18/10/2025
# # 🎆 General Firecracker Safety Parameters (For Everyone)
*Before Lighting:*
1. ✅ Buy fireworks only from *licensed and reputed shops*.
2. ✅ Read and follow *manufacturer’s safety instructions*.
3. ✅ Always burst crackers in *open outdoor spaces*, away from houses, hospitals, schools, and petrol pumps.
4. ✅ Keep a *bucket of water / sand and a first-aid kit* nearby.
5. ✅ *Do not wear loose or synthetic clothing* – prefer cotton.
6. ✅ Tie long hair and avoid wearing long dupattas or scarves.
7. ✅ Maintain a *minimum distance of 10–15 feet* from lighting area.
8. ✅ Use a *candle or long stick* to light crackers – *never directly with hands*.
*After Lighting:*
1. 🚫 Don’t approach or relight *“failed” crackers* immediately – wait 15 minutes and then douse in water.
2. 🚮 Dispose used crackers in *water bucket* to prevent accidental fires.
3. 🔇 Avoid bursting crackers late at night (typically allowed till *10:00 PM* as per Supreme Court rules in India).
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# # 👂 Safety Guidelines for People with Hearing Difficulties
Even if someone has hearing loss, *sound pressure from fireworks can still affect the inner ear* and cause discomfort or further hearing damage.
*Precautions:*
1. 🚫 Avoid being close to high-decibel crackers like “bombs” or “rockets.”
2. 📏 Maintain at least *50–100 feet distance* from the main area where crackers are burst.
3. 🎧 Use *earmuffs or noise-reducing earplugs* for added protection.
4. 💡 Watch visual fireworks (like sparklers, fountains, chakras, and anars) instead of loud ones.
5. 👥 Stay with a companion who can help communicate any danger (fire, smoke, etc.).
6. 🏠 If sensitive to vibrations, enjoy fireworks *from indoors with windows closed*.
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# # 🦻 Safety Guidelines for People Using Hearing Aids
Firecrackers can *damage hearing aids* and cause *pain or malfunction* due to intense sound pressure and heat.
*Precautions:*
1. 🔇 *Switch off or remove the hearing aids temporarily* while near fireworks or loud celebrations.
2. 🎧 If staying outside, wear *protective earmuffs over hearing aids* to reduce exposure.
3. ⚡ Avoid proximity to *loud crackers; prefer watching **light-based fireworks*.
4. 🔋 Keep *hearing aid batteries safe from heat and moisture*.
5. 📱 Inform friends/family to alert you through *visual cues or phone vibration alerts* if needed.
6. 🔌 After the event, *clean the hearing aid microphone* gently to remove dust or moisture.
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# # 💚 Environmentally Responsible & Inclusive Celebration
* 🌱 Prefer *green crackers* (marked with CSIR-NEERI logo) – they reduce noise (
