12 CRR-NY 61-2.2NY-CRR

OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 12. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
CHAPTER I. INDUSTRIAL BOARD OF APPEALS
SUBCHAPTER A. THE INDUSTRIAL CODE
PART 61. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION
SUBPART 61-2. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PYROTECHNICIANS
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61-2.2 Definitions.
(a) Authorized assistant.
An individual who has been authorized by the certified operator to work on a show after such operator has confirmed that the individual is either a certified pyrotechnician, or otherwise meets the following qualifications:
(1) is at least 18 years old;
(2) has been trained in the performance of the tasks to be assigned; and
(3) has been educated with regard to safety hazards.
(b) Certified operator.
An operator who is a certified pyrotechnician.
(c) Certified pyrotechnician.
An individual who holds a valid certificate of competence as a pyrotechnician issued by the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to this Subpart.
(d) Fireworks.
Any composition or device for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect for entertainment purposes by combustion, deflagration, or detonation that meets the definition of Consumer Fireworks or Display Fireworks as set forth in NFPA 1123 and NFPA 1126.
(e) NFPA 1123.
NFPA 1123, Code for Fireworks Display, 2010 edition, which applies to outdoor fireworks displays as set forth at chapter one of such code.
(f) NFPA 1126.
NFPA 1126, Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience, 2011 edition, which applies to certain shows conducted indoors or outdoors before a proximate audience.
(g) Operator.
The individual who has overall responsibility for the operation and safety of a show.
(h) Proximate audience.
An audience closer to pyrotechnic devices than permitted by NFPA 1123.
(i) Pyrotechnic devices.
Any device containing pyrotechnic materials and capable of producing a visual or audible effect used for entertainment purposes, often produced to create an illusion.
(j) Pyrotechnician.
An individual who performs any tasks on a show including setting up the equipment, fireworks, or pyrotechnics, loading mortars (loader), spotting bursting locations (spotter), tending a ready box (ready box tender), igniting the fireworks (shooter), striking the equipment, or cleaning the site.
(k) Pyrotechnics.
Controlled exothermic chemical reactions that are timed to create the effects of heat, gas, sound, dispersion of aerosols, emission of visible electromagnetic radiation, or a combination of these effects to provide the maximum effect from the least volume.
(l) Show.
A presentation of fireworks or pyrotechnics for public or private gatherings, including performances where pyrotechnic special effects are used within the meaning and scope of coverage of NFPA 1123 or NFPA 1126, or both, or that would have fallen within such scope of coverage if such editions of NFPA 1123 and NFPA 1126 had been in effect at the time of the presentation.
12 CRR-NY 61-2.2
Current through March 15, 2022
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