EN 14035-18:2004

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Construction
5 Performance
6 Primary pack
7 Minimum labelling requirements
8 Test methods
Annex A (normative) Type testing
Annex B (normative) Batch testing
Annex C (normative) Specification for test paper
Annex D (normative) Method for determination of smouldering rate
                      of cigarette
Annex E (informative) A-Deviations

This document specifies requirements for the construction, performance, primary packaging and labelling of hand-held fountains and the corresponding test methods. It is applicable to fireworks which are classified as hand-held fountains for outdoor use in Category 1 in EN 14035-2 and which are contained in a primary pack.It is applicable to hand-held fountains for indoor use which are classified in Category 1 in EN 14035-2 and which contain pyrotechnic composition that is based on nitrocellulose with a mass fraction of not more than 12,6 % of nitrogen.It is not applicable to hand-held fountains containing pyrotechnic composition that includes any of the following substances:-arsenic or arsenic compounds;-mixtures containing a mass fraction of chlorates greater than 80 %;-mixtures of chlorates with metals;-mixtures of chlorates with red phosphorus;-mixtures of chlorates with potassium hexacyanoferrate(II);-mixtures of chlorates with sulfur;-mixtures of chlorates with sulfides;-lead or lead compounds;-mercury compounds;-white phosphorus;-picrates or picric acid;-potassium chlorate with a mass fraction of bromates greater than 0,15 %;-sulfur with an acidity, expressed as mass fraction of sulfuric acid, greater than 0,002 %;-zirconium with a particle size of less than 40 mm.NOTEIn EN 14035-2, hand-held fountains are classified as follows:- brief description: non-metallic case containing sparks and flame producing pyrotechnic composition and designed to be held in the hand;- principal effects: emission of sparks and flames with or without aural effect other than report or whistle.Schemes for type testing of hand-held fountains and batch testing of hand-held fountains - principal effects: emission of sparks and flames with or without aural effect other than report or whistle.Schemes for type testing of hand-held fountains and batch testing of hand-held fountains are specified in Annex A and Annex B respectively.