Don F
June 25th, 2006, 09:55 AM
Well our government in their quest to destroy fireworks is now using the DOT.
A governmentmandate has the dot for the week before the 4th pulling over and inspecting and explosive placarded vehical.
This unilateral action against the fireworks industry may well put some display companies out of business . At the very least it may mean a number of towns go without displays on the nations birthday.
The Department Of Terrorism is writing violations for the slightest infraction whether real or imagined.Things such as paltets must bes crewed to the floor.
Even a pencil loose in he cargo area can be considered an unsecured load and be a violation. The ingorance of these "inspections" is that while they are careful to check log books and the vehical they care nothing what so ever if the material being carried is 1.4 or 1.1 . There is never a question concerning whether or not the the person has the product legally or is qualified to deal with the product. As long as Joe Blow has a hazmat CDL , the load is secured properly, log books show correct driving times ( doctored or not) , and the vehical is inspected its all fine . Who cares if the driver is carrying 6000 pounds of high explosives headed for the nearest school as long as the detonators arent stored with the explosives , unless or course its been manufactured that way.
This is yet another government attack on our hobby and for some our lively hood. A person would be hard pressed to find a single fatal accident involing the transortation of fireworks by any pyro company. Yet we have been targeted .
If you doubt the governments intentions just look at the record over the last five years . The CPSC,the BATFE the NFPA, and the DOT are all targeting the fireworks industry in a multi prong assult.
You can bury your head in the sand and say its for public safety or to prevent terrorism. or you vcan start writing your congressman and let them know your sick and tired of BS attacks on your hobby in the name of false national security. :evil: :mad:
A governmentmandate has the dot for the week before the 4th pulling over and inspecting and explosive placarded vehical.
This unilateral action against the fireworks industry may well put some display companies out of business . At the very least it may mean a number of towns go without displays on the nations birthday.
The Department Of Terrorism is writing violations for the slightest infraction whether real or imagined.Things such as paltets must bes crewed to the floor.
Even a pencil loose in he cargo area can be considered an unsecured load and be a violation. The ingorance of these "inspections" is that while they are careful to check log books and the vehical they care nothing what so ever if the material being carried is 1.4 or 1.1 . There is never a question concerning whether or not the the person has the product legally or is qualified to deal with the product. As long as Joe Blow has a hazmat CDL , the load is secured properly, log books show correct driving times ( doctored or not) , and the vehical is inspected its all fine . Who cares if the driver is carrying 6000 pounds of high explosives headed for the nearest school as long as the detonators arent stored with the explosives , unless or course its been manufactured that way.
This is yet another government attack on our hobby and for some our lively hood. A person would be hard pressed to find a single fatal accident involing the transortation of fireworks by any pyro company. Yet we have been targeted .
If you doubt the governments intentions just look at the record over the last five years . The CPSC,the BATFE the NFPA, and the DOT are all targeting the fireworks industry in a multi prong assult.
You can bury your head in the sand and say its for public safety or to prevent terrorism. or you vcan start writing your congressman and let them know your sick and tired of BS attacks on your hobby in the name of false national security. :evil: :mad: