IEKS - Explosives

This European Standard defines various terms and specifies requirements, categorisation, test methods, minimum labelling requirements and end users documentation, for ignition devices (except ignition devices for vehicles) of the following generic types:
- Igniters,
- Components for pyrotechnic trains,
- Pyrotechnic Cords and fuses,
- Delay fuses,
- Fuzes.

This European Standard defines various terms relating to the design, construction, primary packaging and testing of fireworks of categories 1, 2 and 3.

This European Standard specifies minimum labelling requirements for the article and primary or selection packaging of fireworks of the following types: aerial wheels; bangers; batteries and combinations; batteries with external support; Bengal flames; Bengal matches; Bengal sticks; Christmas crackers; combinations; combinations with external support; compound fireworks; crackling granules; double bangers; flash bangers; flash pellets; fountains; ground movers; ground spinners; hand-held sparklers; jumping crackers; jumping ground spinners; mines; mini rockets; non-hand-held sparklers; novelty matches; party poppers; rockets; Roman candles; serpents; shot tubes; snaps; spinners; table bombs; throwdowns; wheels.

This European Standard specifies test methods. It is applicable to fireworks in categories 1, 2 and 3 according to EN 15947-2.

This European Standard specifies requirements for the construction, performance and primary packaging of fireworks of category 1, 2 and 3 of the following types: aerial wheels; bangers; batteries and combinations; batteries with external support; Bengal flames; Bengal matches; Bengal sticks; Christmas crackers; combinations; combinations with external support; compound fireworks; crackling granules; double bangers; flash bangers; flash pellets; fountains; ground movers; ground spinners; hand-held sparklers; jumping crackers; jumping ground spinners; mines; mini rockets; non-hand-held sparklers; novelty matches; party poppers; rockets; Roman candles; serpents; shot tubes; snaps; spinners; table bombs; throwdowns; wheels.

This European Standard establishes a system for dividing fireworks into categories and types. It is applicable to fireworks in categories 1, 2 and 3.

This European Standard defines the procedure for placing generic types, subtypes or individual items of other pyrotechnic articles (except pyrotechnic articles for vehicles and ignition devices) in the appropriate categories - P1 and P2 - and list them.

This European Standard defines various terms relating to the design, construction, performances, labelling and testing of other pyrotechnic articles (except pyrotechnic articles for vehicles and ignition devices).

This European Standard specifies test methods for other pyrotechnic articles (except pyrotechnic articles for vehicles and ignition devices).

This European standard specifies requirements for the construction and  performances of other pyrotechnic articles (except pyrotechnic articles for vehicles) of the following generic types:
- Semi-finished pyrotechnic products,
- Flash Cartridges,
- Other Cartridges,
- Pyrotechnic matches,
- Flares,
- Sound / Noise emitters,
- Gas generators,
- Smoke / Fog generators,
- Pyromechanical devices,
- Rockets and their motors,
- Heaters.

This European standard specifies minimum requirements for labelling of the article and for the end users documentation applicable to other pyrotechnic articles (except pyrotechnic articles for vehicles and ignition devices).

EN 16264 defines the procedures for classifying, testing and labelling of cartridges for powder actuated tools (PAT cartridges), as defined in Clause 3 of this standard. This European Standard does not apply to pyrotechnic articles containing blasting agents and military explosives except black powder and flash composition. PAT cartridges contain pyrotechnic composition(s) delivering mainly gases, intended to propel a piston. The piston propels fasteners (e.g. nails) or drives hard marking characters into appropriate materials. This standard also applies to PAT cartridges sold to persons younger than 18 years, if this is permitted by the member state due to the low hazard of the PAT cartridges.

This part of ISO 14451 specifies the types and order of tests to be applied to the semi finished products and sets out the acceptance criteria and means of categorization. This part of ISO 14451 applies to type tests. This part of ISO 14451 is not applicable to articles containing military explosives or commercial blasting agents except for black powder or flash composition.

This European Standard specifies test methods for fireworks of category 4.

This European Standard defines various terms relating to the design, construction, primary packaging and testing of theatrical pyrotechnic articles and specifies their generic types.

