1、BSI Standards PublicationBS EN 16261-4:2012Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Category 4Part 4: Minimum labelling r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r u s eIncorporating corrigendum November 2015BS EN 16261-4:2012 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK i
2、mplementation of EN 16261-4:2012. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to T e c h n i c a l Committee CII/47, Pyrotechnic articles.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the n
3、ecessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2015. Published by BSI Standards Limited 2015ISBN 978 0 580 92371 5 ICS 71.100.30 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.This British Stan
4、dard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 December 2012.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Text affected30 November 2015 Implementation of CEN Correction Notice 5 December 2012: All references to EN 16261-2:2012 have been corrected to
5、 EN 16261-2:2013EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 16261-4 August 2012 ICS 71.100.30 English Version Pyrotechnic articles - Fireworks, Category 4 - Part 4: Minimum labelling requirements and instructions for use Articles pyrotechniques - Artifices de divertissement, Catgorie 4 - Pa
6、rtie 4: Exigences minimales dtiquetage et documentation utilisateur Pyrotechnische Gegenstnde - Feuerwerkskrper, Kategorie 4 - Teil 4: Mindestanforderungen an die Kennzeichnung und Gebrauchsanweisung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 July 2012. CEN members are bound to comply with the
7、 CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management
8、 Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status a
9、s the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Ne
10、therlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2012 CEN All rights of ex
11、ploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 16261-4:2012: EEN 16261-4:2012 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 31 Scope 42 Normative references 43 Terms and definitions .44 Minimum labelling requirements 44.1 General 44.2 Name and type of firework 44.3 C
12、ategory and registration number .54.4 Identification number of the notified body 54.5 Net explosive content 54.6 Safety and disposal information 54.7 Year of production .54.8 Details on manufacturer or importer .54.9 Printing .54.10 Marking of very small items 64.11 Minimum safety information .64.11
13、.1 General 64.11.2 Mandatory parameters 64.11.3 Format .74.12 Specific labelling for individual items .74.12.1 Specific labelling requirement for combinations .74.12.2 Specific labelling requirement for shells 74.12.3 Specific labelling requirement for components .74.13 Additional information 75 Ope
14、rating instructions 7Annex A (normative) List of mandatory and optional parameters and corresponding codes .8Annex B (informative) Overview of essential safety requirements and 9Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2007/23/
15、EC on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles . 10BS EN 16261-4:2012EN 16261-4:2012 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 16261-4:2012) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 212 “Pyrotechnic articles”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN. This European Standard shall be given the
16、status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2013. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be t
17、he subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Dire
18、ctive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. EN 16261 is divided into the following parts: EN 16261-1, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, category 4 Part 1: Terminology; EN 16261-2, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, category 4 Part
19、 2: Requirements; EN 16261-3, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, category 4 Part 3: Test methods; EN 16261-4, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, category 4 Part 4: Minimum labelling requirements and instructions for use. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizatio
20、ns of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
21、 Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 16261-4:2012EN 16261-4:2012 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the minimum labelling requirements and the mandatory instructions for use for category 4 fi
22、reworks. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including
23、any amendments) applies. EN 16261-1:2012, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Category 4 Part 1: Terminology EN 16261-2:2013, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Category 4 Part 2: Requirements EN 16261-3:2012, Pyrotechnic articles Fireworks, Category 4 Part 3: Test methods 3 Terms and definitions For the p
24、urposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 16261-1:2012 apply. 4 Minimum labelling requirements 4.1 General Fireworks shall be marked with the minimum information specified in 4.2 to 4.12. Conformity to the requirements specified in 4.1 to 4.12 shall be verified by visual examin
25、ation. The specified information shall be given in the official language(s) of the member state in which the firework is placed on the market. For each language, the minimum specified information shall be presented as a whole and shall not be interrupted by other text. Additional text given in any l
26、anguage shall not conflict with the above specified information. 4.2 Name and type of firework Labels to be provided directly on the article (or on the smallest piece of packaging if the article does not provide sufficient space for the labelling requirements) shall include the subtype (or generic t
27、ype if the article does not belong to a subtype) (see EN 16261-1), plus a concise designation of the field of use whenever it is necessary to assure a safe and correct use of the article. EXAMPLE “Shell” or “Bengal flame” or “Shell in mortar”. If a trade name is used in addition to the type name, it
28、 shall not conflict with the principal effects of the relevant type of firework or with the name of another generic or subtype of firework. BS EN 16261-4:2012EN 16261-4:2012 (E) 5 4.3 Category and registration number The registration number for tracing products shall be marked in accordance with the
