I never really considered the question but the more informed I become I do worry.
It is amazing what risks pyro's take just to ensure a good show.
The really addicted ones dont let a major injury to a spectator at one of their shows, or a major injury or death to one of their employees stop them from continuing in pyro.
Static electricity and friction ignition of e matches continues to kill people but we all ematch 8 inch shells in our lap without bothering about the type of clothing we are wearing or the type of chair we are sitting on or the conductivity of the floor. When will static strike.
Right now pyros are removing the plastic shroud on ematches and inserting into quick match.
Right now pyros are not thinking twice about switching e match brands.
Right now we are sliding fused boxes of pyro along the floor of magazines and truck floors when this has been the the cause of fatal accidents.
Right now pyros are cutting q match with metal scissors.
Right now metal mortars are being used when a shell detonation will cause shrapnel that has killed and maimed countless people.
Right now pyros are using pyro clock and delay chain fusing shells without having considered a rack failure and if the next shell will fire at them or thier family or the public in the audience.
Relatively speaking the risks are quite low but it took me many years and wide reading and information mining, to learn about accidents that have occured. I dont know about half of them and there does not seem to be much published info or a database of them for obviuos reasons.
If the risk of static in ematches could be eliminated the safety to shooters would be vastly improved.
There is no way in hell I would manufacture when so many experts have had accidents.
I am putting this out there to learn about what others think of these risks.
It is amazing what risks pyro's take just to ensure a good show.
The really addicted ones dont let a major injury to a spectator at one of their shows, or a major injury or death to one of their employees stop them from continuing in pyro.
Static electricity and friction ignition of e matches continues to kill people but we all ematch 8 inch shells in our lap without bothering about the type of clothing we are wearing or the type of chair we are sitting on or the conductivity of the floor. When will static strike.
Right now pyros are removing the plastic shroud on ematches and inserting into quick match.
Right now pyros are not thinking twice about switching e match brands.
Right now we are sliding fused boxes of pyro along the floor of magazines and truck floors when this has been the the cause of fatal accidents.
Right now pyros are cutting q match with metal scissors.
Right now metal mortars are being used when a shell detonation will cause shrapnel that has killed and maimed countless people.
Right now pyros are using pyro clock and delay chain fusing shells without having considered a rack failure and if the next shell will fire at them or thier family or the public in the audience.
Relatively speaking the risks are quite low but it took me many years and wide reading and information mining, to learn about accidents that have occured. I dont know about half of them and there does not seem to be much published info or a database of them for obviuos reasons.
If the risk of static in ematches could be eliminated the safety to shooters would be vastly improved.
There is no way in hell I would manufacture when so many experts have had accidents.
I am putting this out there to learn about what others think of these risks.