This European Standard defines the procedures for placing generic types, subtypes or individual items of theatrical pyrotechnic articles into the appropriate Categories, T1 or T2 and lists them.

This European Standard specifies requirements for the construction, performance and protective packaging of Category 4 fireworks, as listed in EN 16261-1. This European Standard does not apply for articles containing pyrotechnic compositions that include any of the following substances: - arsenic or arsenic compounds; - polychlorobenzenes; - lead or lead compounds; - mercury compounds; - white phosphorus; - picrates or picric acid. This European Standard does not apply for articles containing military explosives or commercial blasting agents except for black powder or flash composition. In addition, any European regulation regarding forbidden substances should be taken into account.

This European Standard specifies requirements for the construction, performance and primary packaging of theatrical pyrotechnical artThis European Standard does not apply for articles containing military explosives or commercial blasting agents except for black powder or flash composition. This European Standard does not apply for articles containing pyrotechnic composition that include any of the following substances: - arsenic or arsenic compounds; - polychlorobenzenes; - lead or lead compounds; - mercury compounds; - white phosphorus; - picrates or picric acid.icles of the generic types defined in EN 16256-1:2012, Clause 3.

This European Standard specifies test methods. It is applicable to theatrical pyrotechnic articles which are classified in categories T2, T1 outdoor and T1 indoor according to Part 2.

This European Standard specifies minimum labelling requirements for the article and primary packaging and for the instructions for use of theatrical pyrotechnic articles of the generic types defined in EN 16256-1:2012, Clause 3.

This Standard establishes a terminology related to test methods and requirements for pyrotechnic articles for vehicles.

This Standard specifies labelling requirements for pyrotechnic articles for vehicles.

This part of ISO 14451 specifies the types and order of tests to be applied to the actuators and sets out the associated acceptance criteria and means of categorization. This part of ISO 14451 applies to type tests. This part of ISO 14451 is not applicable to articles conaining military explosives or commercial blasting agents except for black powder or flash composition.

This part of ISO 14451 specifies the types and order of tests to be applied to the igniter and sets out the acceptance criteria and means of categorization. This part of ISO 14451 applies to type tests. This part of ISO 14451 is not applicable to articles containing military explosives or commercial blasting agents except for black powder or flash composition.

This part of ISO 14451 specifies the types and order of tests to be applied to the airbag gas generators and sets out the acceptance criteria and means of categorization. This part of ISO 14451 applies to type tests. This part of ISO 14451 is not applicable to articles containing military explosives or commercial blasting agents except for black powder or flash composition.

This Standard establishes uniform test methods for pyrotechnic articles for vehicles.

This part of ISO 14451 specifies the types and order of tests for application to the airbag modules and sets out the acceptance criteria and means of categorization. This part of ISO 14451 applies to type tests. This part of ISO 14451 is not applicable to articles containing military explosives or commerical blasting agents except for black powder or flash composition.

This part of ISO 14451 specifies the types and order of tests to be applied to micro gas generators and sets out the associated acceptance criteria and means of categorization. This part of ISO 14451 applies to type tests. This part of ISO 14451 is not applicable to articles containing military explosives or commercial blasting agents except for black powder or flash composition.

This part of ISO 14451 specifies the types and order of tests to be applied to the seatbelt pretensioners and sets out the associated acceptance criteria and means of categorization. This part of ISO 14451 applies to type tests. This part of ISO 14451 is not applicable to articles containing military explosives or commercial blasting agents except for black powder or flash composition.

This European Standard defines various terms relating to the design, construction, performance, labelling and testing of category 4 fireworks.

This European Standard specifies the minimum labelling requirements and the mandatory instructions for use for category 4 fireworks.

This "Technical" Report gives a description of the context regarding the situation of pyrotechnic articles for
vehicles and their consideration within the Directive 2007/23/EC with the aim to define what harmonized
standards shall be developed in order to comply with the essential safety requirements of the Annex 1 of the
Directive

This Technical Report gives an overview of harmonised standards which will be proposed to be developed by CEN/TC 212 WG 2, Category 4 Fireworks. It also gives the interpretation WG 2 experts have made of some terms, definitions and requirements of Directive 2007/23/EC in order to assure future harmonised standards will encompass all varieties of fireworks, which are presently placed on the European market, in a consistent way and take the benefit of all the practical experience and usages of fireworks in the Member States.

