Section 6: Management and training

The employer must ensure that the heads of departments and the heads of workshops, laboratories or worksites have the necessary competence and authority to organise and direct, in accordance with this chapter and good practice, the activities for which they are responsible in the pyrotechnic enclosure. The employer must also check that the workers responsible for carrying out or supervising pyrotechnic activities, maintenance activities and activities involving the internal transport…

I.-The conduct and supervision, or the execution, of specific pyrotechnic activities, as well as specific maintenance activities or the internal transport of explosive substances or objects, shall only be entrusted to a worker authorised for this purpose by the employer following initial and additional training provided under the conditions defined by II and III of this article in application of article L. 4141-2. II -Initial safety training is provided by…

Pursuant to Article L. 4141-2, ongoing training for workers assigned to pyrotechnic activities and to activities involving the internal transport of explosive substances or objects, including heads of department, workshop, laboratory or site managers mentioned in Article R. 4462-26, is provided during normal working hours. The aim of this training is to maintain and improve the knowledge of the persons concerned in the field of pyrotechnic risks and their prevention….