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üGOVERNMENTOFINDIAüPetroleumandExplosivesSafetyOrganisation(Formerly-DepartmentofExplosives)Telegram:'EXPLOSIVES',NagpurWebsite:http://peso.
nic.
inEmail:explosives@explosives.
gov.
inTelephone:0712-2510248±ú/FAX:2510577AllcommunicationsintendedforthisOfficeshouldbeaddressedtothe'ChiefControllerofExplosives'andNOTtohimbyname.
"A"Block,5thFloor,CGOComplex,440006(ü.
)SeminaryHills,Nagpur-440006/No.
D-18018/05/2007-08/Plan/SVK/PESONagpurü,dated7thMarch,2008To,AllFireworksManufacturesinIndia.
Sub:ComplianceofHon'bleSupremeCourt'sDirectiveswithrespecttofireworksmanufacturedbyyou.
DearSirs,Whereas,manufacture,possession,sale,transportetc.
,ofthefireworksareregulatedunderExplosivesRules,1983framedunderExplosivesAct,1884andwhereas,Govt.
ofIndia,MinistryofEnvironment&ForestsvidetheirNotificationNo.
GSR682(E)dated05/10/1999issuedunderEnvironment(Protection)Act,1986specifiednoiseleveloffirecrackersasunder:(i)Themanufacture,saleoruseoffirecrackersgeneratingnoiselevelexceeding125dB(AI)or145dB(C)pkat4metersdistancefromthepointofburstingshallbeprohibited.
(ii)Forindividualfire-crackerconstitutingtheseries(joinedfire-crackers),theabovementionedlimitbereducedby5log10(N)dB,whereN=numberofcrackersjoinedtogetherandwhereas,Hon'bleSupremeCourtinitsverdictdated18/07/2005inthecaseofWritPetition(CivilNo.
72of1998)readwithCivilappealNo.
3735of2005arisingoutofSLP(C)No.
2185/2003hasdirectedthatPESO(formerlyDepartmentofExplosives)shallundertakenecessaryresearchactivities&comeoutwiththechemicalformulaeforeachtypeorcategoryorclassoffirecrackerspecifyingtheproportion/compositionaswellasmaximumpermissibleweightofeverychemicalusedinthemanufactureoffirecrackers,andwhereas,incompliancetotheabovedirectivesI(2)oftheverdict,PESOhascomeoutwiththechemicalformulaefor4typesofcommonlyusedsoundproducingfirecrackersnamely(a)AtomBomb,(b)ChineseCrackers,(c)Maroons&(d)Garlandcrackersspecifyingtheproportion/compositionaswellasmaximumpermissibleweightofeverychemicalusedinthemanufactureofsaidfirecrackersasgivenintheAnnexure–1andContd….
2/-::2::whereas,videsaidverdict,theHon'bleCourthasfurtherdirectedthat"EverymanufacturershallontheboxofeachfirecrackermentiondetailsofitschemicalcontentsandthatitsatisfiestherequirementaslaiddownbyPESO(formerlyDOE).
Incaseofafailureonthepartofthemanufacturertomentionthedetailsorincaseswherethecontentsoftheboxdonotmatchthechemicalformulaeasstatedonthebox,themanufacturermaybeheldliable.
Therefore,inviewoftheabove,youareadvisedtoensurethatthesaidfirecrackersmanufacturedbyyouarewithinthelimitsprescribedinAnnexure1abovewithrespecttothechemicalformulaespecifyingproportion/compositionaswellasthemaximumpermissibleweightofeverychemicalusedandotherparameters,soastosatisfytherequirementofNotificationNo.
GSR682(E)dated05/10/1999issuedbyMinistryofEnvironment&ForestsunderEnvironment(Protection)Act,1986andalsocomplythedirectivesI(5)&I(6)oftheHon'bleCourt'sdirectives.
