Distance from Passenger Railways, Public Highways, Fireworks Plant
Buildings used to Store Consumer Fireworks and Articles Pyrotechnic,
Magazines and Fireworks Shipping Buildings, and Inhabited Buildings. \3
4 5\------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net weight of fireworks \1\ Display fireworks Consumer fireworks
(pounds) \1\ (feet) \2\ (feet)------------------------------------------------------------------------
0-100.......................... 200............... 25101-200......................... 200............... 50201-300......................... 200............... 50301-400......................... 200............... 50401-500......................... 200............... 50Above 500....................... Not permitted..... Not permitted.------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Net weight is the weight of all pyrotechnic compositions, and
exposive materials and fuse only.
\2\ While consumer fireworks or articles pyrotechnic in a finished state
are not subject to regulation, explosive materials used to manufacture
or assemble such fireworks or articles are subject to regulation.
Thus, fireworks process buildings where consumer fireworks or articles
pyrotechnic are being processed shall meet these requirements.\3\ This table does not apply to the separation distances between
fireworks process buildings (see Sec. 555.222) and between magazines
(see Sec. Sec. 555.218 and 555.224).\4\ The distances in this table apply with or without artificial or
natural barricades or screen barricades. However, the use of
barricades is highly recommended.\5\ No work of any kind, except to place or move items other than
explosive materials from storage, shall be conducted in any building
designated as a warehouse. A fireworks plant warehouse is not subject
to Sec. 555.222 or this section, tables of distances. [T.D. ATF-293, 55 FR 3723, Feb. 5, 1990, as amended by T.D. ATF-400, 63 FR 45004, Aug. 24, 1998]