Conformity assessment of anti-hail rocket RAG-96.00 with security requirements

Abstract

In Romania at present a significant part of agricultural crops, vineyards, fruit trees, etc. are protected against hail by implementation / development of the anti-hail national system. The main component of this system is Anti-hail Rocket RAG 96.00, product manufactured by Electromecanica Ploiesti, which falls under the category of explosives for civil use as specified in DIRECTIVE 2014/28/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 February 2014, on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses, taken into national law by G.D. 197/2016. In order to be placed on the market / made available on the market, Anti-hail Rocket RAG 96.00 must comply with the essential safety and functioning requirements, thus providing, maximum safety for those using it, while at the same time achieving the purpose for which it was manufactured, in predictable safety conditions. The paper presents the results of the specific laboratory tests, that have been used as a reference in the conformity assessment process of this product.