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    Pest control pyrotechnics are explosive devices used to safely disperse nuisance animals without injury. Common types include screamer cartridges fired from a launch pistol or shellcrackers from a shotgun. These contain high explosives and must be handled carefully to prevent injury. Proper safety precautions when using pyrotechnics include wearing protective gear, ensuring a safe backstop, proper storage, and handling with care.

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    Pest control pyrotechnics are explosive devices used to safely disperse nuisance animals without injury. Common types include screamer cartridges fired from a launch pistol or shellcrackers from a shotgun. These contain high explosives and must be handled carefully to prevent injury. Proper safety precautions when using pyrotechnics include wearing protective gear, ensuring a safe backstop, proper storage, and handling with care.

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    CARD
    TM

    Protect Yourself
    Pest Control
    Pyrotechnics
    Pest control pyrotechnics are specialized explosive
    devices used to disperse nuisance wild animals
    without injuring them. Common types include
    screamer siren or bird banger cartridges fired
    from a launch pistol and shellcrackers fired from
    a 12-gauge break-action shotgun. All of these con-
    tain high explosives and must be handled with
    extreme care to prevent injury or damage to property.
    All pyrotechnics, including those with fuses, are regu-
    lated by state and local laws and by stringent federal
    controls.

    General Safety Precautions


    • Notify law enforcement agencies prior to shooting.
    • Always use eye and hearing protection.
    • Keep the muzzle of the launch pistol pointed in
    a safe direction, away from any people.
    • Shoot away from any buildings, vehicles and
    dry vegetation.
    • Ensure immediate access to a class ABC fire
    extinguisher.
    • Keep spare cartridges covered and away from the
    launch pistol.
    • Never shoot from the inside of a vehicle or carry
    a loaded launch pistol in a vehicle.
    • Consider wind direction and overhead obstructions.

    Storage
    • Store pyrotechnics to prevent access to them by
    children or unauthorized persons.
    • Store devices in original packaging and inside a
    locked metal container with a non-sparking interior.
    • Keep devices in a cool, dry, non-residential location.
    Loading and Using a Launch Pistol
    • Cock the hammer.
    • Insert a blank cap under the spring clip.
    • Place your thumb between the cap and hammer
    to prevent accidental discharge.
    • Point the muzzle in a safe direction and insert a
    pyrotechnic cartridge fully into the barrel; insert
    the hollow end of the screamer siren or the
    exposed black powder end of the bird banger
    cartridge first.
    • Hold the launch pistol at arm’s length and elevate
    it toward the target at a 45 degree angle or
    greater.
    • Remove your thumb, look away from the pistol,
    and pull the trigger.

    Using Shotgun Shellcrackers


    • Use a 12-gauge break-action, breech-loading
    shotgun.
    • Inspect the gun’s barrel for blockage from the
    breech end after every shot.
    • Never look directly into the gun’s muzzle.
    • An open or improved cylinder barrel is recom-
    mended.
    • Bore brush the gun’s barrel after every 5th shot.
    • If a shellcracker fails to explode when fired, keep
    the muzzle pointed in a safe direction for at least
    one minute, and then unload.

    For more complete information:

    United States
    Department of
    Agriculture
    Occupational Safety
    Animal and
    and Health Administration
    Plant Health
    Inspection U.S. Department of Labor
    Service www.osha.gov
    (800) 321-OSHA
    Wildlife
    Services
    OSHA 3313-02N-07

    www.aphis.usda.gov/ws
    (866) 4-USDA-WS

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