This Technical Report gives an overview of harmonised standards which will be proposed to be developed by CEN/TC 212 WG 5, Other Pyrotechnic Articles. Under this expression, it must be understood, are all pyrotechnic articles which are not designed and intended for entertainment purposes (fireworks), for indoor or outdoor stage use, including film and television productions or similar use (theatrical pyrotechnic articles), and for automotive industry (pyrotechnic articles for vehicles). It also gives the interpretation WG5 experts have made of some terms, definitions and requirements of Directive 2007/23/EC in order to assure future harmonised standards will encompass all varieties of other pyrotechnic articles, which are presently placed on the European market, in a consistent way and take the benefit of all the practical experience and usages of those articles in the Member States.

This "Technical" Report gives a description of the context regarding the situation of theatrical pyrotechnic articles and their consideration within the Directive 2007/23/EC with the aim to define what harmonized standards shall be developed in order to comply with the essential safety requirements of the Annex 1 of the Directive.

TC - Incomplete superseding note (resolution not sent to CMC in due time)

This European Standard specifies the requirements for high explosives for civil uses when subjected to test methods defined in the standards referred herein.

This European Standard specifies a method for determining the initiating capability of flexible plastic-coated detonating cords and flexible fibrous-overbraided detonating cords, for civil use. It applies only to those detonating cords, having a maximum grammage of 40 g/m, that are used to initiate another detonating cord or a high explosive.
NOTE   The limitations of this method are described in Annex B.

This European Standard specifies a method to calculate the detonation characteristics at the constant-volume explosion state and some parameters derived thereof.

This European Standard specifies a method of determining the equivalent initiating capability of detonators.
This standard also specifies a functioning test (after storage) at high and low temperatures.
This standard is not applicable to surface connectors or detonating cord relays.

This document specifies a series of boosters for testing purposes.

This document specifies a method for the determination of resistance to electrostatic energy for propellants containing a mass fraction of at least 5 % of particles which pass through a 1 mm sieve. This method does not apply to black powder.
NOTE: If the mass fraction of particles smaller than 1 mm size is less than 5 % the propellant is considered to be insensitive to electrostatic energy and this test is not performed.

This document specifies the requirements for propellants, solid rocket propellants, powder cakes and black powders for civil uses.

This document specifies a method for checking small rocket motors for voids and fissures and provides a guide to non-destructive testing (NDT) methods for detecting voids and fissures in other solid rocket propellants.

This document specifies a method for determination of the quantity of nitrogen oxides and carbon oxides produced by the detonation of explosives for use in underground works.

This document specifies a method for determining the sensitiveness to friction of explosives. This method is not applicable to liquid products.

This document specifies the test methods for black powder in pellets, granular form, compressed (press-moulded cylinders with central hollow space) or as a meal for use as propellant, blasting explosive, pyrotechnic or in safety fuses.

1.1   This document specifies the constructional and functional requirements and methods for testing of devices and accessories needed for the reliable and safe initiation of detonators and shock tubes, under normal working conditions. It covers the following six types of equipment:
3   blasting machines for initiating electric detonators;
3   blasting machine checkers;
3   initiating circuit field testers;
3   shot firing cables for use with electric blasting machines;
3   detonator connecting wires;
3   shock tube initiators for non-electric systems.
1.2   Equipment indented only for use indoors is excluded from the environmental testing in Annex B.
1.3   Blasting machines for use with electronic detonators and magnetically coupled detonators are outside the scope of this document.
NOTE   This document does not meet all of the requirements of all relevant European Directives, such as the ATEX Directive 94/9/EC and the low voltage Directive 73/23/EEC. For example, EN 61010 (Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use) might also be relevant for some devices and accessories described in this document.

This European Standard provides a guide to non-destructive testing (NDT) methods used for checking the integrity of inhibitor coatings of solid rocket propellants.

This European Standard specifies a method for determining the transfer capacity of transfer connector and coupling accessory intended for non-electric initiation systems.