The Firework Code

Only adults should deal with setting up firework displays, the lighting of fireworks and the safe disposal of fireworks once they have been used (and remember, alcohol and fireworks don't mix!). Children and young people should be supervised, and watch and enjoy fireworks at a safe distance. Follow these top 10 tips for a safer fireworks party:

- Plan your firework display to make it safe and enjoyable, and ensure it finishes before 11pm

- Only buy fireworks which carry the CE mark, keep them in a closed box and use them one at a time

- Read and follow the instructions on each firework using a torch if necessary

- Light the firework at arm's length with a taper and stand well back

- Keep naked flames, including cigarettes, away from fireworks

- Never return to a firework once it has been lit

- Don't put fireworks in pockets and never throw them

- Direct any rocket fireworks well away from spectators

- Never use paraffin or petrol on a bonfire

- Make sure that the fire is out and surroundings are made safe before leaving.

 

Did you know?
It is against the law to carry fireworks in public if you're under 18
Fireworks must not be sold to anyone who is under 18
It is an offence to let fireworks off during night hours (11pm to 7am), except on Bonfire Night (midnight), Diwali, New Year's Eve, and Chinese New Year (1am)
It is an offence under the Explosives Act 1875 to tamper with or modify fireworks