall be restrained behind lines that are at least 200 feet from the point where the display fireworks are discharged.

Table 5017.1 Distance from Audience

Mortar Size	Vertical Mortars	Secured Diameter of Site	Special Hazards
Inches	Feet	Feet	Feet
1	200	400	400
1.5	200	400	400
2	200	400	400
2.5	200	400	400
3	210	400	400
4	280	560	560
5	350	700	700
6	420	840	840
7	490	980	980
8	560	1120	1120
10	700	1400	1400
12	840	1680	1680

(c) Only the operator, authorized assistants, fire chief, or the commissioner shall be allowed inside the display site. The restraining lines shall be erected with fencing or rope which shall clearly define the restricted discharge area.

(d) At no time shall a mortar be angled towards the audience.

N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 5017.02

(See Revision Note at Chapter heading for Saf-C 5000) #6055, eff 7-1-95; amd by #7481, eff 4-25-01; paragraph (b) EXPIRED: 7-1-03; amd by #8117, INTERIM, eff 7-14-04; paragraph (b) EXPIRED: 1-10-05; amd by #8261, eff 1-21-05; amd by #9471, INTERIM, eff 5-15-09, EXPIRED: 11-11-09; paragraph (a) EXPIRED: 11-11-09; amd by #9750, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 7-1-10, EXPIRES: 12-28-10; ss by #9765-A, eff 8-2-10

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 15, Filed April 13, 2017, Proposed by #12124, Effective 3/6/2018, Expires 3/6/2027.

Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 16, Filed April 18, 2019, Proposed by #12738, Effective 4/30/2019, Expires 4/30/2029.