SAN RAFAEL, Bulacan—Pyrotechnics related injuries will drop by
at least 40 percent if authorities will only remove smuggled and sub-standard
products from the market.
The move is also expected to
increase sales of legitimate pyrotechnics manufacturers and dealers in the
country who are struggling to compete.
Joven Ong of Dragon
Fireworks here said that they can not calculate possible sales at this time as
buyers usually flock to pyrotechnics store after Christmas.
However, he said that if
authorities will removed illegal pyrotechnics products in the market, it will
likely to increase their sales.
“Even injuries will drop by
at least 40 percent,” Ong said noting that pyrotechnics related injuries are
usually caused by oversized and sub standard products.
As the country’s leading
fireworks manufacturer, he said that fellow legitimate manufacturers are
following the requirements of the law to secure safety in the use of their
products.
He was referring to Republic
Act 71983 of the law governing the manufacture, sale and distribution of
pyrotechnics devices.
Ong said the law required
that for pyrotechnics no more than half teaspoon of chemicals must be used, and
its fuse must take at least three seconds to explode after lighting.
Records showed that every
year, a number of children are injured by pyrotechnics devices.
This is due to the fact that
children usually pick up unexploded pyrotechnics.
Earlier, the the Department
of Health launched a safety campaign dubbed as Aksyon: Paputok Injury Reduction
(APIR).
The campaign is a clear
departure from the previous DOH scare tactics known as “Iwas Paputok.”
Meanwhile, the Bureau of
Fire Protection (BFP) in Bulacan are working double time to inspect
pyrotechnics factories and stores in the province.
Yesterday, the BFP conducted
their third inspection in seven days.
However, pyrotechnics
dealers and retailers said that BFP’s inspection came a little to late.
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