As a British
Pyrotechnician (and trained fire officer/ H&S manager) I believe that I can answer this for you. Basically the rules regarding pyrotechnics are not completely set in stone. You do need to comply with the health and
safety act, along with general EU regs about
pyro, but there is not outright requirement for someone to be a licensed person in most areas but in the UK it is expected (as with most health and
safety issues in the
theatre) that the operator/controller should have certain competencies. In most professional venues its expected that anyone responsible for
pyro has some sort of training and experience (JustFX and
Stage Electrics do a good course on
practical safety) and all storage should comply with relevant regulations (which should be on the
safety data sheets provided with the
pyro - you can get them from the supplier as well if needed).
Regarding storage there are new recommendations that someone mentioned earlier about storing in the cardboard boxes. This is correct, but many venues
still store in locked metal cabinets. As long as you have taken reasonably
practical steps to ensure the
safety of the
pyro you should be OK. (In this case
practical steps would be what is seen to be reasonable by your peers - i.e. professional technicians)
What I will say is that
pyro in a sports bar is a
very dangerous thing. The station nightclub fire is a perfect example of this. People in a nightclub situation did not think about
pyro or fire
safety and because of their mistake over 100 people died -
(Warning: Its a very graphic video, but its a first
hand view of what happens in a bar with
pyro and no trained staff)
If you have any questions about
pyro then feel free to PM me. I'm also available for consultation if you need help with this.