Training

This one day workshop has been jointly arranged by CEnTSA and Food and Farming Compliance Ltd. to provide advice and training involving practical problem solving sessions on the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 and the responsibilities placed on market surveillance authorities.

In the UK Fireworks is still a significant market, particular for the Autumn season but increasingly year round for other celebrations. Trading Standards Officers are responsible for the safe storage of the product as well as the sale and composition of pyrotechnics. Trading Standards Professionals act as Health and Safety at Work Act inspectors in relation to the storage of fireworks which is a very different responsibly to that of market surveillance and investigation.

Until 2012 Fireworks were regulated under domestic legislation but since then the European dimension has taken over and such products are now part of the free market in goods. As such the focus of regulation and approval has moved from product approval to EU-type approval with notified body involvement in internal production control, from the design stage, through process to the end product. This presents significant challenges to market surveillance officers in terms of their ability to ensure that manufacturers and importers are fulfilling their obligations for this high risk product.

Course Objective

At the end of the course delegates will be better equipped to with the knowledge and skills to undertake explosives inspections at a variety of different premises, and to undertake a risk assessment in relation to non-compliances with a view to taking corrective actions and legal process. Delegates will also be better equipped to enforce the requirements and obligations placed upon all economic operators in relation to the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015, particularly focussing desk top audit of conformity assessment documentation and visual examination of fireworks.

How to secure your place
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Please make your purchase order out to: CEnTSA and email to centsa@warwickshire.gov.uk
Full financial details are available on request by emailing CEnTSA or calling 01925 414064.

Please note: In the event of circumstances beyond CEnTSA's control, CEnTSA reserves the right to amend or cancel any event, including where an event is not viable to run based on insufficient delegate numbers. Terms and Conditions apply. Ts and Cs are available at www.centsa.org.uk

For further information or assistance, please contact:
Stephen Rawson, CEnTSA Regional Support Officer
Telephone: 01926 414064.
Email: stephenrawson@warwickshire.gov.uk

TUTOR FOR THE DAY
Mark Gardiner.
Mark has worked in front line trading standards for more than 28 years, the last 25 of which has been as a product safety specialist. He is immediate past Chair of the LVD ADCO group, a member of a number of various British Standards Committees, past chair of the National Product Safety Working Group, past member of the National Fireworks Enforcement Liaison Group and is Lead Officer for Product Safety with the Chartered Trading Standards Institute. Mark currently works as a consultant and trainer in product safety, market surveillance and professional practice on various UK and international projects.

Workshop Programme

09.15 Arrival, Refreshments and Registration
09.30 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
09.45 EXPLOSIVES REGULATIONS 2014

Background and rationale. Acting as a Health and Safety at Work Inspector. Powers and obligations. Assessment of risk. Regulations, codes of practice and guidance

11.00 Refreshment break
11.15 STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES
Practical assessment skills and problem solving. Correction of non-compliances. Group work involving problematic scenarios. Practical inspection skills, and risk assessment of non-compliances.
13.00 Lunch
13.50 PYROTECHNIC ARTICLES - PRODUCT REGULATIONS
Previous regulation, transitional periods, placing on the market. Definitions and essential safety requirements. Product classification. Manufacturer, importer and distributor obligations. Market surveillance and enforcement. Labelling and CE marking. Type approval. The obligations of economic operators
15.30 Refreshment break
15.45 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT AND REGULATING THE MARKET
Modular approach and options for producers and manufacturers. Quality systems and notified bodies. Practical application of the regulations. Problem solving. Corrective Action - Group work - various scenarios involving noncompliance and risk, group discussion and feedback
16.30 SUMMING UP, QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
16.45 Course Close

This is a refresher course so you must have done the full course previously.

half day course- 930am-12.30pm

8 spare places are being offered to CENTSA staff. This would be of use to anyone who enforces fireworks, petroleum or fire safety

The cost will be £30 per delegate.

Tea and coffee will be provided.

this is a refresher course so you must have done the full course previously.

This is a Stafforshire CC organised course, please address enquiries to alison.richardson@staffordshire.gov.uk

Many thanks

The course will cover products and terminology used (a layman's guide), identification and inspection of these devices, to give officers the knowledge to carry out inspections at retailers and manufacturers, understanding what actions can be taken should non-compliance be found.

It will include some interactive learning with product inspection and identification. It will also provide recourses to assist this work.

The course will also cover emerging issues and threats and update on current guidance in this area.
The course objective is to give offices the tools to effectively tackle issues with these products including underage sales. It will cover the responsibilities of producers, importers and sellers and the online market place.

The issues around e-cigarettes are currently quite fluid, with the market changing rapidly with new innovations and products.

The course is for a maximum of 30 delegates but limited to 2 delegates per authority. Extra delegates will be placed onto a reserve list should spaces become available.

Time table

09:30 - 10:00

Registration / Tea / Coffee

10:00 - 10:30

Types of products - vaping for the non-vapers

10:30 - 11:15

Legislation

11:15 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 13:00

Obligations on manufacturers / importers, labelling and guidance issued by MHRA and vaping associations inc contradictions

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00

Practical examination of products, checks on notification

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee and answers to the practical exercise

15:30 - 16:00

Don't forget Age Restricted product / questions

16:00 Close