29、 example below: XXXX - F4 - ZZZZ. where XXXX refers to the identification number of the notified body issuing the EC-type examination certificate, F4 meaning category 4 firework according to the Directive 2007/23/EC Art. 3 paragraph 1.(a), and where ZZZZ. is a processing number given by the notified
30、 body. 4.4 Identification number of the notified body CE-marking is followed by the identification number of the Notified Body responsible for: monitoring the existing quality system (in case of Modules D, E, and H); and/or checking conformity to type according to Module C where the notified body in
31、tervened during the manufacturing phase. 4.5 Net explosive content The labelling shall include the net explosive content of the firework. The abbreviation for the net explosive content (NEC) may be used for the labelling. 4.6 Safety and disposal information The safety and disposal information provid
32、ed in the instructions for use shall be readily available. The following sentence “For use only by persons with specialist knowledge” shall be printed on the label and emphasized by use of a heading, or bold type, or similar. 4.7 Year of production The year of production shall be printed on the labe
33、l, either by 4 or 2 digits, e.g. “2013” or “13”. 4.8 Details on manufacturer or importer Labelling shall include the name and address of the manufacturer. If the manufacturer is not established in the European Union, the labelling shall include the name of the manufacturer and the name and address o
34、f the importer. The address shall comprise at least the town and the country. 4.9 Printing Labelling shall be clearly visible, easily legible, indelible and on a contrasting background colour. When tested according to 6.11 of EN 16261-3:2012, the minimum height of the CE-marking shall be 5 mm. BS EN
35、 16261-4:2012EN 16261-4:2012 (E) 6 4.10 Marking of very small items If the firework does not provide enough space to carry all the specified information, at least the registration number and the CE-marking (followed by the identification number of the notified body (see 4.4) and the manufacturers de
36、tails or, if the manufacturer is not established in the European Union, the importers details shall be given on the firework, if at all possible. In this case, other information will be given on a protective pack label and the firework shall be supplied only in this protective pack. Where the inform
37、ation printed on the protective pack might be affected by the opening of the pack, the manufacturer will ensure that the pack design prevents loss of information when the label is broken. The protective pack shall be marked with the statement: “Must be supplied as packaged”. This statement shall app
38、ear adjacent to the type name or category. 4.11 Minimum safety information 4.11.1 General The following information shall be printed on the label: “Minimum safety distance to be determined by user according to the supplied product data” and “Article to be used in accordance with written instructions
39、 and national regulations”. 4.11.2 Mandatory parameters For every generic type the following parameter shall be printed, if applicable (see Annex A): A Effect height or burst height according to the generic type. B Maximum A-weighted impulse sound pressure level (in dB (AI) max at x m, where x is th
40、e distance at which the sound level was measured), according to 7.2.5 of EN 16261-2:2013. C Debris (distance to which dangerous debris can be projected); D Information on incandescent and/or burning matter. If incandescent and/or burning matter return to the level from which the device was fired, th
41、e D box shall be appropriately marked with a “9”; E Range (distance between the firing point and the point of explosion onto the water for aquatic fireworks). R Overall duration for aerial wheels. W Maximum firing angle if the angles of the tubes are not visible. The above mentioned parameters are n
42、ecessary for calculating the safety distances and shall be given in one textbox on the label. Every value shall be displayed in SI units (International System of Units). BS EN 16261-4:2012EN 16261-4:2012 (E) 7 4.11.3 Format The effect parameters as stated above shall be placed in the order of appear
43、ance above, according to the following format: X: Y where X is the parameter A, B, C, D, E, R or W; Y is the numerical value of the parameter with its unit or an appropriate mark (for example: 9 or ). Additional optional parameters as defined in Annex A may be printed on the label, as long as they a
44、re kept separate from the mandatory parameters and the coding, if used, is compliant with Annex A. 4.12 Specific labelling for individual items 4.12.1 Specific labelling requirement for combinations For combinations equipped with multiple initial fuses, each fuse shall be clearly identified. If the
45、firing orientation is not apparent from the design of the exterior of the article, then sufficient information about it shall be provided on the label. For combinations with angled components, the maximum angle of firing shall be displayed on the label. 4.12.2 Specific labelling requirement for shel
46、ls In cases where a specific mortar is required by the manufacturer, the following sentence shall be displayed on the label: “Use specific mortar (see instructions).“ and information on the specific mortar shall be included in the instructions for use. 4.12.3 Specific labelling requirement for compo
47、nents For components designed to be placed on the market, the labelling specified in 4.1 to 4.10 applies. 4.13 Additional information Additional information may be displayed on the labelling or on the instructions for use, provided that this does not conflict with the mandatory information. 5 Operat
48、ing instructions Instructions for safe handling, storage, use and disposal shall be supplied by the manufacturer/importer, including information regarding special equipment for use if necessary. The information as required by 4.11.1 shall be included in the instructions for use. BS EN 16261-4:2012EN
49、 16261-4:2012 (E) 8 Annex A (normative) List of mandatory and optional parameters and corresponding codes The following Table A.1 applies for the coding of mandatory and optional parameters: Table A.1 List of mandatory and optional parameters and corresponding codes Code Status 1Description Examples/CommentsA M Burst height / effect height (whichever is applicable) (Effect distance for theatrical articles) B M/O Sound pressu
