Victorian Consolidated Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 156

    (1)     A pyrotechnician must ensure that all persons, except persons authorised by the pyrotechnician to use the display fireworks, are at the minimum separation distance from the firing point specified in Table 156A, 156B or 156C (as applicable) for the fireworks being used.

    (2)     A pyrotechnician must ensure that the firing point of a fireworks display is no closer to any building, dangerous goods storage, structure, traffic route or place of assembly than the minimum separation distance specified in Table 156A, 156B or 156C (as applicable) for the fireworks being used, unless otherwise approved by the Authority.

    (3)     Despite subregulations (1) and (2), if the manufacturer's instructions relating to particular fireworks recommend greater minimum separation distances than those set out in Table 156A, 156B or 156C, those greater distances must be observed unless otherwise approved by the Authority.

Table 156A—Aerial shells other than salutes

Nominal shell diameter (mm)	Minimum separation distance (m)
<75	45
75	55
100	65
125	85
150	100
175	120
200	140
250	170
300	200

Table 156B—Salutes

Nominal shell diameter (mm)	Minimum separation distance (m)
50	70
75	80

Table 156C—Display fireworks other than aerial shells

Type of firework	Minimum separation distance (m)
Set pieces— Lancework only Incorporating fountains	10 20
Fountains, revolving fountains and flares	20
Mine bags, multishot box items, roman candles, comets and mines	30