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Phantom Fireworks — Danial Peart, Director of Government Affairs (June 23, 2021)

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Testimony of Danial Peart, Director of Government Affairs for Phantom Fireworks, dated June 23, 2021, addressed to the chairman, vice-chairman and members of the committee in support of Senate Bill 113. It states that Phantom Fireworks was founded in Youngstown, OH in 1973 and employs over 400 Ohioans. It says the consumer fireworks industry created the American Fireworks Standards Laboratory in 1991 and cites CPSC statistics that fireworks-related injuries decreased by more than 60% while consumption more than doubled. It supports the fireworks advisory group proposed in SB 113 and urges the committee to support the bill.

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PHANTOM FIREWORKS
Distributors of Phantom® and Wolf Pack® Brand Fireworks
2445 Belmont Ave
Youngstown, Ohio 44505
dpeart@fireworks.com
Danial Peart, Director of Government Affairs www.fireworks.com



                                                    June 23, 2021

          Chairman Stein, Vice-Chairman Johnson, and members of the committee, I am Danial Peart, Director of
Government Affairs for Phantom Fireworks. Phantom Fireworks was founded in Youngstown, OH in 1973. In that
time, we’ve expanded into a national presence with retail outlets and offices stretching from California to Maine and
Florida. We have significantly grown our Ohio operations over that time, including a 750,000 square foot warehouse
in Warren, OH, as well as a new office building that remains in Youngstown. We employ over 400 Ohioans and we
are proud to call Ohio our home for the last 46 years. Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Senate
Bill 113.

          While Ohio’s consumer fireworks laws have gone largely unchanged for decades, they no longer reflect the
current realities of consumer fireworks use. The consumer fireworks industry recognized the importance of bringing
a safer, quality, product to market in 1991 when it created the American Fireworks Standards Laboratory and began
testing the fireworks at the factory level to their own, stringent, conformity requirements. In that time, CPSC
fireworks-related injuries statistics have shown that while fireworks consumption has more than doubled in that
time, fireworks-related injuries have decreased by more than 60%. No other industry boasts a safety record that can
simultaneously proclaim increased usage and decreased injuries.

          Equally as important to fireworks safety is ensuring an educated and informed consumer. Consumer
fireworks retailers are spending more time and resources to educate consumers on how fireworks work, and how
to use fireworks properly and safely. Our company floods our customers with safety messaging from the moment
they walk through our doors until the moment they leave. Experiences in other states have shown that with a
focused, educational, message, legalizing consumer fireworks use can serve to decrease consumer injuries.
Fireworks safety is our life-blood and we take every available opportunity to impress as much upon our customers.

         The fireworks advisory group proposed in SB 113 is a practical approach that ensures we do not find
ourselves in a similar situation of dealing with antiquated fireworks laws that don’t represent real-world scenario. A
study group made up of industry, enforcement, and interested parties is a logical means to generate discussion
between stakeholders. The ongoing dialogue between industry and enforcement has proven to be effective in
multiple states and leads to a transparency that benefits all involved. We believe this element of SB 113 is a catalyst
for success for Ohio’s fireworks industry.

        Phantom Fireworks enthusiastically supports Senate Bill 113 and we respectfully urge the committee to do
the same. Thank you for your time and I am happy to answer any questions.

                                    Sincerely,

                                    Danial Peart, Director of Government Affairs

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