CEN/TR 15952:2009

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Pyrotechnic articles - Theatrical pyrotechnic articles, categories T1 and T2 - Overview of
harmonized standards that will be developed by CEN/TC 212/WG 3
Pyrotechnische Gegenstände - Pyrotechnische Gegenstände für Bühne und Theater,
Kategorien T1 und T2 - Überblick über harmonisierte Normen, die von CEN/TC 212/WG
3 erarbeitet werden
Articles pyrotechniques - Articles pyrotechniques pour le théâtre - Vue d'ensemble du
programme pour le développement de normes européenne
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 15952:2009
ICS:
71.100.30 Eksplozivi. Pirotehnika Explosives. Pyrotechnics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 15952
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
October 2009
ICS 71.100.30
English Version
Pyrotechnic articles - Theatrical pyrotechnic articles, categories
T1 and T2 - Overview of harmonized standards that will be
developed by CEN/TC 212/WG 3
Articles pyrotechniques - Articles pyrotechniques pour le Pyrotechnische Gegenstände - Pyrotechnische
théâtre - Vue d'ensemble du programme pour le Gegenstände für Bühne und Theater, Kategorien T1 und
développement de normes européenne T2 - Überblick über harmonisierte Normen, die von CEN/TC
212/WG 3 erarbeitet werden
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 17 August 2009. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 212.

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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Terminology for this Report .5
3 Scope of Standards for T1 and T2 pyrotechnic articles .6
4 Overview of existing Standards and National provisions .7
5 Interface with other CEN TC 212 Working Groups .7
6 General features of T1/T2 Pyrotechnic Articles for Theatrical use .7
7 Initial Terminology for the T1/T2 Harmonized Standard .8
8 Overview of Types of T1/T2 Pyrotechnic Articles to be considered .9
9 Novel T1 and T2 Pyrotechnic Articles . 13
10 Features of the T1 and T2 Standard to be developed . 13
11 Outline of format of the Harmonized Standard for T1/T2 pyrotechnic articles . 14
12 Defining Criteria for T1 and T2 and the T1/T1(od)/T2 “split” . 15
13 Table of T1 Indoor/Outdoor split criteria . 18
14 Table of T1(od) split criteria . 19
15 Features of T1 and T2 Pyrotechnic Articles . 20
16 Labelling of T1 and T2 Pyrotechnic Articles . 22
17 Prohibited components and chemicals in T1 and T2 products . 26
18 Comparison of Standards with Essential Safety Requirements . 26
19 Identification of Test Methods . 28
20 Standard Performance Distances for T2 Products and Guidelines for Determination of
Safety Distances in real use . 28
21 Issues Identified . 28
22 Resolutions made to CEN TC 212 . 30
23 Acknowledgements . 32
24 Outline of future work . 32

