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Introduction to Professional Use Only Products
The course will cover:
- Types of Professional Use Only devices
- Selecting appropriate sites to use Professional Use Only devices
- Setting up Professional Use Only devices
- Firing methods
- Shooting precautions
- Safety precautions
- Storage
- Transportation
Presented by Dr. John Steinberg, PGI Training Chairman and Josh Lazarus, PGI Training Co-Director, and other instructors as needed, the course is meant as an introduction to Professional Use Only items and is not intended to be the sole method for determining an individual’s qualifications to use or purchase the items. Your State Fire Marshal’s Office will determine the necessary requirements for purchasing and using these devices. The course will draw on the PGI Display Operator Certification course, as some of the sections of the DOC course also apply to the use of Professional Use Only devices.
Dr. John Steinberg, PGI Training Chairman
Ruth Newhouse Beardmore, PGI Training Senior Director
Josh Lazarus, PGI Training Co-Director
August 3, 2024 1PM-5PM REGISTRATION / SIGN UP FORM
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
On the top right of this page under Upcoming Courses, expand the preferred date of the course you wish to attend. Details on how to register for each date will be contained under each date.
The PGI does not issue any licenses or certificates related to such fireworks and does NOT endorse using our or any other training to become eligible to purchase such fireworks.
Each state determines who is qualified to purchase professional use only materials. The best place to get that answer would be either your local Fire Marshal or State Fire Marshal’s Office.
At our convention, we offer the PGI Display Operator Certification course. This course provides information regarding the safe setup of a professional display. However, it does not qualify anyone to purchase 1.3g (display) or 1.4g professional use only products. Additional classes can be found on our website- PGI.org. Many vendors accept our training certificate for the purpose of purchasing professional use only products, however the PGI does not condone or endorse this practice.
We do offer a display fireworks operator training course. That course does NOT address the use of Articles Pyrotechnic/Pro Line Fireworks. Even though the curriculum of the class is based on use of 1.3g fireworks, there is still a significant amount of information that can be applied to any display.
We also plan to offer a course on the Saturday at the beginning of the convention this year to focus on Articles Pyrotechnic. You would not have to be a PGI member or registered for the convention event to attend this class and to receive a certificate of course completion.