The company’s courses that have been held for the last 25 years are very popular and appreciated and are recommended by for example the National Rescue Services and Police authorities around the country. Many permit-issuing municipalities demand a training certificate in order to be able to issue a so-called 154 permit or “Permit for the acquisition and possession of explosive goods”, as the permit is also called.
The company runs a few different types of courses and some of them are described here.
- Next pyrotechnical SFX course will be held on May 25 — 27 2012 at Kruthuset. Price: 10 000 SEK incl. tax for a shared double room or 11 000 SEK incl. tax for a single bedroom.
- Information document, SFX course 2012
Basic course in pyrotechnical special effects
This course is only held once a year, normally speaking, always at the end of May. The course is a weekend course where you arrive on Friday lunch and the course continues until Sunday lunch. Accommodation is in Braås at Majken's Bed & Breakfast
Both the theoretical and the practial parts of the course are held in the protection zone of Kruthuset, close to Braås by the southern end of lake Örken. The course consists of about 20% theory and 80 % practice and great significance is placed on practical connection exercises and the firing of fireworks.
The course is intended for people who are responsible for pyrotechnical special effects in their own operations or who are responsible for the pyrotechnics in the theatre, production operations, events or civil and military exercises. No basic knowledge is required but we regard it as important that you are used to maintaining order in your operations and that you are careful and responsible.
The course focuses on parts such as the gaining of basic knowledge of current legislation and the objective is that the course participants will be able to complete their own permit applications and be conscious of what is required with regard to the storage of the products in question. The course orientates the participants in current safety instructions and describes the risks involved with the current handling and as far as possible minimizes or eliminates risks with regard to the handling of pyrotechnical special effects. The course is carried out with protective equipment according to regulations and the course participants are given knowledge of what is required according to the labour environment act.
The course places great importance on the correct practical handling of the products and a great quantity of pyrotechnical articles is fired during the course. The aim is that every course participant, after having completed the course, can feel personal security in the handling of electrically ignited pyrotechnical special effects.
The course also gives training in the handling of electrical detonaters and detonating fuse, these being an important part of the practice of special effects. For you who are interested in the course it is possible to register for our May list and by doing so, you will always automatically receive more information about the current courses for the year in March.
Special courses
The company also prepares special courses according to customers’ requirements and the following customers, among others, can be mentioned – the National Rescue Services’ schools, the Armed Forces, the police authority’s national incident forces in Sweden, Norway and Finland, etc.
New fireworks course planned for 2012
The company is also planning a new licensing fireworks course in accordance with the proposed regulations from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency for the training of pyro-technicians. We hope to introduce such a course in spring 2012. The course is aimed for those who are firing or need to be able to fire licensed fireworks at fireworks events.