ThechemialformulaealongwithotherparametersasgivenintheAnnexure1inrespectoftheabovementionedfirecrackersisalsohostedinPESO'sWebsite"http://peso.
gov.
in"forinformationofallconcerned.
Pleaseacknowledgethereceipt.
Yoursfaithfully,Encl:Asabove.
Sd/-(AJAINIGAM)ChiefControllerofExplosivesCopyforwardedforinformationto:1)ShriS.
K.
Thade,Director,DepartmentofIndl.
PolicyandPromotion,MinistryofCommerceandIndustry,UdyogBhavan,NewDelhi.
2)ShriJ.
N.
Jindal,Addl.
Director,MinistryofEnvironment&Forests,CPDivision,NewDelhi.
3)Circle,Sub-CircleandFactoryAttachedOfficesoftheOrganisation.
4)DepartmentalTestingStation,Gondkhairy,Nagpur.
ChiefControllerofExplosivesAnnexure-1Agistofrecommendationsandchemicalformulaefor4commonlyusedSoundProducingFireworksItemsviz.
,(a)AtomBomb,(b)ChineseCrackers,(c)Maroons&(d)GarlandCrackers.
A.
AtomBombPhysicalMeasurementsChemicalCompositionWeightPackingbulkdensityMaximum25ginweight,40mminlength,20mmindiaordiagonal.
Innershellvolumenotexceeding4.
3cm3withshellmadeofpaperofmax.
240Gsm,max.
winding5Nos.
andfittedwithfuseof6to9secdelay.
Aluminiumpowder(999/666):0.
46g(23%)Sulphur:0.
40g(20%)KNO3:0.
94g(47%)BaNO3:0.
20g(10%)IfBaNO3isnotinthecomposition,KNO3willbe1.
14g(57%).
WeightofChemicalnotexceeding2.
0gperAtomBomb.
PackingBulkdensitynotexceeding0.
6g/ccperAtomBombB.
ChineseCrackerPhysicalMeasurementsChemicalCompositionWeightPackingbulkdensityOverallsizenotexceeding75mminlengthand15mmindia.
Innershellmax.
length57.
5mm,diamax.
8mmandthickness0.
5mmhavingmax.
4Nos.
ofpaperswrappingintheformoutershellandfittedwithfuseof6-9secdelay.
Aluminiumpowder(999):0.
138g(23%)Sulphur:0.
120g(20%)KNO3:0.
342g(57%)WeightofChemicalnotexceeding0.
6gpercracker.
PackingBulkdensitynotexceeding0.
6g/ccpercracker.
C.
MaroonsPhysicalMeasurementsChemicalCompositionWeightPackingbulkdensityOverallsizenotexceeding100mminlengthand25mmindia.
Innershellnotexceeding89.
0mminlength,6.
0indiaandthicknessnotexceeding1.
0mm.
Outershellwithmax.
8Nos.
ofpaperwrappingandfittedwithfuseof6-9secdelay.
Aluminiumpowder(999):0.
23g(23%)Sulphur:0.
20g(20%)KNO3:0.
57g(57%)WeightofChemicalnotexceeding1.
0gperMaroonPackingBulkdensitynotexceeding0.
6g/ccperMaroonD.
GarlandCrackersInnershellspecificationinmm(max.
)NumberofCrackersinagarlandLengthInnerDiaThickness(inmm)MaximumChemicalQuantity(ingms)Maximumpackingbulkdensitynotexceeding(ingms)2845.
8460.
580.
30.
65636.
560.
50.
30.
610036.
560.
50.
30.
620036.
560.
50.
30.
650036.
560.
50.
20.
6ChemicalCompositionWhenusingcomposition0.
3gpercrackerWhenusingcomposition0.
2gpercrackerAluminiumpowder(999)SulphurKNO30.
069g(23%)0.
060g(20%)0.
171g(57%)0.
046g(23%)0.
040g(20%)0.
114g(57%)DelayofFuse6to9seconds.
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