This European Standard specifies requirements for construction, performance and primary or selection packaging of fireworks. It is applicable to fireworks in categories F1, F2 and F3 according to EN 15947-2:2015. This European Standard does not apply to articles containing detonative explosives except for black powder or flash composition. This European Standard does not apply to articles containing pyrotechnic composition that includes any of the following substances:- arsenic or arsenic compounds; - hexachlorobenzene; - mixtures containing a mass fraction of chlorates greater than 80 %; - mixtures of chlorates with metals; - mixtures of chlorates with red phosphorus (except when used in Christmas crackers, party poppers or snaps); - mixtures of chlorates with potassium hexacyanoferrate(II); - mixtures of chlorates with sulfur (these mixtures are allowed for friction heads only); - mixtures of chlorates with sulfides; - lead or lead compounds; - mercury compounds; - white phosphorus; - picrates or picric acid; - potassium chlorate with a mass fraction of bromates greater than 0,15 %; - sulfur with an acidity, expressed in mass fraction of sulphuric acid, greater than 0,002 %; - zirconium with a particle size of less than 40 µm.
EN 15947-5:2015 Referenced Document
EN 15947-1:2015 Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks@ Categories F1@ F2 and F3 - Part 1: Terminology
EN 15947-2:2015 Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Categories F1, F2, and F3 - Part 2: Categories and types of firework
EN 15947-3:2015 Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks@ Categories F1@ F2@ and F3 - Part 3: Minimum labelling requirements
EN 15947-4:2015 Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks@ Categories F1@ F2 and F3 - Part 4: Test methods
EN 16265:2015 Pyrotechnic articles - Other pyrotechnic articles - Ignition devices
ISO 2859-1:1999 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection
EN 15947-5:2015 history
2022EN 15947-5:2022 Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Categories F1, F2 and F3 - Part 5: Requirements for construction and performance
2015EN 15947-5:2015 Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Categories F1, F2, and F3 - Part 5: Requirements for construction and performance
2010EN 15947-5:2010 Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Categories 1, 2, and 3 - Part 5: Requirements for construction and performance