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Before fireworks articles are permitted to be placed on the EU market, they need to undergo several tests to demonstrate their functional behavior. The European Directive, 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles, defines so-called “essential safety requirements” (ESR, refer to the respective Annex I) which must be met by all pyrotechnic articles. The specific tests and further requirements on function and construction are defined in the downstream harmonized Standards. By application of these Standards, a conformity assumption to the ESR is triggered.
In case of consumer fireworks, the EN 15947 applies. The provisions of Directive 2007/23/EC were implemented into German legislation in October 2009 and numerous conformity assessment procedures (e.g. approval tests) of consumer fireworks have since been performed by the European notified body, BAM.
This paper focuses on consumer fireworks and aims at giving an overview of the achieved results, such as observed failure rates, nonconformities depending on the fireworks types, findings of prohibited Chemicals, etc. A comparison with other published test results is presented as well.
Ringversuche sind ein probates Mittel zur Bewertung der praktischen Anwendung einer Prüfmethode und der Leistungsfähigkeit von Prüflaboratorien.
Bei der in diesem Ringversuch untersuchten Methode A.14 Explosionsgefahr handelt es sich um ein Prüfschema, um festzustellen, ob feste oder pastenförmige Stoffe bei Flammenzündung (thermische Empfindlichkeit) oder bei Einwirkung von Schlag oder Reibung (mechanische Empfindlichkeit) und ob Flüssigkeiten bei Flammenzündung oder bei Einwirkung von Schlag eine Explosionsgefahr im Sinne des nationalen und europäischen Chemikalienrechts (z.B. SprengG, REACH-VO, CLP-VO) darstellen. Der hier beschriebene Ringversuch behandelt die Prüfung mit dem Fallhammer gemäß Abs. 1.6.2 Mechanische Empfindlichkeit (Schlag) der Methode A.14 Explosionsgefahr.
Angeregt wurde dieser Ringversuch von verschiedenen, nationalen Prüflaboratorien. Ein spezieller Auslöser war z.B. die Frage, ob vergleichbare Ergebnisse zwischen einer in einem Labor selbstgebauten Fallhammer-Apparatur und Geräten von kommerziellen Herstellern erzielt werden können. Es bestand die Frage nach einer entsprechenden Qualitätssicherung.
Die praktischen Untersuchungen des hier vorgestellten Ringversuchs wurden im Zeitraum von September 2011 bis Januar 2012 durchgeführt. Die Auswertungsergebnisse und Schlussfolgerungen sind von der BAM auf einem Symposium mit Beteiligung der Ringversuchsteilnehmer vorgestellt und diskutiert worden. Der jetzt vorliegende Bericht berücksichtigt die Ergebnisse der Diskussion auf diesem Symposium.
Experiments in this study reveal that the initiating capability ofcommonly used squibs is not high enough to initiate PETN in all cases. The fulfilment of the 'new ’ essential safety requirement 4 as set out in the European directive 2013/29/EU and the categorization of squibs as theatrical pyrotechnic articles (T2) can therefore be justified, as the explosive investigated belongs to quite a sensitive type (Initiation with low Impulse energiespossible). Underwater initiating capability tests according to EN 13763-15 led to meaningful results, showing that squibs are usually unable to initiate a secondary explosive. For a general assessment of the initiating capability of squibs and comparable (theatrical) pyrotechnic articles a threshold ränge of an equivalent initiation capability in grams of PETN on the basis of the performed underwater initiating capability tests was determined. It was found that squibs are generally not capable of initiating secondary explosives if the underwater initiating capability fest showed an equivalent Initiation capability below 0.25 g PETN. As a consequence of this result, the underwater initiating capability fest gives an effective and safer alternative to the experimental confirmation of the ‘new ’ESR 4 by direct contact of the article with the secondary explosive and should then be preferred to it.
Experiments in this study reveal that the initiating capability of commonly used squibs is not high enough to initiate PETN in all cases. The fulfilment of the ‘new’ essential safety requirement 4 as set out in the European directive 2013/29/EU and the categorization of squibs as theatrical pyrotechnic articles (T2) can therefore be justified, as the explosive investigated belongs to quite a sensitive type (Initiation with low impulse energies possible). Underwater initiating capability tests according to EN 13763-15 led to meaningful results, showing that squibs are usually unable to initiate a secondary explosive. For a general assessment of the initiating capability of squibs and comparable (theatrical) pyrotechnic articles a threshold range of an equivalent initiation capability in grams of PETN on the basis of the performed underwater initiating capability tests was determined. It was found that squibs are generally not capable of initiating secondary explosives if the underwater initiating capability test showed an equivalent Initiation capability below 0.25 g PETN. As a consequence of this result, the underwater initiating capability test gives an effective and safer alternative to the experimental confirmation of the ‘new’ ESR 4 by direct contact of the article with the secondary explosive and should then be preferred to it.