Save Our Fireworks

The Fireworks Brigade Pyro Podcast interviews the NFA outside counsel about the proposed CPSC action and the #SaveOurFireworks campaign.  From Fireworks Brigade : As you know, the National Fireworks Association (NFA) and its leaders have been working hard to defeat a mis-guided and ill-informed rule proposed by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) that would dramatically change the landscape of the consumer fireworks industry.   The most recent CPSC meeting on this topic took place late last month and ended without a decision. It appears that all of the comments and feedback from concerned folks has made a difference. The CPSC essentially decided to kick the can down the road with the intent of gathering some additional information.   In this special edition of The Fireworks Brigade, we speak to Spencer Elg, outside counsel for the NFA. Spencer answers our questions about the latest CPSC decision and what we can do to help. #SAVEOURFIREWORKS

Commission Identifies Potential Issues with Proposal WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Commissioners of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) were briefed by CPSC staff on proposed amendments to fireworks regulations, which include a proposed ban on powdered metals in burst charges.  Given potential issues identified with the proposal –including questions about whether sufficient data exists to support it -  all four Commissioners expressed a willingness to take a pause on a potential vote on the proposal.  Comments and scientific evidence submitted by the National Fireworks Association played a critical role. Among the many pieces of information provided previously by NFA to the CPSC were test results from a US DOT-approved explosive test lab demonstrating that the proposed metals ban lacks a rational basis for improving the safety of consumer fireworks, a point NFA has made repeatedly throughout the rule making process.  Sadly...