Foreword
This document (CEN/TR 15952:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 212 “Pyrotechnic
articles”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
Introduction
This Technical Report gives an overview of the work carried out by CEN/TC 212 WG 3, Theatrical Pyrotechnic
Articles T1 and T2 within the first year of appointment (2008) and to provide a basis for future work, in order to
write the standards for Theatrical Pyrotechnic Articles.
Work on developing harmonized Standards for T1 and T2 theatrical pyrotechnic articles will begin in early
2009.
Several features described in this report of the Harmonized Standards are expected to be changed during the
Standards development phase. However the overall philosophy of the WG3 working group is expected to be
retained.
Directive 2007/23/EC on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles, was published on June 14 2007 in
the Official Journal of the European Union. Annex 1 of the Directive 2007/23/EC gives the essential safety
requirements (ESRs) which apply to pyrotechnic articles. In order to facilitate the process of demonstrating
compliance with these ESR, harmonized standards for the design, manufacture and testing of pyrotechnic
articles must be developed. CEN has been mandated by the European Commission (EC) to develop these
harmonized standards: Mandate M 416 describes the work that CEN shall perform.
During the October 16/17 2007 meeting in Delft, CEN/TC 212 agreed to share the corresponding work to be
done between several Working Groups and hence Working Group 3 (WG3) has been established to develop
Harmonized Standards for T1 and T2 pyrotechnic articles.
1 Scope
This document gives a description of the context regarding the situation of theatrical pyrotechnic articles and
their consideration within the Directive 2007/23/EC with the aim to define what harmonized standards shall be
developed in order to comply with the essential safety requirements of the Annex 1 of the Directive.
2 Terminology for this Report
The following terms are used in this document. Note that these are not necessarily terms that will appear in
the Standards itself.
Table 1 ― Terminology for this report
Term  Definition Comments
Directive The Pyrotechnic Articles Directive Formally "Directive 2007/23/EC of
(2007/23/EC) the European parliament and of
the Council of 23 May 2007 on the
placing on the market of
pyrotechnic articles"
ESRs Essential Safety Requirements as
detailed in the Directive
NEC Net Explosive Content Also NEQ, NEM have the same
meaning
WG1 Working Group 1 of CEN TC 212 -
addressing cat 1/2/3 fireworks
WG2 Working Group 2 of CEN TC 212 -
addressing cat 4 fireworks
WG3 Working Group 3 of CEN TC 212 - This group
addressing T1/T2 pyrotechnic
articles for theatrical use
WG4 Working Group 4 of CEN TC 212 -
addressing pyrotechnic articles for
automotive use
WG5 Working Group 5 of CEN TC 212 -
addressing other pyrotechnic
articles
Civil Uses Directive Directive 1993/15/EC concerning
the placing on the market of
explosives (except pyrotechnics)
T1 pyrotechnics Theatrical pyrotechnic low hazard
items available to persons
WITHOUT specialised knowledge
Table 1 (continued)
Term  Definition Comments
T1 users Users of T1 products Exclusive use of T1 products
T2 users Users of T2 products Users may also use T1 products
T1(od) T1 outdoor only products Although this is not a formal
category within the Directive WG3
have adopted it as a way of
discriminating between the 2 sub-
categories of T1
3 Scope of Standards for T1 and T2 pyrotechnic articles
The Pyrotechnic Articles Directive (2007/23/EC) concerns issues of supply and not use. The purpose of
Standards development is to provide a harmonized means of achieving the Essential Safety Requirements
(ESRs) specified within the Directive.
WG3 agree that, where possible, the Harmonized Standards to be developed should be
• performance based;
• address safety of the product in normal functioning as the primary concern;
• as simple as possible;
• as flexible as possible – to allow for future developments in product design – particularly for T2 products.
WG3 further agree that a single Standard, covering T1 and T2 products should ideally be developed and
further that it should address all known T1 and T2 types and future developments of T2 articles within this
single Standard. However, WG3 have determined that a number of project groups will be needed to address
specific features of the Standard as follows:
• terminology;
• categorisation;
• requirements;
• labelling;
• test methods
and that the sections developed by these project groups will ideally be combined into a single final standard.
Further details of the designated project groups is given in Clause 24.
WG3 consider that one single Standard will cover both T1 and T2 Theatrical Pyrotechnic articles. The
rationale behind this decision is:
• It will lead to simplification of the technical requirements and test methods and prevent “copy/paste” or
inconsistency errors if multiple Standards are developed.
• T1/T2 items are often similar in construction, performance, effect and safety parameters.
WG3 considers that “type testing” (Module B of the Directive) and “batch testing” (“Conformity to Type” -
Module C/D/E of the Directive) are likely to be the most frequent means by which product compliance will be
met. Hence in the initial development phase WG3 intends to consider these methods primarily. It is also
considered that many of the features of the remaining compliance modules will share common features with
those of Module C/D/E in relation to the requirements for batch testing.
A comparison of Modules B and C with the Essential Safety Requirements specified in the Directive is given at
the end of this report.
4 Overview of existing Standards and National provisions
A wide variety of national provisions and standards exist for Theatrical Pyrotechnics across Europe and
control of supply ranges from outright prohibition on supply to persons without specialist knowledge to
unrestricted supply. Only some Member States have standards by which theatrical products are approved for
use. In other countries articles are only categorised or classified by the UN transport tests and criteria.
Only one Member State (UK ) appears to have a true consumer pyrotechnic market for theatrical pyrotechnics
(T1) and in this country, apart from a lower age limit of 18 years of age, there is no other restriction on who
can purchase or use theatrical pyrotechnic articles. Other Member States have some restrictions over the
purchasing or use of theatrical pyrotechnic articles in addition to age restrictions.
It is apparent, however, that the perception of what constitutes a T1 pyrotechnic article differs widely and in
Germany, for instance, even though T1 Articles are readily available they are subject to a licensing regime
prior to use. If Member States wish to retain additional controls on use this will be a matter for them and the
Commission; however, they will not be addressed in development of the Standards.
5 Interface with other CEN TC 212 Working Groups
This technical report has been written in close consultation with the working groups WG1, WG2, WG4 and
WG5 of CEN/TC 212 and where possible shares terms and approaches with them. However we envisage that
coalescence of these will only occur once the Standards for Cat 1/2/3 Fireworks (WG1) are adopted and when
work on other Pyrotechnic Article Standards is more highly developed. WG3 is fortunate to have many
members who sit on other WGs and WG3 welcomes the free flow of information between the groups.
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